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Research Unit
Disease Focus
Project
Project Type
Supervisor(s)
Genome stability
Cancer
The generation of genetic diversity via DNA repair pathways
PhD/Honours
Dr Wayne Crismani
Genome stability
Cancer
Cancer drug discovery by inhibition of a DNA repair pathway
PhD/Honours
Dr Wayne Crismani
Islet biology
Type 1 diabetes
Testing kinase inhibitors for activity against type 1 diabetes
PhD
A/Prof Helen Thomas
Islet biology
Islet transplantation
Using JAK inhibitors to prevent the effects of hypoxia and inflammation in transplantation
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Helen Thomas
Dr Michaela Waibel
Structural biology
CancerOsteoporosis
Understanding a rare disease to develop treatment for common bone diseases
PhD/Honours
Prof Michael Parker
Dr Brett Bennetts
Genomics and immunology
CancerType 1 diabetes
Regulation of microRNA biogenesis
PhD
Dr Mark Chong
Genomics and immunology
CancerType 1 diabetes
Dissecting the role of a novel molecular pathway in haematopoietic stem cells
PhD
Dr Mark Chong
Genomics and immunology
Type 1 diabetesCancer
MicroRNA pathway control of T cell activation
PhD/Honours
Dr Mark Chong
Genomics and immunology
CancerType 1 diabetes
Dissecting genomic and transcriptional complexities underlying the immune system
PhD/Honours
Dr Mark Chong
Genomics and immunology
Type 1 diabetesCancer
Discovering new pathways controlling T lymphocyte development and autoimmunity
PhD/Honours
Dr Mark Chong
Structural biology
Infectious disease
Understanding how bacterial pore-forming toxins punch holes in membranes
PhD/Honours
Prof Michael Parker
Dr Craig Morton
Structural biology
Alzheimer’s disease
Improving current approaches to Alzheimer’s disease
PhD/Honours
Prof Michael Parker
Structural biology
Cancer
Overcoming cancer drug resistance
PhD/Honours
Prof Michael Parker
Dr Craig Morton
Lymphatic & regenerative surgery
Cancer
Identifying the genetics of lipidema
PhD
Dr Tara Karnezis
Dr Ramin Shayan
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Heart diseaseType 2 diabetes
Physiological role of AMPK binding to glycogen
PhD/Honours
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr John W. Scott
Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr Christopher Langendorf
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Type 1 diabetes
Regulation of appetite by AMPK
PhD/Honours
Dr John W. Scott
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Type 2 diabetes
Genome wide regulation of protein function by metabolites
PhD/Honours
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr John W. Scott
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Human T cell
Type 1 diabetes
Building a mouse to study human autoimmune T cell responses in type 1 diabetes
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Human T cell
Type 1 diabetes
Do the T cells that cause type 1 diabetes in humans recognize hybrid peptides?
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Human T cell
Type 1 diabetes
How do HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 increase the risk of people developing type 1 diabetes?
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Human T cell
Type 1 diabetes
How do human islet-infiltrating CD8+ T cells cause type 1 diabetes?
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Stuart Mannering
Genome stability
Cancer
Ubiquitination and Fanconi Anemia
PhD/Honours
Dr Andrew Deans
Genome stability
Cancer
The role of FANCM gene in inherited breast cancer
PhD
Dr Andrew Deans
Bone cell biology and disease
Osteoporosis
Understanding the formation of strong cortical bone
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Natalie Sims
Lymphatic & regenerative surgery
Cancer
Understanding the role of adipose derived stem cells during lymphodema
PhD
Dr Tara Karnezis
Dr Ramin Shayan
Lymphatic & regenerative surgery
Cancer
Intercellular communication between lymphatic endothelial cells and their extracellular environment
PhD
Dr Tara Karnezis
Dr Ramin Shayan
Lymphatic & regenerative surgery
Cancer
The global genetic signature of lymphatics
PhD
Dr Tara Karnezis
Dr Ramin Shayan
Immunogenetics
Type 1 diabetes
How does amino acid supply affect immune cell function and the development of autoimmune disease?
PhD/Honours
Dr Tom Brodnicki
Immunogenetics
Type 1 diabetes
How do long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate dendritic cell function and prevent autoimmune disease
PhD/Honours
Dr Tom Brodnicki
Vascular biology
Cancer
Connecting human large vessels to human pre-vascularized scaffolds in vitro
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell
Vascular biology
Cancer
Creating human capillary networks derived from adult human stem cells
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell
Dr Shiang (Max) Lim
Cardiac regeneration
Heart disease
Cardiac repair with cardiac stem cell secretomes
PhD/Honours
Dr Shiang (Max) Lim
Cardiac regeneration
Heart disease
Cardioprotection with mitochondrial fission protein DRP1 inhibitors
PhD/Honours
Dr Shiang (Max) Lim
Metabolic signalling
Type 2 diabetes
AMPK allosteric inhibitors
PhD
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr John W. Scott
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr Sandra Galic
Dr Christopher Langendorf
Metabolic signalling
Type 2 diabetes
Structure/function of AMP/drug synergy
PhD/Honours
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr John W. Scott
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr Christopher Langendorf
Metabolic signalling
Type 2 diabetes
Identifying kinases that target the AMPK drug site
PhD/Honours
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr Christopher Langendorf
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Type 2 diabetes
AMPK regulation of cholesterol metabolism
PhD/Honours
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr John W. Scott
Dr Sandra Galic
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Genome stability
Cancer
Improving therapy in breast cancer associated with an inherited risk
PhD/Honours
Dr Andrew Deans
Molecular genetics
Cancer
Role of ASCIZ in the DNA damage response and cancer development
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Jörg Heierhorst
Molecular genetics
Cancer
Developmental functions of a novel transcription factor
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Jörg Heierhorst
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Type 2 diabetes
Regulation of CaMKK-2
PhD/Honours
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr John W. Scott
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr Sandra Galic
Dr Christopher Langendorf
Protein chemistry & metabolism
Type 2 diabetes
AMPK regulation of lipid metabolism
PhD/Honours
Prof Bruce E. Kemp
Dr John W. Scott
Dr Jonathan Oakhill
Dr Sandra Galic
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes
Does insulin expression in APCs prevent diabetes after autoimmunity is established?
PhD/Honours
Prof Tom Kay
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes
Differentiation of antigen-specific CTL
PhD/Honours
Prof Tom Kay
Islet biology
Type 1 diabetes
The role of granzyme A in initiation of type 1 diabetes
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Helen Thomas
Bone cell biology and disease
Osteoporosis
gp130 and IL-6 cytokine signalling in bone (PhD)
PhD
A/Prof Natalie Sims
Stem cell regulation
Cancer
Honours/PhD projects
PhD/Honours
A/Prof Louise Purton
A/Prof Carl Walkley
