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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 25 – 30 of 55 Projects  
Investigating T cell fate after gluten exposure in coeliac disease
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
A/Prof Jason Tye-Din, Dr Melinda Hardy
Diseases:
Coeliac disease
Area:
Immunotherapy, Immunology
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Defining T cell priming for the development of novel therapeutic vaccination strategies
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours
Supervisors(s):
Hanna Abberger, A/Prof Joanna Groom
Diseases:
Coronavirus, HIV, Influenza
Area:
Immunotherapy, Infection, Immunology
Technology:
Flow cytometry, Imaging, Vaccine development
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Tailoring small molecule inhibitors for cancer targeted therapeutics
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Guillaume Lessene, Dr Duong Nhu
Diseases:
Cancer, Brain cancer, Blood cancers
Area:
Cell death, Cancer biology, Cell signalling
Technology:
Drug discovery, Medicinal chemistry
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Investigating loss of the tumour suppressor PTEN in leukaemia
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof David Huang, Luuk Heitink
Diseases:
Blood cancers, Lymphoma, Leukaemia
Area:
Cell death, Cancer biology, Cell signalling
Technology:
Flow cytometry, Drug discovery
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Targeting cell death pathways in tissue Tregs to treat inflammatory diseases
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Daniel Gray, Dr Lucille Rankin
Diseases:
Autoinflammatory diseases, Inflammatory bowel disease, Allergy
Area:
Cell death, Immunology, Inflammation
Technology:
Flow cytometry, Imaging
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Mechanisms of thymic regeneration.
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Daniel Gray
Diseases:
Autoinflammatory diseases, Primary immunodeficiency
Area:
Healthy ageing, Immunology, Healthy development
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Flow cytometry, Imaging
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