Research Projects
Post-translational modification of joint proteins leads to the generation of autoantigenic peptides that drive the inflammatory response in...
Supervisor: Dr Hugh Reid
Neurogenesis describes the fundamental process of generating neurons that integrate into existing circuits. Although originally thought to cease...
Supervisor: Professor Zhi-Cheng Xiao
The gambling environment in Australia has changed markedly over recent years and young people are a high-risk group for experiencing gambling-related...
Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Jenkinson
This is a knowledge translation project for the physiotherapy management of people with bronchiectasis. Following the development of the...
Supervisor: Dr Annemarie Lee
The adhesion of leukocytes to endothelium plays a central role in the development of atherosclerosis and thus represents an attractive therapeutic...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Christoph Hagemeyer
Targeting (homing) stem cells for the treatment of atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and stroke
Single-chain antibodies against epitopes associated with vascular dysfunction / injury provide a unique tool for specific targeting of stem cells in...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Christoph Hagemeyer
Cancer cachexia is a life-threatening condition characterised by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle and fat mass. Up to 80% of patients with...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Craig Harrison
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) family cytokines play key roles in the initiation and regulation of innate immunity and inflammation. As such, it is...
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Ellisdon
Lupus is a multisystem autoimmune disease affecting 5 million people worldwide and 1 in 1000 in Australia. These patients suffer chronic immune-...
Supervisor: Dr Anthony Sadler
This study is focused on understanding the of the role of gut microbial metabolites on the mitochondria function and how may affect immune-metabolic...
Supervisor: Dr Eliana Marino Moreno
Screening for HIV can help people who may be at higher risk for HIV learn their status and link to treatment, while reducing unnecessary testing....
Supervisor: Dr Jason Ong
Inflammation-induced brain injury remains one of the main causes of disability after premature birth. There is no effective treatment. The pro-...
Supervisor: Dr Robert Galinsky
Primary laboratory Location: Immunology and Regenerative Medicine research Group (Starkey group), Department of Immunology and Pathology, Alfred...
Supervisor: Dr Claudia Nold
Childbearing is a significant contributor to female overweight and obesity. There is a clear imperative to address weight gain in women during the...
Supervisor: Dr Briony Hill (Glidden)
Heart failure is a major clinical problem affecting 1-2% of Australians. The number of people diagnosed with heart failure is on the rise, due to an...
Supervisor: Adj Assoc Prof Julie McMullen
This project aims to develop new antisense oligonucleotides as an efficient and common therapeutic for targeting the polymyxin resistant gram-...
Supervisor: Dr Nitin Patil
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive and highly metastatic disease that represents around 15% of all lung cancer patients. The majority of...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Gough
The academic research program within this laboratory is focused on gaining an improved understanding of how helminth parasites and commensal bacteria...
Supervisor: Professor Nicola Harris
Hypertension is a major cause of heart failure, heart attacks and strokes. Associated with the development of hypertension is the accumulation of...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara Kemp-Harper
Asthma is a major clinical problem worldwide and its prevalence is on the rise. As an example, 1 in 9 Australians have asthma, which accounts for...
Supervisor: Professor Benjamin Marsland