Research Projects
Granulosa cell tumours (GCT) are rare ovarian cancers with unique clinical challenges, including late recurrence, uncertainty around optimal follow-...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
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
PCOS is the most common endocrine condition in reproductive aged women affecting 170M or 12% of women. As the world leader in PCOS, I have led a...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM) is an advisory body to the Victorian Minister for health....
Supervisor: Dr Mary-Ann Davey
This project aims to engineer new biomaterials that can permanently integrate with the brain. This project expects
to generate new knowledge using...
Supervisor: Professor Mibel Aguilar
The average age of menopause for Australian women is 51 years, yet approximately 16% experience menopause before age 45. This includes women with...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne Enticott
Epilepsy is a brain disorder affecting 1% of population. Patients can acquire post-traumatic epilepsy from a traumatic brain injury after a latent...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
While imaging forms the cornerstone of the diagnosis, management and monitoring of neurological diseases, conventional imaging methods are only able...
Supervisor: Dr Kelly Crossley
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), also commonly referred to as ‘designer drugs’ or ‘legal highs’ are substances that are designed to mimic the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Jennifer Schumann
To date neurological disorders have been studied and evaluated using a list based on the frequencies of symptoms and signs. This approach is not...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
To date neurological disorders (motor neuron disease)have been studied and evaluated using a list based on the frequencies of symptoms and signs....
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Bladder and bowel control issues, including urinary and fecal incontinence, are prevalent health concerns, particularly among older adults. These...
Supervisor: Dr. Roslin Botlero
Revolutionary new device for treating Parkinson's.
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- The Reviver device was designed to improve balance...
Supervisor: Dr Ben Sinclair
Every ageing woman faces potentially debilitating physical symptoms following the cessation of ovarian function at menopause. Crucially, many of...
Supervisor: Dr Kelly Walton
Gonadal-derived inhibin A and inhibin B are essential factors in mammalian reproduction, negatively regulating pituitary production of follicle...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Craig Harrison
Pre-eclampsia is a significant cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality around the world.
Prediction of pre-eclampsia has been...
Supervisor: A/Prof Daniel Lorber Rolnik
Introduction: Epilepsy is a devastating neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people worldwide. Patients with acquired epilepsy, one...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
This project aims to determine how antibiotic resistance and toxin plasmids are replicated and maintained in this important bacterial pathogen
Supervisor: E/Prof Julian Rood
Platelets are the key cell in our blood that contributes to haemostasis or blood clotting. These cells can also exhibit an exaggerated response,...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dave Bark
Pleurotolysin: a pore forming toxin from the carnivorous oyster mushroom
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michelle Dunstone