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Equine athletic performance

Honours project: Study the causes of poor performance in equine athletes.
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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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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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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Animal comparative physiology

Honours project: Study animal and bird physiology, how animals function and how function evolves.
Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring

Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.
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CRISPR therapy development
Honours project: This genome editing project focuses on developing CRISPR gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
Complement receptor immunoglobulin - infection & immunity & inflammation

Honours project: Examine the complement receptor immunoglobulin expression in human macrophages and its role in infection and immunity and inflammation.
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What causes PCDH19-epilepsy?
Honours project: Develop a stronger understanding of the pathological mechanism of PCDH19-girls clustering epilepsy.
Blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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