Research Projects
Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) are two closely related chronic diseases with a high prevalence worldwide. Both diseases share...
Supervisor: Yung-Chih Chen VMD, PhD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) are characterised by ineffective erythropoiesis, which suppresses the production of hepcidin in the liver, leading to...
Supervisor: Dr Jim Vadolas
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake impactful research on a novel forensic tool, the Early Evidence Kit (EEK), focusing on its potential to...
Supervisor: Dr Reena
The brain's waste clearance system, the glymphatic system, is essential for maintaining a healthy neuronal environment and homeostasis....
Supervisor: Dr Ben Sinclair
Breastfeeding, the biological norm of feeding babies, provides numerous health benefits to babies. Infant-formula-feeding is thought to be inferior...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Meikle
Exosomes are small vesicles (50-150 nm in size) secreted by most cell types and are involved in cell - cell communication and regulation of immune...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Cooke
Perimenopause is the transition period in which women experience changes in reproductive hormones resulting in significant decrease in circulating...
Supervisor: Dr Kay Nguo
In several cancer types, a higher tumour mutational burden (TMB) has been associated with increased immune cell infiltration into tumours and better...
Supervisor: Professor Nicholas Huntington
Pharmacotherapy, when used with regard to substance dependence refers to the replacement of a person’s drug of choice with a legally prescribed and...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs
There has been an increase in online prescription services offering access to contraception methods without having to physically meet with a medical...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
The Living Evidence for Diabetes Consortium is a collaboration between the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS), Diabetes Australia (DA), the Australian...
Supervisor: Dr Tanya Millard
Food security exists when individuals have regular and reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food, which meets their dietary needs and...
Supervisor: Dr Sue Kleve
The discovery of giant viruses, comparable in size and complexity to simple cellular organisms has pushed back the frontier of the virus world....
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Fasseli Coulibaly
We have evidence that psychological interventions can help people with bipolar disorder manage residual symptoms and avoid future relapses. However,...
Supervisor: Dr. Emma Morton
Cancer remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and 8 million cancer-related deaths...
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Satoshi Ogawa
Around 70 million people worldwide have epilepsy and more than 30% of patients are drug-resistant. Drug resistance is currently an unmet need due to...
Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Javaid
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, nanosized vesicles produced by most cells and readily found in bodily fluids which carry surface markers and...
Supervisor: Dr Thomas Tapmeier
The National Centre for Healthy Ageing is looking to create an Intergenerational Learning and Activity Playground. This playground is intended to...
Supervisor: Professor Terrence Haines