Research Projects
Inflammatory Bowel Disease is an incurable disease that affects approximately 1 in 200 young Australians, with increasing incidence worldwide. Up to...
Supervisor: A/Prof Edward Giles
The transition to life after birth is one of the greatest physiological challenges that humans face. At birth, the airways are cleared of liquid, to...
Supervisor: Dr Kelly Crossley
Direct clinical relevance: medium/low. Hands-on learning opportunities: Culture of primary human blood cells and cell lines, protein detection by...
Supervisor: Prof Claudia Nold
Women in preterm labour are often given corticosteroids to mature the fetal lungs before birth (antenatal corticosteroids).
After birth, very...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Megan Wallace
Cognitive and Psychiatric Sequelae of Long-Term Anticonvulsant Therapy in Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Neuropsychological Evaluation
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Machine Learning in Trigeminal Neuralgia: Development and Validation of an AI Algorithm Utilising Radiomic MRI Features for Severity Classification...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Ultra-Early, minimally invasive intracerebral haemorrhage evacuation versus standard treatment (EVACUATE) trial. Prospective, multicentre, randomized...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 200,000 Australians, and strikes at a young age, crimpling people for life...
Supervisor: A/Prof Rachel Hill
The prevalence of metabolic diseases has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The presence of metabolic disorders predispose to...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
The majority of cancers initially respond very well to standard of care chemotherapeutics but invariably become resistant leading to cancer relapse...
Supervisor: Dr Ron Firestein
Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) have impairments in ventilatory control and are predisposed toward sleep disordered breathing due to a...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
One of the most common questions parents of children with minimal spoken language ask is “will my child talk?”. Currently clinicians are not able to...
Supervisor: Dr Amanda Brignell
Children who experience excessive daytime sleepiness are referred to the Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre for assessment of idiopathic...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
Sepsis is a global, life-threatening condition defined as multiple-organ damage or failure from uncontrolled immune responses against infection....
Supervisor: Associate Professor Connie Wong
Our work is focussed on understanding the roles and functions of A-to-I RNA editing by the ADAR family of proteins. ADAR proteins can bind to RNA and...
Supervisor: Carl Walkley
Mutations in ADAR1 are one cause of Aicardi-Goutières’s Syndrome (AGS). AGS is a rare inherited disease that affects the brain and is a form of type...
Supervisor: Carl Walkley
Both osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease share common risk factors, yet both remain undiagnosed until a major life-threatening event occurs, e.g...
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin
Mercy Pregnancy Emotional Wellbeing Study is an ongoing pregnancy cohort study with 887 women and their children. This study is designed around...
Supervisor: Professor Megan Galbally
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity. This potentially life-threatening condition can be...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kirsten Palmer
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition characterised by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep and affects both adults and...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Gillian Nixon