Research Projects
For cells to function and therefore life to exist, proteins have to be processed and their constituents recycled or destroyed. The Proteasome is the...
Supervisor: A/Prof Vivek Naranbhai
A biomarker is an objectively measured characteristic of a normal or pathologic biological process. The development of novel interventions to treat,...
Supervisor: Dr Pablo Casillas-Espinosa MD, PhD
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has a mortality rate 12 times higher than the annual death rate from all causes in females aged 15 to 24. Currently, there is...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Oldfield
We propose pioneering studies to prevent the consequences of infection-related exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that...
Supervisor: Professor Philip Bardin
Bone responds to loads, where increased loads leads to denser bones. Hence certain exercises are very important and have a positive effect on bones....
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious problem that affects one in six women in Australia, and it is the leading cause of preventable death,...
Supervisor: Dr Georgia Symons
The glymphatic system, which clears waste from the brain and is most active during sleep, plays a crucial role in maintaining brain health.
This...
Supervisor: Dr Akram Zamani
Obesity is an enormous health concern, both in Australia and worldwide. Our laboratory recently published a function for the ETS-5 transcription...
Supervisor: Professor Roger Pocock
Serratia marcescens is a Gram negative bacterium that is an emerging cause of healthcare-associated infections and is increasingly recognised as a...
Supervisor: Dr Nenad Macesic
This project explores: (1) the physical and mental health needs of paramedic students to function safely in the paramedic industry, and (2) methods...
Supervisor: Dr Simon Sawyer
Foot pain is a common problem, affecting Australians of all ages. Despite this, there is little known about its impact or risk factors, across the...
Supervisor: Professor Anita Wluka
Bystander interventions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are critical to cardiac arrest survival. In paediatric cardiac...
Supervisor: Professor Janet Bray
Objective:
To investigate the influence of laser acupuncture on neuroplasticity, assessed using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
Design...
Supervisor: Professor Shapour Jaberzadeh
Cognitive decline is a major health and social issue, as it negatively affects quality of life of older adults, and increases risk of dementia (such...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
Increased intestinal permeability, known as “leaky gut,” is implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple chronic diseases, including inflammatory bowel...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Houghton
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterised by extreme self-control, partly generated by exaggerated prefrontal cortex activity, which leads to inflexible...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
Transitive inference is a fundamental cognitive function and the basis of deductive reasoning that allows one to derive a relation between objects/...
Supervisor: Dr Mehdi Adibi
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the brain and spinal cord. The accurate and timely diagnosis of multiple sclerosis...
Supervisor: Dr. Nevin John
Epigenetics describes dynamic molecular modifications ‘above the level of the DNA’ which do not alter the genetic code but influence the way the...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan