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Designing organic semiconductor interfaces for advanced flexible electronics
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Honours project: Develop a more predictive approach to controlling organic electronic device performance, in particular by exploiting molecular anisotropy to manipulate the structure of organic semiconductor interfaces.
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Predicting concentration-gradient-driven fluid flow in 2D membranes
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Honours project: Chemistry honours opportunities that aim to predict concentration-gradient-driven fluid flow in two-dimensional (2D) membranes.
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Investigating the cause and prevention of red gut in lambs grazing lucerne
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Honours project: Identify factors contributing to the incidence of red gut in lambs grazing lucerne, and develop strategies to prevent red gut from occurring.
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In vitro maturation of canine oocytes
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Honours project: Determine the effects of different in vitro maturation (IVM) conditions on the developmental competence of canine oocytes.
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.
Acoustic attraction of oysters: Restoring oyster reefs
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Honours project: Pearl Jam or Blue Oyster Cult... What sounds help oyster larvae navigate to newly built oyster reefs?
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How do cancer cells become aggressive?
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Honours project: Investigate the function of alternative splice variants in cancer cell plasticity.
How microRNAs regulate breast cancer metastasis
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Honours project: Determine the target genes of microRNAs that function in breast cancer progression and metastasis using cell culture models.
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Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals
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Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
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