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Digital chemistry and catalysis: redefining reactions in confined systems
Understand and manipulate digital chemical reaction catalysis and molecular self-assembly within Alternating Current Electro-Hydrodynamic (AC-EHD) confined systems.
- Supervisor
- Professor Matt Trau
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences
A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)
Investigate and address the critical health disparities faced by First Nations Australians in cancer care, ultimately saving more lives and enhancing wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia
Characterise venom toxins produced by Australian paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) and processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), which cause tick paralysis and equine pregnancy loss, respectively.
- Supervisor
- Dr Andrew Walker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Develop novel nano-adjuvants to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy triple-negative breast cancer.
- Supervisor
- Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties
Develop and apply new methods for the simulation of nonequilibrium steady states to calculate properties more efficiently, especially in systems important to advanced materials and decarbonisation.
- Supervisor
- Dr Stephen Sanderson and Professor Debra Bernhardt
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Exercise in the management of liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Examine the benefits of exercise on liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes who also have MASLD. Explore how exercise can be maintained long term to support sustained health benefits.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Shelley Keating and Associate Professor Jeff Coombes
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Health workforce crisis: understanding political capacity for policy change
Develop new knowledge of the political factors that constrain and enable policymaking to address the health workforce crisis through comparative analysis of health worker interest groups.
- Supervisor
- Dr Adam Hannah
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society
Identifying downstream effectors of a venous specific adhesion pathway
Apply high-end live imaging of zebrafish and 3D human micro-vessels to functionally analyse new players in vessel-specific adhesion control.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Anne Lagendijk
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Integrating single-cell genomics with complex disease genetics
Single-cell genomics enables cellular insight into disease biology. Develop statistical methods integrating single-cell and disease data to uncover mechanisms and improve risk prediction.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jian Zeng
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Mechanobiology and molecular drivers of colon cancer in 3D organoid models
Use 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
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences