Research Projects
Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEIs) are caused by rare genetic variants, yet many patients especially those with Predominantly Antibody Deficiency (PAD...
Supervisor: Dr Emily Edwards
When mitochondria are unable to function properly, the proteome changes to re-establish homeostasis. In this project, we will investigate why some...
Supervisor: Dr Luke Formosa
Iron is essential for bacterial growth, but it is severely limited in most environments. Bacteria have evolved clever systems to acquire this...
Supervisor: Dr Francesca Short
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 200,000 Australians, and strikes at a young age, crimpling people for life...
Supervisor: A/Prof Rachel Hill
Australian women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are disproportionately less likely than their Australian-born peers to...
Supervisor: Dr Noushin Arefadib
The prevalence of metabolic diseases has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The presence of metabolic disorders predispose to...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
People with a serious mental health condition (treatment resistant depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis-spectrum conditions) may face different...
Supervisor: Dr. Emma Morton
Trauma and uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of morbidity worldwide. We have developed and structurally characterized potent monoclonal...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium that is one of the most common pathogens of people with cystic fibrosis. This organism causes...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor John Boyce
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Early identification and referral of patients with unmet needs to supportive care...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou
Bike riding has the potential to lead to huge gains in population health (such as through increased physical activity) and environmental health....
Supervisor: Dr Ben Beck
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, with differences not only among different patients, but even amongst the bulk of cells within tumors in individual...
Supervisor: Dr Mark Shackleton
The majority of cancers initially respond very well to standard of care chemotherapeutics but invariably become resistant leading to cancer relapse...
Supervisor: Dr Ron Firestein
Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) have impairments in ventilatory control and are predisposed toward sleep disordered breathing due to a...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
Our research explores the molecular mechanisms of cellular dysfunction in Fabry disease and develops targeted therapies to slow its progression....
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kumaran Narayanan
In Australia, over one in 10 women aged 19–24 years experienced an unintended pregnancy. Disparities exist, with women from culturally and linguistic...
Supervisor: Dr Vera Camoes Costa
One of the most common questions parents of children with minimal spoken language ask is “will my child talk?”. Currently clinicians are not able to...
Supervisor: Dr Amanda Brignell
This PhD project is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership grant in collaboration with Orygen (Centre for...
Supervisor: Prof Sue Cotton
Dementia poses a significant challenge globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where resources for care are limited. The World...
Supervisor: Dr Angel Lee
PCOS is a common condition affecting ~13% of reproductive-aged women. Lifestyle management is a key initial first-line therapy for PCOS according to...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran