Research Projects
HIV remains among the world’s most serious healthcare challenges, with 1.7 million new infections in 2019 alone. Sub-Saharan Africa is the epicentre...
Supervisor: Dr Lindi Masson
Our vision: "driving excellence in medical research to build a healthier future"
Our research centres on an exciting development in...
Supervisor: Dr Eliana Marino Moreno
Periods of limb immobilisation lead to rapid declines in muscle strength and neural activity. Cross-education; a phenomenon where strength training...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Macrophages are innate immune cells that detect environmental, pathogen or host cellular danger molecules, and initiate appropriate immune responses...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kate Lawlor
Mitochondria are critical to cellular function, producing cellular bioenergy, but they also have important roles in ion homeostasis, programmed cell...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Garama
Studies from lower order organisms such as flies and worms have shown that mild mitochondrial dysfunction invokes a stress response that promotes...
Supervisor: Dr Adam Rose
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common of the neurodegenerative disorders, affecting 1-2% of the population...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Lazarou
The aim of this project is to assess the need for mobile imaging. The PhD project will focus on x-rays and ultrasound. The study will perform a data-...
Supervisor: Prof. Sergio Uribe
This project aims to develop a mobile-health system for unborn babies, using non-invasive easy-to-operate devices linked to a mobile phone. The...
Supervisor: Dr Eleanor Mitchell
Brain activity forms the core of human cognition, influencing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Understanding the intricacies of how it...
Supervisor: Dr Leonardo Gollo
Background: Leukaemia accounts for ~30% of all childhood cancers and ~20% of childhood cancer deaths, representing the most common pediatric cancer...
Supervisor: Dr Catherine Carmichael
Work towards a PhD degree, that will develop a computational network model of complex biological system. You will investigate how different types of...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
Eating disorders and drug addiction share many common traits, including biological and environmental factors that predispose individuals to...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
The epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal failure represents a crisis for health world-wide. Recent work indicates that CKD...
Supervisor: Professor Sharon Ricardo
Brain stimulation is a powerful therapeutic approach for an increasing number of neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the exact mechanisms and ideal...
Supervisor: Dr Leonardo Gollo
This research project aims to generate patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived brain cells to model the effects of Type I...
Supervisor: Dr. Natalia G. Sampaio
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are not only the leading cause of death in women but also contribute significantly to disability. Women with a history...
Supervisor: Dr Maureen Makama
The innate immune system is capable of intricately detailed detection, differentiation and elimination of pathogenic bacteria. However, the vast...
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Sam Forster
Metallo‐peptidases cleave amino acids from either the N‐ and C‐termini of peptide hormones to either generate or degrade biologically active peptides...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Fibroblasts in the lymph nodes are able to regulate differentiation and localization of innate and adaptive immune cells. They are also a primary...
Supervisor: Dr Kostas Knoblich