Medical Projects by Department

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Projects

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Department	Nodes	Supervisor(s)	Email(s)	Project	Research Opportunity
Obstetrics and Gynaecology		Dr Brett Manley Professor Peter Davis	brett.manley@thewomens.org.au pgd@unimelb.edu.au	A survey and audit of postnatal corticosteroid use to reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in extremely preterm infants	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Professor Eva Dimitriadis	eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au	Development of new treatments to halt the spread of endometrial cancer.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Michelle Peate Prof Martha Hickey	mpeate@unimelb.edu.au Martha Hickey hickeym@unimelb.edu.au	Eggsurance? Making decisions about elective egg freezing	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Sarah Holdsworth-Carson Dr Jacqui Donoghue	scarson@unimelb.edu.au jacqueline.donoghue@unimelb.edu.au	Endometriosis: Characterising genetic risk, disease pathogenesis and unexplored therapeutic opportunities.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	mlappas@unimelb.edu.au	Investigating the role of novel miRNAs in preterm birth	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	mlappas@unimelb.edu.au	Investigating the role of novel proteins and genes in gestational diabetes	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Wei Zhou Prof Eva Dimitriadis	wei.zhou1@unimelb.edu.au eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au	MicroRNA effects on embryo implantation	Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Ellen Menkhorst Professor Eva Dimitriadis	ellen.menkhorst@unimelb.edu.au eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au	microRNAs in Endometrial Cancer	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Michelle Peate Prof Martha Hickey	mpeate@unimelb.edu.au hickeym@unimelb.edu.au	Moving on from IVF in women with a low chance of success	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Mercy Health	Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino	t.klino@unimelb.edu.au	Pregnancy Specific beta-1 glycoproteins (PSGs) and their role and function in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction	Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Prof Martha Hickey Dr Jennifer Marino	hickeym@unimelb.edu.au jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au	Prevalence of menstrual disorders in young women and associations with the early life environment	Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Michelle Peate Dr Jennifer Marino	mpeate@unimelb.edu.au jennifer.marino@unimelb.edu.au	Priorities and Needs of Women Living with Advanced Cancer	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Eva Dimitriadis	eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au	Relationship between the microbiome and female infertility.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research
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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Marta Thio Dr Omar Kamlin	marta.thiolluch@thewomens.org.au omar.kamlin@thewomens.org.au	Tablet-based documentation during neonatal resuscitation	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Marta Thio Dr Douglas Blank	marta.thiolluch@thewomens.org.au douglas.blank@monashhealth.or	The Baby Directed Umbilical Cord Cutting Physiology Study: A Randomised Controlled Trial (Baby-DUCC)	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Sarah Holdsworth-Carson Dr Berin Boughton	scarson@unimelb.edu.au baboug@unimelb.edu.au	Using metabolomic mass spectrometry imaging to better characterise endometriosis	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Ellen Menkhorst Professor Eva Dimitriadis	ellen.menkhorst@unimelb.edu.au eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au	Uterine dysfunction in Recurrent miscarriage	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Kate Carroll Dr Katy de Valle	kate.carroll@mcri.edu.au katy.devalle@mcri.edu.au	A new muscle endurance test for the arms	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Warwick Teague Doctor Gulcan Sarila	warwick.teague@rch.org.au gulcan.sarila@mcri.edu.au	Anatomical and physiological characterisation of the Fgf10-deficient mice during embryonic development	Honours
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, 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, 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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor David Burgner Doctor Siroon Bekkering	david.burgner@mcri.edu.au siroon.bekkering@mcri.edu.au	Common infections in children and the risk of cardiovascular disease - a role for innate immune memory?	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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
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
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Phil Sutton Doctor Sohinee Sarkar	phil.sutton@mcri.edu.au sohinee.sarkar@mcri.edu.au	Developing a new treatment for stomach cancer	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Phil Sutton Professor Sarath Ranganathan	phil.sutton@mcri.edu.au Sarath.Ranganathan@rch.org.au	Developing a vaccine to protect children with cystic fibrosis from pathogenic infection	Honours
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
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
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Amanda Gwee Professor Nigel Curtis	amanda.gwee@rch.org.au nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Development and validation of qPCR RNA testing for E. coli, K. pneumoniae and S. epidermidis	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Boris Novakovic Professor Richard Saffery	boris.novakovic@mcri.edu.au richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au	Epigenetic programming of inflammatory memory in endothelial cells - a role in atherosclerosis	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Ken Pang Dr Michelle Tollit	ken.pang@mcri.edu.au michelle.tollit@mcri.edu.au	Evaluating health outcomes of transgender children and adolescents	PhD
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Kiymet Bozaoglu	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au kiymet.bozaoglu@mcri.edu.au	Functional characterisation of a novel gene linked to autism spectrum disorder	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Kiymet Bozaoglu	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au kiymet.bozaoglu@mcri.edu.au	Functional characterisation of a novel gene linked to autism spectrum disorder	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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, 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, 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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Vera Ignjatovic Prof Vicki Anderson	verai@unimelb.edu.au vicki.anderson@mcri.edu.au	Identification of blood markers of delayed concussion in children	Honours
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Richard Saffery Doctor Melanie Neeland	richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au Melanie.neeland@mcri.edu.au	Immune system dysfunction and epigenetic deficits underpinning the development of food allergy in children	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor David Burgner Doctor Siroon Bekkering	david.burgner@mcri.edu.au siroon.bekkering@mcri.edu.au	Inflammation in pregnancy and the induction of innate immune memory (as underlying mechanism of cardiovascular risk in adulthood)	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Yujing Gao	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au yujing.gao@mcri.edu.au	Investigating the molecular basis of Parkinson’s Disease using novel mouse models	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Yujing Gao	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au yujing.gao@mcri.edu.au	Investigating the molecular basis of Parkinson’s Disease using novel stem cell models	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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, Masters by Research
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	Metabolic profiles of mental health trajectories in childhood and early adulthood	Honours
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, 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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics		Assoc Prof Shireen Lamande Prof John Bateman	shireen.lamande@mcri.edu.au john.bateman@mcri.edu.au	Modelling human cartilage and bone disorders using pluripotent stem cells	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Shireen Lamande Professor John Bateman	shireen.lamande@mcri.edu.au john.bateman@mcri.edu.au	Modelling human cartilage and bone disorders using pluripotent stem cells	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Sarah Stephenson	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au	Modulation of toxic alpha synuclein in vivo	Honours, 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	NAXD deficiency: unravelling the pathological consequences, and evaluation of therapeutic opportunities	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Yujing Gao	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au yujing.gao@mcri.edu.au	Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex condition with poorly defined genetics and pathogenesis. This project utilises genetic and functional approaches to identify and understand genes contributing to PD.	PhD
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke Doctor Jonathan Jacobson	catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au jonathan.jacobson@mcri.edu.au	Pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke Doctor Jonathan Jacobson	catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au jonathan.jacobson@mcri.edu.au	Streptococcal transmission and disease	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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	Synergistic and antagonistic interplay between Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Sarah Stephenson	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au	Tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy: using resected tissue to understand disease pathogenesis	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Professor 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 repeat	Honours
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Professor 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 repeat	PhD
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Kiymet Bozaoglu Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	kiymet.bozaoglu@mcri.edu.au paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au	Understanding the molecular mechanisms of autism using human NF1 stem cell derived neuronal networks	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart Doctor Sarah Stephenson	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au	Using cerebral organoids for the study of tuberous sclerosis complex	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	AProf Penelope Bryant Prof Nigel Curtis	penelope.bryant@rch.org.au nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Vive La Resistance: Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in Children	PhD
