All Department 2019 projects

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Department Nodes Supervisor(s) Email(s) Project Research Opportunity
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Sudip Paul 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
sudip.paul@baker.edu.au 		: Unravelling the role of breast milk ether lipids in modulating immune function in early life PhD students, Honours 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
Medicine Professor John Hamilton
Dr Ming-Chin (Kevin) Lee 		jahami@unimelb.edu.au
ming-chin.lee@unimelb.edu.au 		A cytokine pathway in the control of inflammation and pain 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
Medicine Austin Health Dr Peter Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 A monoclonal antibody (mAb1F5) has been developed that identifies a unique marker, a membrane protein expressed by pericytes and meningeal cells PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Kevin Huynh 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
kevin.huynh@baker.edu.au 		A novel approach in improving lipidomics throughput for population profiling PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of end of life quality of care indicators PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		A systematic review of the management of sleep in palliative care cancer patients Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
 adeans@svi.edu.au
 A therapeutic strategy for killing cancer cells by DNA repair inhibition PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Bill Kalionis
Dr Maria Kokkinos 		kalionis@unimelb.edu.au
Maria.Kokkinos@thewomens.org.au 		Abnormal Placental Stem Cells And Their Role In Human Pregnancy Pathologies PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Xiaowei Wang
Professor Karlheinz Peter 		xiaoweiw@unimelb.edu.au
karlheinz.peter@unimelb.edu.au 		Activated platelets targeted drug therapy PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Dinah Reddihough
Prof Prue Morgan 		dinah.reddihough@rch.org.au
prue.morgan@monash.edu 		Adapt an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program to an Australian context PhD students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr. Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Adipocytes as Weapons of Bone Destruction: The bone as a War Zone PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Salvatore Pepe
Prof Christian Brizard 		spepe@unimelb.edu.au
christian.brizard@rch.org.au 		Adjunct Cord Blood Cell Therapy for Paediatric Heart Failure PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Rachel Peters
Dr Jennifer Koplin 		rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au
jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au 		Adverse health consequences of infant food allergy: a population-based longitudinal study. PhD students
Medicine Austin Health Dr Peter Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 An anti-calcitonin receptor (CTR) antibody for detection of programmed cell death: the role of CTR in a novel adaptive response to cell stress PhD students
Medicine Austin Health Dr Peter J Wookey
Prof David Hare 		pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 An antibody (mAb2E1) that detects a novel, high molecular weight surrogate ligand of calcitonin receptor is detected in malignant glioma cells, developing brain and bone, and an osteosarcoma cell line PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Prof Jennifer Philip
Dr Anna Collins 		jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
anna.collins@svha.org.au 		An exploration of the experience of care at the end of life for patients with a history of illicit drug use: A qualitative medical record review PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof Keith Lim
Prof John Hamilton 		kklim@unimelb.edu.au
jahami@unimelb.edu.au 		Analysis of Synovial Fluid and Peripheral Blood Samples from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Using Patients with Osteoarthritis as Controls PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Liliana Laskaris 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
lily.laskaris@unimelb.edu.au 		Animal models of Brain Development assessed using histology PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Christos Pantelis
Dr Warda Taqdees Syeda 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
warda.syeda@unimelb.edu.au 		Animal models of Brain Development assessed using MRI PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Andrew Hua
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Anxiety and neurodegeneration in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Austin Health Dr Fiona Brownfoot
A/Prof Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino 		fiona.brownfoot@gmail.com
t.klino@unimelb.edu.au 		Application of computational biology approaches to identify and develop biomarkers to predict preeclampsia PhD students, Honours students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
A/Professor Kim-Anh Le Cao 		eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
kimanh.lecao@unimelb.edu.au 		Application of computational biology approaches to identify and develop biomarkers to predict pregnancy disorders and guide clinical practice. PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Astrid Glaser 		adeans@svi.edu.au
aglaser@svi.edu.au 		Application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to treat childhood syndromes PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: from data to algorithm and real-world application PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Artificial intelligence system to detect eye and cardiovascular diseases PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Yow Keat Tham
Prof Julie McMullen 		yowkeat.tham@baker.edu.au
julie.mcmullen@baker.edu.au 		Assessing the therapeutic effects of plasmalogen supplementation in a mouse model of heart failure Honours 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
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Assessment of the Falls and Fractures Prevention Clinic as the Most Effective Setting toReduce Falls and Fractures in High-Risk Older Persons: A Care Program Assessment PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Associations Between Sarcopenia, Intramuscular Fat, Mental/Physical Function and Brain Atrophy: An Imaging and Machine Learning Approach PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Balance Gym for Falls Prevention in Older Adults PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Serena Duchi
Dr Carmine Onofrillo 		serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au
carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au 		Biofabrication of an in vitro 3D osteosarcoma model PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof Damian Myers
Prof Natalie Sims 		damianem@unimelb.edu.au
nsims@unimelb.edu.au 		Bone Substrate Composition Affecting Bone Cell Formation, Function and Bone Turnover PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
 vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
 Brain development and the pathophysiology of psychosis PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Dr Ye Tian 		azalesky@unimelb.edu.au
ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au 		Brain mapping: Brain atlases with multiple topographic features PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Dr Robin Cash 		azalesky@unimelb.edu.au
robin.cash@unimelb.edu.au 		Brain stimulation and clinical translation PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A/Prof Brian Drew
 brian.drew@baker.edu.au
 Brain storming therapeutics for neurodegeneration with novel research models PhD students, Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Brainwave and Electrophysiological Biomarkers of Cognition Enhancing Drugs PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Rachel Peters
A/Prof Jennifer Koplin 		rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au
jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au 		Can the allergic march from infant food allergy to asthma be prevented? PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Can we Fix Dementia with Deep Brain Stimulation? PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Wayne Crismani
 wcrismani@svi.edu.au
 Cancer drug discovery by inhibition of a DNA repair pathway with Crispr/Cas9 gene editing and biochemistry PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		CASE: Cartilage Analytic Screening Environment PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Professor Lorraine Dennerstein 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
ldenn@unimelb.edu.au 		Causes of Depressive Symptoms in Early Ageing PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Alexander Pinto
Dr Malathi Dona 		alex.pinto@baker.edu.au
malathi.imiyagedona@baker.edu.au 		Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Alexander Pinto
 alex.pinto@baker.edu.au
 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Psychiatry Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Stan Skafidas 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
sskaf@unimelb.edu.au 		Cerebellar grey and white matter changes in children with Autism spectrum disorders PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Monica Slavin
Dr Michelle Yong 		Monica.Slavin@mh.org.au
Michelle.Yong@unimelb.edu.au 		Characterising Respiratory Infections in Immune-suppressed Haematology and Transplant Patients PhD students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Characterization of Osteosarcopenia in Older Persons: A Bench to Bedside Approach PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Ye Tian
Dr Vanessa Cropley 		ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au
vcropley@unimelb.edu.au 		Characterizing brain-body relationship with respect to biological aging in elderly population Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
A/Prof Kulmira Nurgali 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au 		Circulating Osteogenic Precurors: Building Bone from Blood PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Judy Savige
A/Prof Deb Colville 		j.savige@unimelb.edu.au
colville@unimelb.edu.au 		Clinical features in a common inherited cause of kidney failure PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Christos Pantelis
Ms Cassandra Wannan 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
cwannan@student.unimelb.edu.au 		Cognition and brain connectivity in psychosis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
 alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au
 Cognitive training for behavioural and psychological symptoms in young onset dementia Masters by Research
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
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Dr Caio Seguin 		azalesky@unimelb.edu.au
caio.seguin@unimelb.edu.au 		Computational neuroscience: Simulating brain dynamics and generative modelling of brain networks PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
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
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Controlled mechanical stimulation for cartilage regeneration modelling with 3D bioprinting techniques PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Ye Tian
A/Prof Andrew Zalesky 		ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au
azalesky@unimelb.edu.au 		Decoding neural mechanisms underpinning human cognition in health and disease using machine learning Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
 morag.young@baker.edu.au
 Defining new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in heart failure PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Infectious Diseases Burnet Institute A/Prof Paul Gilson
Dr Hayley Bullen 		paul.gilson@burnet.edu.au
hayley.bullen@burnet.edu.au 		Defining the essential functions of red blood cell modifying proteins in malaria parasites Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Nicole Messina
Prof Nigel Curtis 		nicole.messina@mcri.edu.au
nigel.curtis@rch.org.au 		Defining the mechanisms that underpin the beneficial off-target effects of BCG PhD students
Medicine Western Health A/prof John Price
 john.price@unimelb.edu.au
 Defining the Role of Transcriptional Stress Pathways in Cancer Cell Resistance Towards Anti-Cancer Therapeutics PhD students, Masters by Research
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Professor Lachlan Coin
 lachlan.coin@unimelb.edu.au
 Detecting the tissue of origin of circulating cell free DNA Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Nicole Messina
Prof Nigel Curtis
nigel.curtis@rch.org.au 		Determinants of COVID-19 risk and severity PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Dr Niki Gunewardene
A/Prof Andrew Wise 		NGunewardene@bionicsinstitute.org
awise@bionicsinstitute.org 		Developing a drug therapy for hearing loss PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Xiaowei Wang
Dr Laura Bienvenu 		xiaoweiw@unimelb.edu.au
laura.bienvenu@unimelb.edu.au 		Developing nanoparticles for targeted theranostics delivery of drug and gene therapeutics PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Karlheinz Peter
Dr Mitchell Moon 		karlheinz.peter@unimelb.edu.au
mitchell.moon@baker.edu.au 		Developing platelet derived nanoparticles for targeted thrombolysis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Thomas Meikle 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
thomas.meikle@baker.edu.au 		Development and validation of a high throughput clinical lipidomics platform PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Patrick Kwan
Dr Jianxiong Chan 		patrick.kwan@unimelb.edu.au
jianxiong.chan@unimelb.edu.au 		Development of a low cost, point-of-care diagnostic platform PhD students, Masters by Research
Infectious Diseases Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Matthew Dixon
Prof James McCarthy 		matthew.dixon@unimelb.edu.au
james.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au 		Development of malaria transmission blocking drugs. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Development of Marrow Fat Quantification as a Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Osteosarcopenia PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Assoc Prof David Anderson 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
david.anderson@burnet.edu.au 		Development of novel point-of-care diagnostics tests and surveillance tools for malaria PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Gaoqian Feng 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
gaoqian.feng@burnet.edu.au 		Development of novel vaccines against malaria PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Raymond Wong
 wongcb@unimelb.edu.au
 Development of regenerative therapy for photoreceptor losses using cellular reprogramming technology PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Xiaowei Wang
Professor Karlheinz Peter 		xiaoweiw@unimelb.edu.au
karlheinz.peter@unimelb.edu.au 		Diagnosis and therapy of inflammatory diseases using molecular ultrasound imaging PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Dr Alexandra Gorelik 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
alexandra.gorelik@unimelb.edu.au 		Diet and Healthy Ageing Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof Martin Delatycki 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au 		Discovering novel genes and pathways to ataxia PhD students
Medicine Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Herbert Opi 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
herbert.opi@burnet.edu.au 		Discovering the mechanisms and targets of immunity against malaria PhD students, Masters by Research
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Dr Thushara Perera
 TPERERA@bionicsinstitute.org
 Disease detection and quantification with inertial sensors PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Andrew Murphy
Dr. Sam Lee 		andrew.murphy@baker.edu.au
mankitsam.lee@baker.edu.au 		Do short chain fatty acids prevent gut leakiness and enhanced haematopoiesis induced by a high salt diet? PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Erin Howden
A/Prof Andre La Gerche 		erin.howden@baker.edu.au
andre.lagerche@baker.edu.au 		Does epicardial adipose tissue contribute to atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes? Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Nigel Curtis
Dr Nicole Messina 		nigel.curtis@rch.org.au
 Does neonatal BCG vaccination protect against infection and allergic disease in the first 5 years of life? PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof Andrew Wise
 awise@bionicsinstitute.org
 Drug delivery to treat hearing loss PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Jon Oakhill
Prof Bruce Kemp 		joakhill@svi.edu.au
bkemp@svi.edu.au 		Drug development for metabolic diseases PhD students
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Dynamic microfluidic in vitro differentiation of stem cells for cartilage regeneration in surgical 3D bioprinting PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Alan Lai
Dr Andre Peterson 		alan.lai@unimelb.edu.au
peterson@unimelb.edu.au 		EEG/ MEG network measures as a biomarker in pre-surgical planning for epilepsy patients PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ben Kirk 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ben.kirk@unimelb.edu.au 		Effect of HMB and Vitamin D Supplementation on osteosarcoPenia In oldeR pErsons (EMPIRE) PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Briony Dow 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
b.dow@nari.edu.au 		Effective relationships in dementia community care: Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (the PITCH project). PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Drugs on Cognition-Related Brain Wave Signals in the Rat PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Drugs on Cognition-Related Brain Wave Signals in the Rodents PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof Christine Rodda
 christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Vitamin D Status on DEXA Femoral Neck BMD in Children and Adolescents PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Christine Rodda
 christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
 Effects of Vitamin D Status on Forearm Fracture Healing Rates in Children and Adolescents: A Pilot Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Electrophysiological Properties of Human Brain Neuronal Tissue PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
 aaa@unimelb.edu.au
 Elucidating molecular signalling pathways controlled by anti-inflammatory steroids PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
Prof Robyn Guymer 		wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
 Enabling Treatment Trials of Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration PhD students
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Geraldine Mitchell
Dr Anne Kong 		gmitchell@svi.edu.au
akong@svi.edu.au 		Engineering a tissue flap PhD students
Medicine Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Enteric Neuropathy as a Target to Alleviate Gastrointestinal Side-effects of Chemotherapy PhD students, Masters by Research
Prof Caroline Homer
Dr Joshua Vogel 		caroline.homer@burnet.edu.au
joshua.vogel@burnet.edu.au 		Evaluating the use, impact and ongoing sustainability of maternal and newborn health training programs in LMIC of immediate newborn care programs in the Asia-Pacific region Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
A/Prof Laura Downie 		wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
ldownie@unimelb.edu.au 		Evidence-Based Practice in the Management of Glaucoma Suspects PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Ed Stanley
Dr Jacqui Schiesser 		ed.stanley@mcri.edu.au
jacqui.schiesser@mcri.edu.au 		Expanding pancreatic progenitor cells for treatment of type 1 diabetes PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Simranpreet Kaur
Prof John Christodoulou 		simran.kaur@mcri.edu.au
john.christodoulou@mcri.edu.au 		Expanding the molecular understanding, and advancing personalised therapeutics for KIF1A-Associated Neurological Disorders PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Anita Goh
Professor Dennis Velakoulis 		goha@unimelb.edu.au
dennisv@unimelb.edu.au 		Exploring data from ENROLL-HD - an international observational study in Huntington’s disease Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Andrew Murphy
Dr. Sam Lee 		andrew.murphy@baker.edu.au
Mankitsam.lee@baker.edu.au 		Exploring how a high salt diet promotes bone destruction through immune cell activation PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Prof Andrew Murphy
Dr. Dragana Dragoljevic 		andrew.murphy@baker.edu.au
dragana.dragoljevic@baker.edu.au 		Exploring how diabetes causes increased proliferation of haematopoietic stem cells carrying a mutation in DNMT3A PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Austin Health Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand
Professor Samuel Berkovic 		michael.hildebrand@unimelb.edu.au
s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au 		Exploring mosaic brain variants that cause focal epilepsies PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Andrew Murphy
Doctor Graeme Lancaster 		andrew.murphy@baker.edu.au
graeme.lancaster@baker.edu.au 		Exploring the contribution of intrinsic lipids to immune cell development and function PhD students, Honours students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Prof Colette McKay
 cmckay@bionicsinstitute.org
 Exploring the effect of neural dead regions in the cochlea on hearing with a cochlear implant PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Kate Weeks
 kate.weeks@baker.edu.au
 Exploring the therapeutic potential of protein phosphatases in cardiometabolic disease Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Helen Thomas
Dr Bala Krishnamurthy 		hthomas@svi.edu.au
bmurthy@svi.edu.au 		Factors that determine islet antigen-specific T cell expansion before the onset of Type 1 diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Ashley Bush 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
ashley.bush@florey.edu.au 		Ferroptosis in Schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
 mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
 Fertility decision tools for young women with breast cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe
 yasmin.jayasinghe@unimelb.edu.au
 Fertility preservation in children with cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Christopher Reid
Dr Paulo Pinares-Garcia 		christopher.reid@florey.edu.au
paulo.pinaresgarcia@florey.edu.au 		Finding a cure for a devastating form of epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan
Dr Ryan Hutchinson 		daniel.buchanan@unimelb.edu.au
ryan.hutchinson@unimelb.edu.au 		Finding a needle in the haystack: ctDNA detection for tracking cancer evolution and refining cancer risk Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Elyse Passmore
A/Prof Erich Rutz 		elyse.passmore@rch.org.au
erich.rutz@rch.org.au 		Foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Rohan Bythell-Douglas 		adeans@svi.edu.au
 Function and cryo-EM structure of the breast cancer predisposition gene BRCA1 PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Jacqueline Donoghue
 jacqueline.donoghue@unimelb.edu.au
 Functional role of VEZT over expression in endometrium PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
General Practice Western Health Associate Professor Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
 jomn@unimelb.edu.au
 Future Health Today Changing the course of cardiovascular disease PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Melbourne Hospital,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Prof David Eisenstat
Dr Maree Faux 		david.eisenstat@mcri.edu.au
maree.faux@mcri.edu.au 		Gene regulation in the developing retina and the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma PhD students
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Tara Karnezis
 tkarnezis@svi.edu.au
 Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’ PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Carmine Onofrillo
Dr Serena Duchi 		carmine.onofrillo@unimelb.edu.au
serena.duchi@unimelb.edu.au 		Generation of an ex vivo regeneration model for 3D bioprinting applications PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Austin Health A/Professor Michael Hildebrand
 michael.h
 Genetic Diagnosis of Children with Vascular Anomalies for a Therapeutic Clinical Drug Trial Honours 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
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Srujana Sahebjada
A/Prof Mark Daniel 		Srujana.sahebjada@unimelb.edu.au
 Genome-wide expression profiling of keratoconus and non-keratoconus corneas Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Jo Douglass
Dr Vanessa Bryant 		jdouglass@unimelb.edu.au
bryant.v@wehi.edu.au 		Genomics of asthma mortality due to thunderstorm asthma PhD students, Honours students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Genotype and Phenotype Characterisation Human Circulating Osteo-Progenitor (COP) Cells PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr Michelle Scoullar 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
michelle.scoullar@burnet.edu.au 		Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in Papua New Guinea – The impact of nutrition, malaria, and other infections on pregnant women and infants PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Christine Imms
A/Prof Adrienne Harvey 		christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au
adrienne.harvey@mcri.edu.au 		Healthy Trajectories: Promoting wellbeing and quality of life for those with child-onset disability and their families PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Jim Buttery
Dr Gerardo Luis Dimaguila 		jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au
gerardoluis.dimaguil@mcri.edu.au 		healthYpulse: A Learning Healthcare System for Improving Paediatric Patient Experience and Outcomes PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof James Fallon
 JFALLON@bionicsinstitute.org
 Hearing but not listening: Using behavioural training in pre-clinical studies to test the ability to listen to complex sounds PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Erin Howden
Dr Leah Wright 		erin.howden@baker.edu.au
leah.wright@baker.edu.au 		Heart Health in Women: Role of Physical Activity to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease PhD students
Clinical Pathology Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) AProfessor Frederic Hollande
 frederic.hollande@unimelb.edu.au
 Heterogeneity of treatment response in advanced cancer: role of intrinsic and microenvironmental factors PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Natalie Sims
 nsims@svi.edu.au
 How are autophagic processes involved in bone mineralisation? PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 How do Anti-Epileptic Drugs Work? PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		How do bone marrow microenvironments regulate B lymphocyte production? PhD students, Masters by Research
Burnet Institute Dr Alyce Wilson
Prof Caroline Homer 		alyce.wilson@burnet.edu.au
Caroline.homer@burnet.edu.au 		How do we improve the knowledge and skills of midwives and doctors in assessment and classification of perineal tears? PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof John Price
 john.price@unimelb.edu.au
 Identification and Characterisation of Molecular Mediators of Cancer Metastasis PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Kevin Huynh 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
kevin.huynh@baker.edu.au 		Identification of additional markers of ferroptosis with mass spectrometry PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Jessica Holien 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
jessica.holien@rmit.edu.au 		Identifying better therapies for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
 morag.young@baker.edu.au
 Identifying circadian clock and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) interactions in heart disease PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
 vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
 Identifying state and trait components of sensory and motor disturbances across the schizophrenia spectrum Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine Burnet Institute Prof James Beeson
Dr JoAnne Chan 		beeson@burnet.edu.au
JoAnne.Chan@unimelb.edu.au 		Identifying targets and mechanisms of acquired immunity to severe malaria in children PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof Richard Leventer 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
richard.leventer@mcri.edu.au 		Identifying the causes of brain malformation in children PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Karlheinz Peter
Dr Jonathan Noonan 		karlheinz.peter@unimelb.edu.au
noonan.j@unimelb.edu.au 		Immunity, Chronic Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Surgery Surgery, Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Christofer Bester
Prof Stephen O'Leary 		christofer.bester@unimelb.edu.au
sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au 		Impedance triggered therapeutic intervention after cochlear implantation PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Jill Francis
Professor Wen Kwang Lim 		jillian.francis@unimelb.edu.au
Kwang.Lim@mh.org.au 		IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE) PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Wen Kwang Lim
Prof Jill Francis 		Kwang.Lim@mh.org.au
jillian.francis@unimelb.edu.au 		IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE) PhD students
Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Implementing the Gait and Balance Gym and the Effect on Falls and Falls Risk Factors PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof Roland Bammer 		vijay.venkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		Improve the diagnostic prediction of imaging measures in dementia and epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Professor Mingguang He
 mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au
 Improved early diagnosis of eye diseases by integration of retinal photography and artificial intelligence to build an opportunistic screening service in metro, regional and remote primary care settings PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine A/Prof Kirsten Moore
Dr Katrin Gerber 		k.moore@nari.edu.au
k.gerber@nari.edu.au 		Improving palliative care in residential aged care using telehealth (IMPART) PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Prof Colette McKay
 cmckay@bionicsinstitute.org
 Improving speech understanding of cochlear implant users with neural dead regions PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Henry Zhao
Prof Bruce Campbell 		henry.zhao@mh.org.au
bcam@unimelb.edu.au 		Improving the dispatch of Australia's first stroke ambulance Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
Dr Rod Luwor 		frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
rluwor@unimelb.edu.au 		In vitro brain tumour model – studying epileptic seizure development and sensitivity to anti-cancer therapy PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Prof Eva Dimitriadis
Dr Wei Zhou 		eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
wei.zhou1@unimelb.edu.au 		Infertility in women and embryo implantation failure: identifying how infertility develops using new technologies PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammation-induced Cancer: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammation-induced Osteosarcopenia: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Kevin Lee
Prof. John Hamilton 		mingchinl@unimelb.edu.au
jahami@unimelb.edu.au 		Inflammatory cytokines involved in obesity and osteoarthritis PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Post Doctor Researchers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
 eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
 Inflammatory mediators in the development of preeclampsia and pre-term birth. PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce Kemp 		sgalic@unimelb.edu.au
bkemp@svi.edu.au 		Inhibition of microglia inflammation by AMPK for obesity treatment PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Corey Giles 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
corey.giles@baker.edu.au 		Integration of population level ‘omics data to target cardiometabolic disease PhD students, Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Integrative genomics and immunobiology in Hairy Cell Leukaemia PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Mirana Ramialison
 mirana.ramialison@mcri.edu.au
 Interrogating the spatial dynamics of gene regulatory networks during embryonic development and disease PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Valerie Sung
A/Prof Gabrielle Haeusler 		valerie.sung@rch.org.au
gabrielle.haeusler@rch.org.au 		Investigating 'silent' newborn viral infections and outcomes in the GenV cohort PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Kim Loh
 kloh@svi.edu.au
 Investigating a novel mechanism for improving beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes 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
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Shiang (Max) Lim
Dr Jarmon Lees 		maxlim@unimelb.edu.au
jlees@svi.edu.au 		Investigating cardiovascular disease in Friedreich's ataxia using human induced pluripotent stem cells PhD students
Medicine Western Health Aprof Damian Myers
 damianem@unimelb.edu.au
 Investigating Lipotoxic Impacts of Fatty Acid Synthesis on: (1) Osteoblasts, and (2) Osteoclast, in Vitro and (3) Skeletal Muscle PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the Anabolic Effect Drugs (Picolinic Acid) on Osteocytes in Vitro PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andre Peterson
Prof Steve Petrou 		peterson@unimelb.edu.au
steven.petrou@florey.edu.au 		Investigating the electrophysiology of neuronal network dynamics PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Niall Corcoran
Professor Christopher Hovens 		niallmcorcoran@gmail.com
cbhovens@gmail.com 		Investigating the link between phenotype change and treatment resistance in prostate cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr. Ahmed Al Seadi 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ahmed.mohan@unimelb.edu.au 		Investigating the Rapamycin Effect on Induced-Palmitic osteocytes in Vitro PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Investigating the relationship between fat, bone and muscle PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Sarah Stephenson
Prof Paul Lockhart 		sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au
paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au 		Investigating the role of FBX proteins in Neurodevelopment PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Bernard Yan
Professor Peter Mitchell 		bernard.yan@mh.org.au
peter.mitchell@mh.org.au 		IRIS: Patient-level meta-analysis of 6 randomized controlled studies on direct thrombectomy(IRIS) PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Jim Buttery
Dr Hazel Clothier 		jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au
hazel.clothier@mcri.edu.au 		Learning Health System for identification and prevention of vaccination errors PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
 healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
 Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Health PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Professor Lorraine Dennerstein 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
ldenn@unimelb.edu.au 		Lifestyle factors and effects on mood in elderly women PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Yow Keat Tham
Prof Julie McMullen 		yowkeat.tham@baker.edu.au
julie.mcmullen@baker.edu.au 		Lipidomic Profiling of Atrial Fibrillation Progression in a Murine Model Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Senior Research Fellow Alexandra Gorelik
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
Cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Risk from Mid- to Late-life in Women 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
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Dr Ye Tian 		azalesky@unimelb.edu.au
ye.tian2@unimelb.edu.au 		Machine learning prediction of brain and body ageing PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Infectious Diseases Dr Matthew Dixon
Prof James McCarthy 		matthew.dixon@unimelb.edu.au
james.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au 		Malaria: Going bananas for sex PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Manipulating Recipient Immunological Microenvironment to Improve Outcomes in Allogeneic Transplantation PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Stan Skafidas 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
sskaf@unimelb.edu.au 		Mapping cerebellar connectivity in neurodevelopmental disorders PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Dennis Velakoulis
Dr Dhamidhu Eratne 		dennisv@unimelb.edu.au
deratne@unimelb.edu.au 		Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (MiND) study PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Marrow Adipose Tissue Functions: Studying Lipotoxicity in Hip Replacement Candidates PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
 frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Massively Parallel Optical Imaging of Cognition Events in Neuronal Networks in Freely Behaving Mice PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Karlheinz Peter
Dr Sara Baratchi 		karlheinz.peter@unimelb.edu.au
sara.baratchi@rmit.edu.au 		Mechanotransduction in blood cells and consequences for thrombosis and inflammation PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Mesenchymal Stem Cell-based Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Mid-Thigh Bone and Muscle Mass Measurements as an Assessment Tool for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis/penia, Sarcopenia and Osteosarcopenia: A Longitudinal Validation Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
 morag.young@baker.edu.au
 Mineralocorticoid receptor activation pathways in macrophages ; new mechanisms of heart failure PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Doctor Shiang Lim
Doctor Jarmon Lees 		mlim@svi.edu.au
jlees@svi.edu.au 		Modelling cardiovascular diseases using human cardiac organoids PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Dr Snezana Maljevic
 snezana.maljevic@florey.edu.au
 Modellling severe childhood epilepsy Masters by Research
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
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Adrian Achuthan
 aaa@unimelb.edu.au
 Molecular signalling pathways controlling gene expression during chronic disease progression PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Elyse Passmore
Dr Gareth Ball 		elyse.passmore@rch.org.au
gareth.ball@mcri.edu.au 		Motor function assessment using video-based motion capture and machine-learning for children with movement disorders PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof Patricia Desmond 		vvenkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
Patricia.Desmond@mh.org.au 		Multimodal imaging measures to improve dementia diagnosis PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Warda Syeda 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
warda.syeda@unimelb.edu.au 		Multinuclear MRI biomarkers in schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Dr Caio Seguin 		azalesky@unimelb.edu.au
caio.seguin@unimelb.edu.au 		Network communication in the brain PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andre Peterson
 peterson@unimelb.edu.au
 Neural modelling of epileptic dynamics PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Cassandra Wannan 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
wannanc@unimelb.edu.au 		Neurodevelopmental trajectories and biopsychosocial risk factors in autism and schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Angela Morgan
Prof David Amor 		angela.morgan@mcri.edu.au
david.amor@mcri.edu.au 		Neuropsychological profile of children with childhood apraxia of speech PhD students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 New methods for investigating bone muscle and fat mass using 2D DXA images to predict performance, risk of falls and fractures PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Amanda Edgley
Dr Fay Khong 		aedgley@unimelb.edu.au
fay.khong@unimelb.edu.au 		Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – characterising disease features in order to develop new therapies PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/prof Alan Moss
 alan.moss@unimelb.edu.au
 Novel Approaches in Therapeutic Endoscopy PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Carl Walkley
Dr Alistair Chalk 		cwalkley@svi.edu.au
achalk@svi.edu.au 		Novel genetic interactions with the double-stranded RNA-induced autoimmunity pathways Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Karlheinz Peter
Dr SMRITI MURALI KRISHNA 		Karlheinz.Peter@baker.edu.au
smriti.krishna@unimelb.edu.au 		Novel regenerative therapies in cardiovascular diseases PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Karlheinz Peter
Dr Smriti MURALI KRISHNA 		Karlheinz.Peter@baker.edu.au
smriti.krishna@unimelb.edu.au 		Novel therapies for atherosclerotic plaque stabilization PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Andrew Kompa
Dr Amanda Edgley 		akompa@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiorenal syndrome PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
Dr Kate Weeks 		morag.young@baker.edu.au
kate.weeks@unimelb.edu.au 		Nuclear receptor co-regulators in heart disease and inflammation; new targets for fine-tuning receptor actions in health and disease PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Tom Edwards
Dr Lauren Ayton 		thomas.edwards@unimelb.edu.au
layton@unimelb.edu.au 		Ocular gene therapy: the new era of blindness prevention PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
 alex.bahar@unimelb.edu.au
 Olfactory-focused cognitive training PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
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
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof Rachael Richardson
 RRICHARDSON@bionicsinstitute.org
 Optogenetics for precise neural stimulation PhD students
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Christine Rodda
Prof Davis Darby 		christine.rodda@unimelb.edu.au
ddarby@unimelb.edu.au 		Oral Health and Attitudes in Young Adults Aged 15-25 Years with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case - Control Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ben Kirk 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ben.kirk@unimelb.edu.au 		Osteosarcopenia as a Geriatric Syndrome PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Prof Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults attending the Falls and Fracture Clinic PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Dr. David Scott
Prof Gustavo Duque 		d.scott@unimelb.edu.au
gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au 		Osteosarcopenia in Older Adults Attending a Fracture Liaison Service PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Christopher Reid
Dr Paulo Pinares-Garcia 		christopher.reid@florey.edu.au
paulo.pinaresgarcia@florey.edu.au 		Pacemaker channels and brain excitability PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Women’s Hospital Professor Denise Harrison
 deniseh@unimelb.edu.au
 Partnering to reduce neonatal pain Honours students
Medicine Western Health A/prof Damian Myers
Prof John Hamilton 		damianem@unimelb.edu.au
jahami@unimelb.edu.au 		Pathology begins in the cells: Studying lipotoxic stress generated from adipocytes in bone and muscle cell cultures PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Jesse Zanker
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Cognition in Ageing Women PhD 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
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Professor Peter Meikle
Dr Sudip Paul 		peter.meikle@baker.edu.au
sudip.paul@baker.edu.au 		Plasmalogen modulation as a therapeutic approach for fatty liver disease PhD students, Honours students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Pre-clinical Analysis of Effects of Lamin A Overexpression on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Myocytes PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Associate Professor Alan Hayes
 hayes.a@unimelb.edu.au
 Pre-Clinical Studies Identifying Novel Molecular Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Growth and Atrophy PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Austin Health Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand
Professor Ingrid Scheffer 		michael.hildebrand@unimelb.edu.au
i.scheffer@unimelb.edu.au 		Precision diagnosis for the remaining 50% of unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies 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
Medicine Western Health Prof Gustavo Duque
 gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
 Predicting Disability and Frailty in Older Persons: The Western Osteosarcopenia and Frailty (WOSF) Study PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Tye Dawood
Professor Vaughan Macefield 		tye.dawood@baker.edu.au
vaughan.macefield@baker.edu.au 		Prefrontal cortex, sympathetic activity and blood pressure regulation Honours 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
Radiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof Patricia Desmond
Dr Vijay Venkatraman 		Patricia.Desmond@mh.org.au
vijay.venkatraman@unimelb.edu.au 		Quantitative imaging in dementia PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Keith Lim
 kklim@unimelb.edu.au
 Quantitative Measure of Effusions PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Kirsten Perrett
A/Prof Jennifer Koplin 		kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au
jennifer.koplin@mcri.edu.au 		RCT of Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of allergy PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Recipient immunity as a determinant of long term outcome in bone marrow transplantation PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		Regulation of blood cell production by endothelial cell-derived retinoic acid receptor gamma PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof Rachael Richardson
 RRICHARDSON@bionicsinstitute.org
 Reversible silencing of the cochlea PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital A/Prof Sarah Whittle
 swhittle@unimelb.edu.au
 Role of the family environment in shaping children's brains and mental health Honours students
Medicine Western Health A/prof Kulmira Nurgali
 kulmira.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
 Role of the Nervous System in Cancer Development and Progression PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden
 peterv@unimelb.edu.au
 Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Alexander Pinto
Dr Malathi Dona 		alex.pinto@baker.edu.au
Malathi.ImiyageDona@baker.edu.au 		Sex and the broken heart: sex-specific mechanisms driving heart failure PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine Burnet Institute Dr Megan Lim
 megan.lim@burnet.edu.au
 Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll: Young people and risk behaviours PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Burnet Institute Dr Megan Lim
 megan.lim@burnet.edu.au
 Sexting, porn, and Tinder: An investigation of education and health promotion PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Jim Buttery
Dr Hazel Clothier 		jim.buttery@mcri.edu.au
hazel.clothier@mcri.edu.au 		SNOTWATCH: Mapping real-time respiratory and gastrointestinal viral information to inform and improve health outcomes PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Jesse Zanker
Professor Cassandra Szoeke 		jesse.zanker@unimelb.edu.au
cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au 		Social and physical activities in ageing women PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
Ms Rebecca Cooper 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
cooperr1@student.unimelb.edu.au 		Socioeconomic status and sleep in late childhood PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris French
frenchc@unimelb.edu.au
 Sodium Channels in Epilepsy PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Sam John
A/Prof Nicholas Opie 		sam.john@unimelb.edu.au
n.opie@unimelb.edu.au 		Stentrode: Tissue Response to Endovascular Stimulation PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Prof. Roland Bammer 		vijay.venkatraman@unimelb.edu.au
roland.bammer@unimelb.edu.au 		Stroke assessment with multi-modal imaging PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Brett Bennetts
Prof Michael Parker 		brettb@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in bone diseases PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Craig Morton
Prof Michael Parker 		craig.morton@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Craig Morton
Prof Michael Parker 		craig.morton@unimelb.edu.au
mparker@svi.edu.au 		Structural biology of proteins involved in infection PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Michael Parker
 mparker@svi.edu.au
 Structural biology of proteins involved in mental illnesses PhD students, Masters by Research
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan 		t.klino@unimelb.edu.au
nhannan@unimelb.edu.au 		Studying novel proteins in preeclampsia PhD students, Honours students
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
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Stephanie Yiallourou
Professor Vaughan Macefield 		stephanie.yiallourou@baker.edu.au
vaughan.macefield@baker.edu.au 		Sympathetic activation in adults with inadequate sleep PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
azalesky@unimelb.edu.au 		Symptom comorbidity networks in psychiatry PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Amit Lampit
 amit.lampit@unimelb.edu.au
 Synthesising, dismantling and optimising cognitive interventions PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Associate Professor Daniel Steinfort
Associate Professor Shankar Siva 		Daniel.Steinfort@mh.org.au
Shankar.Siva@mh.org.au 		Fully Funded. Systematic EndoscopIc Staging of Mediastinum to determine Impact on radiotherapy for locally advanced lung Cancer (SEISMIC): an international multi-centre cohort study PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Zhichao Wu
 wu.z@unimelb.edu.au
 Taking the “Guesswork” Out of Glaucoma Clinical Management with Novel Imaging PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Roy Kong
Dr Amanda Edgley
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Targeting inflammation and fibrosis for the treatment of retinal disease PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Michael Parker
Dr Jon Gooi 		mparker@svi.edu.au
jgooi@svi.edu.au 		Targeting microglia in neurodegenerative diseases 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
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Judy de Haan
Dr Arpeeta Sharma 		judy.dehaan@baker.edu.au
arpeeta.sharma@baker.edu.au 		Targeting Pyroptosis to improve diabetic cardiovascular disease. Honours students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Dr Niki Gunewardene
 NGunewardene@bionicsinstitute.org
 Testing nanoengineered drug delivery systems to treat hearing loss PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Eva Dimitriadis
Dr Wei Zhou 		eva.dimitriadis@unimelb.edu.au
wei.zhou1@unimelb.edu.au 		Testing therapeutics for infertility in organoid models PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christobel Saunders
 christobel.saunders@unimelb.edu.au
 The application of a patient centred service design approach to improve patients experience of breast cancer care PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Jon Oakhill
Dr John Scott 		joakhill@svi.edu.au
jscott@svi.edu.au 		The cellular fuel gauge: Novel mechanisms of metabolic control PhD students
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Keith Lim
 kklim@unimelb.edu.au
 The Correlation between Knee Effusions and Clinical Presentation in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Austin Health Dr Peter J Wookey
 pwookey@unimelb.edu.au
 The development of anti-NPY1 receptor antibodies for research into and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer PhD students
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Associate Professor Anna Calkin
Dr Adele Richart 		anna.calkin@baker.edu.au
adele.richart@baker.edu.au 		The effect of ageing and sex differences on heart recovery following a heart attack Honours students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christopher Hovens
Associate Professor Niall Corcoran 		cbhovens@gmail.com
niallmcorcoran@gmail.com 		The Genomic Drivers of High Risk Prostate cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Rachel Peters
Dr Suzanne Mavoa 		rachel.peters@mcri.edu.au
Suzanne.Mavoa@epa.vic.gov.au 		The impact of air pollution and other environmental factors on food allergy and other allergic diseases across the first 10 years of life: a population-based, longitudinal study. PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Professor Louise Purton
Dr Gavin Tjin 		lpurton@svi.edu.au
gtjin@svi.edu.au 		The impact of cancer therapies on the bone marrow microenvironment PhD students, Masters by Research
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Vanessa Cropley
AProf Sarah Whittle 		vcropley@unimelb.edu.au
swhittle@unimelb.edu.au 		The influence of sleep on brain development and psychopathology over adolescence PhD students, Masters by Research
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Sonia Grover
Prof Andrew Chanen 		sonia.grover@rch.org.au
andrew.chanen@orygen.org.au 		The LongSTEPPP Project PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Associate Professor Sarah Whittle
 swhittle@unimelb.edu.au
 The neurobiology of anxiety across development and sex PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Bill Kalionis
Assoc Prof Harry Georgiou 		kalionis@unimelb.edu.au
harrymg@unimelb.edu.au 		The prognosisdiagnosis of common pregnancy complications utilising genetic material found in extracellular vesicles derived from maternal blood and urine. PhD students, Masters by Research
Infectious Diseases Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Matthew Dixon
Prof James McCarthy 		matthew.dixon@unimelb.edu.au
james.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au 		The Renovators Dream: Malaria host cell remodelling PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Kim Loh
 kloh@svi.edu.au
 The role of AMP-activated kinase in suppressing atherosclerosis PhD students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Rodney Luwor
 rluwor@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of EGFR Signaling in Glioblastoma Progression and Resistance to Current Therapies PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Andrew Deans
Dr Elyse Dunn 		adeans@svi.edu.au
 The role of FANCM gene in inherited breast cancer PhD students
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Stanley Stylli
 sstylli@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of invadopodia in glioma invasion and response to therapeutics PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Andrew Deans
 adeans@svi.edu.au
 The role of RECQL4 gene in cancer predispositon PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Carl Walkley
Dr Jacki Heraud-Farlow 		cwalkley@svi.edu.au
jhfarlow@svi.edu.au 		The role of RNA editing enzyme ADAR1 in liver homeostasis and metabolism PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Rodney Luwor
 rluwor@unimelb.edu.au
 The role of STAT3-mediated Cancer Progression and Resistance to Current Therapies PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Prof Mark Cook
Dr Andre Peterson 		markcook@unimelb.edu.au
peterson@unimelb.edu.au 		Towards a patient-specific examination of epileptogenesis PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Mark Chong
 mchong@svi.edu.au
 Transgenerational influence of diet on autoimmune susceptibility PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Hospital Dr Roy Kong
Dr Amanda Edgley 		roy.kong@unimelb.edu.au
aedgley@unimelb.edu.au 		Treating fibrosis and inflammation to prevent end-organ damage in diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research
Burnet Institute Dr Joshua Vogel
Prof Caroline Homer 		joshua.vogel@burnet.edu.au
caroline.homer@burnet.edu.au 		Trends in maternal and newborn health outcomes in Demographic Household Surveys in Papua New Guinea (2006 and 2018) Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Andrew Fleetwood
A/Professor Andrew Murphy 		andrew.fleetwood@unimelb.edu.au
 Type I interferon as a novel endogenous trigger of trained immunity PhD students
Psychiatry Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Professor Christos Pantelis
Professor Ashley Bush 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
ashley.bush@florey.edu.au 		Ubiquitin Proteasome System in Schizophrenia PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Christine Imms
Prof Dinah Reddihough 		christine.imms@unimelb.edu.au
Dinah.reddihough@rch.org.au 		Understanding and defining supportive health/NDIS service environments PhD students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Paul Lockhart
Prof Martin Delatycki 		paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au
martin.delatycki@vcgs.org.au 		Understanding beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration using stem cell models PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof Andrew Wise
 awise@bionicsinstitute.org
 Understanding changes in auditory processing from noise induced hearing loss PhD students
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute Prof Colette McKay
 CMcKAY@bionicsinstitute.org
 Understanding differences in outcomes of cochlear implants PhD students
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Prof David Ritchie
Dr Rachel Koldej 		david.ritchie@mh.org.au
rachel.koldej@mh.org.au 		Understanding how immune cell function is impacted by novel therapies in patients with B cell malignancies PhD students, Masters by Research
Medical Bionics Department Bionics Institute A/Prof James Fallon
 JFALLON@bionicsinstitute.org
 Understanding how the brain processes combined electrical and acoustic stimulation PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Andrew Sutherland
 asutherland@svi.edu.au
 Understanding how Type 17 immunity and IL-17 cytokines regulate Type 1 diabetes 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
Surgery St Vincent's Hospital Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the genetic basis of lipedema PhD students, Masters by Research
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the microenvironment of lymphodema PhD students, Masters by Research
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
Surgery St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		rshayan@svi.edu.au
tkarnezis@svi.edu.au 		Understanding the role of CXCR7 in lymphodema following radiation injury PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
Professor Julie McMullen 		morag.young@baker.edu.au
julie.mcmullen@baker.edu.au 		Understanding the role of the circadian molecular clock in the development of dilated cardiac myopathy and atrial fibrillation. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Associate Professor Morag Young
 morag.young@baker.edu.au
 Understanding the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) for regulating the PI3K pathway in female and male hearts. PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Associate Professor Morag Young
 morag.young@baker.edu.au
 Understanding the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor in diabetic cardiac myopathy? PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Steve Foulkes
Dr Nicholas Saner 		steve.foulkes@baker.edu.au
nicholas.saner@baker.edu.au 		Unravelling the causes of persistent exercise intolerance in cancer survivors Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Melissa Wake
Dr Yanhong Jessika Hu 		melissa.wake@mcri.edu.au
jessika.hu@mcri.edu.au 		Use and impact of psychotropic medication in pregnancy PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr MD PhD Marta Thio
Dr Kate Hodgson 		marta.thiolluch@thewomens.org.au
kate.hodgson@thewomens.org.au 		Use of a respiratory function monitor to improve training efficiency in neonatal face mask ventilation Honours students
Surgery Surgery, Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Dr Srujana Sahebjada
A/Prof Mark Daniel 		srujana.sahebjada@unimelb.edu.au
 Using Artificial Intelligence to improve the diagnostic predictions of corneal topography machines for Keratoconus subjects PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Maria Di Biase
AProf. Andrew Zalesky 		dibiasem@unimelb.edu.au
azalesky@unimelb.edu.au 		Using Graph Theory and Neural Stem Cell Models to Understand Brain Network Resilience PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Western Health Professor Gustavo Duque
Dr Ebrahim Bani Hassan 		gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au
ebrahim.bani@unimelb.edu.au 		Using Marrow Adipose Tissue to Diagnose Osteoporosis and Predict Fragility Fractures PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health Professor Christopher Reid
Dr Ming Soh 		christopher.reid@unimelb.edu.au
mingshiuan.soh@florey.edu.au 		Using novel animal and stem cell models to investigate the role of genetic cardiac arrhythmia in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Medicine Burnet Institute Professor Freya Fowkes
Dr Julia Cutts 		freya.fowkes@burnet.edu.au
julia.cutts@burnet.edu.au 		Using parasite and vector serosurveillance to inform malaria elimination PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Sarah Stephenson
Prof Paul Lockhart 		sarah.stephenson@mcri.edu.au
paul.lockhart@mcri.edu.au 		Using single-cell omics to determine disease mechanism and improve clinical management of children with epilepsy PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Helen Thomas
Prof Tom Kay 		hthomas@svi.edu.au
tkay@svi.edu.au 		Using the JAK1/JAK2 Inhibitor Baricitinib to treat new-onset Type 1 diabetes PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health Dr David Scott
Professor Gustavo Duque 		d.scott@unimelb.edu.au
gustavo.duque@unimelb.edu.au 		Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Monitor Physical Activity in Older Adults Undergoing Exercise Interventions for Falls PhD students, Masters by Research
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Doctor Ben Costello
A/Prof Andre La Gerche 		ben.costello@baker.edu.au
andre.lagerche@baker.edu.au 		Validation of 4D Flow with Exercise using CMR Honours students
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Prof Richard Saffery
A/Prof Kirsten Perrett 		richard.saffery@mcri.edu.au
kirsten.perrett@mcri.edu.au 		Vitamin D supplementation and food allergy risk in early life: immunological and molecular mechanisms PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Dr Colleen Elso 		smannering@svi.edu.au
celso@svi.edu.au 		What are antigens/epitopes are recognized in by islet-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in people with type 1 diabetes? PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Dr Colleen Elso 		smannering@svi.edu.au
celso@svi.edu.au 		What are the functional properties of human CD4+ T cells, from people with type 1 diabetes, that respond to proinsulin C-peptide? PhD students
Medicine St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Prof Natalie Sims
 nsims@svi.edu.au
 What controls the development of strong cortical bone? PhD students
Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Christos Pantelis
Dr Liliana Laskaris 		cpant@unimelb.edu.au
lily.laskaris@unimelb.edu.au 		When might the brain go wrong: the role of immune cells at critical time-points during development PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Chris Steward
Dr Vijay Venkatraman 		csteward@unimelb.edu.au
vvenkatraman@unimelb.edu.au 		White matter imaging in the aging brain PhD students, Masters by Research, Post Doctor Researchers
Paediatrics Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute A/Prof Valerie Sung
Dr Jing Wang 		valerie.sung@mcri.edu.au
jing.wang@mcri.edu.au 		Why are babies in SCNs/NICUs at higher risk of permanent hearing loss? PhD students
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Dr Michelle Peate
Prof Martha Hickey 		mpeate@unimelb.edu.au
hickeym@unimelb.edu.au 		WomenCAN: Promoting and advancing women’s health and wellbeing after cancer PhD students, Masters by Research
Medicine Western Health A/Prof Alan Hayes
Dr. David Scott 		hayes.a@unimelb.edu.au
d.scott@unimelb.edu.au 		Your Muscles Matter – The Sarcopenia Study PhD students, Masters by Research