Research Projects
Immune cells play a critical and under appreciated role in the development and outcome of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Focusing on the adaptive...
Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Noonan
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is a prevalent pelvic floor disorder, affecting up to 50% of post-menopausal women. Although surgical repair with...
Supervisor: Dr Saeedeh Darzi
Clinical practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations to inform healthcare decision making and optimise patient care. The primary...
Supervisor: Dr Anneliese Synnot
We and many others over the last few decades have contributed to a now much improved understanding of the genomic components of familial risk for...
Supervisor: Professor Melissa Southey
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component of management for people chronic respiratory disease. A program of exercise and education, pulmonary...
Supervisor: Dr Narelle Cox
Chronic respiratory diseases, in particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are a leading cause of death and disability globally....
Supervisor: Dr Narelle Cox
During pregnancy and postpartum, fathers’ active support for their partner’s and baby’s health is an effective mechanism to increase uptake of...
Supervisor: Ms Elizabeth Comrie-Thomson
There is increasing evidence to suggest the prevalence of alcohol use disorder is increased in individuals with epilepsy. It is not clear however...
Supervisor: Dr Bianca Jupp
A high body mass index (a clinical measure of adiposity) at mid‐life is an acknowledged risk factor for Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). Potential...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Background: Shift workers have increased risks of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Theses increased risks of chronic disease...
Supervisor: Professor Maxine Bonham
Insulin‐regulated aminopeptidase, IRAP, is highly expressed in fat and skeletal muscle where is it found to accompany the insulin‐responsive glucose...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Does location affect time to treatment of brain tumours and what is the impact on outcomes
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
The Salvation Army has been in Australia for over 130 years and currently deliver in excess of 1000 specifically designed social programs across...
Supervisor: Professor Brett Williams
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique that modulates the excitability of neurons within the primary motor cortex...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
The prevalence of social media is undeniable; indeed, most people check social media every day. Furthermore, it is increasingly simple to modify...
Supervisor: Dr Nicole Thomas
In very preterm infants, non-uniform lung aeration occurs when regions of the immature lung remain liquid-filled after birth, which restricts gas...
Supervisor: Dr Kelly Crossley
Does the molecular profile of a brain tumour affect the extent of resection?
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Does using intraoperative fluorescent imaging improve resection outcomes
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith