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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 9 Projects  
Novel biomarkers to improve cancer outcomes
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
A/Prof Tracy Putoczki
Diseases:
Cancer, Pancreatic cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Bioinformatics, Computational biology
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Damage control: exploring the mechanisms of mitophagy in neurons and organoids
  • Student Research
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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Targeting cytokine signaling in blood cancer and inflammation: a structural biology approach
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Graduate Research Masters/Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Nadia Kershaw, A/Prof Jeff Babon
Diseases:
Autoinflammatory diseases
Area:
Cell signalling, Inflammation, Immunotherapy
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Structural biology
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Synthetic protein adaptors to enable cryo-EM reconstruction of small druggable proteins
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Isabelle Lucet, Dr Josh Hardy
Diseases:
Cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Structural biology
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Bioinformatics strategies for optimal interpretation of spatial-omics data in cancer
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Graduate Research Masters/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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Hallucinating artificial proteins that modulate apoptosis
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours
Supervisors(s):
Dr Richard Birkinshaw, Prof Peter Czabotar
Diseases:
Blood cancers, Neurodegenerative disorders
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell death
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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Showing 1 – 6 of 9 Projects

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