Research Projects
Review of Stem cells as a therapy for Ischemic stroke (focus on homing molecules)
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Review of the impact of Blockchain technology on Neurosurgery in the future
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Endometriosis is a debilitating disease that impacts the overall life of individuals. Efforts so far to identify the cause of the disease have not...
Supervisor: Dr Shanti Gurung
Breast cancer, a globally prevalent and challenging disease, continues to impact countless lives. Unlocking the full potential of cancer...
Supervisor: Dr Pouya Faridi
Background and Rationale: Status epilepticus (SE) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A proportion of patients experience...
Supervisor: Adj Clinical Professor Udaya Seneviratne
Risk stratification and outcomes prediction in patients using applied machine learning and natural language processing
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) are a form of regulated cell death to enhance host protection against infection. However, they also have the...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
The Harley laboratory has identified a sex reversed XY female patient with early onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). Through whole exome sequencing, it...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Lytic forms of programmed cell death, pyroptosis and necroptosis, play an integral role in driving innate inflammatory responses and tissue damage in...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kate Lawlor
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is a potent endogenous suppressor of apoptosis that promotes cancer cell survival by blocking...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
Aiming to de-escalate treatment in pCR cases without impacting recurrence or survival.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
There is emerging evidence from overseas quality network that disparities in health outcomes is influenced by social determinanta of health. For...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kenneth Tan
Ischemic stroke is due to a clot blocking a blood vessel impeding delivery of blood and nutrients. It can manifest as transient ischemic attack (TIA...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
The micronutrient selenium is crucial for the antioxidant response, as well as for immune system and thyroid hormone regulation. Inadequate selenium...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
Project Title: Characterising Seronegative CNS Demyelination — Building a Clinical Registry
The Opportunity:
Seronegative CNS demyelination...
Supervisor: Dr. Nevin John
Many diseases show sex differences in incidence, progression or age of onset. Furthermore, treatment of diseases
differs between the sexes, with...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Background: Shift workers have increased risks of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes partly because of the metabolic consequences...
Supervisor: Professor Maxine Bonham