Research Projects
The academic research program within this laboratory is focused on defining the key molecular interactions underlying receptor recognition events...
Supervisor: Professor Jamie Rossjohn
As stone and bronze use shaped their respective ages, the current uncurbed plastic use is shaping what historians have dubbed the “Plastic Age”....
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
Impulsivity describes a tendency to rash, risky and poorly thought through decisions or actions and is associated with a number of neuropsychiatric...
Supervisor: Dr Bianca Jupp
Neutrophils, T cells and B cells are all critical cells of the immune system which participate in the vicious cycle of inflammation in ANCA...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex and costly worldwide phenomenon that can lead to many negative health outcomes including disrupted...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Chronic pain initially presents itself acutely without indication that it will persist; making it difficult to catch before it develops and equally...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that yields unsteady, awkward movements, impaired sensory...
Supervisor: Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis
New genes associated with risk of breast cancer continue to be discovered from large scale case-control studies. A recent large analysis identified...
Supervisor: Dr Philip Harraka
New genes associated with risk of breast cancer continue to be discovered from large scale case-control studies. A recent large analysis identified...
Supervisor: Dr Philip Harraka
Background:
Heart failure is the commonest cardiovascular cause for hospital admission in people aged >65years. It has become increasingly...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Diabetes and obesity are the leading causes of death in the developed world. In Australia, almost two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. A...
Supervisor: A/Prof Brian Drew
Stroke is Australia’s second greatest cause of death after coronary heart disease and is aleading cause of disability. We have four independent...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Health research prioritisation is a process where experts and stakeholders identify key areas requiring knowledge generation within a field....
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
It has been documented that increases in muscle strength during the early phases of a strength training program (first 2–4 weeks) occur in the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
The endometrium is one of the body's most dynamic and energy-demanding tissues, undergoing an incredible transformation in its 28-day lifespan....
Supervisor: Dr Stacey Ellery
The immune system has evolved to fight infections while avoiding destruction of the body's own cells and tissues. Controlling the activity of...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Garama
: Neural stem cells (NSCs) offer great promise as a neuroprotective therapy against a range of neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy. NSCs...
Supervisor: Dr Courtney McDonald
Sarcopenia is the progressive degenerative loss of muscle mass and strength associated with ageing. As part of the frailty syndrome, sarcopenia is a...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Although exercise is a recommended treatment for musculoskeletal pain, we are still not sure what the mechanisms are. It is clear that not everyone...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Malliaras
An international ground-breaking large randomised controlled trial (RCT) ( CI, Egerton-Warburton) and meta-analysis has demonstrated that...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton