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Determining the effect of protein quality control to astrocyte stress responses
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Honours project: Learn how brain cells are adapting to different stress responses, and what happens to this adaptation if the protein quality control is compromised.
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Ubiquitin signalling in human diseases
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Honours project: Investigate the effect of ubiquitin signalling on cell differentiation.
Discovery of new genes that promote T cell activity against cancer
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Honours project: Help identify novel genes involved in T cell trafficking to solid tumours.
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Disease resistance in plants: Oat
![Septoria Leaf Blotch in oat](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/honours-yongle-li-oat-septoria.jpg?h=3441e33b&itok=aIjnFNUG)
Honours project: Combine your passion for agriculture, plant science and bioinformatics to investigate the genetics of septoria leaf blotch to aid the development of resistant oat varieties.
Disease resistance in plants: Chickpea
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Honours project: Combine your passion for agriculture, plant science and bioinformatics to investigate genetic resistance to disease in chickpea.
Synthesis and structuralisation of Metal-organic Frameworks
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Honours project: This chemistry research opportunity aims to investigate the structuralisation of Metal-organic Frameworks.
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Environmental monitoring: Teasing out real biodiversity patterns from sampling biases
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Honours project: Identify areas of conservation priority through the development of on-ground biodiversity sampling strategies and the interpretation of ecosystem changes.
Environmental monitoring: What is the extent of canopy dieback in a refugial forest?
![Honours in Environmental monitoring: canopy dieback, Red Stringybark](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/honours-guerin-canopy-dieback-6262.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=ftjuo_0a)
Honours project: Use satellite imagery and on-ground monitoring data to map the extent of tree dieback to develop predictions and policy recommendations.
Agave spirits: Using wild yeasts to ferment fructose
![Associate Professor Rachel Burton and PhD Student Kendall Corbin visiting the Agave plantation in Queensland](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/agave-burton-kendall.jpg?h=4ae7f33d&itok=OSyc6O36)
Honours project: Fermentation of wild yeasts to create Australia's first agave spirit.
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Analysing compostable plastics
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Honours project: Are compostable plastics really what they say on the packet? Research opportunities are available to test a new fully compostable type of plastic.