Projects
2007 Honours Projects| Group | Projects | Contact |
| Cancer Drug Resistance | Mechanisms of multidrug resistance and regulation of drug resistance genes in cancer...(more info) | Dr John Allen |
| Liver Immunobiology |
1. Discovering new proteins important in liver disease. 2. Discovering gene expression in liver disease and cancer. |
Associate Professor Mark Gorrell |
| Liver Immunobiology |
1. Dissecting mechanisms of liver failure using conditional TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF-2)-deficient mice...(more info) 2. Role of suppressor of cytokine signalling 1 (SOCS-1) in regulating immune responses within the liver...(more info) 3. Investigating trafficking of allo-reactive naïve CD8+ T cells using transgenic mouse models...(more info) |
Dr Patrick Bertolino |
| Liver Immunobiology |
1. The role of Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase (EMMPRIN) mediated matrix remodelling in the development of human liver injury...(more info) |
Dr Fiona Warner & Dr Nick Shackel |
| Liver Immunobiology |
Identification of liver specific stem cell precursors in liver disease...(more info) |
Dr Nick Shackel & Dr Patrick Bertolino |
| Liver Immunobiology | The functional characterisation of the RERE gene in Hepatitis C infected human hepatocytes...(more info) | Dr Nick Shackel |
| Liver Immunobiology | Role of osteopontin in acute and chronic mouse models of alcoholic liver disease...(more info) | Dr Devanshi Seth & Dr Paul Haber |
| Molecular Cardiology |
1. Clinical studies to identify risk factors for sudden death in young people...(more info) 2. Genotype-phenotype correlation studies in patients with inherited cardiomyopathies...(more info) 3. Pathology studies in mouse models of genetic cardiomyopathy...(more info) |
A/Prof Chris Semsarian |
| Mycobacterial Research |
1. IDO and the control of mycobacterial infection...(more info) 2. LRG-47 and control of mycobacterial infection...(more info) |
Dr Bernadette Saunders |
| Mycobacterial Research |
Understanding the Pathogenic Process of Tuberculosis by way of Gene Inhibition...(more info) |
Dr Nick West & Prof Warwick Britton |
| Mycobacterial Research | Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunity Group...(more info) | Dr Jamie Triccas |
| T Cell Biology |
1. CTLA-4 as an effector molecule for regulatory T cell function...(more info) 2. Regulatory T cell deficiencies in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis...(more info) |
A/Prof Fazekas de St.Groth |
| T Cell Biology |
1. Which cells present antigen to CD4 T cells in vivo?...(more info) 2. Breaking self-tolerance in lymphopenia: Can we do it?...(more info) 3. Can we measure T cell memory?...(more info) |
Dr Elena Shklovskaya |
For more information contact the Honours Coordinator.
2006 PhD Projects
| Group | Projects | Contact |
| Liver Immunobiology |
1. Roles of fibroblast activation protein in chronic liver disease. |
Associate Professor M Gorrell |
| Mycobacterial Research |
1. Interaction of viral and mycobacterial infections in the lung. 2. Making hyperactive macrophages to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3. Gene expression in leprosy infection. ....click here for more info on projects. |
Prof W Britton |
| T Cell Biology |
1. Regulatory T cell deficiencies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). 2. Regulatory T cell function in a double transgenic model of self tolerance. 3. Genetic models to understand dendritic cell function. ....click here for more info on projects. |
A/Prof B Fazekas |
If you are interested in a PhD in one of our other Research Groups not listed in the table above, please contact the relevant group for more information.
