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We offer a diverse range of postgraduate research projects that come with living stipend scholarships.
Developing mRNA therapies for the targeted treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Investigate the intracellular expression of therapies using mRNA and develop lead candidate mRNA therapies for pre-clinical evaluation.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Timothy Mercer
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Health sciences
Addressing oral health inequity and unmet dental care needs among aged care residents
Evaluate a comprehensive dental care package for residents in regional, rural, and remote aged care facilities, that will help deliver cost-effective healthcare to this vulnerable population.
- Supervisor
- Professor Loc Do
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences
Consumer insights, drivers, and barriers for Australian tropical fruits in domestic markets
Understand consumer purchasing patterns and the part that fruit sensory qualities (taste, smell, look and feel) contribute to these behaviours. You'll profile the biological contributors to these qualities.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Heather Smyth
- Location
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Psychology
Developing Genetic Analysis Tools for Disease Prediction and Drug Target Identification
Develop genomic tools for disease prediction and drug target identification to enhance genetic analysis pipelines and accelerate discovery into genetic mechanisms of disease.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Nathan Palpant
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Development of exosome nano-therapeutics for cancer treatment
Explore how tumour-derived exosomes contribute to immune suppression and cancer and how we could utilise exosome technology to further enhance anti-tumour immunity.
- Supervisor
- Dr Sherry Wu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Development of innovative disease diagnostic technologies for the Australian sugarcane industry
Develop effective point-of-care diagnostics for Australian sugarcane farmers, exploiting innovative technologies developed at UQ that allow disease monitoring at commercial mills.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jimmy Botella
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Development of polymer-inorganic hybrid materials for advanced applications
Develop a fundamental framework for the development of sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) through systematic studies of the interactions of polymers and SIS molecules.
- Supervisor
- Professor Andrew Whittaker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences
Development of venom-derived blood-brain barrier shuttles
Research venom peptides that can cross the blood-brain barrier and help develop non-toxic peptide-based brain delivery systems.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences
Elder abuse: A longitudinal prospective study of perpetrators and victims
Analyse the large dataset from a renowned life course research study to help understand why abuse and mistreatment of elderly persons occurs.
- Supervisor
- Emeritus Professor Jake Najman
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Human society, Psychology
Focused Ultrasound Mediated Delivery of Gene Editing Machinery into Brain Cells
Use low-intensity focused ultrasound as a novel modality for the delivery of genetic material such as expression vectors and gene editing reagents to the mouse brain.
- Supervisor
- Professor Jurgen Goetz
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences