News: Honours projects - Molecular and biomedical science: Genetics
Cellular-stress induced activation of non-TFEB regulated lysosomal genes
![Cellular stress-induced transactivation of autophagy and lysosomal genes. In normal conditions, transcription factor EB (TFEB) is kept in the cytoplasm in an inactive form.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-06/proud-figure-cellular-stress.png?h=5a854f77&itok=BsDzr49I)
Honours project: Investigate the role of the eIF2α/ATF4 pathway in stress-induced transcription of non-TFEB genes.
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Investigating molecular mechanisms of disease
Honours project: Characterise molecular and cellular changes driving improvements to disease outcomes after postnatal 17B-estradiol treatment in mice modelling intellectual disability and seizures.
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Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring
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Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.
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Do MPS patient derived stem cells form bone and cartilage?
Honours project: This project in genetics and molecular pathology examines the characterisation of patient derived stem cells.
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Neurogenetics
Honours project: Help understand the biology of human brain function by studying major neurological disorders which are genetically determined.
WWOX Enzyme function is a target for treatment of metabolic diseases including cancer
Honours project: This genetics research project will explore the WWOX Enzyme function as a target for the treatment of metabolic diseases including cancer.
‘Non-self’ & organelle quality control mutations
Honours project: Explore a project in ‘Non-self’ and organelle quality control mutations: late-onset neurodegeneration is an auto-inflammatory disease.
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Drosophila model for mucopolysaccharidosis type III
Honours project: Use the unique capabilities of Drosophila to model and genetically dissect pathogenic pathways that lead from mutation to clinical symptoms in mucopolysaccharidosis type III.
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Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex
![Study the evolution of sex](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/evolution-of-sex.jpg?h=36980585&itok=1nCrKy52)
Honours project: This evolutionary genetics honours project explores the Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex.
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Testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy
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Honours project: Explore genetics and evolutionary biology by testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy.
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