Research projects
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Displaying 16 - 30 of 109 project(s).
We investigate cytokine roles in SLE and opportunities for projects studying their impact on autoreactive B cell survival, focusing on identified genetic variants and therapeutic targets.
Theme
- Chronic disease
- Inflammation
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
domain Division
Group
We investigate how cell-cell communication, adhesion, fluid flow, and microstructure control cell migration and tissue formation in response to dynamic extracellular conditions.
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
domain Division
villa Centre
Group
People
- Dr Woei Ming (Steve) Lee, Principal investigator
- Dr Yean Jin (Daniel) Lim, Researcher
We're developing PDIP, a peptide derived from PF4, to combat malaria by targeting and killing parasites inside infected cells; current efforts focus on optimizing its structure and combining it with existing drugs for enhanced efficacy.
Theme
- Infectious diseases
Our goal is to harness extensive single-cell and spatial transcriptome datasets to decipher APA/AS patterns and gene expression simultaneously, expanding the scope beyond conventional single-cell expression analysis.
Theme
- Cancer
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
Group
People
- Associate Professor Jean (Jiayu) Wen, Principal investigator
The aim of this project is to better understand how the bacteria defend against viral infection and how we can take advantage of the bacteria defence system to harness it as a gene editing technology.
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
villa Centre
Group
People
- Dr Gaétan Burgio, Supervisor
This study aims to develop effective combination therapies using RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) inhibitors to enhance therapeutic efficacy and combat resistance in cancer treatment through synergistic effects with other drugs or treatments.
Theme
- Phenogenomics
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
Group
People
- Associate Professor Amee George, Supervisor
- Dr Rita Ferreira, Supervisor
- Professor Ross Hannan, Supervisor
While there is no perfect model to simulate all the pathologies associated with human AMD, we use a growing number of approaches to better understand the progression of AMD and retinal degenerations in general. These models also serve to test the efficacy of novel AMD therapeutic and diagnostic pipelines.
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
villa Centre
Group
People
- Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli, Principal investigator
This project advances the development of innovative machine learning models designed to unearth conserved cis-regulatory RNA structures across vertebrate genomes. This initiative includes the creation of new RNA structure 2D/3D modeling and comparative genomics methods, underpinned by robust neural network architectures.
Theme
- Cancer
This project focuses on understanding the role of WNT in congenital heart defects.
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
domain Division
Group
People
- Professor Ruth Arkell, Supervisor
This study evaluates UBF (Upstream Binding Factor) as a potential target for cancer therapy by investigating its role in cancer cell growth and survival.
Theme
- Cancer
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
Group
People
- Dr Rita Ferreira, Supervisor
- Professor Ross Hannan, Supervisor
Exosomes are paramount to the pathogenesis of a plethora of neurodegenerative diseases but their role in retinal degenerations remains largely unknown. At the Clear Vision Research Lab we study exosomes using several miRNA-centered approaches.
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
villa Centre
Group
People
- Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli, Principal investigator
A number of our research projects seek to understand how ribosomal biogenesis controls thrombopoiesis.
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students
domain Division
Group
People
- Professor Elizabeth Gardiner, Supervisor
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