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Brushtail possum responses to changing resource conditions
![Brushtail possum JJ Harrison [CC BY-SA 2.5]](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/brushtail-possum2.jpg?h=695059ea&itok=ACHOacZC)
Honours project: Investigate how brushtail possum abundance relates to resource availability in the Murray-Mallee.
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Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring
![Echidna research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/echidna.jpg?h=5e55bd74&itok=9sRWjUVe)
Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.
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Do MPS patient derived stem cells form bone and cartilage?
Honours project: This project in genetics and molecular pathology examines the characterisation of patient derived stem cells.
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How the body clears a medically important fungal pathogen
Honours project: This immunopathology research project studies innate immunity in the killing of the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans by human phagocytes.
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Complement receptor immunoglobulin - infection & immunity & inflammation
![Characteristics, function and expression of complement receptors](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-06/ferrante-figure-receptors.png?h=3418f72d&itok=lYMgqCPa)
Honours project: Examine the complement receptor immunoglobulin expression in human macrophages and its role in infection and immunity and inflammation.
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Role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function
![The Arp2/3 complex is one of the major protein complexes in actin polymerisation and cellular motility.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-06/ferrante-arp23-complex.png?h=bfb44aff&itok=1uj_ujAR)
Honours project: Investigate the role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function.
CRISPR therapy development
Honours project: This genome editing project focuses on developing CRISPR gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
What causes PCDH19-epilepsy?
Honours project: Develop a stronger understanding of the pathological mechanism of PCDH19-girls clustering epilepsy.
Development of CRISPR gene drive technology in mice
Honours project: Explore CRISPR gene drives to modify native or invasive pest populations to benefit human health, ecosystems or agriculture.
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Blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
![Lymphoblastic Leukaemia](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-08/Lymphoblastosis_in_Acute_Lymphoblastic_Leukaemia.jpg?h=aa81dfca&itok=k-2as_tS)
Honours project: Investigate resistance mechanisms to the bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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