Research Students

RhD Students

Anatomy

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Mr Rafael Barreto (PhD)

492 17847

MS306

Dopamine Mechanisms Conferring Resilience to Depression: A New Antidepressant Target

Douglas Smith

Mr Mark Bigland (PhD)

Ageing of the Inner Ear Balance System

Douglas Smith

Ms Amanda Brown (PhD)

492 17809

MS306

Molecular correlates of addicition and depression vulnerability

Douglas Smith

Mr Jamie Flynn (PhD)

492 18771

MS312

The role of propriospinal inreneurons in spinal motor and sensory pathways

Brett Graham

Ms Belinda Harris (PhD)

492 18771

MS312

Spinal Mechanisms Underlying Neck Pain

Robert Callister

Ms Madeleine Hinwood (PhD)

492 18672

MS317

The Neurobiology of Individual Differences

Trevor Day

Mr Morgan James (PhD)

492 17847

MS306

Elucidating the Role of the Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Orexin in Drug Addiction and Relapse Vulnerability

Christopher Dayas

Mr Ross Tynan (PhD)

492 18672

MS317

Focusing on anxiety-vulnerable individuals: a novel approach to understanding the basis of anxiety disorders

Rohan Walker

Mr Jiann Yeoh (PhD)

492 17847

MS307

Does the psychostimulant cocaine increase excitatory synapric inputs onto orexin neurons?

Christopher Dayas

 

Human Physiology

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Mr Elroy Aguiar (PhD)

492 16158

HPE2.13

The Effect of Weight Loss in Men on Biomarkers of Health Status

Robin Callister

Mr Daniel Beard (PhD)

492 17303

MS504

Increasing Perfusion to Ischaemic Brain Through Ieptomeningeal Collaterals: A Potential New Treatment For Stroke

Neil Spratt

Mr Evgeny Bondarenko (PhD)

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia: A New Therapeutic Target for Cardioprotection

Eugene Nalivaiko

Ms Fernanda Gravina (PhD)

492 16248

MS409a

Role of Mitochondria in Uterine Pacemaking

Dirk van Helden

Mr Simon Harries (PhD)

492 16158

HPE2.13

The Effects of Undulating Periodised Resistance Training on Strength, Power, Body Composition and Resting Metabolic Rate in Adolescent Athletes. The Impact of Stage of Maturation and Resting Testosterone Levels on Adaptations to Resistance Training Programs.

Robin Callister

Ms Heidi Janssen (PhD)

492 14770

JHH 2039

The Use of an Enriched Environment Post Stroke: Translating from Bench to Bedside

Neil Spratt

Ms Ratchaniporn Konsui (PhD)

Inhibition of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Modulates Tachycardia Induced by Restraint Stress in Rats

Eugene Nalivaiko

Mr Simon Lane (PhD)

492 18828

MS610

Elucidation of the Kinetochore Function in Meiosis I of Mammalian Eggs

Keith Jones

Ms Jiao Li (PhD)

492 16248

MS409a

The Activity of Luminal Protein Calsequestrin (CSQ2, the Cardiac Isoform) Involved in the Response of Ryanodine Receptors (RyR2, the Cardiac Isoform) to Changes in Luminal Ca2+

Derek Laver

Ms Divya Mehra (PhD)

492 16248

MS413

The Role of Interdomain Interactions, Phosphorylation and FKBP12.6 in the Regulation and Release of Calcium Through Ryanodine Receptors (RyR2s) in Heart

Derek Laver

Ms Lucy Murtha (PhD)

492 17303

MS504

Effects of Intracranial Pressure on Ischemic Penumbral Perfusion and Cerebral Oedema after Experimental Ischemic Stroke in Rats

Neil Spratt

Mr Max Oliveira (PhD)

492 16248

MS409a

Investigation of Brain Rhythm

Dirk van Helden

Dr. Craig Richards (PhD)

 

HPE315

Influence of Shoe Design on Running Mechanics

Robin Callister

Ms Michelle (Kay Yi) Seah (PhD)

492 18828

MS610

The Role of CDHI in Early Embryogenesis

Keith Jones

Mr Christopher Smith (M.Phil)

498 54253

HPE3.3

The Effect of Improving Fitness Characteristics on Performance in Golf

Robin Callister

Mr Shane Sykes (PhD)

492 14374

JHH3534 

The Role of the Pro-renin and Renin System in the Aetiology of Pre-eclampsia and in Promotion of Angiogenesis (in the Placenta, Decidua and Chorion) and in Regulation of Fetal Placental Blood Flow

Eugenie Lumbers

Ms Amelia Tomkins (PhD)

