Paediatrics Projects

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Department	Nodes	Supervisor(s)	Email(s)	Project	Research Opportunity
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Shireen Lamande Prof John Bateman	shireen.lamande@mcri.edu.au john.bateman@mcri.edu.au	A clinical trial-in-a-dish using iPSC-derived cartilage and bone organoids	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu Prof Paul Lockhart	kiymet.bozaoglu@mcri.edu.au paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au	A high throughput drug screen to identify candidate targets for the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1.	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Dinah Reddihough Prof Prue Morgan	dinah.reddihough@rch.org.au prue.morgan@monash.edu	Adapt an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program to an Australian context	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Salvatore Pepe Prof Christian Brizard	spepe@unimelb.edu.au christian.brizard@rch.org.au	Adjunct Cord Blood Cell Therapy for Paediatric Heart Failure	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Rachel Peters Dr Jennifer Koplin	rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au	Adverse health consequences of infant food allergy: a population-based longitudinal study.	PhD 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	Prof Nigel Curtis Dr Nicole Messina	brace@mcri.edu.au brace@mcri.edu.au	BRACE trial PhD opportunities	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Rachel Peters A/Prof Jennifer Koplin	rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au	Can the allergic march from infant food allergy to asthma be prevented?	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	Dr Nicole Messina Prof Nigel Curtis	nicole.messina@mcri.edu.au nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Defining the mechanisms that underpin the beneficial off-target effects of BCG	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Nicole Messina Prof Nigel Curtis	nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Determinants of COVID-19 risk and severity	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Paul Lockhart Prof Martin Delatycki	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au	Discovering novel genes and pathways to ataxia	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Nigel Curtis Dr Nicole Messina	nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Does neonatal BCG vaccination protect against infection and allergic disease in the first 5 years of life?	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Ed Stanley Dr Jacqui Schiesser	ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au jacqui.schiesser@mcri.edu.au	Expanding pancreatic progenitor cells for treatment of type 1 diabetes	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Simranpreet Kaur Prof John Christodoulou	simran.kaur@mcri.edu.au john.christodoulou@mcri.edu.au	Expanding the molecular understanding, and advancing personalised therapeutics for KIF1A-Associated Neurological Disorders	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Elyse Passmore A/Prof Erich Rutz	elyse.passmore@rch.org.au erich.rutz@rch.org.au	Foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Melbourne Hospital,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)	Prof David Eisenstat Dr Maree Faux	david.eisenstat@mcri.edu.au maree.faux@mcri.edu.au	Gene regulation in the developing retina and the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma	PhD students
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	Prof Christine Imms A/Prof Adrienne Harvey	christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au	Healthy Trajectories: Promoting wellbeing and quality of life for those with child-onset disability and their families	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Jim Buttery Dr Gerardo Luis Dimaguila	jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au gerardoluis.dimaguil@mcri.edu.au	healthYpulse: A Learning Healthcare System for Improving Paediatric Patient Experience and Outcomes	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Melbourne Hospital,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)	Prof Richard Saffery Dr Boris Novakovic	richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au boris.novakovic@mcri.edu.au	High Dimensional Immune and Epigenetic Profiling of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Paul Lockhart Prof Richard Leventer	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au richard.leventer@mcri.edu.au	Identifying the causes of brain malformation in children	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 Mirana Ramialison	mirana.ramialison@mcri.edu.au	Interrogating the spatial dynamics of gene regulatory networks during embryonic development and disease	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Valerie Sung A/Prof Gabrielle Haeusler	valerie.sung@rch.org.au gabrielle.haeusler@rch.org.au	Investigating 'silent' newborn viral infections and outcomes in the GenV cohort	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Samuel Menahem Prof Margaret Hay	samuel.menahem@unimelb.edu.au margaret.hay@monash.edu	Investigating a Unique Dwelling Space for New Mothers and Babies	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Sarah Stephenson Prof Paul Lockhart	sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au	Investigating the role of FBX proteins in Neurodevelopment	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Jim Buttery Dr Hazel Clothier	jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au hazel.clothier@mcri.edu.au	Learning Health System for identification and prevention of vaccination errors	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof David Eisenstat	david.eisenstat@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 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	Dr Anita d'Aprano	anita.daprano@unimelb.edu.au	Measuring developmental outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Catherine Satzke Dr Laura Boelsen	catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au laura.boelsen@mcri.edu.au	Microbial changes following pneumococcal conjugate vaccination	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Melbourne Hospital,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)	Prof Richard Saffery Dr Boris Novakovic	richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au boris.novakovic@mcri.edu.au	Molecular remodelling of endothelial cells in response to specific lymphocytes and other signals	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Elyse Passmore Dr Gareth Ball	elyse.passmore@rch.org.au gareth.ball@mcri.edu.au	Motor function assessment using video-based motion capture and machine-learning for children with movement disorders	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Angela Morgan Prof David Amor	angela.morgan@mcri.edu.au david.amor@mcri.edu.au	Neuropsychological profile of children with childhood apraxia of speech	PhD 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	Optimising use of everyday technology for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Women’s Hospital	Professor Denise Harrison	deniseh@unimelb.edu.au	Partnering to reduce neonatal pain	Honours students
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	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	A/Prof Kirsten Perrett Dr Vicki McWilliam	kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au vicki.mcwilliam@mcri.edu.au	Prevention of nut allergies in high risk infants	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Kirsten Perrett A/Prof Jennifer Koplin	kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au	RCT of Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of allergy	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	Resolving inflammation in childhood respiratory disease	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	Prof Jim Buttery Dr Hazel Clothier	jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au hazel.clothier@mcri.edu.au	SNOTWATCH: Mapping real-time respiratory and gastrointestinal viral information to inform and improve health outcomes	PhD students
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 Melbourne Hospital,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)	A/Prof Ken Pang Dr Nicholas Veldhuis	ken.pang@mcri.edu.au nicholas.veldhuis@monash.edu	Targeting novel mediators of chronic pain to improve analgesia for Epidermolysis Bullosa	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Rachel Peters Dr Suzanne Mavoa	rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au Suzanne.Mavoa@epa.vic.gov.au	The impact of air pollution and other environmental factors on food allergy and other allergic diseases across the first 10 years of life: a population-based, longitudinal study.	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Sonia Grover Prof Andrew Chanen	sonia.grover@rch.org.au andrew.chanen@orygen.org.au	The LongSTEPPP Project	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	Prof Paul Lockhart Prof Martin Delatycki	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au	Understanding beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration using stem cell models	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Catherine Satzke Dr Sam Manna	catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au sam.manna@mcri.edu.au	Understanding pneumococcal pathogenesis	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu Prof Paul Lockhart	kiymet.bozaoglu@mcri.edu.au paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au	Understanding the neurobiology of autism in NF1 using patient derived stem cell models	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Wake Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu	melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au	Use and impact of psychotropic medication in pregnancy	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Sarah Stephenson Prof Paul Lockhart	sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au	Using single-cell omics to determine disease mechanism and improve clinical management of children with epilepsy	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Richard Saffery A/Prof Kirsten Perrett	richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au	Vitamin D supplementation and food allergy risk in early life: immunological and molecular mechanisms	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Valerie Sung Dr Jing Wang	valerie.sung@mcri.edu.au jing.wang@mcri.edu.au	Why are babies in SCNs/NICUs at higher risk of permanent hearing loss?	PhD students