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Exploring how markers of brain structure and function relate to lifestyle factors and clinical trajectory in individuals ‘at risk’ for dementia

This study offers a unique and rare opportunity to work with the Healthy Brain Ageing Program at the Brain and Mind Centre. This one-of-a-kind clinic offer early diagnosis and inter more...

Supervisor(s): Duffy, Shantel (Dr)

Facilitating treatments for neurodegenerative Parkinson’s disease

Opportunities exist to join a leading group conducting research into Parkinson's disease. Our group combines the disciplines of biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology and cell more...

Supervisor(s): Dzamko, Nicolas (Dr)

The role of a novel mutant gene in dementia and motor neuron disease

We have identified a new gene that when mutated causes dementia and motor neuron disease (MND), diseases that are currently incurable. This project will examine how this mutated gen more...

Supervisor(s): Dobson-Stone, Carol (Dr)

CRF-dopamine interactions in chronic stress

The project will focus on the interactions between CRF and the dopaminergic nuclei of the ventral midbrain and their role in modulating behaviour selection. more...

Supervisor(s): Mor, David (Dr)

Develop point-of-care microfluidic technologies for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

We are developing a clinically useful, rapid and high throughput profiling microdevices for thrombosis and coagulation. It will be extremely useful for patients with diabetes, obesi more...

Supervisor(s): Ju, Lining (Arnold) (Dr)

Develop single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy imaging technologies in the cardiovascular disease

This project will focus on development, improvement, and application of single-molecule tracking and super-resolution imaging, such as TIRF, HiLo, PALM, STORM, Lattice Light-Sheet M more...

Supervisor(s): Ju, Lining (Arnold) (Dr)

Develop single-cell mechanobiological methods for discovering molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular and neuronal mechanical force sensing

We are developing cutting-edge technologies for the following biomedical application: 1) define the mechanosensing functions of key protein players in the cardiovascular system such more...

Supervisor(s): Ju, Lining (Arnold) (Dr)

Identifying the principles of cell growth and cell mass regulation. Development of biomedical applications based on real-time cell mass detection.

Identifying the principles of cell growth and cell mass regulation. Development of applications based on real-time cell mass detection. Development of instrumentation, sensors and m more...

Supervisor(s): Martinez Martin, David (Dr)

Low-power Intelligent Bio-Signal Processing

This project aims at developing a responsive implant that is making decisions based on smart bio-signal processing. more...

Supervisor(s): Kavehei, Omid (Dr)

Understanding the growth of hydrodynamic instabilities in Inertial Confinement Fusion

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) in the USA has managed to achieve a fusion fuel gain of 1 in landmark experiments. However, the targeted gain is substantially higher than this more...

Supervisor(s): Thornber, Ben (Dr)