Research Projects
Viruses and humans have coevolved for millions of years and during this time viruses have armed themselves with strategies to hijack or evade our...
Supervisor: Dr Natalie Borg
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer profound musculoskeletal functional decline that is compounded by concurrent losses in bone mass (...
Supervisor: Prof. Lawrence McMahon
Gender identity is the gender with which a person identifies. Studies suggest that gender identity is affected by genetic, prenatal hormonal and/or...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Obesity is a major public health burden worldwide, where 2/3 Australians are overweight and/or obese. Obesity greatly increases the risk of diabetes...
Supervisor: Dr Denuja Karunakaran
How many times every day do you do things on the spur of the moment? Impulsivity (or acting without foresight) in pursuit of short-term gratification...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Antonio Verdejo-Garcia
The COVCan study aims to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on cancer management at The Alfred Hospital.
Background:
Cancer patients are...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Robert Stirling
DC monitor the environment for potential “danger signals” that signify pathogen invasion, including non-homeostatic cell death caused by viruses. We...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Mireille Lahoud
General practice is pivotal in the management of care for patients across the lifespan. General practice represents an ideal setting where...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon James
Thin, flat, branched actin cytoskeleton filled membrane protrusions like the lamellipodia and membrane ruffles are utilized by cells for a plethora...
Supervisor: Dr Senthil Arumugam
In recent years the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has developed frameworks for improving the quality of care delivered to older...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability with no treatment that affects progression of disease. The prevalence of hip OA is...
Supervisor: Dr Yuanyuan Wang
The shape of the lower jaw (mandible) and dentition in non-human primates varies between species but the reasons behind this morphological variation...
Supervisor: Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou
Children's exposure to screen media has raised serious concerns amongst parents with suggestions that it might harm cognitive, linguistic, and...
Supervisor: Dr Hannah Kirk
Background:
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (a-tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known to modulate cortical excitability,...
Supervisor: Professor Shapour Jaberzadeh
The enigmatic receptor KIR2DL5.
KIR2DL5 is the least understood member of the KIR family. By sequence, KIR2DL5 is a hybrid of KIR3DL1 (see Vivian...
Supervisor: Mr Julian Vivian
Social determinants of health (SDoH) encompass various non-medical factors, such as socio-economic status, education, living conditions, and access...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli
Neuroimaging and cognitive research within University laboratories often relies on staff and students working within these laboratories to...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
The clinical trial of invasive neurotechnological interventions, such as deep brain stimulation and other sophisticated brain computer interfaces,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
Minimally invasive surgery is experiencing rapid advancements in techniques, technology, and applications. Previous studies have focused on the...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
The EXCEL Partnership represents a novel, coordinated effort to create a high-quality, detailed, prospective registry of patients...
Supervisor: Professor Carol Hodgson