Research Projects
Project Aims: Identify genetic markers that predict the risk of valproate-induced birth defects.
It is recognised that women with epilepsy who...
Supervisor: Professor Terence O'Brien
Healthcare-associated infections impose a substantial and growing burden on healthcare systems, primarily targeting our most vulnerable groups...
Supervisor: Dr Jane Hawkey
This research program focuses on improving access to care and developing better models of support for people living with chronic and palliative...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Rebecca Disler
Gliomas are the most common type of intrinsic brain tumour and a major cause of morbidity and mortality for those afflicted by these highly invasive...
Supervisor: Dr Mastura Monif
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is caused by accumulated oncogenic mutations in white blood cell progenitors that lock them into an immature self-...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ross Dickins
The burgeoning pandemic of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens poses a major threat to global health. In Australia alone, 6.5 deaths...
Supervisor: Dr Jane Hawkey
Modelling key B cell populations with age to uncover the mechanisms of autoimmunity.
Supervisor: Prasanti Kotagiri
Age-related biomarkers such as telomere length and ‘brain age’ have shown accelerated biological aging and are associated with the accumulation of...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Merlo
Alternative splicing is a regulatory pathway that can can change the messenger RNA produced from a gene and subsequently the proteins that are...
Supervisor: Professor Merlin Thomas
The pathophysiologic progression to heart failure is a complex process. Initial insults such a myocardial infarction or chronic hypertension, trigger...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
The project will contribute to work being undertaken as part of a recently funded NHMRC grant within the National Centre for Healthy Ageing....
Supervisor: Professor Nadine Andrew
UTIs are extremely common, affecting >400-million people worldwide annually. The burden of UTIs is increasing globally and is complicated by...
Supervisor: Dr Iain Abbott
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection and severe disease from SARS-CoV-2. Although vaccination elicits neutralising...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Gill
Chronic respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The evidence on the association between diet quality...
Supervisor: Dr Ching Shan (Angela) Wan
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a genetically heterogenous disorder characterised by striking facial features and multi...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Urinary tract infections are a common cause of bacterial infection, especially in females. These infections are often chronic or recurrent and can...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey
Beyond the diet: Contextual (placebo) effects in dietary counselling for gastrointestinal conditions
Contextual factors refer to the psychological, social, and physical elements present during clinical interactions between patients and healthcare...
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Heidi Staudacher
For cells to function and therefore life to exist, proteins have to be processed and their constituents recycled or destroyed. The Proteasome is the...
Supervisor: A/Prof Vivek Naranbhai
Background: Heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite significant advances in treatment. Patients with heart failure...
Supervisor: Professor Morag J. Young
A biomarker is an objectively measured characteristic of a normal or pathologic biological process. The development of novel interventions to treat,...
Supervisor: A/Prof Pablo Casillas-Espinosa MD, PhD