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A/Prof Chris Tonkin

A/Prof Gemma Kelly

A/Prof Ian Majewski

A/Prof Jeff Babon

A/Prof Joanna Groom

A/Prof Justin Boddey

A/Prof Melissa Call

A/Prof Michael Lazarou

A/Prof Naiyang Fu

A/Prof Oliver Sieber

A/Prof Ruth Kluck

A/Prof Shabih Shakeel

A/Prof Tracy Putoczki

Ashleigh Solano

Davide Vespasiani

Dr Anna Coussens

Dr Bekky Feltham

Dr Bernhard Lechtenberg

Dr Brad Sleebs

Dr Charis Teh

Dr Christine White

Dr Cindy Audiger

Dr Daniel Brown

Dr Danushka Marapana

Dr Diane Moujalled

Dr Eddie La Marca

Dr Hamish King

Dr Holly Barker

Dr Josh Hardy

Dr Julia Marchingo

Dr Karla Fischer

Dr Lucille Rankin

Dr Mara Zeissig

Dr Matthew Dixon

Dr Melanie Dietrich

Dr Michael Roy

Dr Michelle Miller

Dr Nadia Kershaw

Dr Phill Pymm

Dr Rachel Joyce

Dr Rachel Uren

Dr Rhea Longley

Dr Richard Birkinshaw

Dr Ryan Cross

Dr Sarah Diepstraten

Dr Stephen Scally

Dr Vanessa Bryant

Dr Verena Wimmer

Dr William Nguyen

Dr Yunshun Chen

Jenny Jiou

Jerzy Dziekan

Jill Chmielewski

Katherine Davies

Lizeth Meza Guzman

Madeline Dans

Prof Alan Cowman AC

Prof Andreas Strasser

Prof Clare Scott AM

Prof Daniel Gray

Prof David Huang

Prof Ethan Goddard

Prof Geoff Lindeman

Prof Grant Dewson

Prof Isabelle Lucet

Prof Ivo Mueller

Prof James McCarthy

Prof James Murphy

Prof Jane Visvader

Prof Kate Sutherland

Prof Marie-Liesse Labat

Prof Marnie Blewitt

Prof Matthew Ritchie

Prof Misty Jenkins AO

Prof Peter Czabotar

Prof Rory Bowden

Prof Sandra Nicholson

Prof Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Prof Shalin Naik

Prof Tony Papenfuss

Prof Wai-Hong Tham

Yupei You

Graduate Research Masters

Honours

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Showing 19 – 24 of 72 Projects

Targeting tumour survival pathways in breast cancer with novel drugs

Project Type:: Graduate Research Masters/PhD
Supervisors(s):: Prof Jane Visvader, Prof Geoff Lindeman
Diseases:: Cancer, Breast cancer
Area:: Cell death, Cancer biology, Personalised medicine
Technology:: Drug discovery, Genomics

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Exploring the role of protein glycosylation in myelofibrosis

Project Type:: Graduate Research Masters/Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):: Prof Ethan Goddard
Diseases:: Cancer, Myeloproliferative disorders
Area:: Cancer biology
Technology:: Drug discovery, Proteomics

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Structural investigation of E3 ubiquitin ligases in innate immune signalling

Project Type:: Honours
Supervisors(s):: Dr Bernhard Lechtenberg, Jenny Jiou
Diseases:: Cancer, Autoinflammatory diseases
Area:: Cell death, Cell signalling, Inflammation
Technology:: Structural biology

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Regulation of ribosomal quality control by E3 ubiquitin ligases

Project Type:: PhD
Supervisors(s):: Dr Bekky Feltham, Dr Bernhard Lechtenberg
Diseases:: Cancer
Area:: Cancer biology, Cell signalling
Technology:: Proteomics, Structural biology

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How do cells eat and degrade their damaged mitochondria through mitophagy?

Project Type:: Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):: A/Prof Michael Lazarou
Diseases:: Parkinson’s disease, Neurodegenerative disorders, Dementia
Area:: Cell death, Healthy ageing, Healthy development, Cell signalling
Technology:: Imaging

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Damage control: exploring the mechanisms of mitophagy in neurons and organoids

Project Type:: Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):: A/Prof Michael Lazarou
Diseases:: Parkinson’s disease, Neurodegenerative disorders
Area:: Cell death, Healthy ageing, Cell signalling
Technology:: Imaging, Artificial intelligence and machine learning

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Draw together your previous studies in science, biomedicine, health, mathematics or computer science.

Undergraduate

Gain hands-on research experience by working with our leading biomedical research teams.

Clinician-scientist training

Drive research towards better detection, prevention and treatment of diseases.

Work experience

WEHI welcomes school students aged 15 years and over for work experience placements.

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Our students receive world-class training in medical research and broader skills, equipping them for bright and rewarding careers ahead.

Student research projects

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