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Surgery is the most effective treatment for stopping seizures in epilpesy. But which patients will benefit from surgery, and how to best perform the...
Supervisor: Dr Ben Sinclair

The glymphatic system, which clears waste from the brain and is most active during sleep, plays a crucial role in maintaining brain health. This...
Supervisor: Dr Akram Zamani

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (notably, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) are a significant cause of severe morbidity, long-term disability and...
Supervisor: Dr Maureen Makama

--------------------------------------------- Background: --------------------------------------------- Antimicrobial resistance is a key global...
Supervisor: Ben Vezina

Organism-specific interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) data is standard in clinical microbiology, with rules regularly...
Supervisor: Dr Jane Hawkey

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The...

Status epilepticus (SE), characterised by prolonged or repeated seizures with incomplete recovery, is a critical neurological emergency associated...
Supervisor: Dr Janine Liu

Need for a novel solution. Despite advances in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), the risk of CVD remains higher in...
Supervisor: Dr Waheed Khan

Upper extremity kinematics are important for understanding functional ability and performance improvements for adults in stroke rehabilitation. The...

This project seeks to comprehensively characterize our prototype inhibitor of CDA1, CHA-061, for its treatment effect on diabetes associated kidney...
Supervisor: Dr Zhong-Lin Chai

This project seeks to comprehensively characterize our prototype inhibitor of CDA1, CHA-061, for its treatment effect on diabetes associated kidney...
Supervisor: Dr Zhong-Lin Chai

Rationale: Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of severe epilepsy syndromes that typically begin in infancy or early...

Genetic variants have been found to cause epilepsy as well as affect how people respond to treatment. Whole exome sequencing is a new method of...

The menopause transition is a time of significant hormonal changes. Mood changes, including anxiety and depression are frequently reported during...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most significant and immediate threats to health in Australia and globally. We are working on harnessing...
Supervisor: Dr Nenad Macesic

Klebsiella oxytoca is a Gram-negative bacterium that is increasingly recognised as an important cause of hospital-associated infections, including...

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has rapidly emerged as the most commonly performed bariatric surgical procedure in Australia. This has...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton

Work towards a PhD degree, that will develop a mathematical-computational model of the brain network dynamics consisting of the local and global...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon

Trauma confers risk for virtually all forms of psychopathology. The relationship between trauma, stress, resilience and psychopathology remains...

Kidney stones are a common urinary tract problem. They can cause obstructions in the urinary system and are a significant risk factor for the...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey

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