Research Projects
A series of projects is embedded in our existing prospective cohort study (known as VMAX) of 745 Victorians living in metropolitan and rural areas...
Supervisor: Professor Paul Dietze
Mitochondria more than just “the powerhouse of the cell”. They are fascinating, highly dynamic organelles that carry out an array of cellular...
Supervisor: Dr Kate McArthur
Community pharmacist have the potential to provide accessible health services to adolescents and the potential to improve adolescent’s access to...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
The primary purpose of this research is to understand what matters most to key populations when deciding whether or not to use doxycycline after sex...
Supervisor: Phyu Mon Latt, Dr
Based at the Central Clinical School, our laboratory works closely with clinicians at the Alfred Hospital to study mechanisms of cancer development...
Supervisor: Dr Gamze Kuser Abali
Background: Heart failure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease affect millions of people worldwide and are characterised by persistent inflammation...
Supervisor: Professor Morag J. Young
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness characterised by recurrent distressing mental obsessions and behavioural compulsions....
Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Segrave
During a manic episode there can be increased goal-directed activities (either socially, vocationally, and sexually) and involvement in pleasurable...
Supervisor: Prof Sue Cotton
Young Australians frequently engage in risky single occasion drinking. This drinking pattern is associated with a variety of harms including...
Supervisor: A/Prof Megan Lim
Pharmacists' provision of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services has expanded from mainly dispensing medications to including services...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a leading cause of injury and chronic disease and mortality in Australia, and the leading cause of disability or death...
Supervisor: Dr Rowan Ogeil
This project is aimed at investigating different lipids that are produced by the human gut microbiota to understand their presentation and...
Supervisor: Dr Praveena Thirunavukkarasu
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition characterised by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep and affects both adults and...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Gillian Nixon
Cellular aging is a complex biological process involving a gradual decline in cellular function and increased vulnerability to disease. It is...
Supervisor: Dr Iman Azimi
Understanding the breadth of missed primary aldosteronism diagnosis in Australians with Hypertension
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common endocrine secondary cause of hypertension. Historically, it was believed to affect <1% of...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
Stroke is the third most common cause of death among women in Australia (vs. 5th in men). There is emerging evidence the rising incidence of stroke...
Supervisor: Dr Muideen Olaiya
Paediatric chronic pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as persistent or recurring pain that lasts for longer than...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
We are developing a cohort of children who have lost skills and developed autism, sometimes called autistic regression. Using video footage prior to...
Supervisor: Professor Katrina Williams
Plasmalogens are a unique class of lipids that are abundant in certain tissues such as the heart, brain and specific immune cell types. Studies have...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Meikle
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. In high-income countries, it is often preventable...
Supervisor: Dr Ritesh Warty