Medical Projects by Theme

Ageing

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
A non-cytotoxic approach to reduce ocular fibrosis	Dr Hitesh Peshavariya	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Appropriate and Inappropriate Medication Prescribing in Oldest Old People Admitted to Hospital	Andrea Maier Elizabeth Manias	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Assessment of gene variants in differential response to anti-VEGF agents in AMD	Prof Paul Baird	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Bioenergetics in the optic nerve	Dr Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Good cholesterol for treatment of AMD	Dr Hitesh Peshavariya	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Improving methodologies and outcomes of cognitively-oriented treatments for older adults	Amit Lampit Alex Bahar-Fuchs	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina	Dr Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science

Cancer in Medicine

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
ADAR1 and RNA editng	Dr Alistair Chalk Dr Carl Walkley	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Are women with MS at an increased risk of cervical dysplasia and/or cancer?	Dr Vilija Jokubaitis Dr Anneke van der Walt	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Barrett’s Oesophagus	Finlay Macrae	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Biomarkers of human papillomavirus-related cancers	Suzanne Garland Alyssa Cornall	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cancer drug discovery by inhibition of a DNA repair pathway	Dr Wayne Crismani	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cell death regulation in B cell immunity and B cell lymphona	A/Prof Jorg Heierhorst	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Communication of prognosis to people with advanced cancer	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research
Dissecting the relevance of a novel molecular pathway in stem cells and immunodeficiencies	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Functional characterization of candidate genes involved in the progression of gastric cancer	Dr Rita Busuttil Professor Alex Boussioutas	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Hearing protection in surgery	Dr Hayden Eastwood Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How to control Natural Killer cells to improve stem cell transplant outcomes	David Ritchie Joanne Davis	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Identification of osteoblast lineage cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting	Dr Alistair Chalk A/Prof Louise Purton	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Identifying better therapies for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes	Dr Meaghan Wall A/Prof Louise Purton	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Improving therapy in breast cancer associated with an inherited risk	Dr Andrew Deans	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Inflammatory biomarkers of allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation outcome	Lynette Chee Rachel Koldej	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
Introducing palliative care and clinical trials in palliative care	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research
New inhibitors for mitochondrial fission protein DRP1	Dr Jessica Holien Dr Shiang (Max) Lim	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
PillCam Colon and IBD	Professor Finlay Macrae	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Serrated Polyposis Syndrome	Prof Finlay Macrae	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Structural biology of proteins involved in cancer	Prof Michael Parker	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Targeting stem cells as a new treatment for stomach cancer	Dr Trevelyan Menheniott A/Professor Philip Sutton	Paediatrics	Honours
The emergency care of patients with advanced cancer – building an intervention to improve outcomes	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The generation of genetic diversity via DNA repair pathways	Dr Wayne Crismani	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The health economics of caring for people with advanced cancer	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The palliative care registry project: examining the impact and outcomes of palliative care	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The role of FANCM gene in inherited breast cancer	Dr Andrew Deans	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The role of RECQL4 gene in cancer predispositon	Dr Andrew Deans	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The role of the media and social media in improving end of life care	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research
Tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy: using resected tissue to understand pathogenesis	A/Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Sarah Stephenson	Paediatrics	Honours
Twist as a Regulator of EMT in Gastric Cancer and its role in invasion	Dr Rita Busuttil Professor Alex Boussioutas	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Ubiquitination and Fanconi Anemia	Dr Andrew Deans	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding how A-to-I RNA editing modifies the immunogenicity of endogenous RNA	Dr Alistair Chalk Dr Carl Walkley	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding the microenvironment of lymphodema	Dr Ramin Shayan Dr Tara Karnezis	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding the role of CXCR7 in lymphodema following radiation injury	Dr Ramin Shayan Dr Tara Karnezis	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Use of retinoic acid receptor ligands to increase the numbers of haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for transplantation purposes	Dr Alistair Chalk A/Prof Louise Purton	Medicine and Radiology	PhD

