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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Passive Flow Control for Turbulent Boundary Layer Drag Reduction
Explore a novel passive flow control strategy to suppress turbulence and reduce drag through experimental fluid mechanics using advanced wind tunnel testing and diagnostics.
- Supervisor
- Dr Azadeh Jafari
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Improved understanding of Parkinson’s disease using large-scale multi-omics
This PhD project aims to improve understanding of the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) onset and progression by integrating single cell and spatial transcriptomics data in post-mortem brain samples from donors with and without a diagnosis of PD.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jake Gratten and Dr Yuanhao Yang
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Understanding co-occurring conditions in autism using large-scale multi-omics
This PhD project aims to improve understanding of causal factors, biological mechanisms and predictors of co-occurring conditions (including gastrointestinal complaints, sleep problems and immune conditions) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using large-scale integrative multi-omics.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jake Gratten and Dr Yuanhao Yang
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Multi-Modal Perception for Context-Aware Systems
Develop algorithms for multi-modal perception, integrating visual, textual and other data modalities to enhance contextual understanding.
- Supervisor
- Dr Yujun Cai and Professor Helen Huang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Mechanobiology and Molecular Drivers of Colon Cancer in 3D Organoid Models
Using advanced 3D organoid models, molecular engineering, and quantitative live-cell microscopy to uncover how mechanical and molecular cues drive colon cancer initiation, growth, and progression.
- Supervisor
- Dr Robert Ju and Professor Alpha Yap
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences
Responsible data modelling to respect privacy, data quality, and green computing
Investigate responsible data management in the big data era, including privacy preservation, resilient data modelling, and efficient model architectures.
- Supervisor
- Professor Helen Huang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Unlocking the Potential of Polymetallic Mineralisation in Northeast Queensland
Northeast QLD represents a natural laboratory of multiple critical metals developing within a single geological system, including silver, indium, bismuth, rare earth elements, tungsten, molybdenum, lead, zinc, and copper. This project will generate new knowledge on the polymetallic mineralisation in Northeast QLD and support sustainable resource development.
- Supervisor
- Dr Renjie Zhou and Dr Coralie Siegel
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Earth sciences
Charting the ultrasound-facilitated voyage of a novel anti-tau antibody compared to a tau-targeted fusion protein into the brain using NanoSIMS
Use the latest imaging and mass spectrometry techniques to decipher how 2 tau protein drugs travel through an ultrasound-opened blood-brain barrier to finally engage with their target.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jurgen Götz
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Consequences of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease on therapeutic drug delivery
Investigate using patient-derived stem cell models how blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease affects drug delivery efficiency into the brain.
- Supervisor
- Professor Brett Collins
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Development of CLEIM Pipeline for Multi-Scale Analysis in Alzheimer's Disease Research
Establish correlative light-electron-ion microscopy workflows to enable multi-scale imaging from protein localisation to elemental composition, supporting MIND-AD CRE projects investigating neurodegeneration.
- Supervisor
- Dr Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences