Research Projects
TCR recognition of peptide + MHC class I complexes (pMHCI) is central to CD8+ T cell function. It is clear that the nature of the TCR-pMHCI...
Supervisor: Professor Nicole La Gruta
This project focuses on the basic and translational research of cancer, inflammation and thrombosis. We design, test and implement novel nano-/...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
DC take up, process and present antigen (Ag) to T cells to initiate immune responses. There are multiple DC subsets that are tailored for different...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Mireille Lahoud
Granulosa cell tumours (GCT) of the ovary are endocrine tumours that both make and respond to hormones. We have recently confirmed a key mutation in...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
People with chronic respiratory conditions can achieve improvements in exercise capacity, breathlessness and quality of life through participation...
Supervisor: Dr Narelle Cox
The use of genetic test results in insurance raises ethical, legal and social concerns. The issue is one of the most significant ethical, legal and...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Lacaze
Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder - 12 times higher than the death rate from all other causes in...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
The ability of the adult nervous system to adapt/remodel across the lifespan (and
importantly after stroke) offers potential for brain recovery...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Kramer
This project involves the translation of findings from mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to human patients, both with IBD and healthy...
Supervisor: Dr Edward Giles
Evidence from small studies or limited locations is not robust and generalisable. This project will use a world largest data on mortality and...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Strengthening routine surveillance of infectious diseases is a high priority in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A major challenge is the lack of cost-...
Supervisor: Professor Leanne Robinson
The paediatric bladder may be affected by many functional and anatomical issues that affect it's development. These are poorly described and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
My program of research covers three broad areas: 1) Cognitive neuroscience of sleep and sleep deprivation; 2) Behavioural interventions for insomnia...
Supervisor: Professor Sean P.A. Drummond
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting primarily the lungs and digestive system. The...
Supervisor: Dr Rasa Ruseckaite
MyCare Ageing trains volunteers to support older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment (dementia and/or delirium) in hospital,...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Darshini Ayton
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) results from childbirth injury, affecting 25% of all women. It causes bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. POP is...
Supervisor: Adjunct Prof Caroline Gargett
A central feature of inflammatory diseases is the migration of white blood cells into the affected tissues. This is controlled by a group of proteins...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Martin Stone
Migraine is a common disorder with estimated age adjusted prevalence of 19089 per 100000 (https://gntem3.shinyapps.io/msglobal/). It is more common...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Neonatal brain network dynamics in the preterm period: A mathematical-clinical neuroscience approach
Little is known about how the neuronal circuits and neuronal population dynamics in the brain of preterm-born infants can be adequately characterised...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
We are interested in defining the biological principles that define connectivity between cells in the primate brain. This requires information about...
Supervisor: Professor Marcello Rosa