492 17303

MS504

Testing Stroke Sonothrombolysis Using an Improved Experimental Model of Thromboembolic Stroke

Neil Spratt

Ms Suzanne Tran (PhD)

492 18828

MS610

Regulation of Germinal Vesicle Stage Arrest in Oocytes

Keith Jones

Mr Yu Wang (PhD)

492 14373

JHH3534

The Role(s) of the Intrauterine (Pro)Renin/(Pro)Renin Receptor Angiotensin System in Prostaglandin Synthesis in Pregnancy

Eugenie Lumbers

Ms Kafa Walweel (PhD)

Regulation of Store Ca2+ Release in Healthy and Failing Heart

Derek Laver

Ms Wai Shan Yuen (PhD)

492 18828

MS610

Elucidating the Role of Gametogenetin in Hela Cells

Keith Jones

Mr Yan Yun (PhD) 

492 18828

MS610

Gamete-specific Knockout of Fizzy-Related to Examine its Meiotic Role in Oocytes

Keith Jones

Dr Abula Yusufujiang (PhD)

The cardiac pacemaker and  conduction systems

Dirk van Helden

 

 

Immunology & Microbiology

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Mr Christopher Ashhurst-Smith (PhD)

   

Assessment of Alloiococcus Otil for its potential as a Pathogen in Otis Media

Cecilia Blackwell

Ms Alexandra Brown (PhD)

491 38154

DMB339

The Development of Bacteria-Induced Immunoregulatory Therapy for Asthma

Philip Hansbro

Mr Su Chan (PhD)

Low Pathogenic Human Enteroviruses as a Novel Anti-cancer Agent against Malignant Glioma

Gough Au

Mr Adam Collison (PhD)

491 38731

DMB524

Role of Micro RNA in the Pathogenesis of Asthma

Joerg Mattes

Ms Ama-Tawiah Essilfie (PhD)

491 38766

DMB440

Investigating the Effect of Bacterial Infection on the Allergic Inflammatory Response of Asthma in a Mouse Model

Philip Hansbro

Ms Angela Ferguson (PhD)

491 38715

DMB521

CD4+T Cell Programming in Early Life and Neonatal Infection

Paul Foster

Mr Luke Hatchwell (PhD)

491 38435

DMB424

Role of MicroRNAs in Response to Rhinovirus Infection in Allergic Airways Disease

Joerg Mattes

Mr Gerard Kaiko (PhD)

491 38943

DMB

Understanding the immune responses in asthma

Paul Foster

Mr Richard Kim (PhD)

491 38154

DMB322

Identification of Early Life Signs Induced in Response to Infection that Predispose to Allergic Airways Disease in Later Life

Philip Hansbro

Mr Eric Lam (PhD)

491 38738

DMB520

The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Emphysema Pathogenesis

Paul Foster

Ms Jing Jing Li (PhD)

491 38705

DMB520

Respiratory Innate Immune Factors Regulate Steroid-Resistant Airway Hyperactivity and Asthma

Ming Yang

Ms Jemma Mayall (PhD)

491 38154

DMB339

The Role of IFNe in Protection against Chlamydial Reproductive Tract Infections

Philip Hansbro

Mr Nial Moores (PhD)

 

Korea

The Distribution and Conservation of Bird Species Dependent on Inter-Tidal Wetlands

Philip Hansbro

Mr Maximilian Plank (PhD)

491 38705

DMB520

MiRNA Profiling of Lung Tissue, Macrophages and T Cells During Primary and Secondary Infection with Viruses or Bacteria

Paul Foster

Mr Min Yuan Quah (PhD)

Combination of Oncolytic Coxsackievirus A21 with Conventional Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Melanoma

Gough Au

Ms Marline Squance (PhD)

492 14027

JHH

Environmental Triggers of Systemic Autoimmunity

Glenn Reeves

Mr Malcolm Starkey (PhD)

491 38154

DMB339

Chlamydia and Asthma

Philip Hansbro

Krishna Sunkara (PhD)

491 38193

DMB 440

The role of miRNA in COPD and emphysema

Philip Hansbro

Mr Hock Luck Tay (PhD)

492 38943

DMB421

Characterizing MicroRNA Expression in T Cell Activation During Lung Infection in Young and Aged Mice

Paul Foster

Ms Jacqueline Turton (PhD)

 

 

Investigating the Role of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis (MAP) in Patients with Crohn Disease

Robert Clancy

Mr Irwan Warsanah (PhD)

491 38832

DMB323

Elucidation of Immunological Interaction Between Viral Infection and Chronic Airways Disease Using Mouse Models

