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Achieving equity in cancer screening for First Nations peoples
Develop culturally sensitive cancer screening programs for First Nations peoples by exploring their perceptions, trialling interventions, and co-designing strategies.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
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
Develop high-performance next-generation lithium-ion battery
Develop high-energy-density and low-cost lithium-ion battery through 1) novel material design/ synthesis and cutting-edge materials characterisation, and 2) advanced battery design.
- Supervisor
- Dr Xia Huang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
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
Engineering non-viral gene delivery methods for iPSC-derived Alzheimer’s models
Advance non-viral gene delivery for the development of improved iPSC-derived Alzheimer’s models—enabling better disease insights, drug discovery, and regenerative therapies.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jurgen Götz
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Major hidden source of land-based nutrients affecting Australian estuaries
Investigate organic and particulate nutrients as a hidden driver of water quality decline, aiming to improve predictive models and inform catchment management.
- Supervisor
- Dr Leslie Huang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Environmental sciences
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
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