Research Projects
Our research has optimized a non-pathogenic E. coli strain to deliver large, chromosome-sized genes into mammalian cells. We are exploring the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kumaran Narayanan
Burst suppression is a pattern of brain activity that can be observed on an electroencephalogram (EEG) and is characterized by alternating periods of...
Supervisor: Adj Clinical Professor Udaya Seneviratne
This project aims to assess outcomes in a statewide screening cohort by examining conditions genetically linked to intellectual disability. It seeks...
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed Alshawsh
Cancers of the oesophagus and stomach are common malignancies. Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophago-gastric junction is one of the most...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Bariatric surgery has been a defined surgical speciality for nearly fifty years. However, the number of weight loss procedures performed over the...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
The Paediatric Emergency Department at Monash Medical Centre is involved in a large number of clinical research projects, ranging from single-centre...
Supervisor: Simon Craig
To describe the epidemiology, presenting complaints and diagnoses of pediatric patients that present to an adult ED.
The overarching aim is to...
Supervisor: Professor Biswadev Mitra
A variety of pain medicines are available in Australia, such as opioids, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Some medicines are...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Di Donato
Access to palliative care can be more challenging in rural compared with metropolitan areas. Multiple research priorities exist, including:
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Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
The development of diabetes involves pathogenetic processes that either destroy the β-cells of the pancreas or...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Stroke associated pneumonia is sometimes known as aspiration pneumonia. This name aspiration pneumonia is unfortunate as it is assumed that pneumonia...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Systemic Lupus Erythematous is a complex heterogeneous disease. The pathogenesis of SLE remains poorly understood and we are working in major...
Supervisor: Professor Eric Morand
These studies examine the mechanistic pathways underlying insulin-resistant states (including diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome and pregnancy),...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often struggle with low activation levels, which affects their ability to manage their condition, access...
Supervisor: Dr Edward Zimbudzi
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (e-PROMs) provide standardised and validated questionnaires for patients to report their symptoms and...
Supervisor: Adj Assoc Prof Peter Poon
In collaboration with Monash Health, Victorian Heart Hospital and Victorian Heart Institute, we are seeking a medical, nursing or an allied health...
Supervisor: Adj Assoc Prof Peter Poon
Patient, carer, and clinician's perception on Quality of Life in Decompressive Craniectomy for Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
The primary aim of the project is to gain a deeper understanding of and develop effective treatments for neurological and cardiovascular disorders...
Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Javaid