Research Projects
Self-reactive T cells cause many autoimmune diseases, and can also trigger serious autoimmune side-effects in cancer patients undergoing...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ross Dickins
Background:
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and mortality...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
This research program utilises implementation science theories and frameworks to develop an implementation intervention aimed at enhancing the uptake...
Supervisor: Dr Ching Shan (Angela) Wan
Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease effects more than 80% of obese patients. This disease is gaining increasing attention as independent driver...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
This project is suitable for Honours, Masters (by Research) and PhD students.
Background
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) remains a...
Supervisor: Donia Moujalled
Cancers of the oesophagus and stomach are common malignancies. Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophago-gastric junction is one of the most...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Bariatric surgery has been a defined surgical speciality for nearly fifty years. However, the number of weight loss procedures performed over the...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
The development of diabetes involves pathogenetic processes that either destroy the β-cells of the pancreas or...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
The primary aim of the project is to gain a deeper understanding of and develop effective treatments for neurological and cardiovascular disorders...
Supervisor: Dr. Shahid Javaid
Epilepsy is a brain disorder affecting 1% of population. Patients can acquire post-traumatic epilepsy from a traumatic brain injury after a latent...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
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Supervisor: Dr Ben Sinclair
Introduction: Epilepsy is a devastating neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people worldwide. Patients with acquired epilepsy, one...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
This project is suitable for Honours, Masters (by Research) and PhD students.
Background
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and B-cell acute...
Supervisor: Donia Moujalled
Mainstream anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) that are used to treat epilepsy and some other conditions are associated with a range of cutaneous side...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the brain and spinal cord. It encompasses both neuroinflammation and...
Supervisor: Professor Vilija Jokubaitis
Stroke survivors are at increased risk of acute symptomatic seizures in the days following a stroke, and are at increased risk for developing...
Supervisor: Dr Emma Foster
Objective: The relationship between neurodivergence and eating disorders is an emerging area of interest. This study aims to measure the prevalence...
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Cecilie Gregertsen
The Melbourne Sexual Health Centre is a public sexual health service in Victoria. The clinic provides about 60,000 consultations a year. There have...
Supervisor: Professor Eric Chow
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multifaceted disorder induced by an external mechanical force to the brain. It is a leading cause of death and...
Supervisor: Dr Matt Hudson
This project is based on the single-chain antibody (scFv) technology, an emerging class of biotechnologically produced therapeutics. ScFvs are...
Supervisor: Prof Christoph Hagemeyer