Philip Hansbro

Ms Yvonne Wong (PhD)

Investigation of Oncolytic CVA21 as a Potential Treatment for Lung Cancer

Gough Au

 

Medical Biochemistry

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Ms A'Qilah Banu Binte Abdul Majeed (M.Phil)

492 17831

LS3-03

Phospho-T253-CaMKII mediated signalling in neurons

John Rostas

Mr Abdulrzag Ahmed (PhD)

Investigation of Fat Cadherins as a Novel Marker of Neural Stem Cells

Rick Thorne

Mr Mohammad AlKhatabeh (PhD)

492 17954

LS3-04

Biogenesis and Function of Plasma Microparticles in Human Diabetes

Rick Thorne

Mr Alireza ArdjmandGhahestani (PhD)

492 17954

LS3-04

FAT 1 in Human Leukaemia

Rick Thorne

Ms Bronwyn Berthon (PhD)

498 55622

HMRI3608

Oral Corticosteroids, Dietary Intake, Inflammation and Asthma

Lisa Wood

Ms Danielle Bond (PhD)

492 17954

LS3-04

Investigation of the Control of Protein Expression of Tetraspanins CD151 and CD9 in Breast Cancer

Judith Weidenhofer

Ms Gabrielle Briggs (PhD)

492 17831

LS3-03

Investigation of Catecholomine Inhibition in Tyrosine Hydroxylase

Phillip Dickson

Mr Ben Copeland (PhD)

492 17954

LS3-04

Tetraspanin proteins as prognostic indicators in prostate cancer

Leonie Ashman

Ms Gemma Downey (PhD)

The Effects of Ageing on the Brain: A Role for the Mitochondrial Genome

Douglas Smith

Ms Belinda Goldie (PhD)

492 15549

MS615

Roles of Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing in the Functional Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression and Plasticity

Murray Cairns

Ms Liying Guan (PhD)

492 17831

LS3-03

The Role of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in Parkinson's Disease

Phillip Dickson

Ms Sharon Hollins (PhD)

Role of miRNA and Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing in Mediating the Mammalian Brain's Response to Environmental Stress During Development and Ageing

Murray Cairns

Mr Timothy Kelso (PhD)

Investigation of the Reciprocal Roles of Fat1 and Fat4 in Breast Cancer Progression

Charles de Bock

Ms Crystal Naudin (PhD)

492 17953

LS3-05

Role of the Tetraspanin CD151 in Glomerular Diseases

Severine Roselli

Ms Camila Oliveira (PhD)

492 17831

LS3-03

Involvement of the MIF-CD74-CD44 Signalling Complex in Melanoma Progression

Rick Thorne

Mr Lin Kooi Ong (PhD)

492 17953

LS3-05

Neurobiological and Behavioural Consequences of Stress

Peter Dunkley

Dr Elham Sadeqzadeh (PhD)

492 17861

LS3-38

Characterisation of Fat1 Expression and Function in Leukemia and Lymphoma

Rick Thorne

Ms Amanda Smith (PhD)

492 17953

LS3-05

The regulation of protein phosphatase 2A by oncogenic c-KIT

Nikki Verrills

Ms Lauren Watt (nee Cottrell) (PhD)

492 17953

LS3-05

The Role of PP2A in Breast Cancer

Nikki Verrills

 

 

 

Medical Genetics

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Mr Bulent Acikyol (M.Phil)

492 16783

MS515 

Gene Expression Changes in the Brain and Other Tissues of Mutant Mouse Models of Human Iron Overload

Liz Milward

Ms Nadine Berry (M.Phil)

Comparative Analysis of New Genetic Profiling Techniques in Stratifying Plasma Cell Disorders

Rodney Scott

Ms Katherine Bolton (PhD) 

498 55893

JHH HMRI

Looking at the Dark Matter of GWAS of Breast Cancer

Rodney Scott

Mr Mathew Cox (PhD)

498 55893

JHH HMRI

Investigating the Complex Genetics of MS

Rodney Scott

Ms Chantel Fitzsimmons (PhD)

492 16783

MS515

Metallopreases and CNS Cell Surface Remodelling.

Liz Milward

Ms Amy Martin (PhD)

498 55893

JHH HMRI

Elucidating Genetic Predispositions to Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer

Rodney Scott

Mr David Mossman (PhD)

498 55893

JHH HMRI

The Role of Methylation in Cancer Predispositions

Rodney Scott

Ms Elham Nourian (PhD)

498 55893

JHH3644

Understanding the Use of Nanotechnology for the Identification of Recurrent Breast Cancer

Rodney Scott

Mr Stuart Reeves (PhD)

491 38435

DMB424

Modifier Genes in Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer: Functional Genomics and its Consequences on Disease Expression

Rodney Scott

Ms Tammie Roy (PhD)

Regulation Of Metaloproteinases In Mammalian Embryo Implantation

Liz Milward

Dr Ricardo Vilain (PhD)

492 14046

JHH HAPS 3070a

c-KIT mutations in Familial and Sporadic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Maligant Meloanoma

Leonie Ashman

Ms Michelle Wong (PhD)

498 55893

JHH HMRI 3644

Genetic Variation in Lobular Breast Cancer

Rodney Scott

 

 

 

Pharmacy & Experimental Pharmacology

Name

Telephone

Room

Thesis

SBS&P Supervisor

Mr Faizul Addnan (PhD)

498 55678

JHH HMRI 3593

Resveratrol and airway inflammation associated with Rhinovirus infection in asthma and COPD

Manohar Garg

Ms Amani Hamad Alhazmi (PhD)

The Effect of Macronutrient Profile and Food Groups on the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Mid Age Australian Women

Manohar Garg

Mr Adam Carroll (PhD)

492 18670

MS615

Functional Characterisation on Schizophrenia Associated Non-coding RNA Expression

Paul Tooney

Ms Cheng Leng Chan (PhD)

 

Singapore

Evaluation of the Pharmacovigilance Systems in SE Asia and development of an algorithm to detect signals of potential major drug safety issues.

Shu Chuen Li

Ms Erin Gardiner (PhD)

492 15549

MS615

Profiling the genome of a large Australian schizophrenia cohort

Paul Tooney

Ms Lan Gao (PhD)

The Long-term Outcomes, Health-related Quality of Life and Costs among Impaired Glucose Regulation Patient: Lifestyle Interference versus Oral Antidiabetic Agent

Shu Chuen Li

Mr Mohamad Taisir Ahmad Ghiba (PhD)

Stem Cell Telomere Maintenance in Response to Anti-oxidant Therapy

Manohar Garg

Mr Faizan Jameel (PhD)

A Non-Pharmaceutical Approach for the Management of Pain and Inflamation

Manohar Garg

Ms Meredith Kelleher (PhD)

498 55629

JHH 3664 MBRC

Potential Neurosteroid replacement therapies following premature birth and growth restriction

Jon Hirst

Dr Tang Lau (PhD)

 

Singapore

The Cost Effective Management of Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Singapore

Shu Chuen Li

Mrs Irene Munro (PhD)

492 15638

MS305a

The role of long chain omega-3 pupas on weight loss and maintenance

Manohar Garg

Ms Melinda Phang (PhD)

492 15638

MS305a

Functional Foods and Vascular Health

Manohar Garg

Ms Danielle Santarelli (PhD)

492 15549

MS616

Investigation of Schizophrenia Associated Gene and miRNA Expression

Murray Cairns

Ms Jency Thomas (PhD)

492 15638

MS305a

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus of Early Onset Induced Hyperglycemia - Assessment of Neural Structure Adult Neurogenesis and Cognitive Functions: Role of Tochotrienol and Ascorbic Acid

Manohar Garg

Ms Thitaporn Thoopputra (PhD)

492 63143

MS127

Development of Risk Management Strategy in Pharmacy

Shu Chuen Li

 

 

Honours Students

Anatomy

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Ms Hannah Drury

492 17811

MS309

Behavioural and physiological measurement of mouse vestibular function

Mr Adrian Ng

492 17750

MS317 

The extractiion, purification and analysis of microglia from adult rat brain

Rikki Quinn 

Role of microRNAs in the development of addiction

Chris Dayas

 

 

Human Physiology

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Kelly Smith 

Characterisation of altered pain behaviour in the mBSA/IL-1 mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis

Brett Graham

 

 

Immunology and Microbiology

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Jason Girkin 

Effect of Toll-like receptor 7 signalling on antiviral and inflammatory responses elicited by rhinovirus in models of asthma exacerbation

Paul Foster

Medical Biochemistry

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Celeste Harrison 

Investigating the role of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), and its potential as a therapeutic target

Nikki Verrills

 

 

Medical Genetics

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Ms Brianna Morten 

The role of p53 isoforms in breast cancer progression and ER responsiveness, and the functional characterisation of the p53 isoforms in breast cancer cell lines

Rodney Scott

 

 

Pharmacy & Experimental Pharmacology

Name

Telephone

Room

Project

SBS&P Supervisor

Greer Bennett 

Effect of stress in pregnancy on brain development and neuroprotection

Hannah Palliser