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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 31 – 36 of 53 Projects  
Unlocking the Writers of the Ubiquitin Code:Functional Genomics to Expand E3 Ligase Biology and Discover New Opportunities for Disease Intervention
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Bekky Feltham
Diseases:
Cancer, Neurodegenerative disorders, Autoinflammatory diseases
Area:
Personalised medicine, Cell signalling, Inflammation
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AI design of molecular binders against the Wnt signalling pathway
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Alisa Glukhova, Dr Wessel Burger
Diseases:
Cancer
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell signalling
Technology:
Drug discovery
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Unresolved Indigenous Immunology Patient Cases: Applying Advanced Genomics
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Vanessa Bryant, Dr Charlotte Slade
Area:
Immunology
Technology:
Genomics
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Improving treatment responses in KRAS-mutant lung cancer
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Kate Sutherland
Diseases:
Cancer, Lung cancer
Area:
Cancer biology, Immunotherapy
Technology:
Flow cytometry
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Studying tumour evolution and immune cell composition in uterine leiomyosarcoma to define novel effective combinations of targeted therapies
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Clare Scott AM, Dr Holly Barker
Diseases:
Cancer, Rare cancers
Area:
Immunology, Cancer biology, Personalised medicine
Technology:
Imaging, Genomics, Proteomics
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Identifying effective combination therapies including HER2-targeting agents for the treatment of aggressive endometrial cancers
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours
Supervisors(s):
Prof Clare Scott AM, Dr Holly Barker
Diseases:
Cancer, Rare cancers
Area:
Healthy development, Cancer biology
Technology:
Genomics, Imaging, Drug discovery
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