Research Projects
This summer scholarship project involves working with a researcher, people living with dementia and care partners on a project to design a dementia...
Supervisor: Dr Marianne Coleman
Designing, analysing and interpreting evidence from interrupted time series studies in public health
The interrupted time series (ITS) study design is frequently used to evaluate the effects of policy and health systems interventions, providing...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne McKenzie
There is a well defined difference between a novice and an expert in surgical training and simulation-based educational programmes and research....
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Determination of intermediate surgical skill in surgeons, a simulation-based educational validation study
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Anorexia nervosa (AN) has clear biological underpinnings, however, the molecular mechanisms that lead to the development of this debilitating...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
Clinical trials have been criticized for not having gender balance. However, there is a lack of understanding of the reasons why this may have...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
It is well established that the human neuromuscular system can modify its function in response to physical activity or experience. This response has...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 2.1 million adults in Australia, with the knee (KOA) being the most affected joint. By 2051, 3.15 million Australians...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Aerobic exercise facilitates neuroplasticity and has been linked to improvements in cognitive and motor function. These neuroplastic effects of...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Accurately determining the costs of intensive care is challenging. The increasing demand for intensive care, coupled with newer, more expensive...
Supervisor: Dr Lisa Higgins
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is defined as the presence of blood cancer-associated mutations without evidence of...
Supervisor: Professor David Curtis
Join the Monash Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform (MPMP) metabolomics team for an exciting summer project to improve retention time (RT)...
Supervisor: Dr. Katy Jeppe
We are developing 3-dimensional human brain organoids using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We can model the effect of neuroinflammation in...
Supervisor: Dr Courtney McDonald
Many children are prescribed balance tasks, exercises and games to aid participation and health. This research seeks to understand balance exercise...
Supervisor: Professor Cylie Williams
This project develops a visual stimulation system for mice for neuroscience experiments. The project develops a custom experimental system composed...
Supervisor: Daisuke Shimaoka, Group Leader
Alcohol consumption is the fifth highest contributor to burden of disease in Australia and a major avoidable risk factor for disease and injury....
Supervisor: Dr Rowan Ogeil
This project aims to design, synthesize and evaluate a novel class of oligonucleotides. Oligonucleotides have emerged as a revolutionary tool in...
Supervisor: Dr Nitin Patil
Failure of modern ASMs to reduce the prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy has been attributed to over-reliance on rodent models of acute seizures in...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine condition in women, with a diverse range of symptoms related to cardiovascular health (insulin...
Supervisor: Dr Stephanie Pirotta
The COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has shown high infection and mortality rates worldwide. Although most people experience mild...
Supervisor: Dr Joohyung Lee