Research Projects
The aim of this project is to integrate clinical information on brain tumor and genomic characterization data of the biopsied material. The student...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Cancer follows an evolutionary process shaped by the environment of the tumour. Deciphering which genes and processes enable tumour cells to adapt to...
Supervisor: Dr David Goode
Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a serious and unpredictable complication of traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Identifying reliable electrophysiological...
Supervisor: Dr Matt Hudson
Despite the huge success of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, unwanted inflammation due to activation of...
Supervisor: Prof Michael Gantier
'Making it Personal' is a multi-disciplinary research program led by Dr Suzanne McDonald that uses N-of-1 designs, digital technologies,...
Supervisor: Dr Suzanne McDonald
Protective immunity to malaria is mediated by antibodies that block parasite growth. Antibody development occurs within the germinal centres, and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Michelle Boyle
Twin reverse arterial perfusion syndrome (TRAP) is a rare complication in twin pregnancies in which a structurally abnormal, acardiac twin that is...
Supervisor: Daniel Rolnik
Seventy million people have epilepsy with 34–76 per 100,000 developing the condition every year. To formulate rational treatment plans, it is...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Background: Obesity and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) are two of the most significant health care problems facing our community – they are...
Supervisor: Professor Wendy Brown
The discovery of a hepatitis C (HCV) treatment has the potential to lead to disease elimination, with smaller countries such as Iceland likely to be...
Supervisor: Dr Nick Scott
Our laboratory aims to create new knowledge in host-pathogen interactions driven by intracellular bacterial pathogens. Our research team has projects...
Supervisor: Professor Hayley Newton
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
People from refugee backgrounds often present to health services with complex and interconnected physical, psychological, social, cultural, and...
Supervisor: Holly Wild
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 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