Research Projects
Stem cell-based therapies are emerging as novel and innovative approaches to treat neurological diseases. The successful development of these...
Supervisor: Dr Ana Antonic-Baker
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1) Predict which patients with epilepsy will become seizure...
Supervisor: Dr Ben Sinclair
The current standard of care for epilepsy is to commence treatment with a single antiseizure medication (ASM) and if it fails, try successive drug...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Seventy million people have epilepsy with 34–76 per 100,000 developing the condition every year. To formulate rational treatment plans, it is...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Work towards a PhD degree, that will develop a computational network model of complex biological system. You will investigate how different types of...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
The ability of the adult nervous system to adapt/remodel across the lifespan (and
importantly after stroke) offers potential for brain recovery...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Kramer
How do brain waves control cognitive processes? Using a combination of in vivo electrophysiology and sophisticated cognitive paradigms of working...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Current therapies for epilepsy are symptomatic, only suppressing the symptoms (seizures), but do not impact the development or progression of disease...
Supervisor: Dr Pablo Casillas-Espinosa MD, PhD
People may develop epilepsy at any time throughout their life, and there are many different causes of epilepsy. This study will identify whether...
Supervisor: Dr Emma Foster
The primary aim of the project is to gain a deeper understanding of and develop effective treatments for neurological and cardiovascular disorders...
Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Javaid
PERSIST, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund, is a new collaboration between the University of Queensland and Monash University (https://www....
Supervisor: Dr Ana Antonic-Baker
Epilepsy is a brain disorder affecting 1% of population. Patients can acquire post-traumatic epilepsy from a traumatic brain injury after a latent...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune, neurodegenerative condition, is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults....
Supervisor: Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis
Introduction: Epilepsy is a devastating neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people worldwide. Patients with acquired epilepsy, one...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
Mainstream anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) that are used to treat epilepsy and some other conditions are associated with a range of cutaneous side...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Stroke survivors are at increased risk of acute symptomatic seizures in the days following a stroke, and are at increased risk for developing...
Supervisor: Dr Emma Foster
Severe acquired brain injuries can lead to a range of challenging behaviours, including aggression, impulsivity, disinhibition, and difficulties with...
Supervisor: Professor Natasha Lannin
Description
Brain inflammation appears to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. A major cell type involved in inflammatory cascades...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
The project will focus on developing an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU), an advanced...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
This highly innovative project aims to developi an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU). The...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan