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 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 David Burgner Dr Mihiri Silva	david.burgner@mcri.edu.au mihiri.silva@unimelb.edu.au	Application of intra-oral 3-Dimensional Scanning to monitor oral health in children	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor John Christodoulou Professor David Thorburn	john.christodoulou@mcri.edu.au david.thorburn@mcri.edu.au	Application of multi-omic approaches to identify the genetic bases of disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation.	Honours
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	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	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	Dr Amanda Gwee Prof Sarath Ranganathan	amanda.gwee@rch.org.au Sarath.Ranganathan@rch.org.au	Dose optimisation of antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis	PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Ruili Li Professor John Hutson	ruili.li@mcri.edu.au john.hutson@mcri.edu.au	Effect of congenital UDT on Gonocyte development	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor Ken Pang Dr Michelle Tollit	ken.pang@mcri.edu.au michelle.tollit@mcri.edu.au	Evaluating health outcomes of transgender children and adolescents
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Ed Stanley Professor Andrew Elefanty	ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au Andrew.elefanty@mcri.edu.au	Expression systems for pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated derivatives	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
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	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	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	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
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	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 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
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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, 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	A/Professor Adrienne Harvey	adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au	Measuring child and family centred outcomes following spinal surgery for children with neuromuscular scoliosis	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Adrienne Harvey Professor David Amor	adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au david.amor@mcri.edu.au	Measuring pain in children with cerebral palsy who are unable to self-report	Honours, 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 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	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, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Professor Angela Morgan	angela.morgan@mcri.edu.au	Neuropsychological profile of children with childhood apraxia of speech	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Associate Professor David Godler Doctor Emma Baker	david.godler@mcri.edu.au emma.baker@mcri.edu.au	Novel molecular and clinical aspects of FMR1 in fragile X syndrome with implications for patient management	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	A/Professor Adrienne Harvey	adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au	Pain in children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Emma Baker Professor David Amor	emma.baker@mcri.edu.au david.amor@mcri.edu.au	Peripheral UBE3A expression as a predictor of the clinical phenotype in Angelman Syndrome	Honours, 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		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, Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Dr Amanda Gwee Prof Nigel Curtis	amanda.gwee@rch.org.au nigel.curtis@rch.org.au	Short course antibiotic therapy for acute septic arthritis and haematogenous osteomyelitis in children	PhD, Masters by Research
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Prof David Burgner Assoc Prof Kirsten Perrett	david.burgner@mcri.edu.au kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au	The cardiometabolic legacy of SARS-CoV-2 in longitudinal adolescents	PhD students
Paediatrics	Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Doctor Sharon Lewis Doctor Katherine Lange	sharon.lewis@mcri.edu.au katherine.lange@mcri.edu.au	The relationship between diet and mental health in children and young adults	Honours
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	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	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	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