Research Projects
The mammalian oocyte is the largest cell in the body and undergoes two highly specialised asymmetric meiotic cell divisions. Coordination of...
Supervisor: Professor John Carroll
The Bcl-2 family of proteins is crucial for apoptosis (a form of programmed cell death) regulation. The Bcl-2 proteins are synthesized in cytosolic...
Supervisor: Professor Mibel Aguilar
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer globally and 7th in incidence in Australia. It has a poor survival rate which can be attributed...
Supervisor: Professor Alex Boussioutas
Recent and emerging technologies have major implications for women's safety. Some of these advancements, such as apps and devices designed to...
Supervisor: Dr Reena
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is a member of a family of endogenous caspase inhibitors that act as antiapoptotic factors. XIAP is the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
There is emerging evidence from overseas quality network that disparities in health outcomes is influenced by social determinanta of health. For...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kenneth Tan
Ischemic stroke is due to a clot blocking a blood vessel impeding delivery of blood and nutrients. It can manifest as transient ischemic attack (TIA...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
SAVES-N: A prospective adverse event reporting system for neurosurgical cases
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
BACKGROUND: Postoperative myocardial injury (PMI) is defined as a cardiac troponin elevation after noncardiac surgery, and has been described as “...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jai Darvall
The micronutrient selenium is crucial for the antioxidant response, as well as for immune system and thyroid hormone regulation. Inadequate selenium...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
Self-care is an important component of health care globally, defined as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health,...
Supervisor: Prof Joshua Vogel
The project will focus on developing an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU), an advanced...
Supervisor: Dr Mosarof Hossain
This highly innovative project aims to developi an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU). The...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Workers’ compensation schemes in Australia fund any ‘reasonable and necessary service’ for injured workers with accepted claims. Most research to-...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Di Donato
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
Diabetic complications remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality and this is primarily attributed to...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Many diseases show sex differences in incidence, progression or age of onset. Furthermore, treatment of diseases
differs between the sexes, with...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Hypertension and its associated complications affect men and women during different stages of their lives. Our research is focusing on what controls...
Supervisor: Dr Katrina Colafella
International and some local studies suggest women are less likely to receive bystander CPR when experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This...
Supervisor: Professor Janet Bray
Stress and sex hormones are associated with cognitive changes throughout life. This project will explore sex and stress hormones in association with...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Caroline Gurvich