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Dysregulation of the inflammatory response in diabetes: Its role in poor wound healing

Diabetes is known to alter inflammatroy response but how this contributes to poor wound healing and other complications of diabetes is not known and will be investigated in this wor more...

Supervisor(s): McLennan, Susan (Dr), Shackel, Nicholas (Dr)

Corneal bioengineering

Two research projects existing under this big area :1. To develop in situ bioprinting to treat corneal diseases; and 2. develop potential electromechanical methods to treat eye dise more...

Supervisor(s): You, Jingjing (Dr), Sutton, Gerard (Professor)

Magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography

MREIT is a new medical imaging method that allows the electrical conductivity of tissue to be directly measured in the MR scanner. It has high potential for implant design, monitors more...

Supervisor(s): McEwan, Alistair (Professor)

REGULATION OF GROWTH FACTOR SIGNALLING IN THE EYE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NORMAL LENS BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY.

Growth factors play an essential role in regulating lens cell behaviour in the eye. Diverse intracellular signalling pathways work in concert or oppose each other to promote and reg more...

Supervisor(s): Lovicu, Frank J. (Professor)

Gene and Cell therapy for treating corneal diseases

Two research projects existing under this board area :1. Develop in vivo gene editing technique to treat corneal diseases; and 2. Sequencing and mapping gene and protein interaction more...

Supervisor(s): You, Jingjing (Dr), Sutton, Gerard (Professor)

LDL-cholesterol controls the role of integrins in cancer cell migration

This project explores the role of LDL-cholesterol in integrin trafficking and signalling, which is relevant for cancer cell migration. more...

Supervisor(s): Grewal , Thomas (Associate Professor)

Mechanism of the effect of diabetes on the inflammation and subsequent fibrosis

In our laboratory we are investigating the effects of diabetes on the inflammatory response and the initiation of fibrosis and the relationship between these changes and the develop more...

Supervisor(s): McLennan, Susan (Dr)

Novel therapies for preventing kidney failure in chronic kidney disease

PhD and Master of Phil opportunities, at Centre for Transplantation and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and He more...

Supervisor(s): Zheng, Guoping (Dr), Harris, David (Professor)

Proteomic Mapping and Molecular Modelling of Avian H5N1 Influenza Antigen Epitopes Targeted by Human Antibodies

In studying Avian H5N1 Influenza specific Antibodies within Humans the aim is to clearly and definitively identify the respective viral proteins and epitopes targeted by neutralizin more...

Supervisor(s): Lynch, Garry (Dr)

ASSESS THE GP GLYCOPROTEIN STRUCTURES OF EBOLA AND MARBURG VIRUS ENVELOPES, THEIR MUCIN-LIKE DOMAINS AND SITES FOR IMMUNE ATTACK

This project extends our published ebola (EBOV) gp's structures, and furthers our studies for immune targeting. Taking a holistic approach our studies aim to examine both the standa more...

Supervisor(s): Lynch, Garry (Dr)