Cardiometabolic

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
AMPK regulation of cholesterol metabolism	Prof Bruce Kemp	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
AMPK regulation of lipid metabolism	Prof Bruce Kemp	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cardioprotection with Nano-MDIVI-1	Dr Shiang (Max) Lim	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cardiovascular Risk in Nephrotic Syndrome	Dr Jonathan Mynard Dr Catherine Quinlan	Paediatrics	Honours
Characterisation of GLUT12 knockout mice	Prof Bruce Kemp	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Characterization of GPR35 in models of cardiovascular disease	Dr Michael Zhang Dr Andrew Kompa	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Connecting a macro-vessel to a pre-vascularized scaffold	A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Creating transplantable human capillary networks derived from adult human stem cells	A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Do human T cells recognize hybrid insulin peptides in Type 1 diabetes?	A/Prof Stuart Mannering	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Do the pancreatic islets select a particular population of T cells in Type 1 diabetes?	A/Prof Stuart Mannering	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Effect of uraemic toxins of vascular reactivity	Dr Michael Zhang Dr Andrew Kompa	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Exploring Effects of Treatment with Anti-depressants on Insulin Resistance: A Real-world Electronic Medical Records Based Study	Professor Sanjoy Paul	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’	Dr Ramin Shayan Dr Tara Karnezis	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do HLA-DQ2 and DQ-8 increase the risk of people developing Type 1 diabetes?	A/Prof Stuart Mannering	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do long noncoding RNAs (IncRNAs) regulate dendritic cell function and prevent autoimmune disease?	Dr Tom Brodnicki	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How does amino acid supply immune cell function and the development of autoimmune disease?	Dr Tom Brodnicki	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Identifying IL-17 receptor functions in pancreatic beta cells	A/Prof Helen Thomas Dr Andrew Sutherland	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Inhibiting hypoxia and inflammation-induced damage to improve the outcomes of islet transplantation	A/Prof Helen Thomas Dr Michaela Waibel	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Investigation of inter-arm blood pressure differences during paediatric exercise testing	Dr Jonathan Mynard Dr Michael Cheung	Paediatrics	Honours
Longitudinal analysis of health outcomes in 16-29 year old females	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Metabolic health of females with Type 1 Diabetes aged 16-25 years	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Modulating fibrosis and myocardial injury in Muscular Dystrophy	Dr Adam Piers A/Professor Salvatore Pepe	Paediatrics	Honours
Modulation of CAMKK-Beta signalling by genetic variants	Prof Bruce Kemp	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Molecular mediators of gene:environment interactions underlying early life programming of cardiovascular and metabolic risk.	Professor Richard Saffery Dr David Burgner	Paediatrics	Honours
New inhibitors for mitochondrial fission protein DRP1	Dr Jessica Holien Dr Shiang (Max) Lim	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – characterising disease features in order to develop new therapies	Dr Fay Khong Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Novel therapies for treatment of cardiorenal disease	Dr Michael Zhang Dr Andrew Kompa	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Peak exercise capacity in patients with a Fontan circulation	Professor Yves D'Udekem Dr Rachael Cordina	Paediatrics	Honours
Post-translational regulation of AMPK	Prof Bruce Kemp	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Prevention of autoimmune diabetes by immune tolerance to proinsulin	Dr Bala Krishnamurthy Prof Tom Kay	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Repurposing JAK1/JAK2 inhibitors to treat Type 1 diabetes	Prof Tom Kay A/Prof Helen Thomas	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Targeting inflammation and fibrosis for the treatment of retinal disease	Dr Fay Khong Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Testing the pathogenicity of human islet-infiltrating CD4+ T cells in a humanized mouse model	A/Prof Stuart Mannering	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The role of nucleic acid sensing in triggering autoimmune diabetes	Dr Tom Brodnicki A/Prof Helen Thomas	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Treating fibrosis and inflammation to prevent end-organ damage in diabetes	Dr Fay Khong Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding how interferons are involved in autoimmune diabetes	Dr Tom Brodnicki A/Prof Helen Thomas	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding if islet-infiltrating CTL can be identified in peripheral blood as biomarkers of Type 1 diabetes	Dr Bala Krishnamurthy Prof Tom Kay	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Which epitopes do human islet-infiltrating CD8+ T cells ‘see’?	A/Prof Stuart Mannering	Medicine and Radiology	PhD

Child Health in Medicine

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
Associations between domestic violence in pregnancy and women’s and their subsequent children’s outcomes	Ashlee Smith Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
BiliNappy: Novel low cost point-of-care diagnostic for Jaundice embedded in a newborn nappy	Dr Anushi Rajapaksa Dr Ronda Greaves	Paediatrics	Honours
Burden of disease associated with genetic aetiology at a paediatric hospital	Professor Jane Halliday Professor Agnes Bankier	Paediatrics	Honours
Characterisation of the parkin protein and how it causes parkinson disease	Dr Alison Compton Professor David Thorburn	Paediatrics	Honours
Characterisation of the specificity and activity of bio-engineered antibodies in children	A/Professor Vera Ignjatovic A/Professor Christoph Hagemeyer	Paediatrics	Honours
Do targeted newborn screening and early antiviral therapy prevent sensorineural hearing loss due to congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV)?	Cheryl Jones Valerie Sung	Paediatrics	PhD
Effect of ACTN3 on corticosteroid response in Duchenne muscular dystrophy	Dr Jane Seto Professor Kathryn North	Paediatrics	Honours
Engineering artificial bone marrow	Professor Andrew Elefanty Ms Elizabeth Ng	Paediatrics	Honours
Examining the effect of alpha-actinin-3 deficiency in skeletal muscle injury	Professor Kathryn North Dr Peter Houweling	Paediatrics	Honours
Examining the evolutionary role of alpha-actinin-3 in adaptive thermogenesis	Professor Kathryn North Dr Peter Houweling	Paediatrics	Honours
Gastrointestinal disequilibrium in indigenous children residing in remote communities: correlation between prevalence of gut pathogens and a chronic inflammatory state	Dr. Beverly-Ann Biggs Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
Haemostatic abnormalities in children with venous thromboembolism and stroke	A/Professor Vera Ignjatovic Professor Paul Monagle	Paediatrics	Honours
Haemostatic system in Fontan patients with liver dysfunction	A/Professor Vera Ignjatovic Ms Chantal Attard	Paediatrics	Honours
Health-related risk behaviour in adolescence	Professor Rachel Skinner Dr Jennifer Marino	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	PhD, Masters by Research
How do mutations in dynein motor components cause birth defects?	A/Prof Jorg Heierhorst	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How is hair cortisol related to mother's mental health and wellbeing over time?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
How to increase numbers of neural precursor cells in vitro for cell therapy for the birth defect Hirschsprung disease.	Dr Donald Newgreen Mr Lincon Stamp	Paediatrics	Honours
How to transfer neural precursor cells to the aneural colon for cell therapy for the birth defect Hirschsprung disease.	Dr Donald Newgreen Mr Lincon Stamp	Paediatrics	Honours
Human Stem Cell Models of Mitochondrial Disease	Dr Ann Frazier Professor David Thorburn	Paediatrics	Honours
Imagining Brain Development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transtions Study	Dr. Julian Simmons Assoc. Prof. Sarah Whittle	Psychiatry	PhD
Improving the learning and development of children raised in adversity	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	PhD
In vitro models of type 1 diabetes	Professor Edouard Stanley Professor Andrew Elefanty	Paediatrics	Honours
Investigation of the age-specific changes in Blood Microparticles	A/Professor Vera Ignjatovic Ms Mara Galli	Paediatrics	Honours
Investigation of the in vitro effect of the antiplatelet drug Tirofiban in children	A/Professor Vera Ignjatovic Ms Mara Galli	Paediatrics	Honours
Measuring low value care across inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings	Professor Harriet Hiscock Ms Rachel Neely	Paediatrics	Honours
Measuring low value care in the emergency department; a multi-site study	Professor Harriet Hiscock Ms Rachel Neely	Paediatrics	Honours
Modelling childhood leukaemias using human pluripotent stem cells	Professor Andrew Elefanty Ms Elizabeth Ng	Paediatrics	Honours
Placental dysfunction in the causal pathway to cerebral palsy	Professor David Amor Dr Susan Reid	Paediatrics	Honours
Solving Rare Diseases via the Australian Genomics Mitochondrial Disease Flagship	A/Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Sarah Stephenson	Paediatrics	Honours
Solving Rare Diseases via the Australian Genomics Mitochondrial Disease Flagship	Dr Alison Compton Professor David Thorburn	Paediatrics	Honours
Structural biology of proteins involved in infection	Prof Michael Parker	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Susceptibility to adult disorders in carriers of Mendelian alleles	Professor Martin Delatycki Dr Sarah Stephenson	Paediatrics	Honours
The application of a novel dried blood spot collection device for future diagnostic applications	A/Professor Jeffrey Craig Dr Andrew Gooley	Paediatrics	Honours
The early origins of autism: a focus on epigenetic differences within identical twin pairs	A/Professor Jeffrey Craig Dr Yuk Loke	Paediatrics	Honours
The epidemiology of childhood food allergy and other allergic diseases	Dr Rachel Peters Dr Jennifer Koplin	Paediatrics	Honours
The feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness meditation program within the preschool setting	Professor Harriet Hiscock Dr Jane Sheehan	Paediatrics	Honours
The immune response to infection in early cystic fibrosis	A/Professor Philip Sutton A/Professor Sarath Ranganathan	Paediatrics	Honours
The ‘Premmie Health Profile’: Do babies born early or small have distinct patterns of health and metabolic disparities?	Dr Susan Clifford Professor Melissa Wake	Paediatrics	Honours
The “Best Age and Size to be Born”	Dr Susan Clifford Professor Melissa Wake	Paediatrics	Honours
Understanding brain development in ADHD using longitudinal, multimodal neuroimaging.	Dr Timothy Silk Dr Charles Malpas	Paediatrics	Honours
Understanding patterns of social adversity from pregnancy to school-entry	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	PhD, Masters by Research
Using cerebral organoids for the study of tuberous sclerosis complex	A/Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu	Paediatrics	Honours
Validating a generic mood question in a large cohort of Australian women	Prof Lynn Kemp Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
What are the education and training needs of health professionals incorporating genomics into healthcare? A mixed methods study	Dr Amy Nisselle Dr Belinda McClaren	Paediatrics	Honours
What does it cost to do research with women experiencing adversity?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
What influences mental health treatment choices for children in Australia? A qualitative study of family and clinician factors.	Ms Melissa Mulraney Professor Harriet Hiscock	Paediatrics	Honours

Infectious Diseases and Immunity

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
Antibody engineering to study responses mediating protective immunity to malaria and other infectious diseases	Dr Jack Richards Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Bacterial factors for pneumococcal transmission	Dr Catherine Satzke Dr Salvatore Manna	Paediatrics	Honours
Bacterial gene expression in pneumococcal pneumonia	Dr Eileen Dunne Dr Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics	Honours
C-reactiv e protein (CRP) and C rohn’s disease– CRP as a potential phenotypic marker for disease	Finlay Macrae Suresh Sivanesan	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
Cell death regulation in B cell immunity and B cell lymphona	A/Prof Jorg Heierhorst	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Developing a new treatment for stomach cancer	A/Professor Philip Sutton Dr Sohinee Sarkar	Paediatrics	Honours
Developing new antimalarial drugs that block protein trafficking and host cell modification in malaria parasites	Dr Ben Dickerman Dr Paul Gilson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Developing new assays to identify mechanisms of human immunity to malaria	Dr Philippe Boeuf Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of novel point-of-care diagnostics tests and surveillance tools	Dr Philippe Boeuf Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Discovering new pathways controlling T lymphocyte development and autoimmunity	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Dissecting genomic and transcriptional complexities underlying immune competence and immune diseases	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Dissecting the relevance of a novel molecular pathway in stem cells and immunodeficiencies	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Do targeted newborn screening and early antiviral therapy prevent sensorineural hearing loss due to congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV)?	Cheryl Jones Valerie Sung	Paediatrics	PhD
Epidemiology of malaria transmission in Papua New Guinea	Associate Professor Freya Fowkes Dr Leanne Robinson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Examination of cross-neutralising immunity following HPV vaccination in Fiji	A/Professor Paul Licciardi Mr Zheng Quan Toh	Paediatrics	Honours
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in Papua New Guinea – The impact of Nutrition, Malaria and STIs on pregnant women and infants	Associate Professor Freya Fowkes Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: Maternal nutrition and inflammation and their impact on pregnancy outcomes	Dr Philippe Boeuf Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do long noncoding RNAs (IncRNAs) regulate dendritic cell function and prevent autoimmune disease?	Dr Tom Brodnicki	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How does amino acid supply immune cell function and the development of autoimmune disease?	Dr Tom Brodnicki	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Identifying targets and mechanisms of the acquired immunity to severe malaria in children	Professor Stephen Rogerson Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Immunity to malaria in children and pregnant women	Associate Professor Freya Fowkes	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Immunomodulatory effects of Vitamin D on the host response to bacterial and viral infections	A/Professor Paul Licciardi Dr Lien Anh Ha Do	Paediatrics	Honours
Inhaled RSV therapeutics: Aerosol delivery of novel therapies to the infant lung	Dr Anushi Rajapaksa A/Professor Paul Licciardi	Paediatrics	Honours
MicroRNA pathway control of T cell activation	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Molecular Epidemiology of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Children under 2 years of age	Dr Danielle Wurzel Dr Lien Anh Ha Do	Paediatrics	Honours
Novel serological and molecular tools for malaria surveillance and intervention	Dr Jack Richards Dr Leanne Robinson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Otitis media (ear infection) in Indigenous Australians	Ms Katie Davis Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Regulation of microRNA biogenesis	Dr Mark Chong	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Synergistic interactions between Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses on bacterial pathogenesis	Dr Catherine Satzke Dr Salvatore Manna	Paediatrics	Honours
Systematic review of HIV and other STIs among transgendered populations in middle to high-income countries	Assoc Prof Mark Stoove Ms Carol El-Hayek	Medical Education	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The impact of malaria control measures on the acquisition of immunity to malaria	Associate Professor Freya Fowkes Professor James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
To examine genetic variants of Nfkb1 as a biomarker of poor maternal health	Dr Philippe Boeuf Dr Raffi Gugasyan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Trends in STI testing and positivity in priority populations in Australia	Assoc Prof Mark Stoove Ms Carol El-Hayek	Medical Education	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding malaria transmission and immunity to inform malaria elimination	Prof James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding the acquisition and maintenance of antibodies against malaria	Dr Leanne Robinson Dr Jack Richards	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science

Integrated Critical Medicine

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
Appropriate and Inappropriate Medication Prescribing in Oldest Old People Admitted to Hospital	Professor Andrea Maier Professor Elizabeth Manias	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Developing highly sensitive point-of-care molecular diagnostic devices malaria eradication	Stephen Rogerson Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Development of a low cost, point-of-care diagnostic platform	Jianxiong Chan Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Development of artificial intelligence-based diagnostic system for eye diseases	Prof Mingguang He	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Investigating the effect of a proactive inpatient diabetes team assisted by networked blood glucose technology in high risk cardiology inpatients	Dr Mervyn Kyi Dr Spiros Fourlanos	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The emergency care of patients with advanced cancer – building an intervention to improve outcomes	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The health economics of caring for people with advanced cancer	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
The palliative care registry project: examining the impact and outcomes of palliative care	Prof Jennifer Philip	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Virtual reality and surgery	Dr Sudanthi Wijewickrema Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science

Musculoskeletal

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
BioFabrication of the osteo-chondral interface using multimodal 3D bioprinting	Prof Peter Choong Dr Cathal O’Connell	Surgery	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Bioink development for cartilage tissue engineering	Dr Romane Blanchard Dr Cathal O’Connell	Surgery	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Bone health and its long-term predictors post bone marrow transplantation	Prof David Ritchie Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cellular Senescence as a Biomarker of Ageing	Dr Camilla Tuttle Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinics	A/Professor Kwang Lim Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Controlled mechanical stimulation for cartilage regeneration modelling with 3D bioprinting techniques	Dr Carmine Onofrillo Dr Serena Duchi	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research
Design of tensile strength tests for very soft materials	Dr Cathal O’Connell Dr Romane Blanchard	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Developing a patient reported outcome measure for joint replacement patients	A/Prof Michelle Dowsey Dr Darshini Ayton	Surgery	PhD, Master of Biomedical Science
Developing new therapies for musculoskeletal disease: Investigating the fundamental mechanisms of osteocyte mechanosensing	Dr Jonathan Gooi	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of a Brain-Machine-Interface Training Paradigm	Thomas Oxley Nicholas Opie	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of mechanical testing protocols for very soft tissues	Dr Cathal O’Connell Dr Romane Blanchard	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of scaffolds for restoration of myotendous junctions	A/Prof Robert Kapsa	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Diffusion properties in hydrogel materials	Dr Cathal O’Connell Dr Romane Blanchard	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Dynamic microfluidic in vitro differentiation of stem cells for cartilage regeneration in surgical 3D bioprinting	Dr Carmine Onofrillo Dr Serena Duchi	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research
Elucidating molecular signalling pathways controlled by anti-inflammatory steroids	Dr. Adrian Achuthan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Essence of Senescence	Dr Camilla Tuttle Prof Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of total joint replacement	Prof Philip Clarke A/Prof Michelle Dowsey	Surgery	PhD
Generation of an ex vivo regeneration model for 3D bioprinting applications	Dr Carmine Onofrillo Dr Serena Duchi	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research
HDAC6 inhibitors as a treatment for Rett syndrome: Resolving neuronal trafficking deficits	Dr Nicole Van Bergen Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics	Honours
How does bone matrix composition determine bone strength?	A/Prof Natalie Sims	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How does bone matrix composition determine bone strength?	A/Prof Natalie Sims	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How does PTHrP stimulate bone formation?	A/Prof Natalie Sims	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
How does the C-terminus of parathyroid hormone-related protein modify intracellular signalling?	A/Prof Natalie Sims E/Prof TJ Martin	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Inter- and intra-individual pattern of diseases	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Investigating the interaction between skeletal muscle and bone	Dr Jonathan Gooi	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Longitudinal analysis of health outcomes in 16-29 year old females	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Molecular signalling pathways controlling gene expression during chronic disease progression	Dr. Adrian Achuthan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Monitoring for atypical femoral fracture (AFF) risk	Dr Chris Yates Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Muscle health and nutritional needs during recovery from acute disease – also offered as MBiomedSc	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Prof Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Neural modelling of epileptic dynamics	Dr Andre Peterson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Optimal Pain Assessment in Joint Replacement Patients	Adjunct A/Prof Maria Inacio A/Prof Michelle Dowsey	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research
Physical Activities for Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Steve Simpson Jr	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Predicting outcomes for people with knee osteoarthritis in general practice	Prof Jane Gunn A/Prof Michelle Dowsey	General Practice	PhD
Probing the complexity of cartilage using the Atomic Force Microscope	Dr Cathal O’Connell Dr Romane Blanchard	Surgery	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Proteostasis and Muscle Regeneration	Dr Camilla Tuttle Prof Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Refining the comprehensive geriatric assessment	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Prof Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Sarcopenia and nutritional needs during recovery from acute disease	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Social and physical activities in ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Structural biology of proteins involved in bone diseases	Prof Michael Parker	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The underestimated power of human muscle	Dr Camilla Tuttle Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The actions of the hormone, calcitonin, on bone and calcium metabolism	A/Professor Rachel Davey	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
The blood pressure drop makes you fall	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Prof Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The intra-individual rate of ageing	Dr Esmee Reijnierse Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Towards a biological geriatric assessment	Dr Camilla Tuttle Professor Andrea Maier	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Using health-related quality of life scores as predictor of outcomes and to advance health economic evaluation methodologies in lower limb arthroplasty patients	Michelle Dowsey Philip Clarke	Surgery	PhD
Vitamin D deficiency and balance	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Professor Meg Morris	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
What controls the development of strong cortical bone?	A/Prof Natalie Sims	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
What controls the development of strong cortical bone?	A/Prof Natalie Sims	Medicine and Radiology	PhD

Neuroscience & Psychiatry

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
Nanoparticles and optical stimulation of neurons	A/Prof Paul Stoddart Dr Karina Needham	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A brain based model of anxiety sensitivity in panic disorder	A/Prof Chris Davey A/Prof Ben Harrison	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A brain model of disturbed self-appraisal in social anxiety disorder	A/Prof Chris Davey A/Prof Ben Harrison	Psychiatry	PhD, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A framework for creating subject-specific mathematical brain models	Dr Dean Freestone	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A neural systems model of fear dysregulation in anxiety disorders	A/Prof Chris Davey A/Prof Ben Harrison	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A Pharmacogenomics study of the teratogenicity valproate based on the prospective Australian Register for Anti-epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy	Professor Frank Vajda Professor Terence O'Brien	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Acquired epilepsy in Alzheimer’s disease	Patrick Kwan Professor Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Acute management of traumatic central cord syndrome	Dr Camila Battistuzzo Dr Peter Batchelor	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
Altruism in nature: an investigation of transmission-blocking immunity against malaria	Prof Stephen Rogerson A/Prof Siddhartha Mahanty	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
An Economics Study of Specialized Radiology Practices	Prof Patricia Desmond Prof Roland Bammer	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Antidepressants in epilepsy	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Anxiety and neurodegeneration in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
ARC Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies	Prof Mark Cook Dr Dean Freestone	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Are women with MS at an increased risk of cervical dysplasia and/or cancer?	Dr Vilija Jokubaitis Dr Anneke van der Walt	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Arterial grafting for coronary artery revascularisation	Professor Colin Royse	Surgery	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Assessment of gene variants in differential response to anti-VEGF agents in AMD	Prof Paul Baird	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Autoimmune Encephalitis- a clinical project. Which anti-epileptic is most effective in controlling autoimmune encephalitis associated seizures?	Professor Terry O'Brien Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Barriers to early epilepsy diagnosis and the impact of diagnostic delay	Dr Piero Perruca Dr Anne McIntosh	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Bioenergetics in the optic nerve	Dr Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Brain cells in a dish: strategies for novel therapeutics in the CDKL5 disorder	Dr Nicole Van Bergen Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics	Honours
Bugs and Brains: The Gut and Mental Health Study	Assoc. Prof. Sarah Whittle Dr. Julian Simmons	Psychiatry	PhD
Causes of Depressive Symptoms in Early Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Melissa Coulson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of genomic sequencing for epilepsy	Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Cognitive and emotional phenotypes of generalised epilepsies	Dr Charles Malpas Dr Genevieve Rayner	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research
Control of prosthetic limbs from decoded brain signals	Dr Dean Freestone	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Defining predictors of clinical and axonal outcomes after optic neuritis in patients at high risk of developing multiple sclerosis	A/Prof Tomas Kalincik Dr Anneke van der Walt	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of a Brain-Machine-Interface Training Paradigm	Thomas Oxley Nicholas Opie	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of a low cost, point-of-care diagnostic platform	Jianxiong Chan Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Development of regenerative therapy for photoreceptor losses using cellular reprogramming technology	Dr Raymond Wong	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Development of scaffolds for restoration of myotendous junctions	A/Prof Robert Kapsa	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Dietary habits and mental health in females aged 16-29 years	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Does epilepsy cause a secondary cardiac channelopathy?	Prof Terry O'Brien Dr Kim Powell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Does stress cause seizures?	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Does stress contribute to epilepsy?	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Early detection of cognitive decline and disease	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
EEG/ MEG network measures as a biomarker in pre-surgical planning for epilepsy patients	Dr Alan Lai Dr Andre Peterson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Electrophysiology of Human Brain Tissue	Chris French	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Epileptic Seizure Forecasting	Dr Dean Freestone	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Functional characterisation of a novel gene linked to autism spectrum disorder	A/Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu	Paediatrics	Honours
Functional disconnections and the pathophysiology of psychosis	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’	Dr Ramin Shayan Dr Tara Karnezis	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Multiple Sclerosis	Prof Helmut Butzkueven Dr Vilija Jokubaitis	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Hearing loss and acidosis in the cochlea	Dr Karina Needham	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Hearing protection in surgery	Dr Hayden Eastwood Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do cells overcome mitochondrial impairment in optic neuropathy?	A/Prof Ian Trounce	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Identifying Predictors of Death in Patients with Epileptic and Psychogenic Seizures	Dr. Anne Mcintosh Professor Terence O'Brien	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Imagining Brain Development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transtions Study	Dr. Julian Simmons Assoc. Prof. Sarah Whittle	Psychiatry	PhD
Improving methodologies and outcomes of cognitively-oriented treatments for older adults	Amit Lampit Alex Bahar-Fuchs	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Intensive continuous monitoring of motor function in acute stroke: development of a broadband-based wearable motion detector (STROKE WATCH 3)	Professor Stephen Davis A/Professor Bernard Yan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Investigating molecular and physiological determinants of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy in acquired and genetic animal models of epilepsy	Dr Pablo Casillas-Espinosa Dr Kim Powell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Is telomere length associated with cardiac dysfunction in chronic epilepsy	Dr Kim Powell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Health	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Lifestyle factors and effects on mood in elderly women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Long-term prognosis of antiepilpetic drug therapy in people with newly diagnosed and treated epilepsy	Ben Chen Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Longitudinal analysis of health outcomes in 16-29 year old females	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
M2 Polarization of microglia as a new approach targeting temporal lobe epilepsy	Prof. Terence O'Brien Dr. Idrish Ali	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Management and prognosis of first seizure and newly diagnosed epilepsy	Dr Ben Chen Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Mechanisms and treatment of noise induced hearing loss	Dr Hayden Eastwood Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Microglial activation and neurological disease	Professor Terry O'Brien Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Monocytes in Multiple Sclerosis	Professor Terry O'Brien Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Monocytes, platelets and P2X7R: unravelling the immunological cascade in setting of acute stroke	A/Prof Bruce Campbell Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Multi-modal interrogation of the brain using functionalised carbon micro-yarns	Dr Nick Apollo Prof Mark Cook	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Myelin repair after traumatic brain injury in early life	Dr Bridgette Semple	Medicine and Radiology	Honours
Neural modelling of epileptic dynamics	Dr Andre Peterson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Neurobiology of Suicide Thoughts and Behaviours in Youth with Mental Disorders	Chris Davey Lianne Schmaal	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Neurogenesis in epilepsy- protective or disruptive?	Dr. Chris French Dr. Idrish Ali	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours
Neuroimaging and neuropathological biomarkers of social dysfunction after paediatric brain injury	Dr Bridgette Semple	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Honours
Neuroimaging in schizophrenia/bipolar disorders	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen Dr Vanessa Cropley	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Neuropharmacological strategies for disease modification and prevention of the development of epilepsy	Prof Terence O'Brien Pablo M. Casillas-Espinosa	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours
NMDA receptor antagonists and cognitive dysfunction	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Non-Invasive Imaging of High-Flow Arteriovenous Intracranial Shunts	Prof Patricia Desmond Prof Roland Bammer	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Nutrient intake and mental health	Professor Cassandra Szoeke A/Professor Allison Hodge	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Personalised surgical rehearsal with virtual reality simulation to improve efficiency in the operating theatre	Dr Sudanthi Wijewickrema Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Phantom Development for Longitudinal Multi-Center Clinical Trials	Prof Patricia Desmond Prof Roland Bammer	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Pharmacogenomic studies in Multiple Sclerosis	Prof Helmut Butzkueven Dr Vilija Jokubaitis	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours
Plasma biomarkers for epileptogenesis and epileptic seizures	Prof. Terence O'Brien Dr. Idrish Ali	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Precision therapy for multiple sclerosis	A/Prof Tomas Kalincik	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research
Predictors and mechanisms of cutaneous adverse drug reactions: a multi-omic approach	Alison Anderson Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Prospective validation of acoustic speech analysis in progressive multiple sclerosis	A/Prof Tomas Kalincik Dr Anneke van der Walt	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Rapid point of care diagnosis of stroke: development of GFAP biomarkers	Prof. Patrick Kwan A/Professor Bernard Yan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Risk and resilience in schizophrenia from the perspective of brain networks	Dr Vanessa Cropley Dr Andrew Zalesky	Psychiatry	PhD
Role of specific interneuron types in cognitive behaviour	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Role of the Tumour Microenvironment in Gastric Cancer	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina	Dr Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Serotonin in epilepsy	Nigel Jones	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Single pulse electrical stimulation for epilepsy monitoring and tuning of DBS therapy	Dr Dean Freestone	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Social and physical activities in ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Sodium Selenate as a Disease Modifying Treatment for Probable Behavioural Variant Fronto-temporal Dementia	Professor Dennis Velakoulis Professor Terence O'Brien	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Stargazin and AMPA receptor expression at cortical synapses in epileptic rats	Dr Pablo Casillas-Espinosa Dr Kim Powell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Structural biology of proteins involved in mental illnesses	Prof Michael Parker	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Testing a dynamic neural model of impaired medial prefrontal cortex function in youth depression	A/Prof Chris Davey A/Prof Ben Harrison	Psychiatry	PhD, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The contribution of P2X7R and microglial activation in the neurological deficits of temporal lobe epilepsy	Professor Terry O'Brien Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The effect of anxiety on cardiovascular risk in healthy ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Alicia Goodwill	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The oxytocin system in sugar and alcohol intake	Prof Andrew Lawrence Dr Philip Ryan	Medicine and Radiology	Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The role of microparticles in traumatic brain injury.	Professor Terry O'Brien Dr Mastura Monif	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Towards a patient-specific examination of epileptogenesis	Prof Mark Cook Dr Andre Peterson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Transcriptome analysis in corneal disease	Prof Paul Baird	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding emotional information processing in bipolar disorder	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
Understanding rab39b-mediated parkinson's disease	A/Professor Paul Lockhart Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu	Paediatrics	Honours
Utilisation of CRISPR/Cas in models of eye disease	A/Prof Alex Hewitt	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Virtual reality and surgery	Dr Sudanthi Wijewickrema Prof Stephen O’Leary	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Vitamin D status and multiple health outcomes in females aged 16-25 years participating in a randomized controlled trial	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Wearable devices for non-invasive, ambulatory seizure monitoring and prediction	Terence O'Brien Patrick Kwan	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours
World-wide data-sharing to detect neurobiological alterations in MDD: the worldwide ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder consortium	Lianne Schmaal	Psychiatry	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science

Women's Health

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Projects	Supervisor(s)	Department	Research Opportunity
A critical analysis of sun-smart behaviour in young Australian women	Prof George Varigos Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
A pilot trial of innovative communication approaches in clinical care to promote health literacy for women with low English proficiency	Dr Jane Yelland	General Practice	PhD
Air pollution may impair vitamin D status in young Victorian women	Alexandra Gorelik Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Analysis of gene regulations on gonocyte transformation into spermatogonial stem cells	Dr Ruili Li Professor John Hutson	Paediatrics	Honours
Anxiety and neurodegeneration in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Associations between domestic violence in pregnancy and women’s and their subsequent children’s outcomes	Ashlee Smith Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
Bugs and Brains: The Gut and Mental Health Study	Assoc. Prof. Sarah Whittle Dr. Julian Simmons	Psychiatry	PhD
Causes of Depressive Symptoms in Early Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Melissa Coulson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Diet and Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke A/Professor Allison Hodge	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Dietary habits and mental health in females aged 16-29 years	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Early detection of cognitive decline and disease	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Group pregnancy care for women of refugee background: a qualitative study examining the experiences of multidisciplinary provider teams	Dr Jane Yelland	General Practice	PhD, Masters by Research
Health-related risk behaviour in adolescence	Professor Rachel Skinner Dr Jennifer Marino	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	PhD, Masters by Research
Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Alicia Goodwill	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How is hair cortisol related to mother's mental health and wellbeing over time?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
Iron and Fatigue	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Steve Simpson Jr	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Life-long exposures for Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Melissa Coulson	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Health	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Lifestyle factors and effects on mood in elderly women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Lifestyle Factors for Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Risk from Mid- to Late-life in Women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Stephen Campbell	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Longitudinal analysis of health outcomes in 16-29 year old females	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Mechanisms of transmission-blocking immunity against malaria	Prof Stephen Rogerson Assoc Prof Siddhartha Mahanty	Medicine and Radiology	PhD
Metabolic health of females with Type 1 Diabetes aged 16-25 years	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Multimorbidity and ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Lucy Busija	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Nutrient intake and mental health	Professor Cassandra Szoeke A/Professor Allison Hodge	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Patterns of Violence in Australian Women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Kelly Hand	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Physical Activities for Healthy Ageing	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Steve Simpson Jr	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Social and physical activities in ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Helen Brown	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Structural biology of proteins involved in infection	Prof Michael Parker	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The effect of anxiety on cardiovascular risk in healthy ageing women	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Dr Alicia Goodwill	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
The importance of diet in health	Professor Cassandra Szoeke A/Professor Allison Hodge	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding the genetic basis of lipedema	Dr Ramin Shayan Dr Tara Karnezis	Surgery	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Validating a generic mood question in a large cohort of Australian women	Prof Lynn Kemp Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours
Vitamin D deficiency and balance	Professor Cassandra Szoeke Professor Meg Morris	Medicine and Radiology	PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Vitamin D status and multiple health outcomes in females aged 16-25 years participating in a randomized controlled trial	Prof Suzanne Garland Prof John Wark	Medicine and Radiology	Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
What does it cost to do research with women experiencing adversity?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics	Masters by Research, Honours