Research Projects
Melanocytes are the pigment-producing cells in skin that originate from specialized pool of progenitor cells. These progenitor melanocytes are...
Supervisor: Dr Adriana Sanna
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of several malignancies, yet many current strategies rely on highly personalised approaches...
Supervisor: Dr Tima Shamekhi
Shortly following invasion, Babesia bovis induces the formation of unique structures on the RBC surface, which we have termed ‘ridges’. Importantly,...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Cooke
Clozapine is one of the multi-target drugs that remains the only approved treatment for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. The multi-target nature of...
Supervisor: Dr Sathish Periyasamy
Despite significant progress in prevention and treatment, stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability globally. Particularly, the number...
Supervisor: Dr Muideen Olaiya
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and related conditions are rare brain diseases that affect movement, thinking, and behaviour. These disorders...
Supervisor: Dr Roxane Dilcher
Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome characterized by reduced physiological reserve across multiple health domains that collectively make a person...
Supervisor: Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo
Calls to ambulance for stroke represent approximately 3% of emergency calls. Current versions of emergency calling taking protocol include a Stroke...
Supervisor: Professor Janet Bray
Infection triggers large-scale changes in the phenotype and function of killer T cells that are critical for immune function, yet the gene regulatory...
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Turner
Identifying inmmuno peptide targets for development of novel T cell therapies in brain tumours
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Project summary
Work towards a PhD degree, that will develop a computational network model of complex biological system. You will investigate how...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
Chronic immune-related comorbidities such as autoimmunity, bronchiectasis (irreversible lung damage), and gastrointestinal disease affect up to 68%...
Supervisor: Dr Emily Edwards
Stroke is a debilitating disease that can cause permanent neurological damage, complications, and death. At present, there are very few treatment...
Supervisor: Dr Bradley Broughton
Project Aims: To link databases of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program of Melbourne Epilepsy Centres with the National Death Index and National...
Supervisor: Professor Terence O'Brien
Paediatric surgeons manage a spectrum of conditions, from the neonatal period up to 16-18 years of age; however much of the scientific evidence for...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Identifying research priorities for Paediatric Surgery in Australia and New Zealand.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Differences of sex development include sex chromosome aneuploidies such as Turner syndrom (TS) and Klinefelter syndrome (KS). Women with TS lack one...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Intersex conditions are congenital conditions where gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical. Intersex conditions encompass a wide range of...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Platelets are the key cells involved in haemostasis and thrombosis. As they traverse the bloodstream, they experience varying degrees of oxygen...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dave Bark
Profiling auto-reactive B cells and their targets with the goal to identify shared antigenic responses.
Supervisor: Prasanti Kotagiri