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Student research projects

We offer diverse opportunities for students to join our research teams. Our student projects enable students to develop a range of skills in medical research, through tackling important research questions with the support of experienced mentors.
Showing 1 – 6 of 52 Projects  
Precise genetic engineering to improve treatment of blood cancers
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours
Supervisors(s):
Prof David Huang, Dr Mark van Delft
Diseases:
Blood cancers, Leukaemia, Lung cancer
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell death, Epigenetics
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Genomics
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Tracking clonal diversity in breast cancer
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD and Graduate Research Masters
Supervisors(s):
Prof Jane Visvader, Prof Geoff Lindeman, A/Prof Shalin Naik
Diseases:
Breast cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Genomics
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Damage control: exploring the mechanisms of mitophagy in neurons and organoids
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD and Graduate Research Masters
Supervisors(s):
Dr Michael Lazarou
Diseases:
Neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson’s disease
Area:
Cell death, Cell signalling
Technology:
Drug discovery, Imaging
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Development of deep, rapid plasma proteomics for paediatric cohorts
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD and Graduate Research Masters
Supervisors(s):
Dr Samantha Emery, Dr Laura Dagley
Diseases:
Cancer, Rare cancers
Area:
Immunology, Infection
Technology:
Proteomics
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Dissecting mechanisms of cytokine signalling
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD and Graduate Research Masters
Supervisors(s):
Dr Nadia Kershaw, Dr Jeff Babon
Diseases:
Cancer, Blood cancers, Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloproliferative disorders
Area:
Cell signalling
Technology:
Structural biology
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Building a cell history recorder using synthetic biology for longitudinal patient monitoring
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD and Graduate Research Masters
Supervisors(s):
Dr Tom Weber, A/Prof Shalin Naik
Diseases:
Cancer
Area:
Immunology, Cell signalling, Inflammation
Technology:
Genomics, Structural biology, Computational biology
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