Research Projects
Non-mammalian vertebrates have an amazing capability to regenerate their brain and spinal cord. In contrast, mammals very poorly regenerate their...
Supervisor: Dr Jan Kaslin
Almost 40%-50% of melanoma patients do not respond or can develop resistance to current checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy. While antigen-based...
Supervisor: Chen Li
Use of an oral health index to detect frailty in an HIV positive population.
In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV positive...
Supervisor: Prof Ian Woolley
In this project we hope to characterise the use of antimicrobials in end-of-life care including antiretrovirals and antituberculosis medicines and...
Supervisor: Prof Ian Woolley
This project can include one or all of the following:
1) Evaluate the effectiveness of an outbreak simulation used to teach infectious disease...
Supervisor: Bethany Howard
There has been a wealth of novel technology including those devices that have been developed by. Monash University
The aim of this project will be...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Use of wearable technology to improve the ergonomics in the paediatric surgical operating theatre, Phase 2.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Declining cognitive function is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) and routine cognitive testing is critically needed in MS care. However,...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Merlo
This project is at the intersection of neuroscience, data science and artificial intelligence.
Coordinated brain activity underpins all cognitive...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
The frequentist statistical approach dominates clinical trial design and analysis. However, the problems with this approach are well described....
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Ryan
Compensatory cognitive strategy training offers much promise to help women with cognitive difficulties, either brain fog during menopause, cognitive...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Caroline Gurvich
Our lab is interested in understanding how early progenitor cells of the embryo make lineage choices between neural and mesodermal cell fate. We use...
Supervisor: Dr. Jan Manent
Prostate cancer is a global health challenge. Many patients with prostate cancer have positive outcomes, but some patients develop aggressive tumours...
Supervisor: Dr Mitchell Lawrence
I am part of a world-renowned TB modelling team having unique dual expertise in research and programmatic guidance for TB control. We combine state-...
Supervisor: Dr Romain Ragonnet
Malnutrition is responsible for over three million child deaths each year with 36 countries carrying the bulk of the burden. There are proven...
Supervisor: Dr Nick Scott
Cardiovascular regenerative medicine is an exciting new approach that promises to change the current care of million people worldwide. The main...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Asia-Pacific region. Efforts to eliminate malaria are constrained by a lack of highly...
Supervisor: Prof Freya Fowkes
Dendritic cells (DCs) are sentinel immune cells endowed with the unique capacity to initiate antigen specific immunity and tolerance. Owning their...
Supervisor: MICHAEL CHOPIN, PHD
Acute harms experienced by young, heavy alcohol drinkers, such as verbal aggression, being sick from drinking too much or having difficulty getting...
Supervisor: Dr Nick Scott
There have been progressively increasing rates of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hospitalisation in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) over the...
Supervisor: Dr Negar Naderpoor