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TLR4 & Treg cells in early pregnancy
Honours project: This reproductive immunology project explores the role of the toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) in maternal immune adaptation for pregnancy.
Immune regulation of preterm birth
Honours project: This honours project in molecular and biomedical science will investigate immune regulation of preterm birth.
Cloning acute lymphoblastic leukaemia fusion genes and variants
![Acute lymphoblastic Leukaemia](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-08/Acute_lymphoblastic_leukaemia.jpg?h=aa81dfca&itok=hMQvSfjD)
Honours project: Clone full-length fusion-genes and gene variants from patient material into mammalian expression plasmids.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Koalas
![Environmental monitoring with drones with Dr Ramesh Raja Segaran](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-11/honours-raja-segaran-drones.jpg?h=93b44fe0&itok=85cNhhIJ)
Honours project: Use drones to assist with wildlife conservation and research.
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4D in vivo biophotonics for metabolism and pain in real time
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Honours project: Participate in an emerging area of science which could improve outcomes for type-1 diabetes sufferers as well as provide crucial redox balance information for athletes, livestock and plants.
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Efficacy of a combination of TKI and a novel allosteric inhibitor asciminib in chronic myeloid leukaemia
![Tim Hughes honours - asciminib](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-09/hughes-honours-asciminib.png?h=6ef8a005&itok=nvsZtdkJ)
Honours project: Investigate the synergistic effect of the combination of TKI and asciminib.
Monitoring of minimal residual disease on chronic myeloid leukaemia patients in a setting of treatment free remission
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Honours project: Characterise the residual leukaemia population in TFR patients, and understand why some patients relapse and others don’t.
Metabolic dependencies for improved therapeutic outcomes in chronic myeloid leukaemia
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Honours project: Participate in a novel and innovative approach will likely provide a combinational treatment strategy with greater efficacy than current approaches.
Ecology of Koonamore Reserve
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Honours project: Research projects with fieldwork including differences in spatial heterogeneity between grazed and ungrazed areas.
Interactions between microbes & plants
![Plant research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/plant-survey.jpg?h=4011a40e&itok=vHQf1PDK)
Honours project: Learn about the success of invasive species and how we can help increase our ability restore native vegetation.