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Obstetrics and Gynaecology Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Bill Kalionis
Dr Maria Kokkinos 		kalionis@unimelb.edu.au
Maria.Kokkinos@thewomens.org.au 		Abnormal Placental Stem Cells And Their Role In Human Pregnancy Pathologies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr PhD Marta Thio
Dr PhD Omar Kamlin 		marta.thio@thewomens.org.au
omar.kamlin@thewomens.org.au 		Accuracy of documentation during neonatal resuscitation: comparison of different live-documentation tools. Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
A/Professor Kim-Anh Le Cao 		eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
kimanh.lecao@unimelb.edu.au 		Application of computational biology approaches to identify and develop biomarkers to predict pregnancy disorders and guide clinical practice. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Kate Hodgson
A/Prof Brett Manley 		kate.hodgson@thewomens.org.au
brett.manley@thewomens.org.au 		Cerebral oxygenation during neonatal intubation: an observational study Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
 eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
 Defining the role of embryo implantation failure in infertility and IVF success. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Health Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan 		t.klino@unimelb.edu.au
nhannan@unimelb.edu.au 		Elucidating the role of SPINT1 in placental insufficiency PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
Dr Jennifer Marino 		mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au 		EndoNeeds: Investigating the unmet physical, psychological and social needs of Australian women with endometriosis. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
 mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
 Fertility decision tools for young women with breast cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Jennifer Marino
Dr Michelle Peate 		jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au
michelle.peate@unimelb.edu.au 		Fertility preservation in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe
 yasmin.jayasinghe@unimelb.edu.au
 Fertility preservation in children with cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
 eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammatory mediators in the development of preeclampsia and pre-term birth. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Gerald Murray
Professor Suzanne Garland 		gerald.murray@mcri.edu.au
suzanne.garland@thewomens.org.au 		Investigating the basis of antibiotic resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Prof Martha Hickey
Dr Sarah Lensen 		hickeym@unimelb.edu.au
sarah.lensen@unimelb.edu.au 		Most Bothersome Symptom: a new research outcome in women with endometriosis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe
 yasmin.jayasinghe@unimelb.edu.au
 Prediction of ovarian malignancy in children with ovarian cysts Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
 eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
 Relationship between the microbiome and female infertility. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan 		t.klino@unimelb.edu.au
nhannan@unimelb.edu.au 		Reverse translation to better understand fetal growth restriction PhD students, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
Dr Jennifer Marino 		mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au 		Sexual dysfunction in women who have experienced cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan 		t.klino@unimelb.edu.au
nhannan@unimelb.edu.au 		Studying novel proteins in preeclampsia PhD students, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe
 yasmin.jayasinghe@unimelb.edu.au
 Surgical experience in paediatric gynaecology Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
Dr Wei Zhou 		eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
wei.zhou1@unimelb.edu.au 		Testing therapeutics for infertility in organoid models PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Bill Kalionis
Assoc Prof Harry Georgiou 		kalionis@unimelb.edu.au
harrymg@unimelb.edu.au 		The prognosisdiagnosis of common pregnancy complications utilising genetic material found in extracellular vesicles derived from maternal blood and urine. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Dorothy Machalek
A/Prof Catriona Bradshaw 		dorothy.machalek@thewomens.org.au
 Understanding the burden and consequences of Mycoplasma genitalium infection PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
Prof Martha Hickey 		mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
hickeym@unimelb.edu.au 		WomenCAN: Promoting and advancing women’s health and wellbeing after cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science

Paediatrics Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Anneke Grobler
Doctor Katherine Lange 		anneke.grobler@mcri.edu.au
katherine.lange@mcri.edu.au 		'Beating the odds': Early life experiences influencing the association between genetic prediction and language development in mid-childhood Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Gabrielle Haeusler
Prof Karin Thursky 		gabrielle.haeusler@petermac.org
 A randomised controlled trial of short-course antibiotics in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Gerald Murray
Professor Suzanne Garland 		gerald.murray@mcri.edu.au
suzanne.garland@thewomens.org.au 		Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Mycoplasma Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu
Prof Melissa Wake 		jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au
melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au 		Antibiotic stewardship and related polices impact on child health outcomes PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu
Prof Melissa Wake 		jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au
melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au 		Antibiotic stewardship and related polices impact on child health outcomes PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor David Burgner
Dr Mihiri Silva 		david.burgner@mcri.edu.au
mihiri.silva@unimelb.edu.au 		Application of intra-oral 3-Dimensional Scanning to monitor oral health in children PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor John Christodoulou
Professor David Thorburn 		john.christodoulou@mcri.edu.au
david.thorburn@mcri.edu.au 		Application of multi-omic approaches to identify the genetic bases of disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Sarah Knight
A/Prof Adam Scheinberg 		sarah.knight@mcri.edu.au
adam.scheinberg@mcri.edu.au 		Assessment and management of fatigue following paediatric acquired brain injury PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Richard Saffery
Associate Professor Ben Edwards 		richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au
ben.edwards@anu.edu.au 		Australian children and adults exposure to trace elements, and their association with cognition and development Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Julie Bines
Doctor Celeste Donato 		jebines@unimelb.edu.au
celeste.donato@mcri.edu.au 		Characterisation of rotavirus strains emerging in the vaccine era Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Gulcan Sarila
Professor John Hutson 		gulcan.sarila@mcri.edu.au
john.hutson@mcri.edu.au 		Characterising the genetic profile of gubernacular cells derived from androgen receptor knockout mice (ARKO) during testicular descent Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Paul Licciardi
Doctor Lien Anh Ha Do 		paul.licciardi@mcri.edu.au
lienanhha.do@mcri.edu.au 		Characterising the immune response to RSV in preterm and term infants Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Margie Danchin
Dr Jessica Kaufman 		margie.danchin@rch.org.au
jess.kaufman@mcri.edu.au 		Cluster RCT of a multi-component intervention package to improve maternal and childhood vaccination in Victoria PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof David Burgner
Dr Siroon Bekkering 		david.burgner@mcri.edu.au
siroon.bekkering@mcri.edu.au 		Common severe childhood infections, innate inflammatory responses and cardiometabolic risk: The VASCular changes aFter INfectious Diseases (VASCFIND) study PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Vicki Anderson
 Vicki.Anderson@rch.org.au
 Concussion Essentials: A clinical trial for reducing persisting symptoms after child concussion PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Little
Dr Jessica Vanslambrouk 		melissa.little@mcri.edu.au
jessica.vanslambrouk@mcri.edu.au 		Controlling nephron patterning and segmentation in kidney organoids PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Sebastian King
Dr Simona Carbone 		sebastian.king@rch.org.au
simona.carbone @monash.edu 		Defining the functional pathology of Hirschsprung Disease Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Nigel Curtis
Dr Nicole Messina 		Nigel.Curtis@rch.org.au
nicole.messina@mcri.edu.au 		Defining the mechanisms that underpin the beneficial off-target effects of BCG PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Little
Dr Kynan Lawlor 		melissa.little@mcri.edu.au
kynan.lawlor@mcri.edu.au 		Developing computational approaches to analyse development and disease PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Little
Dr Aude Dorison 		melissa.little@mcri.edu.au
aude.dorison@mcri.edu.au 		Developing high content screens of novel treatments for congenital nephrotic syndrome PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Kirsten Perrett
Doctor Thanh Dang 		Kirsten.Perrett@rch.org.au
thanh.dang@mcri.edu.au 		Developing novel diagnosis methods for tree nut allergies Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Kirsten Perrett
Dr Thanh Dang 		kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au
thanh.dang@mcri.edu.au 		Developing novel methods for the diagnosis of tree nut allergies PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof David Amor 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Discovery of new treatments for brain development disorders linked to epigenetic regulatory genes PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Amanda Gwee
Prof Sarath Ranganathan 		amanda.gwee@rch.org.au
Sarath.Ranganathan@rch.org.au 		Dose optimisation of antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Ruili Li
Professor John Hutson 		ruili.li@mcri.edu.au
john.hutson@mcri.edu.au 		Effect of congenital UDT on Gonocyte development Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Boris Novakovic
Prof Richard Saffery 		boris.novakovic@mcri.edu.au
richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au 		Epigenomic remodelling of immunity by reproductive and sex-hormones PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Ken Pang
Dr Michelle Tollit 		ken.pang@mcri.edu.au
michelle.tollit@mcri.edu.au 		Evaluating health outcomes of transgender children and adolescents
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Ed Stanley
Professor Andrew Elefanty 		ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au
Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au 		Expression systems for pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated derivatives PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Valerie Sung
Prof David Amor 		valerie.sung@rch.org.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Genetics of childhood hearing loss PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Lincon Stamp
Doctor Marlene Hao 		lstamp@unimelb.edu.au
hao.m@unimelb.edu.au 		Gut epithelial stem cell function: the influence of enteric neurons Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Richard Saffery
Professor David Burgner 		richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au
david.burgner@mcri.edu.au 		How do early-life exposures shape childhood metabolomic profile? Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Zheng Quan Toh
Associate Professor Paul Licciardi 		zheng.quantoh@mcri.edu.au
paul.licciardi@mcri.edu.au 		HPV immunity as markers of protection against infection Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Katie Ayers
Professor Andrew Sinclair 		katie.ayers@mcri.edu.au
andrew.sinclair@mcri.edu.au 		Human testis organoids - a novel stem cell model for reproductive disorders Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Andrew Sinclair
Doctor Katie Ayers 		andrew.sinclair@mcri.edu.au
katie.ayers@mcri.edu.au 		Identification of new genes that cause Disorders/Differences of Sex Development Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof Richard Leventer 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
Richard.Leventer@rch.org.au 		Identifying the genetic causes of brain malformation in children PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Mimi Tang
Dr Sarah Ashley 		mimi.tang@rch.org.au
sarah.ashley@mcri.edu.au 		Immune mechanisms of peanut allergy remission PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Paul Licciardi
Doctor Dan Pellicci 		paul.licciardi@mcri.edu.au
dan.pellicci@mcri.edu.au 		Immunological responses following pneumococcal conjugate vaccination Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Alison Archibald
Dr Belinda McClaren 		alison.archibald@vcgs.org.au
belinda.mcclaren@unimelb.edu.au 		Implementation considerations for a national program for expanded reproductive carrier screening PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Wake
Dr Jing Wang 		melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au
jing.wang@mcri.edu.au 		Improving lifetime outcomes for babies in special care nurseries PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Sharon Goldfeld
Associate Professor Susan Woolfenden 		sharon.goldfeld@rch.org.au
susan.woolfenden@health.nsw.gov.au 		Inequities in children’s mental health: evidence to inform precision policy responses PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Paul Lockhart
Dr Yujin Gao 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
yujing.gao@mcri.edu.au 		Investigating the molecular basis of parkinson's disease using novel genetic models PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof David Eisenstat
 trish.barber@mcri.edu.au
 Linking determination of cell fate in the developing nervous system to paediatric brain tumours PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Jennifer Marino
 jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au
 Long-term health and social implications of risk-taking in adolescence PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Jeanie Cheong
 jeanie.cheong@thewomens.org.au
 Long-term impact of moderate and late preterm birth: effects on neurodevelopment, brain development and respiratory health at school age PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Valerie Sung
Dr Lisa Mundy 		valerie.sung@rch.org.au
lisa.mundy@mcri.edu.au 		Longitudinal and secular trends in outcomes for adolescents with hearing impairment in Victoria PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Ed Stanley
Professor Andrew Elefanty 		ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au
Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au 		Making B-lymphocytes form pluripotent stem cells PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu
Prof Melissa Wake 		jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au
melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au 		Mapping hospital health records in Victoria, Australia for tracking pregnancy medicines use PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Richard Saffery
Professor Melissa Wake 		richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au
melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au 		Maximising the utility of clinical samples collected in pregnancy for population-based microbiome analysis at scale Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Professor Adrienne Harvey
 adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au
 Measuring child and family centred outcomes following spinal surgery for children with neuromuscular scoliosis PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Adrienne Harvey
Professor David Amor 		adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Measuring pain in children with cerebral palsy who are unable to self-report Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Adrienne Harvey
Professor David Amor 		adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Measuring pain in children with developmental disabilities PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Christine Imms
 christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au
 Mental health and participation outcomes for children and youth with cerebral palsy PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Alejandro Hidalgo-Gonzalez
Dr Holly Voges 		alejandro.hidalgogon@mcri.edu.au
holly.vogues@mcri.edu.au 		Metabolic reprogramming of the failing heart PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Anushi Rajapaksa
Professor John Wark 		anushi.rajapaksa@mcri.edu.au
jdwark@unimelb.edu.au 		Milk 4 D study: Validaiton of a novel low cost point-of-need diagnostic for the Assessment of Vitamin D Deficiency in infants Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Margie Danchin
Dr Alexandra Ure 		margie.danchin@rch.org.au
alexandra.ure@unimelb.edu.au 		MIND the Vax Gap: Measuring Immunisation in NeuroDiverse populations and developing an intervention to improve uptake PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Ann Frazier
Professor David Thorburn 		ann.frazier@mcri.edu.au
david.thorburn@mcri.edu.au 		Mitochondrial disease caused by ATAD3 rearrangments: Unravelling the complexity Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Ed Stanley
Professor Andrew Elefanty 		ed.stanley@mcir.edu.au
Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au 		Modelling T-cell Development using pluripotent stem cells PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Little
Dr Jessica Vanslambrouk 		melissa.little@mcri.edu.au
jessica.vanslambrouk@mcri.edu.au 		Nephrotoxicity screening using stem cell-derived proximal tubules PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Angela Morgan
 angela.morgan@mcri.edu.au
 Neuropsychological profile of children with childhood apraxia of speech PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor David Godler
Doctor Emma Baker 		david.godler@mcri.edu.au
emma.baker@mcri.edu.au 		Novel molecular and clinical aspects of FMR1 in fragile X syndrome with implications for patient management Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Sarah Knight
A/Prof Adam Scheinberg 		sarah.knight@mcri.edu.au
adam.scheinberg@mcri.edu.au 		Optimising use of everyday technology for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Professor Adrienne Harvey
 adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au
 Pain in children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Emma Baker
Professor David Amor 		emma.baker@mcri.edu.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Peripheral UBE3A expression as a predictor of the clinical phenotype in Angelman Syndrome Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Salvatore Pepe
Prof Christian Brizard 		salvatore.pepe@mcri.edu.au
christian.brizard@mcri.edu.au 		Placental Cord Blood Cell Therapy in Children at High Risk of Heart Failure PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Ann Frazier
Professor David Thorburn 		ann.frazier@mcri.edu.au
david.thorburn@mcri.edu.au 		Pluripotent stem cell models of mitochondrial disease Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Lincon Stamp
Associate Professor Sebastian King 		lstamp@unimelb.edu.au
Sebastian.King@rch.org.au 		Potential of stem cell therapy to treat Hirschsprung's disease Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Wake
A/Prof Joanne Said 		melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au
jsaid@unimelb.edu.au 		Precision prediction of maternal and child outcomes from routine fetal ultrasounds PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Kirsten Perrett
Professor David Burgner David Burgner 		kirsten.perett@rch.org.au
david.burgner@rch.org.au 		Predictors of infection, clinical severity and immunological legacy of SARS-CoV-2 in extant longitudinal LifeCourse population cohorts of children and their household/family contacts PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Tiong Tan
A/Prof Sue White 		tiong.tan@vcgs.org.au
sue.white@vcgs.org.au 		Rare Diseases Now - Great care for rare PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Little
Dr Aude Dorison 		melissa.little@mcri.edu.au
aude.dorison@mcri.edu.au 		Regulating the vascularisation of the human glomerulus in vitro. PhD students
Paediatrics Dr Prue Pereira-Fantini
A/Prof David Tingay 		prue.pereira@mcri.edu.au
David.Tingay@rch.org.au 		Respiratory strategies to protect the preterm lung at birth PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Amanda Gwee
Prof Nigel Curtis 		amanda.gwee@rch.org.au
nigel.curtis@rch.org.au 		Short course antibiotic therapy for acute septic arthritis and haematogenous osteomyelitis in children PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Christine Imms
 christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au
 Supporting young people with complex disability to participate in important life situations PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Wake
Prof Richard Saffery 		melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au
richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au 		Taking placenta to scale: The population burden of disordered placentation and placental function PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof David Burgner
Assoc Prof Kirsten Perrett 		david.burgner@mcri.edu.au
kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au 		The cardiometabolic legacy of SARS-CoV-2 in longitudinal adolescents PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Sharon Lewis
Doctor Katherine Lange 		sharon.lewis@mcri.edu.au
katherine.lange@mcri.edu.au 		The relationship between diet and mental health in children and young adults Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Richard Saffery
Professor David Burgner 		richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au
david.burgner@mcri.edu.au 		The same but different: Transcriptional responses to inflammatory stimuli in phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor David Amor
 david.amor@mcri.edu.au
 Towards treatment of intellectual disability caused by errors in the chromatin machinery PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Christine Imms
Prof Dinah Reddihough 		christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au
Dinah.reddihough@rch.org.au 		Understanding and defining supportive health/NDIS service environments PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Jemimah Ride
Professor Harriet Hiscock 		jemimah.ride@unimelb.edu.au
harriet.hiscock@mcri.edu.au 		Understanding family preferences for accessing mental healthcare for children with chronic physical health problems Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Katherine Chen
Professor Harriet Hiscock 		katherine.chen@rch.org.au
harriet.hiscock@rch.org.au 		Understanding hospital, GP, and family factors associated with paediatric asthma re-admissions Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Catherine Satzke
Doctor Sam Manna 		catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au
sam.manna@mcri.edu.au 		Understanding the importance of variation in the capsular polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof Martin Delatycki 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au 		Understanding the molecular basis of canvas-a novel neurological disorder caused by an expanded dna repeat PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Melanie Neeland
Prof Sarath Ranganathan 		melanie.neeland@mcri.edu.au
sarath.ranganathan@rch.org.au 		Unravelling the Inflammatory Signatures of Paediatric Respiratory Disease PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Professor Dave Coghill
Dr Melissa Mulraney 		david.coghill@unimelb.edu.au
melissa.mulraney@mcri.edu.au 		Utilizing technology to optimise ADHD care Masters by Research, Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Jonathan Mynard
Associate Professor Michael Cheung 		jonathan.mynard@mcri.edu.au
michael.cheung@rch.org.au 		Validation of automated blood pressure devices in children Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Nicole Van Bergen
Professor John Christodoulou 		nicole.vanbergen@mcri.edu.au
john.christodoulou@mcri.edu.au 		What are the functional consequences of CDKL5 dysregulation in patient derived neuronal cells? Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Catherine Satzke
Professor Fiona Russell 		catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au
fmruss@unimelb.edu.au 		What is the microbiological effect of a single dose of azithromycin given in labour? PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Doctor Ruili Li
Professor John Hutson 		ruili.li@mcri.edu.au
john.hutson@mcri.edu.au 		What role does Bax play during gonocyte transformation into spermatogonial stem cells? Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Doctor Rachel Peters
Doctor Suzanne Mavoa 		rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au
suzanne.mavoa@unimelb.edu.au 		What role does the built environment play in the development of allergic diseases? Honours students

Surgery Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: from data to algorithm and real-world application PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Artificial intelligence system to detect eye and cardiovascular diseases PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Serena Duchi
Dr Carmine Onofrillo 		serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au
carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au 		Biofabrication of an in vitro 3D osteosarcoma model PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		CASE: Cartilage Analytic Screening Environment PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Controlled mechanical stimulation for cartilage regeneration modelling with 3D bioprinting techniques PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Raymond Wong
 wongcb@unimelb.edu.au
 Development of regenerative therapy for photoreceptor losses using cellular reprogramming technology PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Dynamic microfluidic in vitro differentiation of stem cells for cartilage regeneration in surgical 3D bioprinting PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
Prof Robyn Guymer 		wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
 Enabling Treatment Trials of Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration PhD students
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Geraldine Mitchell
Dr Anne Kong 		gmitchell@svi.edu.au
akong@svi.edu.au 		Engineering a tissue flap PhD students, Honours students
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
A/Prof Laura Downie 		wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
ldownie@unimelb.edu.au 		Evidence-Based Practice in the Management of Glaucoma Suspects PhD students
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Tara Karnezis
 tkarnezis@svi.edu.au
 Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’ PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Generation of an ex vivo regeneration model for 3D bioprinting applications PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Srujana Sahebjada
A/Prof Mark Daniel 		Srujana.sahebjada@unimelb.edu.au
 Genome-wide expression profiling of keratoconus and non-keratoconus corneas Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Christofer Bester
Prof Stephen O'Leary 		christofer.bester@unimelb.edu.au
sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au 		How do we protect hearing with advanced cochlear implant electrode arrays? Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Christofer Bester
Prof Stephen O'Leary 		christofer.bester@unimelb.edu.au
sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au 		Impedance triggered therapeutic intervention after cochlear implantation PhD students
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Improved early diagnosis of eye diseases by integration of retinal photography and artificial intelligence to build an opportunistic screening service in metro, regional and remote primary care settings PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Shiang (Max) Lim
Dr Jarmon Lees 		maxlim@unimelb.edu.au
jlees@svi.edu.au 		Investigating cardiovascular disease in Friedreich's ataxia using human induced pluripotent stem cells PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Niall Corcoran
Professor Christopher Hovens 		niallmcorcoran@gmail.com
cbhovens@gmail.com 		Investigating the link between phenotype change and treatment resistance in prostate cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrea Bowyer
 andrea.bowyer@unimelb.edu.au
 Leveraging the power of the digital PostopQRS Registry to determine patient and clinical influences on ultimate quality of postoperative recovery. Honours students
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Doctor Shiang Lim
Doctor Jarmon Lees 		mlim@svi.edu.au
jlees@svi.edu.au 		Modelling cardiovascular diseases using human cardiac organoids PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Tom Edwards