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, 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, 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, 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

Surgery Projects

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Department	Nodes	Supervisor(s)	Email(s)	Project	Research Opportunity
Surgery	Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital	Dr Srujana Sahebjada A/Prof Mark Daniel	Srujana.sahebjada@unimelb.edu.au	A global approach to combat keratoconus	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Dr Geraldine Mitchell Dr Kiryu Yap	gmitchell@svi.edu.au kyap@svi.edu.au	Bio-engineering complex next generation human liver organoids	PhD, Honours
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Professor Peter Choong Dr Cathal OConnell		BioFabrication of the osteo-chondral interface using multimodal 3D bioprinting	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Cathal O'Connell	oconnell.c@unimelb.edu.au	Bioink development for cartilage tissue engineering	Honours, 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	Controlled mechanical stimulation for cartilage regeneration modelling with 3D bioprinting techniques	PhD, Masters by Research
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Cathal O'Connell	oconnell.c@unimelb.edu.au	Design of tensile strength tests for very soft materials	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Cathal O'Connell	oconnell.c@unimelb.edu.au	Development of mechanical testing protocols for very soft tissues	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Cathal O'Connell	oconnell.c@unimelb.edu,au	Diffusion properties in hydrogel materials	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research
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	Electrical Impedance changes during cochlear implantation	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, Honours
Surgery	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Dr Tara Karnezis	tkarnezis@svi.edu.au	Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research
Surgery	Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital	Dr Zhichao Wu A/Prof Gang Chen	wu.z@unimelb.edu.au	Glaucoma Outcome Measure for Cost-Effectiveness and Quality-of-Life Evaluations	PhD
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
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, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours
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	Manipulation of cochlear implant to reverse insertion trauma	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Dr Shiang (Max) Lim Dr Jarmon Lees	maxlim@unimelb.edu.au jlees@svi.edu.au	Modelling diabetic-induced cardiomyopathy using human cardiac organoids	PhD, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, 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	Patterns of Electrocochleography drops in cochlear implant recipients	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Cathal O'Connell	oconnell.c@unimelb.edu.au	Probing the complexity of cartilage using the Atomic Force Microscope	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Stanley Stylli	sstylli@unimelb.edu.au	Regulation of invadopodium function and involvement in cancer cell invasion	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	St Vincent's Hospital	A/Prof Michelle Dowsey Prof Peter Choong	mmdowsey@unimelb.edu.au sarcoma@bigpond.net.au	Sex based differences in response to total joint replacement for osteoarthritis of the lower limb	Honours
Surgery	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Prof Alistair Royse Prof Colin Royse	Alistair.Royse@unimelb.edu.au Colin.Royse@unimelb.edu.au	Sternal ultrasound assessment of plate vs. wire fixation	Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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
Surgery	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Stanley Stylli	sstylli@unimelb.edu.au	The role of invadopodia in glioma invasion and response to therapeutics	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Surgery	Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital	Dr Sudanthi Wijewickrema Prof Stephen O'Leary	sudanthi.wijewickrema@unimelb.edu.au sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au	Virtual reality and surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science

Psychiatry Projects

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Department	Nodes	Supervisor(s)	Email(s)	Project	Research Opportunity
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Vanessa Cropley Dr Tamsyn van Rheenen	vcropley@unimelb.edu.au tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au	Assessment of hippocampal subfields across development: associations with cognition and psychopathology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Vanessa Cropley	vcropley@unimelb.edu.au	Brain development and the pathophysiology of psychosis	PhD
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au	Exploring predictors of the treatment resistant schizophrenia phenotype	Honours
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs	alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au	Olfactory-focused cognitive training	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
Psychiatry	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Associate Professor Jee Hyun Kim	jee.kim@florey.edu.au	Sex differences in infantile amnesia	Masters by Research, Honours, 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
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au	Treating cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder	PhD
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au	Understand links between the brain, cognition and behaviour in psychiatric disorders on the mood-psychosis spectrum.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	tamsyn.van@unimelb.edu.au	Understanding links between the brain, cognition and behaviour in psychiatric disorders on the mood-psychosis spectrum.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs Dr Jenny Waycott	alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au jwaycott@unimelb.edu.au	Virtual reality-based cognitive training in older adults at risk of dementia	Masters by Research, Honours

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, 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
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, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, 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, 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	Dr Jarrod Kerris Professor Cassandra Szoeke	jarrod.kerris@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	: Social and physical activities in ageing women	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Prof Jennifer Philip Dr Anna Collins Davidson	jphilip@unimelb.edu.au anna.collins@unimelb.edu.au	A detailed examination of the economics of end of life care	PhD
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Dean Freestone	deanrf@unimelb.edu.au	A framework for creating subject-specific mathematical brain models	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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	A Pharmacogenomics study of the teratogenicity valproate based on the prospective Australian Register for Anti-epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Patrick Kwan Assoc Professor Nigel Jones	patrick.kwan@unimelb.edu.au Nigel.Jones@monash.edu	Acquired epilepsy in Alzheimer’s disease	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Peter 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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Peter J Wookley	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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Mrs Samantha Elder Professor Cassandra Szoeke	samantha.elder@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Anxiety and neurodegeneration in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	A/Prof Sof Andrikopoulos	sof@unimelb.edu.au	Assessment of mitochondrial function in a mouse model of obesity and type 2 diabetes	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au ldenn@unimelb.edu.au	Causes of Depressive Symptoms in Early Ageing	PhD, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
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
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Associate Professor Andrew Cook Dr Ming-Chin Lee	adcook@unimelb.edu.au ming-chin.lee@unimelb.edu.au	Determining the role of GM-CSF in osteoarthritis	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Prof Jennifer Philip A/Prof Brian Le	jphilip@unimelb.edu.au ble@unimelb.edu.au	Developing a methodology for building new clinical trial capability	PhD, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Prof Judy Savige	jasavige@unimelb.edu.au	Developing interactome (Protein binding maps) maps for BRCA1 and the collagen I molecule affected in osteogenesis imperfecta	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Prof Andrea Maier	esmee.reijnierse@unimelb.edu.au andrea.maier@mh.org.au	Diagnostic accuracy of a screening tool to identify patients at risk of sarcopenia	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Alexandra Gorelik	cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au	Diet and Healthy Ageing	PhD, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Associate Professor Nigel Jones	nigel.jones@monash.edu	Does stress contribute to epilepsy?	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Associate Professor Nigel Jones	nigel.jones@monash.edu	Does sugar really affect cognition?	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Rebecca Iseli Prof Andrea Maier	rebecca.iseli@mh.org.au andrea.maier@unimelb.edu.au	Does the Braden scale predict more than pressure injury risk in older inpatients?	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Mrs Samantha Elder Professor Cassandra Szoeke	samantha.elder@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Domestic violence and cognition in Australian women – a twenty year follow-up study	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alison Flehr Professor Cassandra Szoeke	alison.flehr@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Early detection of cognitive decline and	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Ada Cheung Ada Cheung	gender-research@unimelb.edu.au	Effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy	PhD, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Adrian Achuthan	aaa@unimelb.edu.au	Elucidating molecular signalling pathways controlled by anti-inflammatory steroids	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Burnet Institute	Dr Paul Gilson A. Prof. Freya Fowkes	gilson@burnet.edu.au freya.fowkes@burnet.edu.au	Establishing the roles of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion proteins	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Dr. Ben Gu Prof. James Wiley	ben.gu@florey.edu.au james.wiley@florey.edu.au	Evaluate inflammatory response with microparticles in blood and urine	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Priya Sumithran Dr Robyn Brown	priyas@unimelb.edu.au robyn.brown@florey.edu.au	Exploring the acute effects of sleeve gastrectomy on mental health	PhD
