Research Projects
Background:
Strong climatic changes may have been the primary drivers of human evolution. Understanding how early human (hominin) foraging and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Luca Fiorenza
The quality and quantity of sleep are very closely related to variations in body temperature: falling asleep generally occurs in the period when...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
Rationale for the study
Open surgery for the repair of inguinal hernia may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing laparoscopic and open...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Rationale for the study
Surgery for the treatment of undescended testes may lead to some adverse long-term effects upon the structures of the...
Supervisor: Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Testicular tissue percent oxygen saturation (%StO2) measured by trans-scrotal near infrared spectroscopy in children undergoing orchidopexy.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Despite advances in neonatal medicine, there remains a significant gap in the research surrounding the treatment of neonatal seizures. While...
Supervisor: Dr Tamara Yawno
If you are interested in research on physical activity and sedentary behaviour and their impact on health in adults/older adults, please get in touch...
Supervisor: Prof Danijela Gasevic
Bariatric surgery has now been accepted as a front-line treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that compares favourably with lifestyle and medicinal...
Supervisor: Dr Aneta Stefanidis
Bariatric surgery has now been accepted as a front-line treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that compares favourably with lifestyle and medicinal...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Oldfield
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
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Bacterial infections are one of the most common complications following stroke. Bacterial...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey
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
Project overview: The serine protease tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is well known for its fibrinolytic properties to remove blood clots...
Supervisor: Professor Robert Medcalf