Research Projects
Bariatric surgery is one of the most powerful health interventions available. A range of established surgical options are available, however,...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
The therapeutic alliance is one of the key elements for effective general practice care. We have adapted a tool called the Working Alliance Inventory...
Supervisor: Dr Liz Sturgiss
Antibiotic resistance continues to emerge and intensify. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising alternative to current antibiotics, but...
Supervisor: Professor Mibel Aguilar
This project aims to determine how conjugative antibiotic resistance and toxin plasmids are transferred in this important pathogenic bacterium.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Rood
The laboratory is interested in the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity, in particular pluripotency and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jose Polo
Age-related olfactory sensory decay, including smell loss and defective odor-discrimination, during normal and pathological aging is a prominent...
Supervisor: Dr Jie Liu
Diseases such as SLE (lupus) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are treated by glucocorticoids (steroids), because these drugs are highly effective....
Supervisor: Professor Eric Morand
The gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and Shigella translocate virulence proteins, termed "effector proteins...
Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Hartland
We have identified novel molecules expressed during the early events of ovarian cancer invasion to healthy tissue. We hypothesize that these...
Supervisor: Dr Maree Bilandzic
Viruses pose one of the grand challenges to human and animal health globally and within Australia. Viral disease progression is critically dependent...
Supervisor: Dr Gregory Moseley
Currently the only available effective and durable treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is the most...
Supervisor: Dr Aneta Stefanidis
Currently the only available effective and durable treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is the most...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Oldfield
During aging in human, joints, tendons and skin deteriorate both morphologically and functionally, resulting in a progressive physiological...
Supervisor: Dr Jie Liu
Exclusive enteral nutrition (ENN)-therapy is a first line therapy for IBD with efficacy similar to, or better, than that of corticosteroids....
Supervisor: Professor Nicola Harris
This project will determine the effects of blood flow on immune cell function and identify receptors that control such effects.
Shear stress...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
Stroke is a global leading cause of death and disability. Despite this, there is currently no
treatment to limit inflammatory events which has been...
Supervisor: Dr Joshua Bourne
I have several research interests in public health and medical & health professions education. The common aspect to all my projects is the focus...
Supervisor: Professor Dragan Ilic
How can we enable medical students to envision differently? This project will explore, through pre and post qualitative survey questions, an art...
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Simmons
With the increasing focus on community-based care, the majority of older people never end up in residential aged care. This is often with the support...
Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski
We set to advance our understanding of the diverse social determinants impacting men's health. By exploring topics like caregiving, loneliness,...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli