Research Projects
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) affects up to one in five Australians. It is caused by repetitive collapse of the airway during sleep, causing...
Supervisor: Dr Melinda Jackson
Obesity and overweight are major health concerns and a burden to public health in Australia, affecting 2 in 3 adults (12.5 million), and 1 in 4...
Supervisor: Professor Zane Andrews
There are a range of social determinants that have been associated with poor health and mental health outcomes such as economic stability, education...
Supervisor: Prof Sue Cotton
Most behavioural and health risk research focuses on individual characteristics, ignoring the potential effects of social networks. For example, a...
Supervisor: Doctor Rachel Sacks-Davis
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is generally due to abnormalities either in a protein called tau (45%) or a protein called TDP-43 (45%). In both types...
Supervisor: Professor Terence O'Brien
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder, with an economic cost in excess of AU$18.9 billion annually. It is caused by...
Supervisor: Dr Melinda Jackson
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. Whilst we are seeing an increase in the availability of targeted therapies,...
Supervisor: A/Prof Daniel Gough
Spatiotemporal dynamics of cortical network activity: the link between micro- and mesoscale activity
Spontaneous synchronization is a common phenomenon occurring in diverse contexts, from a group of glowing fireflies or chirping crickets in a field...
Supervisor: Dr Mehdi Adibi
We have identified specific sphingolipids that control brain development and protect the nervous system throughout life. This exciting project will...
Supervisor: Professor Roger Pocock
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, triggered by the death of dopamine neurons in the brain region known as the...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Health economists use discrete choice experiments and a range of other stated preference techniques to explore preferences and choice behaviour...
Supervisor: Dr Jemimah Ride
Status epilepticus describes prolonged seizure or recurrent seizure within a defined period and without complete regaining of consciousness, It is an...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Thrombectomy significantly improves clinical outcomes in patients with large vessel occlusion. However, the foundational trials used restrictive...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
The Combes laboratory has opportunities for postgraduate research projects in animal and stem cell models of kidney development and disease, advanced...
Supervisor: Dr Alex Combes
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus continues to increase worldwide leading to premature mortality. About 30% of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)...
Supervisor: Professor Sharon Ricardo
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an immune-mediated rare and incurable and life-limiting disease that affects the liver and bile ducts. To...
Supervisor: Dr Charlotte Keung
StigmaBeat is an ongoing codesigned research project which has led to the co-creation with 18 rural young people from Gippsland, who have experienced...
Supervisor: Dr Rochelle Hine
Every day, >2450 preterm infants die, the majority due to the inability to breathe independently at birth. Consequently, these infants require...
Supervisor: Professor Graeme Polglase
Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition which is characterised by spontaneous seizures, or 'fits'. Current medications are effective...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health challenge that threatens our healthcare system and many of the advances of modern medicine...
Supervisor: Dr Nenad Macesic