Research Projects
There is considerable evidence that the structure of common mental disorders is hierarchical in nature. Research in behaviour genetics, for instance...
Supervisor: Professor Martin Sellbom
People with underlying non-communicable disease have lower tolerance and worse outcomes to infections but we don't understand why. To begin to...
Supervisor: Dr Adam Rose
Type 2 immune bias is associated with the final stages of lung development and we have recently shown that eosinophils play a key role in this...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Margaret Hibbs
Low-dose aspirin effectively prevents placental-mediated pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia. However, its mechanism of action remains...
Supervisor: Daniel Rolnik
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Vascular complications remain the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetes with increasing evidence...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Overview of activities
These studies examine the safety and efficacy of interventions (nutraceutical and pharmaceutical) for the prevention and...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
Many bacterial pathogens have acquired the capacity to replicate inside human cells by avoiding cell intrinsic innate immune pathways.Pathogens such...
Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Hartland
Surgical Outcomes and Risk Stratification in the Management of Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Contemporary Institutional Review
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Natural History of Small Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Duration and Aneurysm Location as...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Development and Validation of a Novel Grading System for Predicting Intraoperative Rupture Risk During Aneurysm Surgery
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Multicentre Retrospective Validation of a Predictive Grading System for Postoperative Ischaemia Following Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Postoperative Seizure Risk Following Elective Craniotomy for Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Risk of Rupture in Small Cerebral Aneurysms: A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating Haemorrhagic Potential and Clinical Predictors
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Surgical Management and Outcome Determinants in Unruptured Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Contemporary Analysis
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Neurodevelopmental disorders exhibit significant sex differences, with males being more susceptible to autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, while...
Supervisor: Dr Joohyung Lee
Children learn the foundation skills of life by engaging in play activities. Children presenting with suspected developmental, physical, or...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ted Brown
The Healthy Brain Project is an ongoing study of middle-aged Australian adults (40-70 years) at risk of future dementia. This project will analyse...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
This project is part of the RNA Systems Biology Lab's ambition to de-risk discovery and translational research using a novel RNA-seq based...
Supervisor: Prof Traude Beilharz
This is a unique opportunity to work on one of the largest longitudinal data sets in Huntington’s Disease (HD) in an interdisciplinary research...
Supervisor: Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis
Brain energetics during gestation is a fundamental mechanism of neurodevelopment. Compared to the adult brain, brain energy metabolism in the fetus (...
Supervisor: Dr Stacey Ellery