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    • Sorely needed rapid and reliable diagnosis for Parkinson’s Disease within reach with single-molecule technology

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    • Cancer
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    • Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery
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Potential projects

Students learning in the Science facilities at the UNSW Kensington campus
  • Project title Academic
    Applied Anatomy and Imaging – see topics on Poster (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Nalini Pather 
    E: n.pather@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic
    Active and Healthy Ageing (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Kim van Schooten
    E: k.vanschooten@gmail.com

    Neuroscience Research Australia

    View poster

     

    Context-specific fall prevention training in older adults using virtual reality exergames. (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Dr Yoshiro Okubo & Prof Stephen Lord
    E: y.okubo@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia
    View poster
    View video

     

    Exploring metabolic responses to isolated muscle fatigue in humans (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Kirsty McDonald
    E: kirsty.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au

    School of Health Sciences

    Collaborator: Dr Martin Heroux

    View poster

     

    Impact of volitional and reactive step training on fall risk and cognition in older adults (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Yoshiro Okubo & Prof Stephen Lord
    E: y.okubo@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

    View poster

     

    Investigating balance recovery responses when perturbations are applied to the dominant vs. non-dominant limb during treadmill walking (Honours/Masters)

     

    Dr Kirsty McDonald
    E: kirsty.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au

    School of Health Sciences

    Collaborator: Dr Yoshiro Okubo

    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic
    Characterisation of cancer stem cells in neuroblastoma: A role of telomeres (Masters/ Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Vinod Vijay Subhash
    E:
     VSubhash@ccia.org.au
    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

    Characterising the molecular diversity of pancreatic cancer: Personalised medicine in action (Honours)

     

    Dr Sean Porazinski
    E:
     s.porazinski@garvan.org.au
    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Cysteine-directed covalent targeting of JAK/STAT proteins – a data-motivated chemoproteomic platform for cancer drug discovery (Honours)

     

    Dr Charles de Bock & Dr Jean Bertoldo
    E: cdebock@ccia.org.au

    Children's Cancer Institute

    Developing new tests for surgical pathology (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Tzipi Cohen Hyams and Prof. Murray Killingsworth
    E: Tzipi.Cohen-Hyams@inghaminstitute.org.au;
    E: m.killingsworth@unsw.edu.au

    Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research

    View poster

     

    Development of Nanoballoons for detection, isolation and analysis of disseminated disease in breast cancer

     

    A/Prof. Albert S Mellick

    E: a.mellick@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Development of novel therapeutics for cancer (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Levon Khachigian 
    E: l.khachigian@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

    View poster

     

    Development of novel treatment strategies for childhood brain tumours (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Dr Ben Rayner
    E: brayner@ccia.org.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

    Dissecting the cancer ecosystem in Estrogen Receptor positive breast cancer (Honours/PhD)

     

    Professor Elgene Lim (Connie Johnson Research Group)
    E: e.lim@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

    Collaborators: Dr Leila Eshraghi, Dr Fiona Zhou

     

    Dissecting the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in cancer cell progression and metastasis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Angelica Merlot
    E: a.merlot@unsw.edu.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

    Enhancing the anticancer efficacy of transcriptional super-enhancer inhibitors (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    A/Prof. Tao Liu
    E: tliu@ccia.unsw.edu.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

    Identifying The Role of T cells in Human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven cancer (Honours)

     

    Dr Sarah Sasson 
    E: ssasson@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    The Kirby Institute

    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Dr Rehana Hewavisenti
    E: rhewavisenti@kirby.unsw.edu.au

     

    Liquid Biopsy for Colorectal Cancer (Honours)

     

    A/Prof. Kevin Spring
    E: k.spring@unsw.edu.au

    South West Sydney Clinical School

     

    Novel long noncoding RNAs in tumorigenesis and as therapeutic targets (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    A/Prof. Tao Liu

    E: tliu@ccia.unsw.edu.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

    Role of Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr. Howard Yim

    E: c.yim@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School

    View poster

     

     

    Investigating the mechanism of action of copper chelation therapy in breast cancer

    (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Orazio Vittorio
    E: Ovittorio@ccia.org.au

    Children's Cancer Institute

    Investigating aberrant RNA splicing as a driver mechanism in leukaemia (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Ashwin Unnikrishnan

    E: ashwin.unnikrishnan@unsw.edu.au

    Adult Cancer Program View poster

     

    Investigation of mechanisms that the NPY system affects the development of neuroblastoma (Honours)

     

    Ass Prof Yanchuan Shi
    E: y.shi@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of medical Research
    View poster

     

    Mapping cancer cell signalling through single-cell quantitative imaging and machine learning (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr John Lock
    E: john.lock@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster  
    View video   

    This project is available for 2023.

     

    New therapeutic strategies for treatment resistant breast cancer (Honours/PhD)

     

    Professor Elgene Lim (Connie Johnson Research Group)
    E: e.lim@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

    Collaborators: Dr Leila Eshraghi, Dr Fiona Zhou

     

    Novel strategies to starve cancer cells (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Kate Guan
    E: y.guan@unsw.edu.au

    Adult Cancer Program View poster

     

    Pancreatic Cancer Related Diabetes, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Chamini Perera
    E:
    h.c.perera@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Physiological dynamic culture (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Omid Faridani 
    E:
     o.faridani@unsw.edu.au

    Adult Cancer Program View poster

     

    Targeting adaptive metabolic reprogramming to treat pancreatic cancer (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Nigel Turner 
    E:
    n.turner@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    Exploring therapeutic options for BRCA-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) (Honours)

     

    Dr Holly Holliday
    E:
    hholliday@ccia.org.au 
    View poster

    Children's Cancer Institute

     

     

    The role and targeting of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) in neuroblastoma. (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Dr Vinod Vijay Subhash

    E: VSubhash@ccia.org.au

    Children's Cancer Institute

     

    Developing novel combination therapies for cancer by identifying synthetic lethal genes using CRISPR technology. (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Belamy Cheung
    E:
    bcheung@ccia.unsw.edu.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

    The development of a minimally invasive method for the detection of disseminated disease in butterfly disease. (PhD/Masters/Honours)

     

    A/Prof. Albert S Mellick
    E:
    a.mellick@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School

    View poster 1
    View poster 2

     

  • Project title Academic
    Functional assessment of gene variants identified in patients with congenital heart disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Sally Dunwoodie
    E:
    S.Dunwoodie@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    New Strategies for Stopping Diabetes and Heart Disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Kerry-Anne Rye & A/Prof Shane Thomas
    E:
    k.rye@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide deficiency and birth defects: where, when, and why? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Sally Dunwoodie
    E:
    S.Dunwoodie@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    Mechano-regulation of arterial stiffness (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Renjing Liu
    E:
    r.liu@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    Pre-hospital arrival/hyperacute diagnostics for large vessel occlusion stroke (Honours)

     

    Prof. Mark Parsons & Prof Christopher Blair
    E:
    Mark.Parsons@unsw.edu.au
    E: christopher.blair@health.nsw.gov.au

    Sydney Brain Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research
    View poster

     

    PHACTR1 in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Dr Nicole Bryce
    E:
    n.bryce@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Jason Kovacic and Kathryn Wolhuter

     

    Role of vascular epigenetics in cardiovascular disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Renjing Liu
    E:
    r.liu@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

     

    Targeting of new pathways to inhibit neutrophil activation in cardiovascular disease (Honours)

     

    Dr Blake Cochran
    E:
    b.cochran@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

     

    Understanding the role of mitochondria in controlling endothelial cell function and phenotype during cardiovascular disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Ass/Prof Shane Thomas
    E:
    shane.thomas@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

    Utilising multi-omics to decipher the role of PHACTR1 in atherosclerosis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Kathryn Wolhuter
    E:
    k.wolhuter@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic
    A cellular sense of touch- how do cancer cells make sense of their physical surroundings? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    A/Prof. Kate Poole
    E:
     k.poole@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Activation of the mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel by ultrasound (Honours)

     

    Dr Valentin Romanov
    E:
     v.romanov@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    Cellular underpinnings of neurodegeneration (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan
    E:
     vaish@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster 

    Collaborating Investigators

    Nida Ul Fatima

     

    Correlation of different imaging modalities to generate research data from pathology biopsy and surgical tissue samples (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Tzipi Cohen Hyams and Prof. Murray Killingsworth
    E: Tzipi.Cohen-Hyams@inghaminstitute.org.au;
    E: m.killingsworth@unsw.edu.au

    Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research
    View poster

     

    Delineating pathophysicological mechanisms in the mammalian cornea to devise better therapeutics strategies (Honours/PhD)

     

    Professor Nick Di Girolamo 
    E:
     n.digirolamo@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Exploring mitochondrial stress signalling (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Nigel Turner

    E: n.turner@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    How do blood stem cells differentiate? A single-cell approach to solving an age-old question. (Honours)

     

    Prof. John Pimanda 
    E:
     jpimanda@unsw.edu.au

    Adult Cancer Program 

    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Julie Thoms

     

    Identification of Genetic Drivers of Disease and Drug Response through induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models (PhD)

     

    Dr Drew Neavin 
    E:
     d.neavin@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Imaging-based analysis of cancer cell self-organisation and heterogeneity (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

     

    Dr John Lock
    E:
     john.lock@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster   
    View video

    This project is available for 2023.

     

  • Project title Academic
    Physiological monitoring in older patients presenting with delirium

     

    Danielle Ni Chroinin and Paul Middleton
    E: danielle.nichroinin@health.nsw.gov.au;
    E: Paul.Middleton@health.nsw.gov.au

    Liverpool Hospital / Ingham Institute
    View poster

     

    Visualizing neuronal transport function: using live cell imaging to quantify KCC2 activity and modulation (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Associate Professor Andrew Moorhouse
    E:
    a.moorhouse@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

     

  • Project title Academic
    A public health approach to gambling and alcohol harm prevention (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Amy Bestman 
    E:
    abestman@georgeinstitute.org.au

    The George Institute
    View poster

     

    Cannabis and issues with supply, guidelines, health care providers and industry (up to 4 projects). (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Tina Naumovski
    E:
    v.naumovski@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Enhancing student engagement and developing activities in Biomedical Science Education (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Associate Professor Andrew Moorhouse
    E:
     a.moorhouse@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

     

    Evaluation of cannabis' efficacy for symptom management via an App. (Honours/Masters)

     

    Dr Tina Naumovski
    E:
     v.naumovski@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic
    Digital archiving and online medical education of ageing and age-related macular degeneration (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Svetlana Cherepanoff
    E: svetlana.cherepanoff@svha.org.au

    St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

     

  • Project title Academic
    Healthy ageing through active lifestyle programs. (Honours/PhD/Masters)

     

    Prof. Kim Delbaere 
    E:
    k.delbaere@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Examining the reasons and factors for attrition of a home-based balance falls prevention exercise program for older people (Honours)

     

     

    Dr Mae Lim 
    E: m.lim@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Investigating immune cell changes in patients with atopic dermatitis pre- and post-treatment with Dupilumab (anti-IL-4R) / What can inborn errors of immunity tells us about common allergies? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Ass Prof Cindy Ma 
    E:
    c.ma@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research

    Antibody responses in COVID-19 (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Associate Professor Rowena Bull 
    E:
    r.bull@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

     

    Characterising the human virome to identify all viruses promoting the development of type 1 diabetes using cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing Methods (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Ki Wook Kim 
    E:
    k.w.kim@unsw.edu.au

    Prince of Wales Hospital, Virology Research Laboratory
    View poster
    View video

    Defining the Australian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Microbiome – The AIM Study (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof. Georgina Hold
    E:
    georgina.hold@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Defining immune cell and microbiota interactions during intestinal disease (Honours)

     

    Dr Kylie James
    E:
    k.james@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster
    View video

    Collaborating Investigator Dr Jacqueline Tearle

     

    Development of novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics for cardiovascular disease (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Levon Khachigian 
    E:
    l.khachigian@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Development of novel therapeutics for acute lung disease (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Levon Khachigian 
    E:
     l.khachigian@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

     

    Evaluating LILRA3 as a novel anti-inflammatory agent for treatment of acute lung injury in a mouse model

     

    Prof Nicodemus Tedla 
    E:
    N.Tedla@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

    Exploring sex differences of long-COVID-19 at single-cell resolution (Honours /PhD)

     

    Dr Sara Ballouz
    E:
    s.ballouz@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Human immune tuning: Understanding the genetic basis for health, cancer and Inflammatory disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Shane Grey
    E:
    s.grey@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

    Human Lymph Node Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Mee Ling Munier
    E:
    cmunier@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    The Kirby Institute
    View poster

     

    Investigating clinically relevant immune phenotypes in immunodeficiency (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Alisa Kane 
    E:
    alisa.kane@svha.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Investigating the role of the longitudinal pregnancy virome on the development of gestational diabetes in the Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS) (Honours)

     

    Prof. Maria Craig
    E:
    m.craig@unsw.edu.au

    Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital
    View poster
    View video

    Microbial determinants of faecal microbiota transplantation efficacy for ulcerative colitis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    A/Prof Nadeem Kaakoush
    E:
    n.kaakoush@unsw.edu.au

    Host-Microbiome Interactions group

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Personalising Medicines (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Richard Day 
    E:
    r.day@unsw.edu.au

    St Vincent's Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Phyloddynamics of HIV-1 in NSW (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Francesca Di Giallonardo 
    E:
    fdigiallonardo@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    Kirby Institute

     

    Post TB respiratory sequela / TDM for NTM (Honours/Masters)

     

    Dr Anthony Byrne 
    E:
    Anthony.Byrne@svha.org.au

    St Vincent's Clinical School

     

    Profiling rogue lymphocytes in human autoimmune disease (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Manu Singh
    E:
    m.singh@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

    Developing antiviral RNA therapeutics (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Chantelle Ahlenstiel
    E:
    cahlenstiel@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    Kirby Institute
    View poster

     

    Studies of viral pathogenesis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Bill Rawlinson
    E:
    w.rawlinson@unsw.edu.au

    Virology Research Lab is based at Level 4, Campus Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital
    View video

     

    Studies on antigen specific T regulatory cells in transplant tolerance and/or autoimmunity (Honours/Masters/PhD)

    Assoc Prof Suzanne Hodgkinson 
    E: s.hodgkinson@unsw.edu.au

    Dr Nirupama Verma
    E: nirupama.verma@unsw.edu.au

    South Western Sydney Clinical School
    View poster

     

    The fastest one: discovering the genes regulating migration speed in immune and cancer cells (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Fabio Zanini 
    E:
    fabio.zanini@unsw.edu.au

    Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Level 2, UNSW

     

    The MothersBabies Study: Evolution of the microbiome from preconception, pregnancy and related outcomes (Honours/PhD)

     

    Prof. Emad El-Omar
    E:
    e.el-omar@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    View poster
    View video

     

    The Pathogenesis and Prevention of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Stuart Hamilton
    E:
    Stuart.Hamilton@health.nsw.gov.au

    Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital
    View poster
    View video

     

    Transcriptional analysis of the local immune response in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) (Honours)

     

    Dr Priyanka Hastak
    E:
    phastak@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    Kirby Institute
    View poster

    Collaborating investigator

    Dr Sarah Sasson
    E:
    ssasson@kirby.unsw.edu.au

     

    Understanding the drivers of immune disease such as immunodeficiency and autoimmunity (Honours)

     

    A/Prof. Elissa Deenick
    E:
    e.deenick@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

    Understanding microbial community resilience in response to environmental trigger events

     

    Prof. Georgina Hold
    E:
    georgina.hold@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    View poster

     

    Investigating cancer and autoimmune disorders using single cell genomics? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Associate Professor Fabio Luciani
    E:
    luciani@unsw.edu.au

    Kirby Institute
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Glutathione, glutathione supplementation and its impact on brain metabolism (Honours/Masters)

     

     

    Prof. Caroline Rae
    E:
    c.rae@unsw.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

    Mitochondrial uncoupling drugs to maintain protein folding in old age (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Lindsay Wu
    E:
    lindsay.wu@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

     

    Old age and metabolism in innate immunity and coronavirus infection (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Lindsay Wu
    E:
     lindsay.wu@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences

     

    Modulating sphingolipid biosynthesis to improve metabolic and cardiovascular health (Honours/PhD)


    Professor Nigel Turner
    E: n.turner@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster
     

    Promoting NAD biosynthesis to improve cardiometabolic health (Honours/PhD)

     

    Professor Nigel Turner
    E: n.turner@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    The role of dietary salt in the development of obesity and diabetes (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Ass Prof Yanchuan Shi
    E: y.shi@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

    Molecular arms race between HIV and host cells: multiple roles of the capsid

    Packing a punch: pore-forming proteins in infection and immunity (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Associate Professor Till Boecking
    E:
    till.boecking@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

     

    Therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal motility disorders and bladder disorders (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    A/Prof Lu Liu 
    E:
    lu.liu@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

    Unravelling the Structure and Function of Promiscuous Drug Transporters (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Alastair Stewart
    E:
    a.stewart@victorchang.edu.au

    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
    View poster

     

    Unveiling the druggable proteome of childhood cancers (PhD)

     

    Dr Jean Bertoldo
    E:
    j.bertoldo@unsw.edu.au

    Children's Cancer Institute
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

    Are there shared genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune diseases? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Bryce Vissel & Dr Peggy Rentsch
    E:
    pe.rentsch@amr.org.au

    St Vincent's Applied Medical Research

     

    Characterising learning-related signals in new genetically-encoded activity reporters in vivo (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Jay Bertran-Gonzalez
    E:
    j.bertran@unsw.edu.au

    School of Psychology (Matthews)
    View website

     

    Defining addiction associated neural circuits (Honours)

     

    Dr John Power 
    E:
    john.power@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View video

     

     

    Developing new innovative technological devices for the assessment and treatment of Cervical Myelopathy and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

     

    A/Prof James Van Gelder
    E:
    j.vangelder@unsw.edu.au

    Sydney Spine Institute and Public Hospital Sites
    View poster

    Discovering the neurobiology of schizophrenia (Honours/PhD)

     

    Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert 
    E:
    c.shannonweickert@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators Dr Hayley North

     

    Electroencephalographic (EEG) connectivity measures in states of reduced consciousness (Honours/Masters)

     

    Dr Frederic von Wegner
    E:
    f.vonwegner@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Exploring the role of alternative splicing in neurodevelopment using CRISPR technology (Honours/ PhD)

     

    Dr Robert Weatheritt 
    E:
    r.weatheritt@garvan.org.au

    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Functional brain tissue conductivity imaging. A new paradigm for study of brain function (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof. Caroline Rae 
    E:
    c.rae@unsw.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

     

    Hindbrain neural circuits in food intake control / How glucagon-like peptide-1 regulates alcohol intake behaviours (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Zhi Yi Ong
    E:
    zhiyi.ong@unsw.edu.au

    School of Psychology

     

    How proprioceptive perceptions of grasp aparture scale across the functional range and differ with task complexity (Honours)

     

    Dr Annie Butler
    E:
    a.butler@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

    Implantable neuromodulation: Using ionic direct current to treat chronic pain (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Felix Aplin
    E:
    f.aplin@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

     

    Investigating anti-inflammatory effects of cannabinoid-based therapies in mouse models of Parkinson's disease and L-Dopa induced dyskinesia? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Bryce Vissel & Dr Peggy Rentsch
    E:
     pe.rentsch@amr.org.au

    St Vincent's Applied Medical Research
    View poster

    Investigating kynurenine pathway in multiple sclerosis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof. Bruce Brew & Dr Michael Lovelace
    E:
    b.brew@unsw.edu.au
    E: m.lovelace@amr.org.au

    St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research
    View poster

     

    Investigating mechanisms underlying neuroinflammation induced synapse loss in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Bryce Vissel & Dr Peggy Rentsch
    E:
     pe.rentsch@amr.org.au

    St Vincent's Applied Medical Research
    View poster

     

    Investigating microglia driven synapse loss in a mouse models of Parkinson’s disease and L-Dopa induced Dyskinesia? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Bryce Vissel & Dr Peggy Rentsch
    E:
     pe.rentsch@amr.org.au

    St Vincent's Applied Medical Research
    View poster

     

     

    Life with a blind mind

    Extreme visual imagery from aphantasia to hyperphantasia

    (Honours/PhD)

     

     

    Prof. Joel Pearson
    E:
    jpearson@unsw.edu.au

    School of Psychology

     

    Lighting the brain pathways: Neural circuitry of drug addiction and movement disorders (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Asheeta Prasad
    E:
    asheeta.prasad@unsw.edu.au

    School of Psychology

    View poster

     

    Microglia changes proximal to dopaminergic neurons following a neurodevelopmental immune insult (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Tertia Purves-Tyson 
    E:
    t.purves-tyson@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Preclinical Schizophrenia Research Team

     

    Neural mechanisms of visual perception (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Dr Erin Goddard
    E:
    erin.goddard@unsw.edu.au

    School of Psychology

    View poster

     

    Neuroimmune cross-talk in the pathophysiology of chronic pain (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Associate Professor Gila Moalem-Taylor
    E:
    gila@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

     

    Tactile information encoding and sensorimotor control: fundamental neuroscience, medicine, bionics and robots (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Associate Professor Ingvars Birzniek
    E:
    i.birznieks@unsw.edu.au

    Associate Professor Richard Vickery
    E:
    richard.vickery@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
    View poster
    View video

     

     

    Targeting the renin angiotensin system to treat cancer-related cognitive impairment, anxiety and depression - chemobrain (Honours/PhD)

     

    Dr Adam Walker
    E:
    a.walker@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

     

    The neurophysiological effects of a one-week trial of transcutaneous spinal stimulation in individuals with a spinal cord injury (Honours/Masters)

     

    Dr Martin Héroux
    E:
    m.heroux@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia

     

    Translational neuroscience: Neuroprotection across focal brain disorders (Epilepsy), TBI, Stroke, Hearing, Vision & targeted DNA / RNA therapeutics (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Professor Gary Housley
    E: g.housley@unsw.edu.au

    Translational Neuroscience Facility, Wallace Wurth Building 3SW

    Translational Neuroscience Facility, Wallace Wurth Building 3SW (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

    Prof Gary Housley, Dr. Jennie Cederholm, Dr. Jeremy Pinyon, Dr. Dominik Froehlich, Dr. Georg von Jonquieres
    E:
    g.housley@unsw.edu.au

    Translational Neuroscience Facility, Wallace Wurth Building 3SW
    View poster

     

    Understanding fall risk in cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy” (Honours / Masters / PhD)

     

    Dr Jasmine Menant
    E:
    j.menant@neura.edu.au

    Neuroscience Research Australia
    View video

     

    Using new innovative technological devices to help clinicians assess, treat and monitor patients with back and neck pain conditions.

    (PhD)

     

    A/Prof James Van Gelder
    E:
    j.vangelder@unsw.edu.au

    Sydney Spine Institute and Public Hospital Sites
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Development and feasibility of a comprehensive rehabilitative exercise and lifestyle program to improve quality of life and reduce pain and morbidity in older adults (Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Ass Prof Belinda Parmenter
    E:
    b.parmenter@unsw.edu.au

    School of Health Sciences
    View poster

     

    Consumer perspectives of app-based exercise in chronic kidney disease

     

    Ms Nancy Van Doorn 

    E: n.vandoorn@unsw.edu.au

    A/Prof Ria Arnold (UNSW adjunct, University of Wollongong)

    E: ria.arnold@unsw.edu.au

    School of Health Sciences

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Optimal use of medicines: How do we get there? (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Professor Ric Day
    E:
    r.day@unsw.edu.au

    St Vincent's Clinical School
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Cognitive impacts of alcohol use across the lifespan (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Dr Louise Mewton 
    E:
    louisem@unsw.edu.au

    Centre for Health Brain Ageing (CHeBA)
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Identifying risk and protective factors for dementia using international cohort data (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Dr Darren Lipnicki
    E:
    d.lipnicki@unsw.edu.au

    Centre for Health Brain Ageing (CHeBA)
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Studies of brain ageing (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Dr Vibeke Catts
    E:
    v.catts@unsw.edu.au

    School of Clinical Medicine, Kensington Campus
    View poster
    View video

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Forensic Taphonomy: The Study of Human Decomposition and Associated Evidence (Honours/Masters)

     

     

    Dr Rachel Berry
    E:
    r.berry@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Dr Xanthe Mallett (University of Newcastle) Dr Dilan Seckiner (University of Zurich)

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Understanding the pathogenicity of DNA variants using molecular and functional assays - collaboration with MedTech start-up. (Honours/Master/PhD)

     

     


    Dr Bennett Shum & A/Prof Till Boecking

    E: b.shum@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View webpage

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Characterizing the drug-resistant bacteria in the Australian oral cavity (Honours/Masters)

     

     

    Dr Xiaotao Jiang
    E:
    xiaotao.jiang@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Prof. Emad EI-Omar and Prof. Georgina Hold

     

    Defining the Healthy Optimal Australian Microbiome through artificial intelligence (Honours)

     

    Dr Xiaotao Jiang
    E:
     xiaotao.jiang@unsw.edu.au

    St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Prof. Emad EI-Omar and Dr Wei Zhang (Baidu AI team)

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Projects: options include data analysis of already collected data, systematic or scoping reviews; in diseases such as soil-transmitted helminths, scabies, trachoma (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Ass Prof Susana Vaz Nery

    E: snery@kirby.unsw.edu.au

    The Kirby Institute
    View poster

     

    Understanding parental information needs in the first year of life of a child; Expanding a digital intervention for injury prevention (Honours)

     

    A/Prof. Julie Brown
    E: jbrown@georgeinstitute.org.au

    The George Institute for Global Health
    View poster

     

  • Project title Academic

     

    Single-molecule diagnostic of cardiac amyloidosis (Honours/Masters/PhD)

     

     

    Dr Emma Sierecki
    E:
    e.sierecki@unsw.edu.au

    School of Biomedical Sciences
    View poster

    Collaborating Investigators

    Yann Gambin

     

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