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Genomics and genetics of animals and plants

These projects will suit you if your scientific passion is to understand the relationship of genotype and phenotype using the tools of genomics, molecular and transmission genetics. more...

Supervisor(s): Saleeba, Jenny (Dr)

Genomics of deafness in the Dalmatian and Australian Cattle Dog

Dalmatian and Australian Cattle Dog breeds are at increased risk of deafness compared with other dog breeds in Australia. Our project explores the links between deafness, coat colou more...

Supervisor(s): Wade, Claire (Professor)

Evolutionary genomics of seasonality in animals

Seasonal breeding in certain mammals restricts their reproductive output. Seasonality is known to be influenced by global latitude and genes impacting melatonin synthesis and catabo more...

Supervisor(s): Wade, Claire (Professor), Bathgate, Roslyn (Associate Professor)

Investigating disease in threatened Australian wildlife

This PhD project aims to investigate disease in threatened Australian wildlife using conservation immunogenetics, and forms part of an ARC Discovery project entitled “Marsupia more...

Supervisor(s): Belov, Katherine (Kathy) (Professor)

Respiratory syncytial virus in Australia: Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution

This project aims to better understand the molecular epidemiology and evolution of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Australia using whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic appr more...

Supervisor(s): Eden, John-Sebastian (Dr)

Gene editing of human stem cells and to better understand chronic pain disease

This project involves the use of human stem cells to generate pain sensing neurons and CRISPR gene editing to identify new pain killers. A complimentary scholarship for this pr more...

Supervisor(s): Neely, Greg (Professor)

Gene editing of stem cells or cancer to develop new stem cell therapies to treat human disease

This project involves the use of human stem cells and CRISPR genome editing to study basic signalling pathways controlling stem cell differentiation and/or cancer. A compliment more...

Supervisor(s): Neely, Greg (Professor)

Understanding the utility and yield of Next generation sequencing gene panels for the diagnosis of genetic movement disorders in children

Movement disorders are common in children, and include tics, dystonia, chorea, myoclonus and tremor. Other than tics, these disorders often have a genetic basis, which is ‘mon more...

Supervisor(s): Mohammad, Shekeeb (Dr)

Investigating the genetic impacts of Tasmanian devil translocations

This PhD project aims to investigate the genetic impacts of Tasmanian devil translocations, and forms part of an ARC Linkage project “Will genetic rescue save the devil?&rdquo more...

Supervisor(s): Belov, Katherine (Kathy) (Professor)

Conserved Regulatory Genes in Neurodevelopment

The present project aims to utilize the promising combination of 3D organoid technology and CRISPR genome editing, which will allow us to examine the roles of several conserved gene more...

Supervisor(s): Neely, Greg (Professor)