Research Projects
Inflammation-induced brain injury remains one of the main causes of disability after premature birth. There is no effective treatment. The pro-...
Supervisor: Dr Robert Galinsky
Despite the promising results of immunotherapies to treat various cancer (eg melanoma), they have been unsuccessful for the vast majority of...
Supervisor: Dr Marius Dannappel
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive and highly metastatic disease that represents around 15% of all lung cancer patients. The majority of...
Supervisor: A/Prof Daniel Gough
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a most common cancer and the 4th leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Australia has one of the...
Supervisor: Dr Chunhua Wan
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Australia...
Supervisor: Dr Chunhua Wan
The quality and quantity of sleep are very closely related to variations in body temperature: falling asleep generally occurs in the period when...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
Rationale for the study
Open surgery for the repair of inguinal hernia may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing laparoscopic and open...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Rationale for the study
Surgery for the treatment of undescended testes may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing orchidopexy.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Despite advances in neonatal medicine, there remains a significant gap in the research surrounding the treatment of neonatal seizures. While...
Supervisor: Dr Tamara Yawno
Gender identity is the gender with which a person identifies. Studies suggest that gender identity is affected by genetic, prenatal hormonal and/or...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
In recent years the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has developed frameworks for improving the quality of care delivered to older...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
Social determinants of health (SDoH) encompass various non-medical factors, such as socio-economic status, education, living conditions, and access...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli
Minimally invasive surgery is experiencing rapid advancements in techniques, technology, and applications. Previous studies have focused on the...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
Project Description: Direct clinical relevance: medium. Hands-on learning opportunities: Various aspects of work with mice and patient samples,...
Supervisor: Professor Marcel Nold
Fracture incidence is increased in patients with haemophilia (PWH), with disease severity affecting fracture risk. The underlying mechanisms of...
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin
This project is designed to look at the placental structure from pregnancies complicated by serious conditions, including hypertension, preeclampsia...
Supervisor: Dr Sarah A Marshall
Many women intend to breastfeed their baby but discontinue sooner than they wanted. A number of interventions in labour and birth are associated with...
Supervisor: Dr Mary-Ann Davey
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to identify medical interventions that are safe and effective for patients. To achieve this goal, trialists...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol