News: Honours projects - Molecular and biomedical science: Biochemistry
Gene therapy to treat inherited brain disease
Honours project: Be involved in clinical trials for inherited disorders that affect the brain.
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Bone abnormalities in genetic disease
Honours project: Learn about bone dynamics in inherited metabolic disorders with the ultimate aim of uncovering new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
Activity of novel xylanases from a new Australian crop, Plantago ovata (psyllium)
Honours project: Study the biology of psyllium, a plant whose seeds are used as a key ingredient in the gluten-free food industry.
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Where does the acid in wine come from?
Honours project: Can you help find the missing link in grape berry biochemistry?
Does eating cruciferous vegetables protect us against breast cancer?
Honours project: Explore the anti-breast cancer actions of isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables.
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Determining the effect of protein quality control to astrocyte stress responses
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
Honours project: Investigate the effect of ubiquitin signalling on cell differentiation.
How do cancer cells become aggressive?
Honours project: Investigate the function of alternative splice variants in cancer cell plasticity.
How microRNAs regulate breast cancer metastasis
Honours project: Determine the target genes of microRNAs that function in breast cancer progression and metastasis using cell culture models.
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Snake venom proteins
Honours project: Gain new insights into higher order protein structures in selected snake venoms.