Dr Lauren Ayton 		thomas.edwards@unimelb.edu.au
layton@unimelb.edu.au 		Ocular gene therapy: the new era of blindness prevention PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Prof Stephen O'Leary
Dr Katie Ozdowska 		sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au
katie.ozdowska@unimelb.edu.au 		Otitis Media (Ear Infection) in Indigenous Australians Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrea Bowyer
 andrea.bowyer@unimelb.edu.au
 PostopQRS Registry Honours students
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden
 peterv@unimelb.edu.au
 Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina PhD students
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
 wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
 Taking the “Guesswork” Out of Glaucoma Clinical Management with Novel Imaging PhD students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christopher Hovens
Associate Professor Niall Corcoran 		cbhovens@gmail.com
niallmcorcoran@gmail.com 		The Genomic Drivers of High Risk Prostate cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Rodney Luwor
 rluwor@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of EGFR Signaling in Glioblastoma Progression and Resistance to Current Therapies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Hayden Eastwood
 haydente@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of endolymphatic hydrops after cochlear implantation Honours students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Stanley Stylli
 sstylli@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of invadopodia in glioma invasion and response to therapeutics PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Rodney Luwor
 rluwor@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of STAT3-mediated Cancer Progression and Resistance to Current Therapies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the genetic basis of lipedema PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Christofer Bester
Prof Stephen O'Leary 		christofer.bester@unimelb.edu.au
sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au 		Understanding the hearing loss caused by cochlear implantation Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the microenvironment of lymphodema PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the role of CXCR7 in lymphodema following radiation injury PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Srujana Sahebjada
A/Prof Mark Daniel 		srujana.sahebjada@unimelb.edu.au
 Using Artificial Intelligence to improve the diagnostic predictions of corneal topography machines for Keratoconus subjects PhD students, Honours students

Rural Health Projects

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Psychiatry Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Psychiatry Dr Samantha Loi
Professor Danny Hatters 		samantha.loi@unimelb.edu.au
dhatters@unimelb.edu.au 		A novel biomarker strategy to predict neurogenerative disease risk PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Liliana Laskaris 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
lily.laskaris@unimelb.edu.au 		Animal models of Brain Development assessed using histology PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Christos Pantelis
Dr Warda Taqdees Syeda 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
warda.syeda@unimelb.edu.au 		Animal models of Brain Development assessed using MRI PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
 vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
 Brain development and the pathophysiology of psychosis PhD students
Psychiatry Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Stan Skafidas 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
sskaf@unimelb.edu.au 		Cerebellar grey and white matter changes in children with Autism spectrum disorders PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Ye Tian
Dr Vanessa Cropley 		ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au
vcropley@unimelb.edu.au 		Characterizing brain-body relationship with respect to biological aging in elderly population Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
Ms Megan Thomas 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
M.A.Thomas@live.co.uk 		Clinical, cognitive and biological correlates of early-life deprivation and threat in individuals with schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Christos Pantelis
Ms Cassandra Wannan 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
cwannan@student.unimelb.edu.au 		Cognition and brain connectivity in psychosis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
 alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au
 Cognitive training for behavioural and psychological symptoms in young onset dementia Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Samantha Loi
Dr Anita Goh 		samantha.loi@unimelb.edu.au
goha@unimelb.edu.au 		Comparing the mental health and social determinants of family members who have HD in their family PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Austin Health Professor Richard Kanaan
Professor Sarah Wilson 		richard.kanaan@unimelb.edu.au
swilson@unimelb.edu.au 		Debilitating Symptom Complexes attributed to Ticks - neuroimaging PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Ye Tian
A/Prof Andrew Zalesky 		ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au
azalesky@unimelb.edu.au 		Decoding neural mechanisms underpinning human cognition in health and disease using machine learning Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Briony Dow 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
b.dow@nari.edu.au 		Effective relationships in dementia community care: Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (the PITCH project). PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Exploring data from ENROLL-HD - an international observational study in Huntington’s disease Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Maria Di Biase
AProf Andrew Zalesky 		dibiasem@unimelb.edu.au
andrewzalesky@gmail.com 		Exploring the genetic basis of brain alterations in schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Austin Health Professor Richard Kanaan
 richard.kanaan@unimelb.edu.au
 Imaging life events in acute conversion disorder PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Kwang Lim 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
Kwang.Lim@mh.org.au 		Implementation of a Virtual Reality sensory room in a sub-acute ward for people living with dementia with behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD) PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating biomarkers, clinical and cognitive symptoms in Huntington's disease and Alzheimer’s disease PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
Dr Maria Di Biase 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
maria.dibiase@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigation of systemic inflammation on symptoms, functional outcome and course of illness in psychotic disorders PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Machine learning and neural networks in dementia and younger onset dementia. Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Stan Skafidas 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
sskaf@unimelb.edu.au 		Mapping cerebellar connectivity in neurodevelopmental disorders PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Dennis Velakoulis
Dr Dhamidhu Eratne 		dennisv@unimelb.edu.au
deratne@unimelb.edu.au 		Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (MiND) study PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Models of Service delivery for YOD around the world - aged care, mental health, or disability services? Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
 alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au
 Olfactory-focused cognitive training PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Perceptual Disturbance in younger onset dementia Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Sarah Whittle
Ms Divyangana Rakesh 		swhittle@unimelb.edu.au
rakeshd@student.unimelb.edu.au 		Studying brain-behaviour relationships during adolescence Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Amit Lampit
 amit.lampit@unimelb.edu.au
 Synthesising, dismantling and optimising cognitive interventions PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
AProf Sarah Whittle 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
swhittle@unimelb.edu.au 		The influence of sleep on brain development and psychopathology over adolescence PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Samantha Loi
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		samantha.loi@unimelb.edu.au
dennis.velakoulis@mh.org.au 		The relationship between cognitive impairment seen in chronic mental illness and dementia - what can mortality information tell us? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Use of Risperidone in HD Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Austin Health Professor Elizabeth Manias
Dr Simone Taylor 		emanias@unimelb.edu.au
simone.taylor@austin.org.au 		Use of tools to detect medication related problems in emergency departments Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Liliana Laskaris 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
lily.laskaris@unimelb.edu.au 		When might the brain go wrong: the role of immune cells at critical time-points during development PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Samantha Loi
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		samantha.loi@unimelb.edu.au
dennis.velakoulis@mh.org.au 		Younger-onset dementia - carer mental health and service use. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers

General Practice Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
