Research Projects
This research program utilises implementation science theories and frameworks to develop an implementation intervention aimed at enhancing the uptake...
Supervisor: Dr Ching Shan (Angela) Wan
Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease effects more than 80% of obese patients. This disease is gaining increasing attention as independent driver...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Primary liver cancer is one of the world’s deadliest cancers and the third most common cause of cancer death. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
Supervisor: Professor Tony Tiganis
Occupational therapists frequently work with children and families using a client, child and family centred approach. Investigating the modes and...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ted Brown
Cubosomes have attracted widespread attention in the pharmaceutical industry due to their high stability, ability to contain amphiphilic drugs,...
Supervisor: Nanoantibiotics - SHEN LAB
Background: Developing new commodities for obstetric-related conditions is impeded by several barriers, including a focus on “recycling” or...
Supervisor: Dr Annie McDougall
Given the Australian Government spent over $135 million on older person health assessments in 2019 alone, it is important that the value of the 75+HA...
Supervisor: Dr Eleanor Mitchell
Oligodendrocytes play a vital role as supporting cells within the central nervous system, aiding in signal transmission among a plethora of other...
Supervisor: Yasith Mathangasinghe
Cognitive impairment is a common and clinically significant feature of mental ill-health, (acquired, epileptic, and neurodegenerative) brain...
Supervisor: Dr Jai Carmichael
The rising rates of obesity represent a serious public health challenge worldwide. It currently outranks smoking as a leading modifiable risk factor...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
Advanced age is the strongest risk factor for cancer development, with 1 in 2 persons developing cancer by age 85. Despite being a strong predictor...
Supervisor: Dr Lochlan Fennell
Psychedelic therapies are undergoing a innovation revolution. There has been a rapid increase in the number of research trials, funding, commercial...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
Excessive involvement in risky activities with a high likelihood of negative consequences is a defining feature of manic episodes in bipolar disorder...
Supervisor: Dr. Emma Morton
Cancer survivors are at increased risk of future cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, are common among cancer...
Supervisor: Sean Tan
In Australia, 20% of pregnancies occur within the first year of a birth and most are unintended. Unintended pregnancies and short interpregnancy...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield
Pregnancy complications lead to significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The Fetal Medicine Foundation has developed prediction...
Supervisor: Daniel Rolnik
Cancer Australia has developed an Optimal Care Pathway (OCP) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer. The recommendations in...
Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity in pregnancy is increasing in Australia and is associated with substantial maternal and...
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Goldstein
This project is suitable for Honours, Masters (by Research) and PhD students.
Background
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) remains a...
Supervisor: Donia Moujalled