PhD Research Projects
Our PhD students carry out research in a variety of departments and institutes across the Parkville Precinct, while working closely with their Melbourne Bioinformatics co-supervisors to develop their bioinformatics expertise.
Melbourne Bioinformatics does not directly offer bioinformatics PhD projects, but we can co-supervise students who have funding in other groups within the University of Melbourne (subject to staff availability).
Find out more about research degrees at the University of Melbourne, including eligibility and application processes.
| Student | Institution | Supervisors | Thesis topic | Year completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Chung | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne | Prof Peter Rogers (principal); Prof Daniel Park (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Endometriosis –omics approaches to a better understanding | current |
| Alex Eisner | Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne | Prof Anne-Louise Ponsonby (principal); Prof Daniel Park (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Understanding how Epstein-Barr virus and other factors program multiple sclerosis onset and progression through epigenetic pathways to inform prevention and treatment with risk stratification | current |
| Mary Huang | Department of Medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne | Prof Judith Savige (principal); Khalid Mahmood (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Genetic testing to detect undiagnosed inherited diseases | current |
| Mehari Merid | Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne | Steve Simpson-Yap (principal); Prof Daniel Park (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Investigating the direct and indirect effects of environmental, lifestyle, and epigenetic factors on the risk and progression of multiple sclerosis | current |
| Aaron Meyers | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne | A/Prof Dan Buchanan (principal); Khalid Mahmood (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Integrative multi-omic investigations into the genetic and functional mechanisms underlying colorectal cancer aetiology and risk | current |
| Jakob Schuster | Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne | Prof Matthew Ritchie (principal); Prof Bernie Pope (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Enhancing bioinformatic workflows through open-source software development | current |
| Sam Tanner | Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne | Prof Anne-Louise Ponsonby (principal); Prof Daniel Park, Chol-Hee Jung (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Integrative analyses on phthalates and neurodevelopment disorders | current |
| Santosh Varughese | Department of Medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne | Prof Judith Savige (principal); Khalid Mahmood (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Genetics of atypical forms of polycystic kidney disease (APKD) | current |
| David Edwards | Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne; then Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University | Prof Kat Holt (principal); A/Prof Bernie Pope (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | In Silico Discovery of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Under Positive Parallel Selection in Bacteria | 2022 |
| Peter Georgeson | Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne | A/Prof Dan Buchanan (principal); Prof Bernie Pope (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Evaluating the clinical applicability of tumour mutational signatures in colorectal cancer and related syndromes | 2022 |
| Philip Harraka | Department of Medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne | Prof Judith Savige (principal); Khalid Mahmood (Melbourne Bioinformatics) | Retinal drusen and genetics in glomerulonephritis | 2022 |