Research Projects
There is no defined optimal treatment for functional cognitive disorders (FCD), despite effective treatments being desperately needed. This research...
Supervisor: Dr Lana Higson
Epilepsy is one of the most common serious chronic neurological disorders and is estimated to affect approximately 68 million people worldwide....
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Women in preterm labour are often given corticosteroids to mature the fetal lungs before birth (antenatal corticosteroids).
After birth, very...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Megan Wallace
Nucleotide synthesis enzymes (NSEs), including IMPDH2, GMPS, and CTPS1, are traditionally
characterised as cytoplasmic proteins that support tumour...
Supervisor: Dr Gamze Kuser Abali
The bladder is a unique and often forgotten mucosal site. When the bladder is exposed to bacterial pathogens it sheds superficial epithelial cells to...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a severe lung disease that is the main cause of disability and death in premature infants. Recent studies suggest...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Margaret Hibbs
Cervical dilation is regularly assessed in labour using clinical vaginal examinations periodically. This is generally deemed safe, but can be...
Supervisor: Daniel Rolnik
Mitochondria supply the cell with energy by generating ATP, but they are highly susceptible to damage. Mitophagy, the process by which damaged...
Supervisor: Dr. Sylvain Trépout
Unconscious bias is described as unsupported stereotypes, feelings or opinions towards something or someone, which is preconceived and unintentional...
Supervisor: Miss Alison Hansen
This project aims to uncover sex-specific molecular marks that either predict or mediate healthy ageing and exercise responses in muscle.
The...
Supervisor: Professor Nir Eynon
Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEIs) are caused by rare genetic variants, yet many patients especially those with Predominantly Antibody Deficiency (PAD...
Supervisor: Dr Emily Edwards
When mitochondria are unable to function properly, the proteome changes to re-establish homeostasis. In this project, we will investigate why some...
Supervisor: Dr Luke Formosa
Iron is essential for bacterial growth, but it is severely limited in most environments. Bacteria have evolved clever systems to acquire this...
Supervisor: Dr Francesca Short
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 200,000 Australians, and strikes at a young age, crimpling people for life...
Supervisor: A/Prof Rachel Hill
Australian women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are disproportionately less likely than their Australian-born peers to...
Supervisor: Dr Noushin Arefadib
The prevalence of metabolic diseases has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The presence of metabolic disorders predispose to...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
Trauma and uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of morbidity worldwide. We have developed and structurally characterized potent monoclonal...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
International students make valuable intellectual, cultural, and economic contributions to universities in the host
country. However, there is a...
Supervisor: Dr. Roslin Botlero
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium that is one of the most common pathogens of people with cystic fibrosis. This organism causes...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor John Boyce
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Early identification and referral of patients with unmet needs to supportive care...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou