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Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring

Echidna research

Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.

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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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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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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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Complement receptor immunoglobulin - infection & immunity & inflammation

Characteristics, function and expression of complement receptors

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.

Honours project: Investigate the role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function.

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What causes PCDH19-epilepsy?

Honours project: Develop a stronger understanding of the pathological mechanism of PCDH19-girls clustering epilepsy.

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CRISPR therapy development

Honours project: This genome editing project focuses on developing CRISPR gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

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Blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Honours project: Investigate resistance mechanisms to the bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

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Neurogenetics

Honours project: Help understand the biology of human brain function by studying major neurological disorders which are genetically determined. 

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