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Student projects

Find potential research projects available for Honours, MPhil and PhD students. Contact the supervisor for further discussion and ideas.

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Projects	Supervisors	Group
Quantitative studies of the presentation of viral antigens to the immune system (especially CD8+ T cells) during infection	Professor David Tscharke	The Tscharke Group - Viruses and Immunity
Regulation of amino acids in the brain	Associate Professor Brian Billups	The Billups Group - Synaptic Mechanisms
Studying the interaction between genes and environment in Indigenous Kidney Disease	Associate Professor Brendan McMorran Professor Simon Foote	The McMorran Group - Genetics and Infectious Diseases
Synthetic platelet microbicidal peptides as novel anti-malarial drugs	Associate Professor Brendan McMorran	The McMorran Group - Genetics and Infectious Diseases
T cell responses to malaria	Professor Ian Cockburn	The Cockburn Group - Malaria Immunology
The role of platelets in the protection against malarial infection	Associate Professor Brendan McMorran	The McMorran Group - Genetics and Infectious Diseases
To determine the role of histone variants, and other important epigenetic regulators, in regulating gene transcription and splicing.	Professor David Tremethick	The Tremethick Group - Chromatin and transcriptional regulation during development
To elucidate the role of the epigenome, including the histone variant H2A.Z, in regulating the 3-dimensional architecture of the genome by inhibiting the expression of epigenetic regulators cellular differentiation.	Professor David Tremethick	The Tremethick Group - Chromatin and transcriptional regulation during development
To study the role of histone variants and other epigenetic regulators in controlling pre-mRNA splicing on brain function and spermatogenesis using mouse knockout models.	Professor David Tremethick	The Tremethick Group - Chromatin and transcriptional regulation during development
Tracking ribosome footprints to reveal the intricacy and control of translation	Dr Nikolay Shirokikh Professor Thomas Preiss	The Preiss Group - RNA Biology
Uncovering the roles of viral and host genes in viral pathogenesis	Professor David Tscharke	The Tscharke Group - Viruses and Immunity
Understanding herpes simplex virus latency	Professor David Tscharke	The Tscharke Group - Viruses and Immunity
Why do live pathogens make better vaccines?	Professor Ian Cockburn	The Cockburn Group - Malaria Immunology

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