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
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
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, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Prof Eva Dimitriadis Dr Ellen Menkhorst	eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au ellen.menkhorst@unimelb.edu.au	Developing epigenetic biomarkers to predict pregnancy disorders and guide clinical practice.	PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Reza Haqshenas Dr Gerald Murray	reza.haqshenas@unimelb.edu.au gerald.murray@unimelb.edu.au	Exploring the effects of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on diversity of circulating genotypes	Masters by Research, Honours students
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 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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Dr Jacqueline Donoghue	jacqueline.donoghue@unimelb.edu.au	Functional role of VEZT over expression in endometrium	PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	DR Gerald Murray Dr Monica Molano	gerald.murray@unimelb.edu.au Monica.MolanoLuque@thewomens.org.au	Identification of biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis human papillomavirus associated cancer	PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Austin Health	Dr Anthea Lindquist Dr Roxanne Hastie	anthea.lindquist@unimelb.edu.au hastie.r@unimelb.edu.au	Improving women’s knowledge of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors following the diagnosis of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.	Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Royal Women’s Hospital	Prof Eva Dimitriadis Dr Wei Zhou	eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au wei.zhou1@unimelb.edu.au	Infertility in women and embryo implantation failure: identifying mechanistic insights using new genetic human technologies	PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
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, 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
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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Austin Health	Dr Fiona Brownfoot A/Prof Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino	fiona.brownfoot@gmail.com t.klino@unimelb.edu.au	Regulation of Placental Growth Factor in pregnancy complications	PhD students, 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, 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
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 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, 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
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 MD PhD Marta Thio Dr Kate Hodgson	marta.thiolluch@thewomens.org.au kate.hodgson@thewomens.org.au	Use of a respiratory function monitor to improve training efficiency in neonatal face mask ventilation	Honours 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