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Uncovering the relationship between two malaria proteins required for invasion
Honours project: Delve into an honours project in the structural and functional analysis of malaria proteins required for Red Blood Cell invasion.
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Equine athletic performance
Honours project: Study the causes of poor performance in equine athletes.
Animal comparative physiology
Honours project: Study animal and bird physiology, how animals function and how function evolves.
Mitochondrial DNA haplotype & response to placental restriction in sheep
Honours project: Determine effects of mitochondrial DNA haplotype on extent and response to placental restriction in sheep.
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Imprinting status of type III iodothyronine deiodinase in cattle as QTL candidate for birthweight
![Iodothyronine deiodinase Betsy Smartt [CC0]](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/Iodothyronine-deiodinase.jpg?h=a1f525db&itok=150L0LfF)
Honours project: Explore the bovine genetics and analyse the affect of specific genes on birthweight in a Droughtmaster resource population.
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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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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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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Investigating molecular mechanisms of disease
Honours project: Characterise molecular and cellular changes driving improvements to disease outcomes after postnatal 17B-estradiol treatment in mice modelling intellectual disability and seizures.
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