General Practice Western Health Associate Professor Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
 jomn@unimelb.edu.au
 Future Health Today - health informatics PhD students
General Practice Western Health Associate Professor Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
 jomn@unimelb.edu.au
 Future Health Today Changing the course of cardiovascular disease PhD students

Clinical Pathology Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Associate Professor John Hayman
Dr Yi Qiu Sun 		hayman@johnhayman.net
yqsun@unimelb.edu.au 		Dendritic cell cutaneous egression in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Professor Lachlan Coin
 lachlan.coin@unimelb.edu.au
 Detecting the tissue of origin of circulating cell free DNA Masters by Research, Honours students
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan
Dr Ryan Hutchinson 		daniel.buchanan@unimelb.edu.au
ryan.hutchinson@unimelb.edu.au 		Finding a needle in the haystack: ctDNA detection for tracking cancer evolution and refining cancer risk Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) AProfessor Frederic Hollande
 frederic.hollande@unimelb.edu.au
 Heterogeneity of treatment response in advanced cancer: role of intrinsic and microenvironmental factors PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan
Dr Ryan Hutchinson 		daniel.buchanan@unimelb.edu.au
ryan.hutchinson@unimelb.edu.au 		Predicting tumour evolution, immune surveillance and editing using integromic classification of the tumour microenvironment Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Associate Professor John Hayman
Dr Yi Qiu Sun 		hayman@johnhayman.net
yqsun@unimelb.edu.au 		Vascular remodeling in patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans infection and its effect on wound healing Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science

Medicine and Radiology Projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Kwang Lim
Dr Juliana Kok 		kwang.lim@mh.org.au
juliana.kok@mh.org.au 		A before and after study assessing the efficacy of a standardised hip fracture pathway in a tertiary trauma hospital Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Professor John Hamilton
Dr Ming-Chin (Kevin) Lee 		jahami@unimelb.edu.au
ming-chin.lee@unimelb.edu.au 		A cytokine pathway in the control of inflammation and pain PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Dean Freestone
 deanrf@unimelb.edu.au
 A framework for creating subject-specific mathematical brain models PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Peter Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 A monoclonal antibody (mAb1F5) has been developed that identifies the expression of a putative growth factor PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Adam Deane
Dr Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid 		adam.deane@mh.org.au
Yasmine.Aliabdelhamid@mh.org.au 		A parallel group, blinded, placebo controlled, ranDomised pRagmatic clinical trial investigating the Effect of temazepAM on objective and subjective measures of sleep in critically ill patients (The DREAM trial) Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Terence O'Brien
Dr Charles Malpas 		obrientj@unimelb.edu.au
charles.malpas@unimelb.edu.au 		A Pharmacogenomics study of the teratogenicity valproate based on the prospective Australian Register for Anti-epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of end of life quality of care indicators PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of the management of anxiety in palliative cancer patients Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of the management of nausea unrelated to cancer treatment Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of the management of sleep in palliative care cancer patients Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
 adeans@svi.edu.au
 A therapeutic strategy for killing cancer cells by DNA repair inhibition PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr. Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Adipocytes as Weapons of Bone Destruction: The bone as a War Zone PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Peter Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 An anti-calcitonin receptor (CTR) antibody for the detection of programmed cell death: the role of CTR in a novel adaptive response in a pre-apoptotic mechanism PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Peter J Wookey
Prof David Hare 		pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 An antibody that detects a high molecular weight surrogate ligand of calcitonin receptor is detected in malignant glioma cells and cell lines PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Megan Rees
Dr Stephen Cole 		megan.rees@mh.org.au
 An assessment and Validation of screening tools for Sleep Apnea in Singleton and Multiple Pregnancy Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		An exploration of the experience of care at the end of life for patients with a history of illicit drug use: A qualitative medical record review PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Keith Lim
Prof John Hamilton 		kklim@unimelb.edu.au
jahami@unimelb.edu.au 		Analysis of Synovial Fluid and Peripheral Blood Samples from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Using Patients with Osteoarthritis as Controls PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrew Hua
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Anxiety and neurodegeneration in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Astrid Glaser 		adeans@svi.edu.au
aglaser@svi.edu.au 		Application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to treat childhood syndromes PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Assessment of the Falls and Fractures Prevention Clinic as the Most Effective Setting toReduce Falls and Fractures in High-Risk Older Persons: A Care Program Assessment PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Associations Between Sarcopenia, Intramuscular Fat, Mental/Physical Function and Brain Atrophy: An Imaging and Machine Learning Approach PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Balance Gym for Falls Prevention in Older Adults PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Damian Myers
Prof Natalie Sims 		damianem@unimelb.edu.au
nsims@unimelb.edu.au 		Bone Substrate Composition Affecting Bone Cell Formation, Function and Bone Turnover PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Brainwave and Electrophysiological Biomarkers of Cognition Enhancing Drugs PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Can we Fix Dementia with Deep Brain Stimulation? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Wayne Crismani
 wcrismani@svi.edu.au
 Cancer drug discovery by inhibition of a DNA repair pathway with Crispr/Cas9 gene editing and biochemistry PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Professor Lorraine Dennerstein 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
ldenn@unimelb.edu.au 		Causes of Depressive Symptoms in Early Ageing PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Mark Chong
 mchong@svi.edu.au
 Characterisation of a novel early thymic progenitor Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Monica Slavin
Dr Michelle Yong 		Monica.Slavin@mh.org.au
Michelle.Yong@unimelb.edu.au 		Characterising Respiratory Infections in Immune-suppressed Haematology and Transplant Patients PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andrew Kompa
Dr Amanda Edgley 		akompa@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Characterization of GPR35 in models of cardiac and renal disease Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Characterization of Osteosarcopenia in Older Persons: A Bench to Bedside Approach PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
A/Prof Kulmira Nurgali 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au 		Circulating Osteogenic Precurors: Building Bone from Blood PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Judy Savige
A/Prof Deb Colville 		j.savige@unimelb.edu.au
colville@unimelb.edu.au 		Clinical features in a common inherited cause of kidney failure PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Luke Burchill
Dr Aneta Kotevski 		blj@unimelb.edu.au
aneta.kotevski@unimelb.edu.au 		Closing the Gap on Aboriginal Cardiovascular Health disparities- Using Big Data to understand the patient health journey Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Dean Freestone
 deanrf@unimelb.edu.au
 Control of prosthetic limbs from decoded brain signals PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Siddhartha Mahanty
Dr Louise Randall 		smahanty@unimelb.edu.au
louise.randall@unimelb.edu.au 		COVID-19 and the common cold: does pre-existing immunity to seasonally circulating coronaviruses influence the severity of COVID-19 Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Freda Werdiger
Dr Andrew Bivard 		freda.werdiger@unimelb.edu.au
abivard@unimelb.edu.au 		Defining and validating predictors of cerebral infarction using brain CT images Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof John Price
 john.price@unimelb.edu.au
 Defining the Role of Transcriptional Stress Pathways in Cancer Cell Resistance Towards Anti-Cancer Therapeutics PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Patrick Kwan
Dr Jianxiong Chan 		patrick.kwan@unimelb.edu.au
jianxiong.chan@unimelb.edu.au 		Development of a low cost, point-of-care diagnostic platform PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Development of Marrow Fat Quantification as a Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Osteosarcopenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Assoc Prof David Anderson 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
david.anderson@burnet.edu.au 		Development of novel point-of-care diagnostics tests and surveillance tools for malaria PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Gaoqian Feng 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
gaoqian.feng@burnet.edu.au 		Development of novel vaccines against malaria PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Dr Alexandra Gorelik 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au 		Diet and Healthy Ageing Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health A/Professor Michael Hildebrand
Professor Sarah Wilson 		michael.hildebrand@unimelb.edu.au
sarahw@unimelb.edu.au 		Discovering genes for singing ability in Australian families PhD students
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Herbert Opi 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
herbert.opi@burnet.edu.au 		Discovering the mechanisms and targets of immunity against malaria PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Dr Paul Gilson
A. Prof. Freya Fowkes 		paul.gilson@burnet.edu.au
freya.fowkes@burnet.edu.au 		Discovering the targets of drugs that stop malaria parasites invading red blood cells Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Nigel Jones
nigel.jones@monash.edu
 Does sugar really affect cognition? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrew Hua
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Domestic violence and cognition in Australian women – a twenty year follow-up study
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Jon Oakhill
Prof Bruce Kemp 		joakhill@svi.edu.au
bkemp@svi.edu.au 		Drug development for metabolic diseases PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrew Hua
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Early detection of Cognitive decline – Factors at 45 that predict cognitive decline over 70 Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Alan Lai
Dr Andre Peterson 		alan.lai@unimelb.edu.au
peterson@unimelb.edu.au 		EEG/ MEG network measures as a biomarker in pre-surgical planning for epilepsy patients PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ben Kirk 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ben.kirk@unimelb.edu.au 		Effect of HMB and Vitamin D Supplementation on osteosarcoPenia In oldeR pErsons (EMPIRE) PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andrew Kompa
akompa@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Effect of uraemic toxins of vascular reactivity Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Elizabeth Manias
Professor Andrea Maier 		emanias@unimelb.edu.au
andrea.maier@mh.org.au 		Effects of anticholinergic medications in hospitalised older patients discharged from geriatric rehabilitation wards Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Drugs on Cognition-Related Brain Wave Signals in the Rat PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Drugs on Cognition-Related Brain Wave Signals in the Rodents PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Professor Elizabeth Manias
Professor Andrea Maier 		emanias@unimelb.edu.au
andrea.maier@mh.org.au 		Effects of inappropriate medication use in frail older patients discharged from geriatric rehabilitation wards Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Christine Rodda
 christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Vitamin D Status on DEXA Femoral Neck BMD in Children and Adolescents PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Christine Rodda
 christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Vitamin D Status on Forearm Fracture Healing Rates in Children and Adolescents: A Pilot Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Electrophysiological Properties of Human Brain Neuronal Tissue PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
 aaa@unimelb.edu.au
 Elucidating molecular signalling pathways controlled by anti-inflammatory steroids PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
Dr Kevin Lee 		aaa@unimelb.edu.au
ming-chin.lee@unimelb.edu.au 		Elucidating the functional roles of CCL17 in obesity-associated osteoarthritis PhD students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Enteric Neuropathy as a Target to Alleviate Gastrointestinal Side-effects of Chemotherapy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Dean Freestone
Professor Mark Cook 		deanrf@unimelb.edu.au
markcook@unimelb.edu.au 		Epileptic Seizure Forecasting PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health A/Prof Jess Nithianantharajah
Dr Simon Fisher 		jess.n@florey.edu.au
 Excitatory-inhibitory imbalance on neural networks responsible for reward-based learning Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Barbara Fam
A/Professor Sof Andrikopoulos 		bcfam@unimelb.edu.au
sof@unimelb.edu.au 		Exploring the causes of obesity development and obesity resistance Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Helen Thomas
Dr Bala Krishnamurthy 		hthomas@svi.edu.au
bmurthy@svi.edu.au 		Factors that determine islet antigen-specific T cell expansion before the onset of Type 1 diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Yet Hong Khor
Prof Anne E Holland 		yet.khor@unimelb.edu.au
anne.holland@monash.edu 		Field tests for evaluation and prognostication in interstitial lung disease PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Christopher Reid
Dr Paulo Pinares-Garcia 		christopher.reid@florey.edu.au
paulo.pinaresgarcia@florey.edu.au 		Finding a cure for a devastating form of epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Rohan Bythell-Douglas 		adeans@svi.edu.au
 Function and cryo-EM structure of the breast cancer predisposition gene BRCA1 PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health A/Professor Michael Hildebrand
Professor Sam Berkovic 		michael.hildebrand@unimelb.edu.au
s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au 		Genetic Architecture of an Adult Epilepsy Surgery Cohort: Functional Characterisation of Germline and Somatic Variation Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Genotype and Phenotype Characterisation Human Circulating Osteo-Progenitor (COP) Cells PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Michelle Scoullar 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
michelle.scoullar@burnet.edu.au 		Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in Papua New Guinea – The impact of nutrition, malaria, and other infections on pregnant women and infants PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Professor Alexander Thompson
Professor Mark Stoove 		alexander.thompson@svha.org.au
mark.stoove@burnet.edu.au 		Hepatitis C treatment among people in prison in Victoria Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Natalie Sims
 nsims@svi.edu.au
 How are autophagic processes involved in bone mineralisation? PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 How do Anti-Epileptic Drugs Work? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		How do bone marrow microenvironments regulate B lymphocyte production? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Natalie Sims
Dr Natalie Wee 		nsims@svi.edu.au
nwee@svi.edu.au 		How does the periosteum control bone width? Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Dr Colleen Elso 		smannering@svi.edu.au
celso@svi.edu.au 		How to detect a T cell’s response to autoantigen? PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof John Price
 john.price@unimelb.edu.au
 Identification and Characterisation of Molecular Mediators of Cancer Metastasis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Jessica Holien 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
jessica.holien@rmit.edu.au 		Identifying better therapies for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Terence O'Brien
Dr Charles Malpas 		obrientj@unimelb.edu.au
charles.malpas@unimelb.edu.au 		Identifying Predictors of Death in Patients with Epileptic and Psychogenic Seizures PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr JoAnne Chan 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
JoAnne.Chan@unimelb.edu.au 		Identifying targets and mechanisms of acquired immunity to severe malaria in children PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof Roland Bammer 		vijay.venkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		Improve the diagnostic prediction of imaging measures in dementia and epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
Dr Rod Luwor 		frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
rluwor@unimelb.edu.au 		In vitro brain tumour model – studying epileptic seizure development and sensitivity to anti-cancer therapy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammation-induced Cancer: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammation-induced Osteosarcopenia: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Michaela Waibel
Prof Helen Thomas 		mwaibel@svi.edu.au
hthomas@svi.edu.au 		Inhibiting hypoxia and inflammation-induced damage to improve the outcomes of islet transplantation Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce Kemp 		sgalic@unimelb.edu.au
bkemp@svi.edu.au 		Inhibition of microglia inflammation by AMPK for obesity treatment PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Kim Loh
 kloh@svi.edu.au
 Investigating a novel mechanism for improving beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Aprof Damian Myers
 damianem@unimelb.edu.au
 Investigating Lipotoxic Impacts of Fatty Acid Synthesis on: (1) Osteoblasts, and (2) Osteoclast, in Vitro and (3) Skeletal Muscle PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the Anabolic Effect Drugs (Picolinic Acid) on Osteocytes in Vitro PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
Professor Stephen Rogerson 		aaa@unimelb.edu.au
sroger@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the effects of GM-CSF and M-CSF derived human macrophages on phagocytosing P. falciparum infected erythrocytes and cytokine production PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andre Peterson
