PhD Project Areas Available in 2010 and 2011
A brochure describing PhD projects available in the School of Molecular & Biomedical Sciences in 2010 and 2011 is available for download here. Further information about specific projects offered by many laboratories can be found using the list of research areas below:
Biochemistry
Genetics
Microbiology & Immunology
Proteomics
Note! Many laboratories are willing to discuss additional project areas and may be able to tailor projects to the interests and expectations of individual students. For this reason, you are strongly encouraged to contact members of the laboratory for further information. The research pages of every laboratory have links in the left hand toolbar that provide contact details (click "Personnel") and, in many cases, descriptions of specific projects (click "Current Research Projects" and then "PhD Projects"). Research and contact details for affiliate laboratories (not housed within the School) are provided in downloadable .pdf documents.
Biochemistry
Structural Biology and Drug Design - Dr. Grant Booker
Molecular and Cell Biology of Reproductive Tissue Differentiation – Professor Richard Ivell
Cell Signalling: the Regulation of Cell-Cell Adhesion and How It Impacts Upon Developmental Mechanisms, Cancer Progression and Inflammatory Processes - Dr. Yeesim Khew-Goodall
Molecular Components of Cellular Oxygen Sensing and the Hypoxic Response - Dr. Dan Peet
Sphingolipid-Mediated Signal Transduction Pathways and How They Contribute To Cancer, Inflammatory Diseases, Hypertension and Other Conditions - Dr. Stuart Pitson
Molecular Genetics of Brain Development in Mice and Man – Dr. Paul Thomas
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulatory Mechanisms and the Control of Development – Dr. Kirk Jensen
Biological Switches: Molecular Mechanisms in the Utilisation of Alternative Developmental States - Dr. Keith Shearwin
The Structure, Function and Regulation of Biotin Enzymes and Insulin-Like Growth Factors - Professor John Wallace
Signal Regulated Transcription Factors - Associate Professor Murray Whitelaw
Genetics
Bioinformatics and Computational Genetics - Professor David Adelson
Evolution of Australian Fauna – Speciation and Population Structure – Dr. Steven Cooper
Science Education Research and Development – Dr. Michelle Coulson
Computational Investigations of the Dynamics of Adaptive Evolution at the Molecular Population Genetic Level Using HIV as a Model System – Dr. Jack da Silva
Control of Blood Formation and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Leukaemia – Associate Professor Richard D’Andrea
Molecular Systematics and Evolution – Professor Stephen Donnellan
Identification of Genes and Understanding of Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Intellectual Disability – Associate Professor Josef Gecz
Genome Organisation, Chromosome Evolution and Sex Determination in Vertebrates – Dr. Frank Grutzner
Genetic Dissection of Gene Regulatory Networks – Dr. Joan Kelly
Using Zebrafish Embryos to Investigate the Normal Development of the Nervous System, the Genetics of Dementia, and Transgenic Technology - Dr. Michael Lardelli
Use of Animal Model Genetic Systems (Drosophilia and Zebrafish) to Dissect the Normal and Pathogenic Molecular Pathways Influenced by Genes Associated with Human Diseases Such as Huntington’s Disease and Cancer – Associate Professor Robert Richards
Eukaryotic Genome Evolution (Genetic Interactions Between Cytoplasmic Organelles and the Nucleus) and Biotechnology and Genetic Manipulation to Enhance Cotton Fibre Quality – Professor Jeremy Timmis
Microbiology & Immunology
Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections – Dr. Ivan Bastian
Replication and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus – Dr. Michael Beard
Replication and Pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS – Dr. Li Peng, Prof. Chris Burrell
Pathogenesis of Dengue Haemorrhagic Shock Syndrome – Dr. Jill Carr, Dr. Li Peng
Immunopathology of Parasitic Infections and Asthma – Dr. Lindsay Dent
Molecular Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogenesis – Dr. Mike Heuzenroeder
Gastroenteritis Virus Infections of Humans – Dr. Geoff Higgins
Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection with Hepatitis B-Like Viruses - Dr. Allison Jilbert
Respiratory Virus Infections – Dr. Tuckweng Kok
Cellular Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases – Associate Professor Graham Mayrhofer
Role of Chemokines in Immunity and Disease Processes – Professor Shaun McColl
Pathogenesis of Enteric Bacterial Infections – Dr. Renato Morona
Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections – Professor James Paton
Food Microbiology and Food Borne Bacterial Infections – Dr. Connor Thomas
Proteomics
Protein and proteome analyses - Dr Peter Hoffman
