Research Projects
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in Australia, claiming on average 21 lives every day. The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary...
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Lin
A prospective multi centre trial on the relationship between post operative activity and outcome in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
A retrospective analysis comparing the effectiveness of 5-Fluorouracil and Carnoy's solution in reducing the recurrence rates of odontogenic...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
An estimated 1 in 4 Australians will experience a stroke in their lifetime. There is a high prevalence of risk factors for stroke in Australia, and a...
Supervisor: Prof Monique Kilkenny
We are recruiting families to a MRFF funded study. Following clinical assessment families will be offered the opportunity to enrol in a randomised...
Supervisor: Professor Katrina Williams
There is mounting evidence that infections—including COVID-19, influenza, and herpes zoster—can sharply elevate the risk of stroke and other vascular...
Supervisor: Dr Lachlan Dalli
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) for Objective Assessment of Tinnitus in Patients with Acoustic Neuroma: A Pilot Study
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Tumour Size Versus Volume as Predictors of Facial Nerve and Hearing Preservation Following Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Acoustic Neuroma Resection: A...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Hospital in the home (HITH) services allow patients to return to their home environment where they can continue receiving hospital-level care with...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Ben Rogers
Australia is one of the safest places in the world to give birth and yet not all women experience the
same excellent pregnancy outcomes. Currently...
Supervisor: Dr Miranda Davies-Tuck
Many strokes are preventable with the management of modifiable risk factors with lifestyle or pharmacological interventions. Overall, ten risk...
Supervisor: Prof Monique Kilkenny
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading global cause of death, despite the availability of effective preventive medications such as...
Supervisor: Dr Lachlan Dalli
Current fetal monitoring technologies, such as cardiotocography (CTG), are often inaccurate at detecting fetal distress. This results in either...
Supervisor: Dr Robert Galinsky
Globally, stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Prevention of stroke involves the management of modifiable risk factors through...
Supervisor: Dr Lachlan Dalli
Kidney transplantation offers superior quality of life and longevity as compared to dialysis. However, whilst short term outcomes are typically...
Supervisor: Dr David Metz
Stroke is a major healthcare burden, but wide variation exists in the uptake of effective interventions. Efforts to improve the quality of stroke...
Supervisor: Prof Monique Kilkenny
The Next Generation Precision Medicine Program focuses on utilising genetic profiles of patients’ tumour models to identify new therapeutic targets...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Sun
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Australia and globally. In Australia, ~40,000 people suffer a stroke each year. Survivors often...
Supervisor: Dr Muideen Olaiya
An evaluation of the Aged Care Volunteers Visitor’s scheme to improve quality of life and loneliness
This project will be part of a three-year evaluation of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme across all states and territories. The...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli
An International, multicentre prospective registry for the management of metastatic spine tumours. (MTRON).
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith