Research Projects
Women are gaining access weight with adverse health outcomes for themselves and the next generation. This is accelerated in and around the pregnancy...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy of women of reproductive age. It is associated with a myriad of multi-systemic...
Supervisor: Dr Chau Thien Tay (Jillian)
Description
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle during pregnancy has significant impact on the health and well-being of both the mother and the baby. Taking...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. However, it is not universally recognised as a risk...
Supervisor: Dr Mahnaz Bahri Khomami
We lead the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence on Women's Reproductive Health and the International...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Although studies have shown that lifestyle interventions improve disease management and health outcomes, the research community has faced persistent...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran
Overview of activities
These studies examine the safety and efficacy of interventions (nutraceutical and pharmaceutical) for the prevention and...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
Hirsutism is defined as excessive terminal hair growth of male-pattern distribution in a woman. Either generalised or localised, it involves hair...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Anju Joham
Women make up 75% of the healthcare workforce, yet they fail to progress their careers at the same rate as men.
We hold a national NHMRC grant...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting reproductive-aged women. PCOS is associated with reproductive (menstrual...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran
We are working within the Centre of Research Excellence: Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum (CRE: HiPPP) to co-design and evaluate...
Supervisor: Dr Ruth Walker
These studies examine the mechanistic pathways underlying insulin-resistant states (including diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome and pregnancy),...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
PCOS is the most common endocrine condition in reproductive aged women affecting 170M or 12% of women. As the world leader in PCOS, I have led a...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
The average age of menopause for Australian women is 51 years, yet approximately 16% experience menopause before age 45. This includes women with...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne Enticott
Women with gestational diabetes have a very high risk of conversion to type II diabetes soon after pregnancy. They require regular screening of...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
We have a large scale National Heart Foundation MRFF Grant in Reducing cardio-metabolic risk of Australian women following pregnancy through risk...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran
Project #1: Developing Risk Models to Reduce Population Attributable Risk (PAR) in Female NCD
Type: PhD (Full-time)
Start Date: Flexible...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne Enticott
Research objective:
• To generate knowledge and establish how to most effectively implement evidence-based approaches that address sex and gender...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
This project will involve assessment of the role of healthy lifestyle in fertility and how to improve lifestyle to optimise fertility. The PhD...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran
Young adults with diabetes have higher glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) compared to the broader population of adults with diabetes and higher incidence...
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Goldstein