Research Projects
Chronic pain initially presents itself acutely without indication that it will persist; making it difficult to catch before it develops and equally...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that yields unsteady, awkward movements, impaired sensory...
Supervisor: Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis
New genes associated with risk of breast cancer continue to be discovered from large scale case-control studies. A recent large analysis identified...
Supervisor: Dr Philip Harraka
Background:
Heart failure is the commonest cardiovascular cause for hospital admission in people aged >65years. It has become increasingly...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Diabetes and obesity are the leading causes of death in the developed world. In Australia, almost two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. A...
Supervisor: A/Prof Brian Drew
Stroke is Australia’s second greatest cause of death after coronary heart disease and is aleading cause of disability. We have four independent...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Siew Yeen Chai
Health research prioritisation is a process where experts and stakeholders identify key areas requiring knowledge generation within a field....
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
It has been documented that increases in muscle strength during the early phases of a strength training program (first 2–4 weeks) occur in the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
The immune system has evolved to fight infections while avoiding destruction of the body's own cells and tissues. Controlling the activity of...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Garama
Menopause refers to the complete cessation of ovarian function that leads to relative sex hormone insufficiency, together with increased risk of...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis
: Neural stem cells (NSCs) offer great promise as a neuroprotective therapy against a range of neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy. NSCs...
Supervisor: Dr Courtney McDonald
Sarcopenia is the progressive degenerative loss of muscle mass and strength associated with ageing. As part of the frailty syndrome, sarcopenia is a...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Although exercise is a recommended treatment for musculoskeletal pain, we are still not sure what the mechanisms are. It is clear that not everyone...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Malliaras
An international ground-breaking large randomised controlled trial (RCT) ( CI, Egerton-Warburton) and meta-analysis has demonstrated that...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
A number of universities run units or majors in the field of developmental biology, embryology or stem cells. Developmental biology encompasses and/...
Supervisor: Dr Sonja McKeown
This project centres on KIR3DL1 polymorphism and how it translates to improved outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment...
Supervisor: Mr Julian Vivian
Current programs
*Systems pharmacology studies of the mode of action and resistance mechanisms of
antibiotics
*Antibiotic hybrids
*Inhalation...
Supervisor: Tony Velkov
Many bacteria are motile. Chemotaxis, mediated by chemoreceptors, plays an important role in bacterial survival and virulence. In this project, we...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Anna Roujeinikova
Women make up 75% of the healthcare workforce, yet they fail to progress their careers at the same rate as men.
We hold a national NHMRC grant...
Supervisor: Professor Helena Teede
Dementia affects every corner of the globe and has an estimate prevalence between 40-50 million people around the world. It affects an estimate of...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan