Honours in Physiology 2010
Welcome! For general information about the Honours year in Physiology click here.
To find a research area that might interest you look at the table below. The "No. of Students" column tells you the maximum number of Honours students that a laboratory currently plans to host in 2010. Click on "projects" in the number column for specific information on Honours projects (where this is available). Click on laboratory leader names or photos to visit their lab websites and read more about their research. Don't hesitate to contact laboratory leaders about Honours projects, even when none are listed!
To apply for Honours in Physiology, click here
Research Interest | Laboratory Leader | No. of Students | |
| (click to visit the laboratory's website) | (click "projects" for info on specific Honours projects) | ||
Molecular and Cell Biology of Reproductive Tissue Differentiation |  | Dr. Ravinder Anand-Ivell | 2 (projects) |
Neural control of gastrointestinal motility |  | Dr Elizabeth Beckett | 2 (projects) |
Molecular and Cell Biology of Reproductive Tissue Differentiation |  | Professor Richard Ivell | 2 (projects) |
Visual Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience |  | Associate Professor David O’Carroll, Dr. Karin Nordström, Dr. Russell Brinkworth | 1 (projects) |
Cortical Inhibition and Neuroplasticity in Fine Control of Human Jaw and Finger Movements (Mike Nordstrom is away during 2010 and will not be offering projects until 2011. Please click his photo for more information about his laboratory) |  | Associate Professor Mike Nordstrom | 0 (projects) |
Neurophysiological Investigation of Human Motor Cortical Plasticity |  | Dr. Mike Ridding | 2 (projects) |
| Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Ion Channel Function |  | Dr. Grigori Rychkov | 2 (projects) |
| Cardiac Electrophysiology and Biophysics |  | Associate Professor David Saint | 2 (projects) |
| Cardiovascular Health and Disease |  | Dr. Lorraine Mackenzie, Prof. Prash Sanders | 2 (projects) |
| Vascular Biology and Thrombosis |  | Dr Scott Willoughby | 3 (projects) |
| Cortical and Spinal Control of Movement with Exercise and Training and the Effects of Ageing |  | Dr. John Semmler | 2 (projects) |
| Neurophysiology and Human Movement |  | Dr. Gabrielle Todd | 2 (projects) |
| Molecular Physiology of Vascular Function |  | Dr. David Wilson | 2 (projects) |
| Aquaporin Channel Physiology and Drug Discovery Laboratory |  | Professor Andrea Yool | 2 (projects) |
| Visual Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience |  | Dr Steven Wiederman | (1 projects) |
| Visual Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience |  | Dr Russell Brinkworth | (1 projects) |
| Sensory Function and Control of the Gastrointestinal Tract |  | 3 (projects) | |
| Sensory Function and Control of the Gastrointestinal Tract |  | Dr. Stuart Brierley | 1 (projects) |
| Diet, Exercise and Cardiovascular Risk |  | Professor Peter Clifton | 1 (projects) |
| Discovery and Characterisation of Tumor Markers for Colorectal Cancer as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets |  | Dr. Jennifer Hardingham | 1 (projects) |
| Novel Tests of Gut Function and Treatments for Gastrointestinal Disease |  | A/Professor Gordon Howarth | 5 (projects) |
| Nutritional Physiology, Exercise and Metabolic Fitness |  | Professor Peter Howe, A/Professor Jon Buckley, Dr Alison Coates | 7 (projects) |
| Nutritional Physiology, Exercise and Metabolic Fitness |  | Professor Peter Howe, A/Professor Jon Buckley, Dr Alison Coates | 7 (projects) |
| Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory |  | Dr Wayne Leifert, Dr Phil Thomas & Dr Michael Fenech | 1 (Project) |
Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep-Disordered Breathing |  | Professor. Doug McEvoy, A/Professor Peter Catcheside, Dr. Stuart Baulk | 2 (projects) |
| The Hormonal Regulation of Calcium Metabolism and Bone Metabolism |  | Dr. Peter O’Loughlin, Dr. Paul Anderson, Professor Howard Morris | 4 (projects) |
| Endocrine Bone Research |  | Dr. Paul Anderson | 4 (projects) |
| Cognitive deficits associated with prenatal infection and alcohol abuse |  | Dr Peter Coyle | 3 (projects) |
| Sensory Function and Control of the Gastrointestinal Tract |  | Dr. Amanda Page | 1 (projects) |
| Micronutrients and Gastrointestinal Physiology |  | Dr. Cuong Tran | 2 (projects) |
| Sensory Function and Control of the Gastrointestinal Tract |  | Dr. Richard Young | 1 (projects) |
| Vascular Surgical Research |  | Dr Prue Cowled | 2 (projects) |
To apply for Honours in Physiology in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science click here
