Research Projects
Wet Lab based projects (full for 2025-2026, possible 2026-2027
Engineering novel T-Cell therapies in brain tumours
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Pregnancy is a unique opportunity to optimise health outcomes for both mother and baby, not only for the duration of pregnancy but also across their...
Supervisor: Prof Kirsten Palmer
Clinical research is the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine and the foundation of modern healthcare. While the design and quality of studies can...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol
Randomised controlled trials are the most important way in which evidence is collected for new therapies, re-purposed therapies or management...
Supervisor: A/Prof Atul Malhotra
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative condition affecting the central nervous system. There are over 33,000...
Supervisor: Dr. Nevin John
Haemoglobin disorders, such as sickle cell disease and β-thalassaemia are the result of mutations in the adult β-globin gene. When these disorders...
Supervisor: Dr Jim Vadolas
The innate immune system is the body’s first line of defence against infection, and is necessary for our survival. Our cells have evolved specialized...
Supervisor: Dr. Natalia G. Sampaio
Clinical registries play an important role in measuring healthcare delivery, supporting quality improvement and evaluating clinical outcomes,...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
PI3-kinase mediates pro-survival signalling in many cancer types and is a bone fide therapeutic target exploited by PI3-kinase inhibitors in the...
Supervisor: Professor Jake Shortt
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common, and a potentially curable, cause of hypertension, estimated to affect 5-10% of all hypertensive...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
This research programme aims to evaluate a novel fetal movement tracking app.
The projects will suit a student with a background in or passion for...
Supervisor: Dr Billie F Bradford
Stress and the ways that medical professional deal with it has received a renewed interest in recent times
With novel wearable technology the stress...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Evaluation of a stress reduction programme for active surgeons using wearable technology.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Accurate identification of stroke patients is crucial to understanding the condition and improving quality of care and patient outcomes. Researchers...
Supervisor: Prof Monique Kilkenny
Opportunities exist to be involved in this exciting project on innovative digital monitoring devices for neonates. The project will involve...
Supervisor: A/Prof Atul Malhotra
In collaboration with Pulsenmore, we plan to conduct a pilot study at Monash Health to evaluate the safety, patient and healthcare provider...
Supervisor: Daniel Rolnik
In Feb 2022 Monash Health introduced a new suspected MI pathway. Patients follow one of four streams depending on pre-hospital symptom duration/onset...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton