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Genomics and the Evolution of Pathogen Virulence

• Evolution of pathogen virulence.• Examining the evolution and spread of two viral agents of rabbit biocontrol in Australia – myxoma virus (MYXV) and rabbit haemorr more...

Supervisor(s): Holmes, Edward (Professor)

The Evolution of Viral Emergence

• Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms by which viruses cross species boundaries and emerge in new hosts.• Revealing the evolutionary and ecological determinants of v more...

Supervisor(s): Holmes, Edward (Professor)

Resolving Galaxy Evolution

In this project we aim to answer some of the outstanding questions in the physics of galaxy formation by using a newly developed instrument, the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral fie more...

Supervisor(s): Croom, Scott (Professor)

The Cosmic Growth of Super-Massive Black Holes

In the heart of every massive galaxy is a super-massive black hole (a million to a billion times the mass of the Sun) that is built up in mass over cosmic time by gas accretion. Usi more...

Supervisor(s): Croom, Scott (Professor)

Comparative Viral Phylodynamics

• Phylodynamics.• Comparative analysis of viral genome sequence data.• Explaining successful cross-species transmission and emergence. more...

Supervisor(s): Holmes, Edward (Professor)

Development of fractal asperity microstructures and their effects on frictional properties

Hierarchical structures exhibiting self-affinity are abundant in nature. We seek to characterise how the evolution of such self-affine topographies is governed by microstructural pa more...

Supervisor(s): Hanaor, Dorian (Dr)

Teaching dumb agents to play smart games in economics

Economic game theory is one of the most powerful but  surprisingly simple tools we have to understand many of the key aspects of social interactions. This has included the evol more...

Supervisor(s): Harre, Michael (Dr)

Computational study of the structure and dynamics of supercooled liquids

Amorphous or glassy solids represent one of the last great challenges for materials science, chemical physics and condensed matter physics. These important materials present us with more...

Supervisor(s): Harrowell, Peter (Professor), Hudson, Toby (Dr)

Cell cycle control of DNA repair in lymphoid cells

PhD opportunity in an NHMRC-funded group to determine how cell cycle determines the fidelity of DNA repair in activated B cells in vivo. more...

Supervisor(s): Jolly, Chris (Dr)

The origin of mass at the Large Hadron Collider

This project aims to investigate various theoretical aspects related to the Higgs-like particle discovered at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and possible new theories behind the el more...

Supervisor(s): Kobakhidze, Archil (Associate Professor)