Research Projects
Plasmin (Plm) plays a crucial role in blood clot dissolution (fibrinolysis), inflammation, cellular migration and wound healing. Alpha2-antiplasmin (...
Supervisor: Dr Ruby Law
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) are a form of regulated cell death to enhance host protection against infection. However, they also have the...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
The Harley laboratory has identified a sex reversed XY female patient with early onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). Through whole exome sequencing, it...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Natural killer (NK) cells are the founding members of the innate lymphoid cell family and contribute to the rapid production of inflammatory...
Supervisor: Professor Nicholas Huntington
Lytic forms of programmed cell death, pyroptosis and necroptosis, play an integral role in driving innate inflammatory responses and tissue damage in...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kate Lawlor
Description
Brain inflammation appears to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. A major cell type involved in inflammatory cascades...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
The mammalian oocyte is the largest cell in the body and undergoes two highly specialised asymmetric meiotic cell divisions. Coordination of...
Supervisor: Professor John Carroll
The Bcl-2 family of proteins is crucial for apoptosis (a form of programmed cell death) regulation. The Bcl-2 proteins are synthesized in cytosolic...
Supervisor: Professor Mibel Aguilar
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer globally and 7th in incidence in Australia. It has a poor survival rate which can be attributed...
Supervisor: Professor Alex Boussioutas
Recent and emerging technologies have major implications for women's safety. Some of these advancements, such as apps and devices designed to...
Supervisor: Dr Reena
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is a member of a family of endogenous caspase inhibitors that act as antiapoptotic factors. XIAP is the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
There is emerging evidence from overseas quality network that disparities in health outcomes is influenced by social determinanta of health. For...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kenneth Tan
Ischemic stroke is due to a clot blocking a blood vessel impeding delivery of blood and nutrients. It can manifest as transient ischemic attack (TIA...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
SAVES-N: A prospective adverse event reporting system for neurosurgical cases
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
BACKGROUND: Postoperative myocardial injury (PMI) is defined as a cardiac troponin elevation after noncardiac surgery, and has been described as “...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jai Darvall
The micronutrient selenium is crucial for the antioxidant response, as well as for immune system and thyroid hormone regulation. Inadequate selenium...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
Depo Provera is a highly effective long acting reversible contraception administered by a three monthly injection. Internationally, in an attempt to...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
Self-care is an important component of health care globally, defined as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health,...
Supervisor: Prof Joshua Vogel
The project will focus on developing an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU), an advanced...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan