Research Projects
Plasma cells produce antibodies so are important for protection from infections. We are interested in understanding the programming of their...
Supervisor: Dr Marcus Robinson
In 1 out of 2000 people, an infection with the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) can lead to acute rheumatic fever (ARF), an autoimmune...
Supervisor: Dr Danika Hill
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of many cancers, but this potentially effective treatment can also cause significant side-...
Supervisor: Dr Miles Andrews
The contraceptive pill has been linked to depressive mood. It has been hypothesised that the progesterone components of the pill are likely to drive...
Supervisor: Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
This summer scholarship project involves working with a researcher, people living with dementia and care partners on a project to design a dementia...
Supervisor: Dr Marianne Coleman
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is defined as the presence of blood cancer-associated mutations without evidence of...
Supervisor: Professor David Curtis
Failure of modern ASMs to reduce the prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy has been attributed to over-reliance on rodent models of acute seizures in...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Gastric cancer is associated with poor patient outcome due to advanced stage at diagnosis and lack of treatment options. Most deaths from GC occur as...
Supervisor: Professor Alex Boussioutas
Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of death and illness, particularly among young children. There remains a strong need for highly...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
Neuroimaging provides a multitude of non-invasive methods to better understand the pathology and pathogenesis of neurological and neuropsychiatric...
Supervisor: Dr Lucy Vivash
Neuroimaging provides a multitude of non-invasive methods to better understand the pathology and pathogenesis of neurological and neuropsychiatric...
Supervisor: Dr Janet Leung
Point-of-care (POC) testing is the testing at the site of patient care. It is done on patients conveniently and immediately allowing patients and...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
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Antimicrobial resistance is a key global...
Supervisor: Ben Vezina
Heart failure (HF) is the commonest cardiovascular cause for hospital admission in people aged >65years. It has become increasingly evident that...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain cancer, and with current conventional treatment the average life expectancy is only 12-18 months....
Supervisor: Dr Mastura Monif
Many patients with epilepsy suffer from debilitating mood disorders, including depression. These psychiatric conditions are the major determinants of...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Diabetes and its complications are arguably the epidemic of this century. The number of individuals with diabetes has doubled over the last 20 years...
Supervisor: Professor Melinda Coughlan
Enduring antibody-mediated immunity is critical for vaccines to provide protection from infectious disease. Despite the success of vaccines to date,...
Supervisor: Dr Danika Hill
Antibodies are an important component of acquired immunity against malaria, and many malaria vaccines aim to generate functional antibodies to...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
Background. Melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians. In part because of this, melanoma has the second-most detrimental socioeconomic...
Supervisor: Dr Mark Shackleton