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Equine athletic performance
Honours project: Study the causes of poor performance in equine athletes.
Equine lameness & biomechanics
Honours project: Define the potential detrimental effect of the surgical transection of the palmar annular volar ligament on the inter-sesamoid ligament of athletic horses.
Prevalence of lungworm in cats in South Australia
Honours project: Undertake a survey to examine the prevalence of lungworm in cats in South Australia.
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Longitudinal study of Giardia & Cryptosporidium infections in lambs
![Giardia intestinalis USCDCP [Public domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/giardia-parasite.jpg?h=9e8245cf&itok=222aIbSR)
Honours project: Explore parasitic infections in lambs.
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Occurrence & distribution of ticks in South Australia
Honours project: Outbreaks of the tick-transmitted parasitic disease Theileriosis in South Australia has raised questions regarding the presence of the tick vector.
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Pathogenesis of newly emerged Newcastle disease virus in South East Asia
Honours project: Investigate molecular basis of pathogenicity of the Newcastle disease virus and provide preliminary information to develop new vaccines for protection of poultry in Indonesia.
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Brushtail possum responses to changing resource conditions
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Honours project: Investigate how brushtail possum abundance relates to resource availability in the Murray-Mallee.
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Evaluation of monoclonal antibodies in detection of avian influenza antigens
Honours project: Evaluate different recombinant and non-recombinant monoclonal antibodies against M2e antigen of avian influenza virus, to find the most reactive antigens and antibodies
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Cellular-stress induced activation of non-TFEB regulated lysosomal genes
Honours project: Investigate the role of the eIF2α/ATF4 pathway in stress-induced transcription of non-TFEB genes.
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Exploring the functions of MAPK-interacting kinases (MNKs) in metabolic disease
Honours project: Explore the functions of MAPK-interacting kinases (MNKs) in metabolic disease at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
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