Research Projects
The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is an established therapeutic target for heart disease. However current drugs are not selective for the heart and...
Supervisor: Professor Morag J. Young
Regulating the receptors: new targets for fine-tuning hormone receptor actions in health and disease
Steroid hormone receptors (nuclear receptors) are expressed in many tissues and act as transcription factors to control cellular and tissue function...
Supervisor: Professor Morag J. Young
Severe acquired brain injuries can lead to a range of challenging behaviours, including aggression, impulsivity, disinhibition, and difficulties with...
Supervisor: Professor Natasha Lannin
Interstitial lung diseases (or ILD) are a group of chronic lung scarring diseases, which are characterised by distressing breathlessness, fatigue,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Yet Hong Khor
There are neuroinflammatory proteins that control the production of immune response in the brain after an epileptogenic brain insult. This study will...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
Description
Brain inflammation appears to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. A major cell type involved in inflammatory cascades...
Supervisor: Dr Idrish Ali
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer globally and 7th in incidence in Australia. It has a poor survival rate which can be attributed...
Supervisor: Professor Alex Boussioutas
This project will answer the following research question: is it safe to exercise during acute upper or lower respiratory illness?
A systematic...
Supervisor: Dr Arwel Jones
The project will focus on developing an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU), an advanced...
Supervisor: Dr Mosarof Hossain
This highly innovative project aims to developi an energy-efficient and high-performing sensor-based neuromorphic Organic Processing Unit (OPU). The...
Supervisor: Professor Patrick Kwan
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
Diabetic complications remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality and this is primarily attributed to...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Stress and sex hormones are associated with cognitive changes throughout life. This project will explore sex and stress hormones in association with...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Caroline Gurvich
We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake clinical translational research to improve women’s health. Our research programme focuses on...
Supervisor: Dr Lenka Vodstrcil
We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake clinical translational research to improve women’s health. Our research programme focuses on...
Supervisor: Professor Catriona Bradshaw
he SHARE study is designed to assess current awareness, attitudes, and behaviours related to HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention...
Supervisor: Phyu Mon Latt, Dr
This project aims to develop nanoparticle contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that selectively target molecular markers of...
Supervisor: Prof Christoph Hagemeyer
Inflammatory skin diseases may leave persistent molecular imprints even after visible inflammation has resolved. This project investigates how immune...
Supervisor: Celine Pattaroni
Interstitial lung diseases (or ILD) are a group of chronic lung scarring diseases, which is the second leading cause of death due to chronic lung...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Yet Hong Khor
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is generally due to abnormalities either in a protein called tau (45%) or a protein called TDP-43 (45%). In both types...
Supervisor: Professor Terence O'Brien
Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition which is characterised by spontaneous seizures, or 'fits'. Current medications are effective...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones