Research Projects
This study aims to identify the prevalence of frailty among patients admitted to hospital due to acute exacerbations of chronic lung disease (e.g....
Supervisor: Associate Professor Christian Osadnik
Objective: The relationship between neurodivergence and eating disorders is an emerging area of interest. This study aims to measure the prevalence...
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Cecilie Gregertsen
Majority of ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed with widespread disease on first clinical presentation. The initial response to chemotherapy and...
Supervisor: Dr Maree Bilandzic
Primary aldosteronism affects ~ 10% of hypertensive patients. It is unclear what proportion of women who are diagnosed with hypertension during or...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
Women with gestational diabetes Have a very high risk of conversion to type to diabetes soon after pregnancy. They require regular screening of...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
System, provider and patient barriers and concerns continue to impact on the ability of women to optimise their contraceptive use in the Australian...
Supervisor: Dr Vera Camoes Costa
Subsequent injury (SI) is as an important contributor to the overall injury burden. High hospital readmission rates following injury increase...
Supervisor: Dr Joanna Dipnall
Immune cells are now recognized as key players in tissue repair and regeneration. In particular, we have found that specific immune cell subsets are...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Mikael Martino
The Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health has a range of projects underway involving e.g. work in: aluminium production; petroleum...
Supervisor: Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Protein-RNA interactions are integral to cellular biology – both in normal cellular function and also in cells subject to the stresses of viral...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jackie Wilce
Jellyfish envenomation is a common cause of marine injuries worldwide including Malaysia. There had been several deadly cases of jellyfish...
Supervisor: Dr Syafiq Asnawi
Mental Health in Australia: Psychological Distress Reported in Seven Consecutive Cross-Sectional National Surveys From 2001 to 2021
Reporting the...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne Enticott
Hepatitis B infection affects over 257 million people worldwide and is a major public health issue. Without timely treatment, chronic hepatitis B...
Supervisor: Dr Jess Howell
Large increases in mental health problems including depression and anxiety symptoms, and psychological stress, have been highlighted during the COVID...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Griffiths
Pulmonary hypertension affects approximately 2 to 4 per 1000 live births globally, with an even higher incidence in growth-restricted newborns....
Supervisor: Dr Beth Allison
Putting the brakes on inflammation: Using the structure of important immune protein receptors to develop therapeutics
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michelle Dunstone
Australia has an estimated 3000+ needle and syringe distribution outlets, servicing an estimated population of 90,000 people who inject drugs (PWID...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs
Objective: To understand what are the common themes that emerge when participants are asked about their medication compliance during a pharmaceutical...
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Cecilie Gregertsen
This project involves a qualitative content analysis of one open-ended question in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) patient reported...
Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski