Research Projects
The mammalian oocyte is the largest cell in the body and undergoes two highly specialised asymmetric meiotic cell divisions. Coordination of...
Supervisor: Professor John Carroll
We have identified specific sphingolipids that control brain development and protect the nervous system throughout life. This exciting project will...
Supervisor: Professor Roger Pocock
The Combes laboratory has opportunities for postgraduate research projects in animal and stem cell models of kidney development and disease, advanced...
Supervisor: Dr Alex Combes
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus continues to increase worldwide leading to premature mortality. About 30% of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)...
Supervisor: Professor Sharon Ricardo
Neurogenesis describes the fundamental process of generating neurons that integrate into existing circuits. Although originally thought to cease...
Supervisor: Professor Zhi-Cheng Xiao
The transcript encoding the proto-oncogene MYC is commonly overexpressed in prostate cancer (PC). MYC protein abundance is also increased in the...
Supervisor: Dr Luc Furic
Background:
Strong climatic changes may have been the primary drivers of human evolution. Understanding how early human (hominin) foraging and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Luca Fiorenza
Thin, flat, branched actin cytoskeleton filled membrane protrusions like the lamellipodia and membrane ruffles are utilized by cells for a plethora...
Supervisor: Dr Senthil Arumugam
The shape of the lower jaw (mandible) and dentition in non-human primates varies between species but the reasons behind this morphological variation...
Supervisor: Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou
Neuroanatomy is a critical, yet notoriously difficult, subject in medical education, essential for linking complex neural pathways to clinical signs...
Supervisor: Yasith Mathangasinghe
This study investigates the role of Smad3 acetylation in the development and progression of organ/tissue fibrosis.
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jinhua Li
The thymus is primarily responsible for generating naïve, self-tolerant T cells from hematopoietic precursors. However, deterioration of thymic...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ann Chidgey
Background:
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common potentially lethal Mendelian disease, affecting around 1/1000 people. It arises when...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ian Smyth
Prostate cancer is a global health challenge. Many patients with prostate cancer have positive outcomes, but some patients develop aggressive tumours...
Supervisor: Dr Mitchell Lawrence
A new frontier in biomedical research will involve watching individual proteins work in real time, in living organs. Traditionally, researchers have...
Supervisor: Professor Kieran Harvey
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