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Barbara Fam	bcfam@unimelb.edu.au	Exploring the microbiome and epigenetic links in obesity development	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Prof Helen Thomas Dr Bala Krishnamurthy	+61 3 9231 3282 bmurthy@svi.edu.au	Factors that determine islet antigen-specific T cell expansion before the onset of Type 1 diabetes	PhD, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Matt Hudson A/Prof Nigel Jones	matt.hudson@monash.edu nigel.jones@monash.edu	Gamma oscillations in genetic mouse models of schizophrenia	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	A/Prof Sof Andrikopoulos	sof@unimelb.edu.au	Genetic Analysis of Impaired beta Cell Function and Loss in Type 2 diabetes	Honours
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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Dr. Ben Gu Prof. James Wiley	ben.gu@florey.edu.au james.wiley@florey.edu.au	How does the brain remove the excess number of neurons during development and aging	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Dr Jessica Holien Dr Kylie Gorringe	jholien@svi.edu.au kylie.gorringe@petermac.org	Identification of novel therapeutic targets in mucinous ovarian cancer	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology		Dr Michael Duffy	mduffy@unimelb.edu.au	Identifying globally conserved malaria virulence determinants as vaccine candidates	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Ada Cheung Ada Cheung	gender-research@unimelb.edu.au	Improving the health and well-being of the trans and gender diverse community	PhD, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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
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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Michael Duffy	mduffy@unimelb.edu.au	Investigating novel chromatin proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as drug targets.	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Western Health	Professor Gustavo Duque	gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au	Investigating the relationship between fat, bone and muscle	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Marjan Tabesh Professor Cassandra Szoeke	marjan.tabesh@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Iron and Fatigue	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Cassandra Szoeke	cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Health	PhD, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au ldenn@unimelb.edu.au	Lifestyle factors and effects on mood in elderly women	PhD, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alexandra Gorelik Professor Cassandra Szoeke	alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Lifestyle for Healthy Ageing	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Nigel Jones	nigel.jones@monash.edu	Linking brain activity to behaviour: neural oscillations and cognition	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Senior Research Fellow Alexandra Gorelik Professor Cassandra Szoeke	alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au Cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Risk from Mid- to Late-life in Women	PhD, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Louise Randall Prof Stephen Rogerson	louise.randall@unimelb.edu.au stephen.rogerson@unimelb.edu.au	M-ficolin in the Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum malaria	Honours, 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, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Kate Gregorevic Professor Cassandra Szoeke	katherine.gregorevic@mh.org.au Cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Mid-Life Determinants of Health in Older Age	Honours
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, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, 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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alexandra Gorelik Professor Cassandra Szoeke	alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Multimorbidity and ageing women	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Dr Andre Peterson	peterson@unimelb.edu.au	Neural modelling of epileptic dynamics	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Alison Flehr Professor Cassandra Szoeke	alison.flehr@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Neuropsychological trajectories and Health outcomes across 20 years	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Sam John Dr Lauren Ayton	sam.john@unimelb.edu.au layton@unimelb.edu.au	Non-invasive intracranial pressure	Masters by Research, Honours
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
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Prof Andrea Maier	esmee.reijnierse@unimelb.edu.au andrea.maier@mh.org.au	Nutritional needs of hospitalized older patients admitted to geriatric rehabilitation wards	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Mercy Health	Dr Priya Sumithran Dr Robyn Brown	priyas@unimelb.edu.au robyn.brown@florey.edu.au	Pharmacological approaches to food craving	PhD
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Jarrod Kerris Professor Cassandra Szoeke	jarrod.kerris@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Cognition in Ageing Women	Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	A/Prof Johannes Kern A/Prof Raymond Martyres	johannes.kern@mh.org.au raymond.martyres@bigpond.com	Prospective study of the clinical, genetic and demographic parameters of suspected skin drug reactions in a tertiary referral hospital	Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Dr. Ben Gu Prof. James Wiley	ben.gu@florey.edu.au james.wiley@florey.edu.au	Raising innate immunity to fight with severe infection	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Camilla Tuttle Prof Andrea Maier	camilla.tuttle@unimelb.edu.au andrea.maier@mh.org.au	Senescence as a measure of morbidity	Masters by Research, Honours
