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Improving plant phenotyping accuracy via spatio-temporal 3D data analysis
Explore the development and implementation of vision foundational models specifically designed for analyzing 3D temporal data in agricultural research trials. This project will be part of the Data Science Research Group and agriculture science group at the University of Queensland located in Brisbane.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Mahsa Baktashmotlagh and Professor Scott Chapman
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Improving lung health for preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
Evaluate coordinated BPD care using evidence synthesis, population outcome audits and family feedback to inform a scalable integrated care model that improves outcomes for children born very preterm.
- Supervisor
- Professor Ju Lee Oei and Professor Paul Robinson
- Location
- South Brisbane
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Harnessing structural insights into bacterial zinc efflux for new human therapeutics
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the world’s foremost bacterial pathogen. Determine the structural and mechanistic basis of CzcD-mediated zinc efflux and apply this knowledge to block the efflux pathway. You will undertake experimental and/or theoretical studies based on their interests.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Jeffrey Harmer and Associate Professor Evelyne Deplazes
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Physical sciences
Improving outcomes for infants born at the edge of viability
Generate and translate evidence that improves survival, reduces morbidity, optimises neurodevelopment, and enhances family outcomes for infants born extremely preterm.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Luke Jardine and Professor Ju Lee Oei
- Location
- South Brisbane
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD Scholarship at IMB: unlocking genetic insights into Alzheimer’s disease through AI-predicted hippocampal volume
Using AI, genomics and neuroscience to uncover the genetic basis of hippocampal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, revealing novel biological pathways and opportunities for therapeutic discovery.
- Supervisor
- Professor Allan McRae
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD scholarship at IMB: Amyloid Precursor Protein in the age of AlphaFold: the interactions of APP with Alzheimer’s risk factors SorLA and TREM2
AlphaFold3 predicts that SorLA and TREM2 bind APP directly, linking three early-onset Alzheimer's genes. We will validate these complexes by crystallography, cryoEM and mutagenesis at atomic resolution.
- Supervisor
- Dr Michael Healy
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD scholarship at IMB: decoding pain: linking neural circuits to behaviour to transform treatment
Map how sensory nerves, the spinal cord, and brain respond to stimuli. AI-assisted analysis will link neural activity to pain behaviour and identify new targets for chemotherapy-induced neuropathy.
- Supervisor
- Dr Hana Starobova and Professor Paul Hodges
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD scholarship at IMB: lipase–host lipid interactions in chronic Salmonella infection and gallbladder carcinogenesis
Explore how chronic Salmonella infections drive gallbladder carcinoma by disrupting host lipid biology. This project combines microbiology, infection biology and cancer research to uncover novel disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets.
- Supervisor
- Professor Ian Henderson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD scholarship at IMB: targeting the oxytocin receptor for cancer diagnosis and treatment
Develop OTR-targeted imaging tracers to improve detection, treatment monitoring and surgical guidance in breast and prostate cancer, enabling earlier and more accurate intervention.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler and Associate Professor Karine Mardon
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences
Simon Anders Axelsen PhD scholarship at IMB: venom-derived peptides as next-generation therapeutics for pain
Develop venom-derived peptides that selectively target ion channels involved in pain signalling to create safer, more effective analgesics using advanced pharmacology, neuroscience and drug discovery approaches.
- Supervisor
- Professor Irina Vetter and Professor Mehdi Mobli
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences