Cancer

Cancer in all its forms, encompasses research, prevention, detection, treatment, care and health system transformation to address this most significant burden of disease

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
'What Works for Depression' and 'What Works for Anxiety' Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
A culturally appropriate approach to improve mental health outcomes in Sri Lanka and China: Mental Health First Aid Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
A health systems approach to an economic evaluation of nurse mentoring models in India Nossal Institute for Global Health
A mouse model of duodenal atresia Project Leader Associate Professor Warrick Teague Paediatrics
A new automated measure of breast cancer risk from digital and film mammography (Cirrus) Project Leader Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A novel approach to discovering genes associated with cancer risk from GWAS and EWAS data Project Leader Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A novel strategy for the early diagnosis of COPD in middle-aged adults Project leader Dr Jennifer Perret Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
A phase I/II double-blind, randomised controlled trial assessing effect of medicinal cannabis on overall quality of life for people with cancer Medicine
A5 SDHB Genomics Study Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill Clinical Pathology
ACRF Translational Research Laboratory Group Leader Professor David S Ritchie
Medicine
Adaptive remodelling of metabolism during liver regeneration Project Leader Dr Andrew Cox Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Advanced Limb Reconstruction Head of Department of Surgery,
St. Vincent's Hospital,
Professor Peter Choong

Surgery
Ageing
Allergy and Lung Health Professor Shyamali Dharmage
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Analysing genetic roles of RNA-binding proteins and alternative splicing in Drosophila stem cells Project Leader Professor Gary Hime Anatomy and Physiology
Analytical Methods for Big High-Dimensional Biomedical Data Professor Agus Salim Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Anatomy and Neuroscience
Andrew Cox laboratory Head of Laboratory Dr Andrew Cox
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Australian Mammographic Density Research Facility (AMDRF) Project Leader Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Barrow laboratory: Tissue immunosurveillance strategies Head of Laboratory Dr Alexander David Barrow
Microbiology and Immunology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Brain Cancer Invasion Group Dr Stanley Stylli
Surgery
Brain Cancer Microenvironment and Biology Laboratory Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Surgery
Brain Tumours and Epilepsy Associate Professor Andrew Morokoff
Surgery
Brain Tumours Online – Implementing and evaluating a digital platform for people affected by brain cancer
Breast Cancer Unit Head Professor John Hopper
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Breast Cancer Head of Group Professor Bruce Mann
Lead Researcher Dr Anita Skandarajah
Surgery
Breast cancer follow-up and prospective analyses Project Leader Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Buchanan laboratory: Oncogenomics (colorectal cancer) Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan
Clinical Pathology
CANARY (CANcer risk in patients with unexpected weight loss in primaRY care) Studies: Clinical Decision Support Systems for Cancer Prevention and Early Cancer Detection in Primary Care Chief Investigator Dr. Javiera Martinez Gutierrez,

General Practice and Primary Care
Coin Laboratory: Cancer Bioinformatics Head of Laboratory Professor Lachlan Coin
Clinical Pathology
Cancer Biology Research Group Professor Graham Baldwin
Surgery
Cancer Immunotherapy symptoms: the experience and expectations around management Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen Medicine
Cancer in Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer in Medicine
Cancer in Primary Care General Practice and Primary Care
Cancer Nursing Research Chair in Cancer Nursing; VCCC Research and Education Lead – Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy
Nursing
Cancer Signaling Research Laboratory Dr Hong-Jian Zhu
Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Alistair Royse
Surgery
Care Plus Study Research Assistant Roslyn Le Gautier Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children Dr Alexander Pinto Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children Dr Alexander Pinto Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Centre for research excellence in cervical cancer control Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Associated Depression and Anxiety Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Characterisation of complex structural variation in bacterial and human genomes Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin Clinical Pathology
Cheng laboratory: Stem cell and organ size control regulation Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Louise Cheng
Anatomy and Physiology
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Circulating Biomarkers in Liver Malignancy Professor Christopher Christophi Surgery
Clinical Proteomics Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Coding the future: next-gen bioinformatic tools for nanopore data Project Leader Dr Mike Clark Anatomy and Physiology
Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer Unit Head Professor Mark Jenkins
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer Screening Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Communication skills: Consumer led training modules for cancer health care workers Project Leader Professor Meinir Krishnasamy Nursing
Community energy resilience pilot project - Maldives Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati Nossal Institute for Global Health
Covid-19 Health Worker Voices Nossal Institute for Global Health
Continuous Professional Development for Frontline Health Workers - Solomon Islands Nossal Institute for Global Health
Defining new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in heart failure Associate Professor Morag Young Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Defining nurse practitioner sensitive outcomes in a context of multidisciplinary care Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
Dental School
Depression in people with Multiple Sclerosis Centre for Health Equity
Developing clinical genomic methods for cancer of unknown primary Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill Clinical Pathology
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Development of a tailored supportive care intervention for women living with advanced breast cancer Project Leader Professor Meinir Krishnasamy Nursing
Development of an online education resource to improve nursing care of older people with cancer Project Leader Professor Meinir Krishnasamy Nursing
Development of effector regulatory T cells Project Leader Professor Axel Kallies Microbiology and Immunology
Diabetes Eye Care
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Dolcetti Laboratory: Clinical and Translational Immunotherapy Head of Laboratory Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Microbiology and Immunology
Eckersley-Maslin laboratory: Stem cell and cancer epigenetics Head of Laboratory Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin
Anatomy and Physiology
Elizabeth Vincan Professor Elizabeth Vincan
Infectious Diseases
The Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit Research Group Leader A/Prof Michelle Peate
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
EMT regulators in intestinal and germline stem cells Project Leader Professor Gary Hime Anatomy and Physiology
Endocrine Surgery Associate Professor Julie Miller
Surgery
Enhance: A multi-centre, randomised phase IV study Medicine
Enhancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Results in Infrastructure in South Asia Nossal Institute for Global Health
Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) Center Nossal Institute for Global Health
Establishing patterns of primary health care usage in cancer at the end of life Matthew Grant Medicine
Evaluating Global Fund innovation - focused programs in the Asia Pacific Nossal Institute for Global Health
Evaluating molecular biomarkers of anal cancer risk Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Evaluation of RACS International Eye Health Programs Nossal Institute for Global Health
Program Evaluation: Pacific Health and Nutrition Nossal Institute for Global Health
Exercise oncology Head of Research Group Professor Linda Denehy
Physiotherapy
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Family violence in newly-arrived migrant and refugee communities Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Fertility After Cancer Predictor (FoRECAsT) Study Project Lead A/Prof Michelle Peate Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Fertility preservation in children and teenagers with cancer Senior Lecturer Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Future Health Today: A randomised control trial of pharmacological therapies to reduce cardiovascular risk in people with chronic kidney disease and investigation of people at increased risk of cancer Study Coordinator Ms. Sophia Chima,

General Practice and Primary Care
First Aid Training for Parents of Teenagers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TPOT Study) Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Genetics of blood brain barrier formation Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan Anatomy and Physiology
Genomic tools for diagnosis of the presence of a solid tumour and for prediction of tumour subtype and likely treatment response from circulating tumour DNA Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin Clinical Pathology
Genomic tools for rapid diagnosis of bacterial infection using host and bacterial biomarkers Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin Clinical Pathology
Genomics Platform Group Associate Professor Oliver Hofmann
Clinical Pathology
Giving an adult life after Fontan surgery to those with the most severe congenital heart conditions Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel Centre for Health Policy
Glioblastoma Survival Signaling Lab Dr Rodney Luwor
Surgery
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Gynaecology Research Centre - Hickey Group Research Group Leader Professor Martha Hickey
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Head and Neck Tumour Stream Research Group Professor David Wiesenfeld
Surgery
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire Research Assistant Tessa Cutler Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health behaviours and outcomes in people with Multiple Sclerosis Dr Claudia Marck Centre for Health Equity
Health Professional Education Market Assessment Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health Star Rating (HSR) label impact on food formulation and consumer purchasing Professor Tony Blakely Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Systems Governance and Financing Head Katherine Gilbert
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Health systems strengthening - global learning program Nossal Institute for Global Health
Hime laboratory: Stem cell genetics and Drosophila models of human disease Head of Laboratory Professor Gary Hime
Anatomy and Physiology
Hogan laboratory: Vascular Cell and Developmental Biology Head of Laboratory Professor Ben Hogan
Anatomy and Physiology
Hollande laboratory: Tumour Heterogeneity in Metastatic Cancer Head of Laboratory Professor Fred Hollande
Clinical Pathology
Honorary Appointments’ Research Projects Surgery
Host responses to therapy and the tumour microenvironment contribute to the development of tumour resistance Professor Christopher Christophi Surgery
How do Anti-Epileptic Drugs Work? Project Lead Dr Chris French Medicine
How do dietary nutrients affect the ability of stem cells and stem cell-derived tumours to grow and divide? Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng Anatomy and Physiology
How do neural stem cells maintain quiescence? Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng Anatomy and Physiology
How do neurons maintain their specialised status? Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng Anatomy and Physiology
How do tumours compete for resources to grow? Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng Anatomy and Physiology
How many women experience long-term side-effects after cancer and cancer treatment? Project Lead A/Prof Michelle Peate Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Human Liver Organoids Project Lead Professor Kumar Visvanathan Medicine
IC3 Trial: A Randomised Control Trial aiming to improve early diagnosis of liver cancer and improving patient health outcomes IC3 National Manager Dr. Deborah De Guingand,

General Practice and Primary Care
Identifying and characterising Lynch syndrome within the population Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan Clinical Pathology
Identifying biomarkers of risk and poor prognosis in CRC Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan Clinical Pathology
Identifying Critical Success Factors for Mammographic Screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women Project Leader Prof Margaret Kelaher Centre for Health Policy
Identifying novel genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan Clinical Pathology
Immunosurveillance pathways in brain cancer Project Leader Dr Alexander David Barrow Microbiology and Immunology
Impact of COVID-19 on health workforce policy Nossal Institute for Global Health
Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia Nossal Institute for Global Health
Implementation research to improve scale-up of depression services in Vietnam (IRIS-DSV) Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Improving child development outcomes: the role of WASH Nossal Institute for Global Health
Improving outcomes in lung cancer: implementation of physical activity guidelines Head of Research Group Professor Linda Denehy
Physiotherapy
Improving reproductive health through infectious diseases research Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
In vitro brain tumour model – studying epileptic seizure development and sensitivity to anti-cancer therapy Project Lead Dr Chris French Medicine
India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship Nossal Institute for Global Health
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Professor Sandra Eades
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Infectious and nutritional co-morbidities in pregnancy and health outcomes amongst women and newborns in low- and middle-income countries Dr Michelle Scoullar
Informal Communities in Cancer Treatment Project Lead Dr Matt Grant Medicine
Innovation in radiation skin Toxicity management for patients with curative head and neck cancer: The INTACT Study Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
Innovative methods for clinical trials Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Integrative genomics and immunobiology in Hairy Cell Leukaemia Professor David S Ritchie Medicine
Inter and Intra-tumour heterogeneity in metastatic colorectal cancer Group Leader, acting Head of Department Associate Professor Fred Hollande Clinical Pathology
International Mismatch Repair Consortium Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
International Mismatch Repair Consortium (IMRC) Professor Mark Jenkins Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
Investigating the Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex to Protect Muscles from Wasting Conditions Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch
Anatomy and Physiology
Investigating the role of cachexia in the response to surgical tumour resection in mice Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch
Anatomy and Physiology
Isabelle Rouiller laboratory Associate Professor Isabelle Rouiller
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Jose Villadangos laboratory Head of Laboratory Professor Jose Villadangos
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Kaat Koort - Aboriginal Brain Health Study Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Kallies laboratory: Molecular immunology Head of Laboratory Professor Axel Kallies
Microbiology and Immunology
Kristin Brown laboratory Head of Laboratory Dr Kristin Brown
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Lifestyle behaviours for management of multiple sclerosis Dr Nupur Nag Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Live imaging of cellular signalling in vascular development and disease models Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan Anatomy and Physiology
Liver Group Professor Christopher Christophi
Surgery
Liz Hinde laboratory Head of Research Group Dr Elizabeth Hinde
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Low Literacy Decision Aid about Reproductive Choices for Younger Women with Breast Cancer Project Lead A/Prof Michelle Peate Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Lynch laboratory: Basic and clinical myology Head of Laboratory Professor Gordon Lynch
Anatomy and Physiology
Mackay laboratory: Tissue-resident memory T cells; lymphocyte differentiation; peripheral immunity Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Career Development Fellow, HHMI-Gates International Research Scholar Professor Laura Mackay
Microbiology and Immunology
MAGPIE Study: A genomic test intervention designed to provide patients with personalised melanoma, bowel, breast, and prostate cancer screening information Study Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,

General Practice and Primary Care
Manipulating Recipient Immunological Microenvironment to Improve Outcomes in Allogeneic Transplantation Project Lead Dr Rachel Koldej Medicine
Manometric studies on oesophageal atresia and colorectal disorders Project Leader Dr Sebastian King Paediatrics
Mantamadiotis laboratory: Brain Cancer Molecular Biology Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Microbiology and Immunology
MatesMonitor Dr Tania King
Professor Tony Lamontagne
Centre for Health Equity
Medical School
Men's Health Unit Head Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mental Health Epidemiology Unit Head Professor Matthew Spittal
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Mental Health Policy and Practice Unit Head Professor Jane Pirkis
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Metabolic reprogramming of skeletal muscle stem cells Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch Anatomy and Physiology
Michael Menden laboratory Head of Laboratory Michael P. Menden
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Michael Parker laboratory Head of Laboratory and Director, Bio21 Institute Professor Michael Parker
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Microbiology and Immunology
Mindfulness for mental health management Dr Nupur Nag Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Mindwise: A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in staff and students of a multi-campus university Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Missed nursing care. An exploration of missed nursing are in cancer contexts Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
Molecular basis for growth factor surveillance in natural killer cells Project Leader Dr Alexander David Barrow Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular basis for growth factor surveillance in plasmacytoid dendritic cells Project Leader Dr Alexander David Barrow Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms controlling lymphangiogenesis Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan Anatomy and Physiology
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular Mechanisms of Tumour Resistance Laboratory Dr Rodney Luwor Surgery
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Molecular Oncology Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan
Infectious Diseases
MRFF Million Minds project - Bringing family, community, culture and country to indigenous youth mental health care Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head Professor Sandra Eades Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mueller laboratory: Visualising the immune system in action Head of Laboratory Professor Scott Mueller
Microbiology and Immunology
Multidisciplinary care for women with metastatic breast cancer Project Leader Professor Meinir Krishnasamy Nursing
Nerve transfers for restoration of upper limb function in tetraplegia Project Leader Dr Arthur Hsueh Centre for Health Policy
Neural Dynamics Laboratory Group Leader Dr Chris French
Medicine
Neuroepidemiology Dr Jeanette Reece
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Neurosurgery Professor Kate Drummond
Surgery
Novel investigations and treatments for intractable, chronic constipation Project Leader Dr Bridget Southwell Paediatrics
Novel regulators of germline stem cells Project Leader Professor Gary HIme Anatomy and Physiology
Novel treatments for colorectal disorders Project Leader Dr Sebastian King Paediatrics
OPPtiC: A pilot feasibility study of establishing a clinical opioid pharmacogenomics database in palliative care Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen Medicine
Optimising the Capability of the Allied Health Workforce within Cancer Prehabilitation Project Leader Professor Lynette Joubert Social Work
Optimising the management of patients awaiting liver transplantation Professor Christopher Christophi
Senior Lecturer Michael Fink
Surgery
PaCCSC RAPID Series - Cancer-related Lymphoedema Beth Russell Medicine
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study Project Lead A/Prof Michelle Peate Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Jennifer Philip Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip
Medicine
PanSupport - development of an experience based co-design, supportive care app with and for people affected by pancreatic cancer Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamay Nursing
Patient reported outcomes: getting the timing right Project Leader Chris Schilling Centre for Health Policy
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Physiology
Policy solutions to improve the mental health of Australians with disability Centre for Health Equity
Population Mental Health Unit Head Professor Nicola Reavley
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Postnatal germ cells are controlled by FSH during ‘minipuberty’ at 3-6 months of age, and deranged by cryptorchidism to cause seminoma and infertility Project Leader Dr Ruili Li Paediatrics
Practice Research Program in Health and Mental Health Head of Research Group Professor Lynette Joubert
Head of Research Group A/Prof Ralph Hampson
Social Work
Precision prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome Associate Professor Aung Win Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Precursor exhausted T cells in chronic infection and tumors Project Leader Professor Axel Kallies Microbiology and Immunology
Predictors and consequences of allergies that impact on children getting a healthy start to life Unit Head Prof Shyamali Dharmage Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
PRESIDE Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial providing antidepressant medication information to patients with mild-to-severe depressive symptoms. Trial Coordinator Dr Sibel Saya,

General Practice and Primary Care
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (including cancer), and promotion of mental health
Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal Nossal Institute for Global Health
Priorities and Needs of Women Living with Advanced Cancer Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Probiotic therapy Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Project 1. Development of improved cancer vaccines to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy combination strategies Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti Microbiology and Immunology
Project 2. Identification and characterisation of novel classes of therapeutically relevant tumour neo-antigens Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti Microbiology and Immunology
Promoting an improved patient experience in gynaecological cancer care Project Leader Professor Lynette Joubert Social Work
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Promoting health, wellbeing and health services efficiency through a tailored navigation program for older adults with cancer (PARTNER) Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
Prostate Cancer Head of Group Professor Christopher Hovens
Deputy Laboratory Head Associate Professor Niall Corcoran
Surgery
Prostate Cancer Research Group Professor Christopher Hovens
Surgery
RAPID Postmarketing Study - Medicinal Cannabis Medicine
Rare Disease Oncogenomics Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Richard Tothill
Clinical Pathology
Recipient immunity as a determinant of long term outcome in bone marrow transplantation Group Leader Professor David Ritchie Medicine
Reducing the burden of colorectal cancer by optimising screening: evidence to clinical practice Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Regulation of cancer stem cell self-renewal in colorectal cancer Group Leader, Acting deputy Head of Department Associate Professor Fred Hollande Clinical Pathology
Regulation of invadopodium function and involvement in cancer cell invasion Dr Stanley Stylli Surgery
Renal supportive care of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease Kathryn Ducharlet Medicine
Reproductive Steroids Research Group Professor Mathis Grossmann, MD, PhD, FRACP
Medicine
Resident memory T cells (Trm) Project Leader Professor Axel Kallies Microbiology and Immunology
RESPONSE Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rethinking Malaria Nossal Institute for Global Health
The role of the essential biometal zinc in pathological and physiological processes Professor Graham Baldwin
Dr Oneel Patel
Dr Joseph Ischia
Surgery
Role of p-21-activated kinases in pancreactic cancer Professor Graham Baldwin
Dr Mehrdad Nikfarjam
Surgery
The role of the Renin Angiotensin System in tumour progression and recurrence following tumour resection Professor Christopher Christophi Surgery
Saving Lives at Birth (SLAB) Nossal Institute for Global Health
School of Biomedical Sciences
School of Health Science
SCRIPT Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial utilising a genomic test as an intervention providing personalised bowel cancer screening information Trial Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,

General Practice and Primary Care
Serum biomarkers of brain cancer Dr Andrew Morokoff Surgery
Sex and the broken heart: sex-specific mechanisms driving heart failure Dr Alexander Pinto Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Sex-specific regulation of adipose tissue immune cells Project Leader Professor Axel Kallies Microbiology and Immunology
Shabih Shakeel laboratory Lab Head & Principal Research Fellow Dr Shabih Shakeel
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
SMARTERScreen: A Randomised Controlled Trial based on evidence from SMARTScreen utilising SMS messages to prompt patients overdue with bowel cancer screening Trial Coordinator Ms Anna Wood,

General Practice and Primary Care
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems Head Professor Sumit Kane
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Spinal Biology Laboratory Doctor Gerald Quan
Surgery
Stem Cell Disease Modelling Professor Alice Pèbay
Surgery
STEP Care Clinical Trial Project Lead Anna Collins Medicine
STOP MS Study Dr Jeanette Reece Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Strengthening Capacity to Design and Implement Energy Sector Projects Nossal Institute for Global Health
Strengthening the impact measurement of MMV investments Nossal Institute for Global Health
Surgical Research Group Chair of Paediatric Surgery Professor John M Hutson AO
Paediatrics
T cell function as a determinant of blinatumomab efficacy in B-ALL Group Leader Professor David Ritchie Medicine
Targeting the angiogenic and osteoclastic pathways in spinal cancer Doctor Gerald Quan
Doctor Gerald Quan
Surgery
Targeting the Lymphatics in colorectal Liver metastasis Professor Christopher Christophi Surgery
Taylor: Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit Head of Research Unit Professor Ian Taylor
Anatomy and Physiology
teen Mental Health First Aid Project Leader Dr Laura Hart
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
The ABACUS group Project Leader A/Prof Carolyn Nickson Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The assessment of oral cancer risk using a chair-side tool for salivary aldehyde production Professor Michael McCullough Surgery
The ATTUNE Study: Feasibility of Patient-Reported Outcomes for Lung Cancer Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
The Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate School Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
The development of a nurse-sensitive, cancer care complexity index Project Leader Professor Meinir Krishnasamy Nursing
The EXPERT Study. Defining characteristics of cancer nursing expertise Chair of Cancer Nursing Professor Mei Krishnasamy Nursing
The HOLISM Study A/Prof Sandra Neate Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy—The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) Nossal Institute for Global Health
The Mental Health First Aid Conversations About Suicide Trial Project Leader Professor Nicola Reavley Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
The National Centre for Infections in Cancer Nursing
The perception of special needs dentistry amongst newly graduate dentists Dr Hajer Derbi Melbourne Dental School
The role of invadopodia in glioma invasion and response to therapeutics Dr Stanley Stylli Surgery
The role of miRNA in oral mucosal disorders Professor Michael McCullough Surgery
The UK MS Register collaboration Senior Research Fellow Dr Steve Simpson-Yap Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Therapeutic potential of skeletal muscle plasticity and slow muscle programming for muscular dystrophy Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch
Anatomy and Physiology
TIGER home based rehab for advanced lung cancer: RCT Project Leader Professor Linda Denehy Physiotherapy
Toward the health promoting university: enhancing the student experience and academic outcomes Project Leader Prof Lena Sanci (Department of General Practice)
Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Minas
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Trans-generational effects: exposures before conception & offspring risk of asthma and allergies Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Transcriptional regulation of intestinal organoid differentiation Project Leader Professor Gary Hime Anatomy and Physiology
Transcriptional reprogramming of metabolism in liver cancer Project Leader Dr Andrew Cox Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Twin and Family Registry Management Unit Head Professor John Hopper Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia Unit Head Professor John Hopper
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India Nossal Institute for Global Health
Understanding how immune cell function is impacted by novel therapies in patients with B cell malignancies Professor David S Ritchie Medicine
Understanding the aetiology of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan Clinical Pathology
Understanding the biology of Merkel cell carcinoma Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill Clinical Pathology
Understanding The Immune Environment in Metastatic Melanoma Surgeon, Project Leader Dr David Gyorki Surgery
Undescended testis and inguinal hernia result from defects in the same mechanism Project Leader Professor John M Hutson AO Paediatrics
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Anatomy and Physiology
Use of Connexin43 peptides as a treatment for glioma Dr Stanley Stylli Surgery
Vaccine design and development to improve immune responses to viral diseases and cancer Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response Nossal Institute for Global Health
VCCC Building Capability in Clinical Trials Program Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen Medicine
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt
Anatomy and Physiology
Western Health Cancer Research Group Leader Dr Dishan Herath
Medicine
What causes adult asthma, COPD and sleep disordered breathing Unit Head Professor Shyamali Dharmage Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
What workplaces can do to improve mental health Project Leader Associate Professor Nicola Reavley
Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Impact of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy on non-cancer outcomes in young high-risk women: a multicentre prospective study. Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital Professor Martha Hickey Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
WorkplaceAid: a trial on improving mental health and physical first aid skills in the workplace Project Leader Professor Anthony Jorm Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing

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