Research Projects
Many bacteria are motile. Chemotaxis, mediated by chemoreceptors, plays an important role in bacterial survival and virulence. In this project, we...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Anna Roujeinikova
Some metabolic enzymes are upregulated in the liver of mice and humans with wasting disorders. Here we will test whether and how these enzymes impact...
Supervisor: A/Prof. Adam Rose
Recently, renal denervation (removing the renal nerves) has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment for human resistant hypertension and is...
Supervisor: Professor Katherine Denton
Tumours lose features of multicellularity, such as tissue differentiation and coordinated cell division, and start to resemble colonial unicellular...
Supervisor: Dr David Goode
Cancer follows an evolutionary process shaped by the environment of the tumour. Deciphering which genes and processes enable tumour cells to adapt to...
Supervisor: Dr David Goode
Our laboratory aims to create new knowledge in host-pathogen interactions driven by intracellular bacterial pathogens. Our research team has projects...
Supervisor: Professor Hayley Newton
Mapping the topography and the conditions of indoor/outdoor terrains is an important ongoing research area, as terrain mapping is required for safe...
Supervisor: Don Samitha Elvitigala
This project uses spatial proteomics and transcriptomics data to map locations of immune cells within the vicinity of paediatric and adult brain...
Supervisor: Dr David Goode
Antibiotic resistance continues to emerge and intensify. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising alternative to current antibiotics, but...
Supervisor: Professor Mibel Aguilar
The laboratory is interested in the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity, in particular pluripotency and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jose Polo
Unlike other infections in which one single encounter with the pathogen is enough to induce long-lasting protection, immunity to malaria might take...
Supervisor: Prof Diana Hansen
Viruses pose one of the grand challenges to human and animal health globally and within Australia. Viral disease progression is critically dependent...
Supervisor: Dr Gregory Moseley
Neuroanatomy is a cornerstone of medical education, providing the foundational knowledge required to diagnose and treat neurological disorders. A...
Supervisor: Yasith Mathangasinghe
Stroke and trauma are the leading causes of brain damage in Australia. Although many people survive the initial event, they are left with devastating...
Supervisor: Leon Smyth
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common of the neurodegenerative disorders, affecting 1-2% of the population...
Supervisor: Dr Michael Lazarou
Eating disorders and drug addiction share many common traits, including biological and environmental factors that predispose individuals to...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
The human brain is wrinkled: a design thought to maximize the number of neurons packed into the limited space of the skull. But recent AI-driven...
Supervisor: Daisuke Shimaoka, Group Leader
Metallo‐peptidases cleave amino acids from either the N‐ and C‐termini of peptide hormones to either generate or degrade biologically active peptides...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Fibroblasts in the lymph nodes are able to regulate differentiation and localization of innate and adaptive immune cells. They are also a primary...
Supervisor: Dr Kostas Knoblich
TCR recognition of peptide + MHC class I complexes (pMHCI) is central to CD8+ T cell function. It is clear that the nature of the TCR-pMHCI...
Supervisor: Professor Nicole La Gruta