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 Silvia Velasco	silvia.velasco@mcri.edu.au	3D stem cell organoid models to investigate the phenotypic alterations induced by autism risk genes during early brain development	PhD students
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	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 Yanhong Jessika Hu Prof Melissa Wake	jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au	Antibiotic stewardship and related polices impact on child health outcomes	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu Prof Melissa Wake	jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au	Antibiotic stewardship and related polices impact on child health outcomes	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	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 Margie Danchin Dr Jessica Kaufman	margie.danchin@rch.org.au jess.kaufman@mcri.edu.au	Cluster RCT of a multi-component intervention package to improve maternal and childhood vaccination in Victoria	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof David Burgner Dr Siroon Bekkering	david.burgner@mcri.edu.au siroon.bekkering@mcri.edu.au	Common severe childhood infections, innate inflammatory responses and cardiometabolic risk: The VASCular changes aFter INfectious Diseases (VASCFIND) study	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Vicki Anderson	Vicki.Anderson@rch.org.au	Concussion Essentials: A clinical trial for reducing persisting symptoms after child concussion	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Little Dr Jessica Vanslambrouk	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au jessica.vanslambrouk@mcri.edu.au	Controlling nephron patterning and segmentation in kidney organoids	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Little Dr Kynan Lawlor	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au kynan.lawlor@mcri.edu.au	Developing computational approaches to analyse development and disease	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Little Dr Aude Dorison	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au aude.dorison@mcri.edu.au	Developing high content screens of novel treatments for congenital nephrotic syndrome	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Kirsten Perrett Dr Thanh Dang	kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au thanh.dang@mcri.edu.au	Developing novel methods for the diagnosis of tree nut allergies	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Paul Lockhart Prof Martin Delatycki	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au	Development of novel human stem cell derived models of beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration for disease modelling and drug screening	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Paul Lockhart Prof David Amor	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au david.amor@mcri.edu.au	Discovery of new treatments for brain development disorders linked to epigenetic regulatory genes	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Amanda Gwee Prof Sarath Ranganathan	amanda.gwee@rch.org.au Sarath.Ranganathan@rch.org.au	Dose optimisation of antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis	PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Ed Stanley Professor Andrew Elefanty	ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au	Expression systems for pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated derivatives	PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
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 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	A/Prof Paul Lockhart Prof Richard Leventer	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au Richard.Leventer@rch.org.au	Identifying the genetic causes of brain malformation in children	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Mimi Tang Dr Sarah Ashley	mimi.tang@rch.org.au sarah.ashley@mcri.edu.au	Immune mechanisms of peanut allergy remission	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Richard Saffery A/Prof Kirsten Perrett	richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au	Immunoregulatory effects of Vitamin D supplementation on the development of allergy in the first year of life	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Alison Archibald Dr Belinda McClaren	alison.archibald@vcgs.org.au belinda.mcclaren@unimelb.edu.au	Implementation considerations for a national program for expanded reproductive carrier screening	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Wake Dr Jing Wang	melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au jing.wang@mcri.edu.au	Improving lifetime outcomes for babies in special care nurseries	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Sharon Goldfeld Associate Professor Susan Woolfenden	sharon.goldfeld@rch.org.au susan.woolfenden@health.nsw.gov.au	Inequities in children’s mental health: evidence to inform precision policy responses	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Catherine Satzke Dr Sam Manna	catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au sam.manna@mcri.edu.au	Interplay between Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses	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	A/Prof Paul Lockhart Dr Yujin Gao	paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au yujing.gao@mcri.edu.au	Investigating the molecular basis of parkinson's disease using novel genetic models	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof David Eisenstat	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	Professor Jeanie Cheong	jeanie.cheong@thewomens.org.au	Long-term impact of moderate and late preterm birth: effects on neurodevelopment, brain development and respiratory health at school age	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Valerie Sung Dr Lisa Mundy	valerie.sung@rch.org.au lisa.mundy@mcri.edu.au	Longitudinal and secular trends in outcomes for adolescents with hearing impairment in Victoria	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Ed Stanley Professor Andrew Elefanty	ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au	Making B-lymphocytes form pluripotent stem cells	PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu Prof Melissa Wake	jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au	Mapping hospital health records in Victoria, Australia for tracking pregnancy medicines use	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	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	Dr Alejandro Hidalgo-Gonzalez Dr Holly Voges	alejandro.hidalgogon@mcri.edu.au holly.vogues@mcri.edu.au	Metabolic reprogramming of the failing heart	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	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 Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Ed Stanley Professor Andrew Elefanty	ed.stanley@mcir.edu.au Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au	Modelling T-cell Development using pluripotent stem cells	PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
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	Prof Melissa Little Dr Jessica Vanslambrouk	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au jessica.vanslambrouk@mcri.edu.au	Nephrotoxicity screening using stem cell-derived proximal tubules	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Angela Morgan	angela.morgan@mcri.edu.au	Neuropsychological profile of children with childhood apraxia of speech	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Nigel Crawford Dr Shidan Tosif	nigelc@unimelb.edu.au Shidan.Tosif@rch.org.au	Optimising COVID-19 immunisation in paediatric special risk groups	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 Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Professor Adrienne Harvey	adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au	Pain in children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal 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	Associate Professor Kirsten Perrett Professor David Burgner David Burgner	kirsten.perett@rch.org.au david.burgner@rch.org.au	Predictors of infection, clinical severity and immunological legacy of SARS-CoV-2 in extant longitudinal LifeCourse population cohorts of children and their household/family contacts	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof 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	Prof Tiong Tan A/Prof Sue White	tiong.tan@vcgs.org.au sue.white@vcgs.org.au	Rare Diseases Now - Great care for rare	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Little Dr Aude Dorison	melissa.little@mcri.edu.au aude.dorison@mcri.edu.au	Regulating the vascularisation of the human glomerulus in vitro.	PhD students
Paediatrics	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 Christine Imms	christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au	Supporting young people with complex disability to participate in important life situations	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Melissa Wake Prof Richard Saffery	melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au	Taking placenta to scale: The population burden of disordered placentation and placental function	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal 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	Professor David Amor	david.amor@mcri.edu.au	Towards treatment of intellectual disability caused by errors in the chromatin machinery	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof Christine Imms Prof Dinah Reddihough	christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au Dinah.reddihough@rch.org.au	Understanding and defining supportive health/NDIS service environments	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	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	Dr Melanie Neeland Prof Sarath Ranganathan	melanie.neeland@mcri.edu.au sarath.ranganathan@rch.org.au	Unravelling the Inflammatory Signatures of Paediatric Respiratory Disease	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Dave Coghill Dr Melissa Mulraney	david.coghill@unimelb.edu.au melissa.mulraney@mcri.edu.au	Utilizing technology to optimise ADHD care	Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Prof Kirsten Perrett Dr Jennifer Koplin	kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au	Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of allergy in the first year of life	PhD students