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Red blood cell enucleation

Prior to entering the blood stream, developing erythroid or red blood cells condense and expel their nucleus. This unusual process occurs millions of times per minute in a healthy a more...

Supervisor(s): Fraser, Stuart (Dr)

Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Production in the Embryo and Adult

In this project we will ask what regulates the appearance and production of hematopoietic stem cells during embryonic development in the mouse and whether these processes also take more...

Supervisor(s): Fraser, Stuart (Dr)

Cultural influences and Vitamin D status in East Asian women

This study aims to determine what the cultural influences are on Vitamin D status in East Asian migrants. About 100 young and older Asian women migrants will be recruited from Chine more...

Supervisor(s): Koo, Fung Kuen (Tebbin) (Dr)

Diseases of the Aorta

The causes of sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysms are not understood but the consequences of this disease can be catastrophic. We have developed an animal model of disease and this t more...

Supervisor(s): Gamble, Jennifer (Professor)

Refining cell-based therapies to cure diabetes

The most promising route for a cure for type 1 diabetes is the use of insulin-secreting cells to replace those that have died. more...

Supervisor(s): Thorn, Peter (Professor)

The effect of simulated shift work on food desirability and metabolism

The aim of this research is to ascertain the impact of a simulated night shift rotation on food desirability in order to increase our understanding of the mechanisms that underpin i more...

Supervisor(s): Phillips, Craig (Dr), Comas Soberats, Maria (Dr)

Regulation of the immune response with vitamin D

My group at the Centre for Immunology aims to translate immunogenetic findings from discovery to clinical practice. We have used genome wide association studies to identify genetic more...

Supervisor(s): Booth, David (Associate Professor)

Targeted delivery of anticancer agents

An ideal anticancer agent is one that is inert as it moves around the body, is selectively taken up by cancer cells, and is activated once inside those cells. The multiple oxidation more...

Supervisor(s): Hambley, Trevor (Emeritus Professor)

Self-assembled photonics

Self-Assembled photonics is fast becoming one of the leading photonic fabrication technologies since it is potentially compatible with fibre and integrated optics, including silicon more...

Supervisor(s): Canning, John (Honorary Professor)

Implantable Medical Devices

The ability to attach functional proteins, antibodies and enzymes to surfaces underpins the development of the next generation of implantable medical devices, biosensors and protein more...

Supervisor(s): Bilek, Marcela (Professor)