Research Projects
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful tool to non-invasively map the structure and function of the brain in living humans. However, its...
      Supervisor:     Dr James Pang  
  
  This project offers the opportunity for students to examine contacts with police in a large cohort of individuals who were treated for a first...
      Supervisor:     Prof Sue Cotton   
  
  Some conditions emerge or are exacerbated by pregnancy and childbirth but are only visible months or even years after delivery. Examples of such...
      Supervisor:     Dr Maureen Makama  
  
  Dementia prevalence is increasing in Australia. It is unknown whether there are hotspots for dementia in urban or rural areas, which is important for...
      Supervisor:     Professor Thanh Phan  
  
  Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Australia, with rural and remote communities experiencing significantly worse outcomes due to...
      Supervisor:     Dr Lachlan Dalli  
  
  Stroke affecting the visual pathway cause considerable disability due to impairment of visual field and driving. Previous study have suggested that...
      Supervisor:     Professor Thanh Phan  
  
  Neural adaptations are integral to the efficacy of strength training, particularly during its early phases when hypertrophic changes remain...
      Supervisor:     Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell  
  
  Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder, and as such, there can be diagnostic delays of 10 or more years, individuals have difficulties accessing...
      Supervisor:     Prof Sue Cotton   
  
  The risks associated with injecting drug use are determined by interactions between individual injecting behaviours and the environment' (e.g.,...
      Supervisor:     Professor Paul Dietze  
  
  Mapping the topography and the conditions of indoor/outdoor terrains is an important ongoing research area, as terrain mapping is required for safe...
      Supervisor:     Don Samitha Elvitigala  
  
  Knowledge of the topographic distribution of infarcts of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA) may give insight into the limits of the arterial...
      Supervisor:     Professor Thanh Phan  
  
  Most mental disorders are thought to arise from subtle disturbances in brain network wiring – i.e., disordered brain connectivity. Several projects...
      Supervisor:     Assoc Professor Alex Fornito  
  
  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting the brain and spine and has an autoimmune component. Women are affected more than men.  There are...
      Supervisor:     Professor Thanh Phan  
  
  The human brain is a complex network comprising billions of neurons connected by trillions of synapses. Understanding how interactions unfolding on...
      Supervisor:     Assoc Professor Alex Fornito  
  
  This project uses spatial proteomics and transcriptomics data to map locations of immune cells within the vicinity of paediatric and adult brain...
      Supervisor:     Dr David Goode  
  
  The anterior choroidal artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery and to a lesser extent the middle cerebral artery. It supplies the area from...
      Supervisor:     Professor Thanh Phan  
  
  The world health organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants
for 6 months and then continued breastfeeding until two years of age....
      Supervisor:     Dr Eleanor Mitchell  
  
  Understanding how the mind, encompassing all of our thoughts, feelings, behaviours, emotions, and experiences, emerges from the physical substrate of...
      Supervisor:     Assoc Professor Alex Fornito  
  
  This study will examine the definition and measurement of post traumatic amnesia around the world. Post traumatic amnesia is a period of confusion,...
      Supervisor:     Miss Amelia Hicks  
  
  *** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Pancreatic cancer has a dismal prognosis, even when detected early and treated...
      Supervisor:     Dr Liane Ioannou  
  
  