Research Projects
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Background:
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Antimicrobial resistance is a key global...
Supervisor: Ben Vezina
Heart failure (HF) is the commonest cardiovascular cause for hospital admission in people aged >65years. It has become increasingly evident that...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain cancer, and with current conventional treatment the average life expectancy is only 12-18 months....
Supervisor: Dr Mastura Monif
Many patients with epilepsy suffer from debilitating mood disorders, including depression. These psychiatric conditions are the major determinants of...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Diabetes and its complications are arguably the epidemic of this century. The number of individuals with diabetes has doubled over the last 20 years...
Supervisor: Professor Melinda Coughlan
Enduring antibody-mediated immunity is critical for vaccines to provide protection from infectious disease. Despite the success of vaccines to date,...
Supervisor: Dr Danika Hill
Antibodies are an important component of acquired immunity against malaria, and many malaria vaccines aim to generate functional antibodies to...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
Background. Melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians. In part because of this, melanoma has the second-most detrimental socioeconomic...
Supervisor: Dr Mark Shackleton
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component of management for people chronic respiratory disease. A program of exercise and education, pulmonary...
Supervisor: A/Prof Narelle Cox
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
While the relationship between diet and mental health is increasingly recognised, the role of everyday eating patterns in influencing mood remains...
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Heidi Staudacher
This project, titled "Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis awareness and uptake in Asia (DoxyAsia)," is a study led by the Melbourne...
Supervisor: Phyu Mon Latt, Dr
Current therapies for epilepsy are symptomatic, only suppressing the symptoms (seizures), but do not impact the development or progression of disease...
Supervisor: A/Prof Pablo Casillas-Espinosa MD, PhD
The Stem Cell Laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience is investigating new treatments for a class of patients that do not respond to mainstream...
Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Javaid
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the leading cause of non-traumatic brain injury in young Australians, affecting thousands of people nationally. The...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Anneke Van Der Walt
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a chronic mental health disorder affecting approximately 1% of the Australian population. Individuals with...
Supervisor: Dr. Eveline Mu
Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are a leading cause of emergency hospital admissions and represent a significant...
Supervisor: Dr Arwel Jones
Join a cutting-edge project focused on developing advanced electrochemical sensors for rapid, highly sensitive, and cost-effective detection of...
Supervisor: Dr Mosarof Hossain
This PhD project aims to develop a portable, affordable, and ultra-sensitive electrochemical biosensor for detecting key dementia biomarkers in...
Supervisor: Dr Mosarof Hossain
Evidence suggests that emotional awareness facilitates better emotion self-regulation. Individuals with functional neurological disorders frequently...
Supervisor: Dr Lana Higson