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
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology		Professor David Story	dastory@unimelb.edu.au	Simplifying clinical acid-base diagnosis in critical care	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Chris French	frenchc@unimelb.edu.au	Sodium Channels in Epilepsy	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Post Doctor Research
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Dr. Ben Gu Dr. Xin Huang	ben.gu@florey.edu.au xin.huang@florey.edu.au	Somatic mutations in Alzheimer's disease	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	Dr Jessica Holien Dr Belinda Abbott	jholien@svi.edu.au b.abbott@latrobe.edu.au	Structure-based drug design of selective Drp1 inhibitors	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, 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
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Prof. Andrea Maier	andrea.maier@mh.org.au	The blood pressure drop makes you fall	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Peter J Wookley	pwookey@unimelb.edu.au	The development of anti-NPY1 receptor antibodies for research into and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer	PhD
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au ldenn@unimelb.edu.au	The effect of anxiety on cardiovascular risk in healthy ageing women	Honours
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, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Chandana Herath Prof Peter Angus	cherath@unimelb.edu.au	The pathophysiological role of the RAS in portal hypertension	PhD, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Prof. Andrea Maier	andrea.maier@mh.org.au	The power of human muscle	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Dr. Ben Gu Prof. James Wiley	ben.gu@florey.edu.au james.wiley@florey.edu.au	The Role of Innate Phagocytosis in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease	PhD, Masters by Research
Medicine and Radiology	Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health	Associate Professor Jee Hyun Kim	jee.kim@florey.edu.au	The role of NMDA NR2B signalling in fear memory erasure in juvenile rats	PhD, Masters by Research, 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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	A/Prof Mark Chong	mchong@svi.edu.au	The role of the non-muscle myosin component Myl9 in embryonic development and haematopoietic stem cell function	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Chandana Herath Prof Peter Angus	cherath@unimelb.edu.au	Therapeutic intervention of AGE/RAGE pathway in NAFLD	PhD, Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Chandana Herath Prof Peter Angus	cherath@unimelb.edu.au	Therapies targeting the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in liver fibrosis	PhD, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Prof David O'Neal Ms Catriona Sims	DTRG-t1research@unimelb.edu.au catriona.sims@unimelb.edu.au	Towards an advanced artificial pancreas aimed at optimising metabolic control in people living with Type 1 diabetes	Honours, 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	Tracking Physical Activity in Young Adults with Heart Disease	Honours
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
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, Masters by Research, Honours, 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, Masters by Research, Honours
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
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Andrew Fleetwood	andrew.fleetwood@unimelb.edu.au	Type I interferon regulation of macrophage metabolism and activation	Honours
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	Understanding how A-to-I RNA editing modifies the immunogenicity of endogenous RNA	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
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, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	St Vincent's Hospital	Prof Jennifer Philip Dr Anna Collins Davidson	jphilip@unimelb.edu.au anna.collins@unimelb.edu.au	Understanding the most effective methods for translating evidence into practice in palliative care	PhD
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Dr Evelyn Marin A/Prof Sof Andrikopoulos	evelyn.marin@unimelb.edu.au Sof@unimelb.edu.au	Understanding the role of Alzheimer’s tau protein in whole body glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Prof Nigel Jones Dr. Matt Hudson	matt.hudson@monash.edu	Using light to control brain activity	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine and Radiology	Austin Health	Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand Professor Samuel Berkovic	michael.hildebrand@unimelb.edu.au s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au	Utilising nasal biopsies as a surrogate for brain tissue to diagnose focal epilepsy	Honours
Medicine and Radiology	Royal Melbourne Hospital	Dr Marjan Tabesh Professor Cassandra Szoeke	marjan.tabesh@unimelb.edu.au cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au	Vitamin D deficiency and balance	Honours
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, 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, 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, Honours
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, Masters by Research, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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, Master of Biomedical Science

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