Prof Steve Petrou 		peterson@unimelb.edu.au
steven.petrou@florey.edu.au 		Investigating the electrophysiology of neuronal network dynamics PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health A/Professor Sof Andrikopoulos
Dr Evelyn Marin 		sof@unimelb.edu.au
evelyn.marin@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the involvement of novel genes and pathways in islet beta-cell dysfunction and progression to Type 2 Diabetes Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr. Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the Rapamycin Effect on Induced-Palmitic osteocytes in Vitro PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Investigating the relationship between fat, bone and muscle PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Monique Stagnitti
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Iron and Fatigue Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
 healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
 Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Health PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Professor Lorraine Dennerstein 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
ldenn@unimelb.edu.au 		Lifestyle factors and effects on mood in elderly women PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Alexandra Gorelik
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Lifestyle for Healthy Ageing Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Nigel Jones
nigel.jones@monash.edu
 Linking brain activity to behaviour: neural oscillations and cognition PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Senior Research Fellow Alexandra Gorelik
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
Cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Risk from Mid- to Late-life in Women PhD students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Professor Bernard Yan
Professor Marimuthu Palaniswami 		bernard.yan@mh.org.au
palani@unimelb.edu.au 		Machine learning assisted stroke neuroimaging PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Manipulating Recipient Immunological Microenvironment to Improve Outcomes in Allogeneic Transplantation PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Marrow Adipose Tissue Functions: Studying Lipotoxicity in Hip Replacement Candidates PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Massively Parallel Optical Imaging of Cognition Events in Neuronal Networks in Freely Behaving Mice PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Mesenchymal Stem Cell-based Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Kate Gregorevic
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
Cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Mid-Life Determinants of Health in Older Age Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Mid-Thigh Bone and Muscle Mass Measurements as an Assessment Tool for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis/penia, Sarcopenia and Osteosarcopenia: A Longitudinal Validation Study PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Dr Snezana Maljevic
 snezana.maljevic@florey.edu.au
 Modellling severe childhood epilepsy Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health A/Prof Jess Nithianantharajah
Dr Daniel Scott 		jess.n@florey.edu.au
daniel.scott@florey.edu.au 		Molecular and biochemical analysis of novel disease variants in neurodevelopmental disorders Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
 aaa@unimelb.edu.au
 Molecular signalling pathways controlling gene expression during chronic disease progression PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Siddhartha Mahanty
Dr Louise Randall 		smahanty@unimelb.edu.au
louise.randall@unimelb.edu.au 		Monocytes in COVID-19: the great influencer of disease severity? Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Dr Kay Richards
Professor Steven Petrou 		kay.richards@florey.edu.au
steven.petrou@florey.edu.au 		Morphometric analysis of a Dravet Syndrome mouse model. Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof Patricia Desmond 		vvenkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
Patricia.Desmond@mh.org.au 		Multimodal imaging measures to improve dementia diagnosis PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Alexandra Gorelik
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Multimorbidity and ageing women Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andre Peterson
 peterson@unimelb.edu.au
 Neural modelling of epileptic dynamics PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Kate Gregorevic
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Neuropsychological trajectories and Health outcomes across 20 years Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 New methods for investigating bone muscle and fat mass using 2D DXA images to predict performance, risk of falls and fractures PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Amanda Edgley
Dr Fay Khong 		aedgley@unimelb.edu.au
fay.khong@unimelb.edu.au 		Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – characterising disease features in order to develop new therapies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Alan Moss
 alan.moss@unimelb.edu.au
 Novel Approaches in Therapeutic Endoscopy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Carl Walkley
Dr Alistair Chalk 		cwalkley@svi.edu.au
achalk@svi.edu.au 		Novel genetic interactions with the double-stranded RNA-induced autoimmunity pathways Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andrew Kompa
Dr Amanda Edgley 		akompa@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiorenal syndrome PhD students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Christine Rodda
Prof Davis Darby 		christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
ddarby@unimelb.edu.au 		Oral Health and Attitudes in Young Adults Aged 15-25 Years with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case - Control Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ben Kirk 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ben.kirk@unimelb.edu.au 		Osteosarcopenia as a Geriatric Syndrome PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Jesse Zanker
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Osteosarcopenia assessment in resource-limited settings Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Prof Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults attending the Falls and Fracture Clinic PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Dr. David Scott
Prof Gustavo Duque 		d.scott@unimelb.edu.au
gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au 		Osteosarcopenia in Older Adults Attending a Fracture Liaison Service PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Christopher Reid
Dr Paulo Pinares-Garcia 		christopher.reid@florey.edu.au
paulo.pinaresgarcia@florey.edu.au 		Pacemaker channels and brain excitability PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Damian Myers
Prof John Hamilton 		damianem@unimelb.edu.au
jahami@unimelb.edu.au 		Pathology begins in the cells: Studying lipotoxic stress generated from adipocytes in bone and muscle cell cultures PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Jesse Zanker
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Cognition in Ageing Women PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Kwang Lim
Dr Rachel Aitken 		Kwang.Lim@mh.org.au
rachel.aitken@mh.org.au 		POPS (proactive care of older people undergoing surgery) Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Pre-clinical Analysis of Effects of Lamin A Overexpression on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Myocytes PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Associate Professor Alan Hayes
 hayes.a@unimelb.edu.au
 Pre-Clinical Studies Identifying Novel Molecular Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Growth and Atrophy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Prof Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Predicting Disability and Frailty in Older Persons: The Western Osteosarcopenia and Frailty (WOSF) Study PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Patricia Desmond
Prof Roland Bammer 		Patricia.Desmond@mh.org.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		Quantitative imaging in dementia PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Keith Lim
 kklim@unimelb.edu.au
 Quantitative Measure of Effusions PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof. Andrea Maier
Prof. Kwang Lim 		andrea.maier@mh.org.au
kwang.lim@mh.org.au 		Refining the comprehensive geriatric assessment PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		Regulation of blood cell production by endothelial cell-derived retinoic acid receptor gamma PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce Kemp 		sgalic@svi.edu.au
bkemp@svi.edu.au 		Regulation of ghrelin signalling by AMPK Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Professor John Mariadason
 john.mariadason@onjcri.org.au
 Role of the EHF transcription factor in breast cancer Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Role of the Nervous System in Cancer Development and Progression PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
Professor Alex Boussioutas 		aaa@unimelb.edu.au
alexb@unimelb.edu.au 		Roles of macrophages subpopulations in tumour microenvironment in gastric cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Monica Slavin
Prof Karin Thursky 		monica.slavin@petermac.org
karin.thursky@petermac.org 		Sepsis pathway compliance and outcomes for haematology patients Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Dr Megan Lim
 megan.lim@burnet.edu.au
 Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll: Young people and risk behaviours PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Burnet Institute Dr Megan Lim
 megan.lim@burnet.edu.au
 Sexting, porn, and Tinder: An investigation of education and health promotion PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Professor David Story
 dastory@unimelb.edu.au
 Simplifying clinical acid-base diagnosis in critical care Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Assoc Prof Natasha Smallwood
 natasha.smallwood@mh.org.au
 Singing for breathing in people with severe non-malignant, chronic lung diseases PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Dean Freestone
 deanrf@unimelb.edu.au
 Single pulse electrical stimulation for epilepsy monitoring and tuning of DBS therapy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Jesse Zanker
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		jesse.zanker@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Social and physical activities in ageing women PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Sodium Channels in Epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Terence O'Brien
Dr Charles Malpas 		obrientj@unimelb.edu.au
charles.malpas@unimelb.edu.au 		Sodium Selenate as a Disease Modifying Treatment for Probable Behavioural Variant Front-temporal Dementia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Wayne Crismani
Dr Davis McCarthy 		wcrismani@svi.edu.au
 Spermtyping – Single cell analysis of the generation of genetic diversity via DNA repair pathways Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Sam John
A/Prof Nicholas Opie 		sam.john@unimelb.edu.au
n.opie@unimelb.edu.au 		Stentrode: Tissue Response to Endovascular Stimulation PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof. Roland Bammer 		vijay.venkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		Stroke assessment with multi-modal imaging PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Brett Bennetts
Prof Michael Parker 		brettb@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in bone diseases PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Craig Morton
Prof Michael Parker 		craig.morton@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in cancer PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Craig Morton
Prof Michael Parker 		craig.morton@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in infection PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Michael Parker
 mparker@svi.edu.au
 Structural biology of proteins involved in mental illnesses PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Roy Kong
Dr Amanda Edgley
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Targeting inflammation and fibrosis for the treatment of retinal disease PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Michael Parker
Dr Jon Gooi 		mparker@svi.edu.au
jgooi@svi.edu.au 		Targeting microglia in neurodegenerative diseases PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Jon Oakhill
Dr John Scott 		joakhill@svi.edu.au
jscott@svi.edu.au 		The cellular fuel gauge: Novel mechanisms of metabolic control PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Keith Lim
 kklim@unimelb.edu.au
 The Correlation between Knee Effusions and Clinical Presentation in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Dr Peter J Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 The development of anti-NPY1 receptor antibodies for research into and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Professor Lorraine Dennerstein 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
ldenn@unimelb.edu.au 		The effect of anxiety on cardiovascular risk in healthy ageing women Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		The impact of cancer therapies on the bone marrow microenvironment PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		The Impact of Inflammation-Driven Cancers on Immune Ageing PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Prof Peter Angus
Dr Chandana Herath 		pangus@unimelb.edu.au
cherath@unimelb.edu.au 		The pathophysiological role of the RAS in portal hypertension Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Kim Loh
 kloh@svi.edu.au
 The role of AMP-activated kinase in suppressing atherosclerosis PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Kevin Lee
A/Prof Andrew Cook 		mingchinl@unimelb.edu.au
adcook@unimelb.edu.au 		The role of CCL17 in osteoarthritis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Elyse Dunn 		adeans@svi.edu.au
 The role of FANCM gene in inherited breast cancer PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Nigel Jones
Dr Idrish Ali 		nigel.jones@monash.edu
idrish.ali@monash.edu 		The role of microglial cells in epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Andrew Deans
 adeans@svi.edu.au
 The role of RECQL4 gene in cancer predispositon PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Carl Walkley
Dr Jacki Heraud-Farlow 		cwalkley@svi.edu.au
jhfarlow@svi.edu.au 		The role of RNA editing enzyme ADAR1 in liver homeostasis and metabolism PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Prof Peter Angus
Dr Chandana Herath 		pangus@unimelb.edu.au
cherath@unimelb.edu.au 		Therapeutic intervention of AGE/RAGE pathway in NAFLD Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Austin Health Prof Peter Angus
Dr Chandana Herath 		pangus@unimelb.edu.au
cherath@unimelb.edu.au 		Therapies targeting the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in liver fibrosis Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Prof Mark Cook
Dr Andre Peterson 		markcook@unimelb.edu.au
peterson@unimelb.edu.au 		Towards a patient-specific examination of epileptogenesis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Mark Chong
 mchong@svi.edu.au
 Transgenerational influence of diet on autoimmune susceptibility PhD students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Hospital Dr Roy Kong
Dr Amanda Edgley 		roy.kong@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Treating fibrosis and inflammation to prevent end-organ damage in diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof. Andrea Maier
Dr. Claire Maddison 		andrea.maier@mh.org.au
Claire.Maddison@mh.org.au 		Treatment outcome in older lung cancer patients: does the biological age predict it? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Associate Professor Christopher Reid
Dr Ming Soh 		christopher.reid@unimelb.edu.au
mingshiuan.soh@florey.edu.au 		Trying to stop Sudden Unexpected Death in EPilepsy (SUDEP) Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Understanding how immune cell function is impacted by novel therapies in patients with B cell malignancies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Andrew Sutherland
 asutherland@svi.edu.au
 Understanding how Type 17 immunity and IL-17 cytokines regulate Type 1 diabetes PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health A/Prof Jess Nithianantharajah
A/Prof Stefan Bode 		jess.n@florey.edu.au
sbode@unimelb.edu.au 		Understanding the neural basis of decision-making under uncertainty Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Nigel Jones
Dr. Matt Hudson
matt.hudson@monash.edu 		Using light to control brain activity PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Using Marrow Adipose Tissue to Diagnose Osteoporosis and Predict Fragility Fractures PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Helen Thomas
Prof Tom Kay 		hthomas@svi.edu.au
tkay@svi.edu.au 		Using the JAK1/JAK2 Inhibitor Baricitinib to treat new-onset Type 1 diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Western Health Dr David Scott
Professor Gustavo Duque 		d.scott@unimelb.edu.au
gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au 		Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Monitor Physical Activity in Older Adults Undergoing Exercise Interventions for Falls PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Adam Deane
Dr Mark Plummer 		adam.deane@mh.org,au
mark.plummer@mh.org.au 		Vitamin C concentrations following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Monique Stagnitti
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		ms@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Vitamin D deficiency and balance
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Dr Colleen Elso 		smannering@svi.edu.au
celso@svi.edu.au 		What are antigens/epitopes are recognized in by islet-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in people with type 1 diabetes? PhD students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Dr Colleen Elso 		smannering@svi.edu.au
celso@svi.edu.au 		What are the functional properties of human CD4+ T cells, from people with type 1 diabetes, that respond to proinsulin C-peptide? PhD students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Natalie Sims
 nsims@svi.edu.au
 What controls the development of strong cortical bone? PhD students, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris Steward
Prof Roland Bammer 		csteward@unimelb.edu.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		White matter imaging in the aging brain PhD students, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine and Radiology Western Health A/Prof Alan Hayes
Dr. David Scott 		hayes.a@unimelb.edu.au
d.scott@unimelb.edu.au 		Your Muscles Matter – The Sarcopenia Study PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine and Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Sifat Sharmin
A/Professor Tomas Kalincik 		sifat.sharmin@unimelb.edu.au
tomas.kalincik@unimelb.edu.au 		‘No evidence of disease activity’ in assessing the risk of conversion to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Dr Kay Richards
Dr Tim Karle 		kay.richards@florey.edu.au
tkarle@unimelb.edu.au 		“Glass Brain” 3D brain mapping in health and disease. Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science