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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Developing a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing livestock
Develop and evaluate a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing beef cattle.
- Supervisor
- Dr Sarah Meale
- Location
- Gatton
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Development of a Novel Molecular Manipulation Technique for Multi-Bioanalyte Cancer Profiling
Currently, DNA/RNA and protein detection require different assays to be performed. This research project seeks to to rapidly transform a single immunological interaction into an amplified molecular signal.
- Supervisor
- Dr Kevin Koo
- Location
- UQ Herston Campus
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Physical sciences
Understanding soil-water-root interactions in high strength soils
Characterise genetic diversity in wheat genotypes development and yield responses to mitigate high soil strength using non-destructive 3D root imaging systems MRI and CT imaging.
- Supervisor
- Dr Yash Dang
- Location
- St Lucia or Gatton
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Developing a simulation platform for onion predictive breeding
In collaboration with Enza Zaden, this project will investigate the usefulness of a simulation platform for onion breeding to enable data-driven, prediction-based decision-making in the Enza Zaden onion breeding program.
- Supervisor
- Dr Owen Powell and Professor Mark Cooper
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences
Optimising training populations for enhanced prediction in barley
In collaboration with InterGrain, this project will explore optimum training population designs using a combination of empirical phenotypic and genomic datasets provided by the Intergrain barely breeding program and simulated datasets generated as part of this project.
- Supervisor
- Dr Owen Powell and Professor Mark Cooper
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences
Improving healthcare of people with intellectual disability
We welcome interest in a broad range of topic areas related to improved health and wellbeing of people with intellectual disability.
- Supervisor
- Dr Kitty-Rose Foley and Dr Katie Brooker
- Location
- Mater Research Institute - Aubigny Place
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Understanding and Improving Brain Waste Clearance in Ageing and Disorders
This project aims to identify the biological pathways that regulate the glymphatic system and develop non-invasive imaging to detect its function.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Kai-Hsiang Chuang and Professor Elizabeth Coulson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering
Optimising cross platform and skim sequencing imputation in apple.
This project will develop approaches for imputing whole-genome genotypes of individuals from lower density genotype data obtained from SNP array, genotyping-by-sequence information and other sources.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Craig Hardner and Dr Elizabeth Ross
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Portable electromagnetic device for dental vitality test
This project aims to develop an electromagnetic (EM) device in the form of a probe supported by advanced processing techniques, for a cost-effective, and reliable assessment of pulp vitality in clinical dentistry.
- Supervisor
- Professor Amin Abbosh and Dr Azin Janani
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
A Social Identity Approach to High Reliability Organisations
Investigate the role of social identity in high-reliability organisations (HROs) who operate in complex environments. This PhD will explore how a shared identity can enhance safety and performance in HROs.
- Supervisor
- Dr Tarli Young and Associate Professor Professor Alex Haslam
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Psychology