Research Projects
Majority of ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed with widespread disease on first clinical presentation. The initial response to chemotherapy and...
Supervisor: Dr Maree Bilandzic
Prevention and management strategies of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome- this set of PhD research projects aims to explore...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Ricardo Da Costa
There is a progressive and generalized loss of muscle mass and strength associated with human aging. Women experience an accelerated decline in...
Supervisor: Dr Hayley Dillon
Primary aldosteronism affects ~ 10% of hypertensive patients. It is unclear what proportion of women who are diagnosed with hypertension during or...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
Women with gestational diabetes have a very high risk of conversion to type II diabetes soon after pregnancy. They require regular screening of...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Traditionally, the ischemic penumbra has been analyses using volumetric approach. Information on neuroanatomy and vascular anatomy are not used in...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Subsequent injury (SI) is as an important contributor to the overall injury burden. High hospital readmission rates following injury increase...
Supervisor: Dr Joanna Dipnall
Immune cells are now recognized as key players in tissue repair and regeneration. In particular, we have found that specific immune cell subsets are...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Mikael Martino
The Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health has a range of projects underway involving e.g. work in: aluminium production; petroleum...
Supervisor: Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Brain injury is common in preterm infants and is a major cause of long-term adverse neurodevelopment, including mental disability and cerebral palsy...
Supervisor: Professor Graeme Polglase
Jellyfish envenomation is a common cause of marine injuries worldwide including Malaysia. There had been several deadly cases of jellyfish...
Supervisor: Dr Syafiq Asnawi
Hepatitis B infection affects over 257 million people worldwide and is a major public health issue. Without timely treatment, chronic hepatitis B...
Supervisor: Dr Jess Howell
Pulmonary hypertension affects approximately 2 to 4 per 1000 live births globally, with an even higher incidence in growth-restricted newborns....
Supervisor: Dr Beth Allison
Putting the brakes on inflammation: Using the structure of important immune protein receptors to develop therapeutics
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michelle Dunstone
Australia has an estimated 3000+ needle and syringe distribution outlets, servicing an estimated population of 90,000 people who inject drugs (PWID...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs
Objective: To understand what are the common themes that emerge when participants are asked about their medication compliance during a pharmaceutical...
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Cecilie Gregertsen
This project involves a qualitative content analysis of one open-ended question in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) patient reported...
Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski
This project involves a qualitative content analysis of one open-ended question in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) patient reported...
Supervisor: Dr Eli Ristevski