Research Projects
Opioid overdose is a major public health problem globally, with overdose incidence and mortality from overdose increasing at rapid rates in North...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs
Bats carry and transmit numerous deadly viruses to humans and harbour many unique immunological adaptations allowing them to host viruses without...
Supervisor: Dr. Joshua A. Hayward
Global Health Challenge: Cardiometabolic diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, encompassing a spectrum of conditions such as...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Meikle
There is growing concern among respiratory and primary care professionals about the degree of poorly controlled asthma in the community with much of...
Supervisor: A/Prof Chris Barton
Schwann cells and melanocytes, both derived from neural crest cells, play essential yet understudied roles in skin physiology and pathology. Schwann...
Supervisor: Celine Pattaroni
Non-mammalian vertebrates have an amazing capability to regenerate their brain and spinal cord. In contrast, mammals very poorly regenerate their...
Supervisor: Dr Jan Kaslin
Use of an oral health index to detect frailty in an HIV positive population.
In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV positive...
Supervisor: Prof Ian Woolley
In this project we hope to characterise the use of antimicrobials in end-of-life care including antiretrovirals and antituberculosis medicines and...
Supervisor: Prof Ian Woolley
There has been a wealth of novel technology including those devices that have been developed by. Monash University
The aim of this project will be...
Supervisor: Professor Ram Nataraja
Use of wearable technology to improve the ergonomics in the paediatric surgical operating theatre, Phase 2.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
This project is at the intersection of neuroscience, data science and artificial intelligence.
Coordinated brain activity underpins all cognitive...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
The frequentist statistical approach dominates clinical trial design and analysis. However, the problems with this approach are well described....
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Ryan
Compensatory cognitive strategy training offers much promise to help women with cognitive difficulties, either brain fog during menopause, cognitive...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Caroline Gurvich
In the last decade, sports betting has shifted online. This shift poses a policy dilemma, because online gambling platforms offer a raft of new and...
Supervisor: Daniel Bennett
Our lab is interested in understanding how early progenitor cells of the embryo make lineage choices between neural and mesodermal cell fate. We use...
Supervisor: Dr. Jan Manent
Prostate cancer is a global health challenge. Many patients with prostate cancer have positive outcomes, but some patients develop aggressive tumours...
Supervisor: Dr Mitchell Lawrence
I am part of a world-renowned TB modelling team having unique dual expertise in research and programmatic guidance for TB control. We combine state-...
Supervisor: Dr Romain Ragonnet
Malnutrition is responsible for over three million child deaths each year with 36 countries carrying the bulk of the burden. There are proven...
Supervisor: Dr Nick Scott
Cardiovascular regenerative medicine is an exciting new approach that promises to change the current care of million people worldwide. The main...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Asia-Pacific region. Efforts to eliminate malaria are constrained by a lack of highly...
Supervisor: Prof Freya Fowkes