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Modulating coronary atherosclerosis through perivascular fat (PVAT)

Background: Organ-to-organ communications are vital for living systems and play critical roles in cellular homeostasis. Various studies have demonstrated the existence and significa more...

Supervisor(s): Misra, Ashish (Dr)

What are the best tools to assess people with substance use disorders?

The aim of this research project is to review the available tools used to assess a range of factors relating to substance use disorder (e.g., screening, substance use, treatment eff more...

Supervisor(s): Monds, Lauren (Dr)

Curing antibiotic resistance plasmid from Enterobacteriaceae

The project includes to understand the biology of antibiotic resistance plasmids and develop effective strategy to cure them more...

Supervisor(s): Kamruzzaman, Muhammad (Dr), Iredell, Jon (Professor)

Development and evaluation of an international, interdisciplinary e-Learning program to support health professionals to translate best evidence care for people with osteoarthritis into practice

This opportunity involves a project to develop and evaluate an e-Learning program to support healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide best-evidence care for more...

Supervisor(s): Eyles, Jillian (Dr), Hunter, David (Professor)

What does it take to implement a new screening program?

We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from highly motivated candidates interested in pursuing a PhD program in health services research or implementation science within the c more...

Supervisor(s): Dodd, Rachael (Dr), Shepherd, Heather (Dr)

Optimal model of follow-up care after treatment of localised melanoma

Most melanomas are detected by patients or family members between scheduled visits; even more might be detected if patients are trained in how to self-examine their skin and have a more...

Supervisor(s): Dieng, Mbathio (Dr)

A Novel Role in Stabilizing Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular deaths, accounting for ~30% of all deaths in Australia in 2018. Atherosclerotic plaque rupture leads to heart failure and stro more...

Supervisor(s): Misra, Ashish (Dr)

UNDERSTANDING GENETIC VARIATIONS IN BONE

Functional genomics is a field that is undergoing major changes in practice due to the accessibility of gene editing technologies. Our team has developed methods for gene editing in more...

Supervisor(s): Schindeler, Aaron (Associate Professor), Munns, Craig (Associate Professor)

GENE THERAPY FOR GENETIC BONE DISEASES

Gene therapy is becoming a practical approach to treat severe genetic conditions and in recent years conditions such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) have been success stories. Our more...

Supervisor(s): Schindeler, Aaron (Associate Professor), Munns, Craig (Associate Professor)

PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL BONE-BINDING ANTIMICROBIALS

Our team has spent several years developing and testing new a new class of drugs termed bone-binding antimicrobials (BBAs). Our lead compound (BBA-1) has been shown to have antimicr more...

Supervisor(s): Schindeler, Aaron (Associate Professor), Little, David (Professor)