Research Projects
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma is one the cancers most closely associated with obesity and has demonstrated a 400% increase over the past 30 years. The...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Many emergency personnel engage in shift work, which exposes them to sleep loss and working during the biological night (i.e., circadian misalignment...
Supervisor: Dr Alexander Wolkow
A sudden worsening of respiratory symptoms in Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is called a flare up. These flare ups are caused by...
Supervisor: Dr Arwel Jones
Imagine a world where every expecting mother has access to accurate and reliable information about exercising during pregnancy. A world where she can...
Supervisor: Dr Filippe Oliveira
Exercise has been shown to reduce disability and improve fitness after stroke. Despite strong evidence exercise programs are not commonly included in...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Kramer
Movement is natural to us. From slowly crawling out of bed to the occasional dash to catch the bus, our muscles are hardwired to mechanically comply...
Supervisor: Dr. William Roman
The inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) is a highly regenerative tissue, being shed and regrown every month during the menstrual cycle. The key...
Supervisor: Dr Amy Winship
Preliminary data from the Nguyen-Daly lab has identified Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) as promising therapeutic targets for triple-...
Supervisor: Dr Lan Nguyen
The Switch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) DNA remodelling complexes regulate gene expression and aberrant SWI/SNF function is associated with...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jason Cain
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) is an elusive condition that potentially effects a large number of the competitive sporting population,...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Ricardo Da Costa
Over the past few years we have generated a new and exciting data set profiling the lipid compositions (lipidome) of 16 different human immune cells...
Supervisor: Prof. Andrew Murphy
Surprisingly little is known about the immune system and the microbiome of preterm infants, which therefore represent problematically blank pages for...
Supervisor: Professor Marcel Nold
Exploring antimicrobial resistance plasmid diversity at a single hospital network in a 7-year period
Plasmid transmission between bacteria of the same or different species is an important driver of genetic diversity, bacterial adaptation and...
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Lam
Aboriginal patients experience a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease, with hypertension being a key modifiable risk factor. The...
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Diets rich in salt have been linked to bone pathologies. This has generally been attributed to mineral exchange, causing weaker bones. However, our...
Supervisor: Prof. Andrew Murphy
Metabolite based T cell immunity is emerging as a major player in antimicrobial immunity, autoimmunity, metabolic diseases, and cancer. Namely,...
Supervisor: Dr Wael Awad
Standard cytotoxic cancer therapy often causes the death of the oocytes in primordial follicles, predisposing women to infertility and premature...
Supervisor: Dr Karla Hutt
The pediatric bladder can be influenced by various poorly understood factors, despite ongoing efforts by international organizations, such as the...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Beyond its physical impact, stroke significantly affects psychosocial well-being, often...
Supervisor: Dr Tharshanah Thayabaranathan
This project is based in the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health. There will be...
Supervisor: Dr Alison Carver