Research Projects
Regional brain responses and functional connectivity associated with brown adipose tissue activation
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been implicated in thermoregulation and energy homeostasis. Sympathetic innervation is involved in BAT activation, but...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michael Farrell
This project involves psychophysical and neuroimaging experiments that investigate the functional neuroanatomy of coughing control and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michael Farrell
Data collected through the project is analysed by the ReCEnT team at RACGP and their collaborators to provide insights into clinical and educational...
Supervisor: Dr Angelo D'Amore
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) produced by Glutamic Acid Descarboxylase (GAD) is the most abundant neurotransmitter inhibitor in the CNS and is...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
The Medical Board of Australia emphasises that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) should deliver meaningful, evidence-based learning for...
Supervisor: Dr Filippe Oliveira
Resting-state fMRI is emerging as a powerful biomarker for neural dysfunction in neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses. Most studies examine...
Supervisor: Dr Sharna Jamadar
Atherosclerotic disease of large arteries such as the carotid artery is responsible for one-quarter of stroke cases. The traditional Framingham risk...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Severe acquired brain injuries can lead to a range of challenging behaviours, including aggression, impulsivity, disinhibition, and difficulties with...
Supervisor: Professor Natasha Lannin
Interstitial lung diseases (or ILD) are a group of chronic lung scarring diseases, which are characterised by distressing breathlessness, fatigue,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Yet Hong Khor
Global Surgery has changed in focus since the publication of the Lancet Commission. There is an increased focus on the upskilling and increased...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Remote Surgical Assistance in Low Resource Settings Using Wearable Augmented Reality Headsets
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Clinical practice guidelines rely on the integrity of published research to ensure their recommendations are valid. Research integrity represents a...
Supervisor: Dr Miranda Cumpston
This project involves analysing the data collected for student learning key skills.
Supervisor: Professor Basia Diug
This project aims to understand the health benefits of residential greenness on human health.
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Cognitive resilience refers to the capacity to maintain high cognition despite neuropathological burden. It reflects the level of brain resilience...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
The laboratory is interested in the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity, in particular pluripotency and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jose Polo
The 21st century has witnessed an explosion of digital devices (e.g. smartphones, health apps, wearables, digital pills, e-Health records, portable...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
The problem: Restrictive practices (including seclusion and restraint) are seemingly intransigent problems across a range of sectors that support...
Supervisor: Professor Terrence Haines
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance to cover employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their work. A key goal of...
Supervisor: Dr Shannon Gray
Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease characterised by inflammationof the small blood vessels that induces...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan