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Research project opportunities

Listed by supervisor:

Professor Richard Banati

  • From the molecular study of receptor-ligand interactions to novel biomarkers of disease and non-invasive brain imaging - opportunities in basic and clinically oriented research

Dr Daniel Brown

  • Cochleovestibular Physiology and Meniere’s Disease

Professor MacDonald James Christie

  • Cellular mechanisms of opioid tolerance and dependence
  • Conopeptides as potential pain therapeutics

Professor Stewart Einfeld

  • Behavioural and cognitive phenotypes in genetic disorders causing intellectual disability and autism

Dr Claire Goldsbury

  • The mechanism generating Alzheimer-like cytoskeletal inclusions initiated by mitochondrial dysfunction

Professor Ian Bernard Hickie

  • Neurobiological investigations of substance use and psychosis.
  • Understanding and preventing mental health difficulties in young Australian men   *

Dr Damian Holsinger

  • Molecular investigations of receptors involved in neurological disorders

Professor Michael Kassiou

  • Drug Discovery and Medicinal Chemistry for the Central Nervous System

Professor Steven Meikle

  • Advanced Instrumentation and Computational Methods for in vivo Molecular Imaging

Associate Professor Sharon Naismith

  • Ageing Brain Centre Research Opportunities

* indicates the opportunity is full and unavailable.

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