Research Projects
This project involves psychophysical and neuroimaging experiments that investigate the functional neuroanatomy of coughing control and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michael Farrell
Data collected through the project is analysed by the ReCEnT team at RACGP and their collaborators to provide insights into clinical and educational...
Supervisor: Dr Angelo D'Amore
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) produced by Glutamic Acid Descarboxylase (GAD) is the most abundant neurotransmitter inhibitor in the CNS and is...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
The Medical Board of Australia emphasises that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) should deliver meaningful, evidence-based learning for...
Supervisor: Dr Filippe Oliveira
Resting-state fMRI is emerging as a powerful biomarker for neural dysfunction in neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses. Most studies examine...
Supervisor: Dr Sharna Jamadar
Atherosclerotic disease of large arteries such as the carotid artery is responsible for one-quarter of stroke cases. The traditional Framingham risk...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Severe acquired brain injuries can lead to a range of challenging behaviours, including aggression, impulsivity, disinhibition, and difficulties with...
Supervisor: Professor Natasha Lannin
Interstitial lung diseases (or ILD) are a group of chronic lung scarring diseases, which are characterised by distressing breathlessness, fatigue,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Yet Hong Khor
Global Surgery has changed in focus since the publication of the Lancet Commission. There is an increased focus on the upskilling and increased...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Remote Surgical Assistance in Low Resource Settings Using Wearable Augmented Reality Headsets
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Clinical practice guidelines rely on the integrity of published research to ensure their recommendations are valid. Research integrity represents a...
Supervisor: Dr Miranda Cumpston
This project involves analysing the data collected for student learning key skills.
Supervisor: Professor Basia Diug
This project aims to understand the health benefits of residential greenness on human health.
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Cognitive resilience refers to the capacity to maintain high cognition despite neuropathological burden. It reflects the level of brain resilience...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
The laboratory is interested in the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity, in particular pluripotency and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jose Polo
The 21st century has witnessed an explosion of digital devices (e.g. smartphones, health apps, wearables, digital pills, e-Health records, portable...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
The problem: Restrictive practices (including seclusion and restraint) are seemingly intransigent problems across a range of sectors that support...
Supervisor: Professor Terrence Haines
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance to cover employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their work. A key goal of...
Supervisor: Dr Shannon Gray
Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease characterised by inflammationof the small blood vessels that induces...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
Review of Stem cells as a therapy for Ischemic stroke (focus on homing molecules)
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith