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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 7 Projects  
Building Foundation Models for 3D Microscopy
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Pradeep Rajasekhar, Prof Kelly Rogers OAM, Dr Niall Geoghegan, Dr Lachlan Whitehead
Diseases:
Cancer, Neurodegenerative disorders, Malaria
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell death, Infection
Technology:
Imaging, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Computational biology
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Engineering nanobodies against infectious diseases using machine learning
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours
Supervisors(s):
Dr Li Jin Chan, Prof Wai-Hong Tham
Diseases:
Malaria, Coronavirus
Area:
Global health, Infection
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Antibody technologies, Structural biology
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Enhancing spatial-omics with machine learning: Integrating histology and transcriptomics for robust cell-type annotation
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Yunshun Chen
Diseases:
Cancer, Breast cancer, Myeloma
Area:
Cancer biology, Personalised medicine
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Computational biology
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From Images to Insights: Bioimage Analysis with AI and Big Data
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Kelly Rogers OAM, Dr Niall Geoghegan, Dr Pradeep Rajasekhar, Dr Lachlan Whitehead
Diseases:
Cancer, Neurodegenerative disorders, Malaria
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell death, Infection
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Imaging, Computational biology
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Bioinformatics strategies for optimal interpretation of spatial-omics data in cancer
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Yunshun Chen, Prof Jane Visvader
Diseases:
Cancer, Breast cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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Building a cell history recorder using synthetic biology for longitudinal patient monitoring
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Tom Weber, Prof Shalin Naik
Diseases:
Cancer
Area:
Immunology, Cell signalling, Inflammation
Technology:
Genomics, Structural biology, Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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