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Pharmacological targeting of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors to promote remyelination in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis

In this project you will investigate a new molecular pathway that is required for normal myelin formation, and the therapeutic potential of targeting this pathway to promote remyeli more...

Supervisor(s): Don, Anthony (Associate Professor)

Discovery and validation of new ceramide synthase inhibitors to treat metabolic disease

Ceramide synthase enzyme isoforms 1, 5, and 6, are heavily implicated as drivers of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes. Targeting these enzymes is expected to yield new thera more...

Supervisor(s): Don, Anthony (Associate Professor), Qi, Jacob (Dr)

Development of an international consortium of accelerometry studies to understand the effects of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep on long-term health outcomes

This opportunity will involve working on the development of a large international consortium of accelerometry (wearable motion sensors) studies that examine the effects of physical more...

Supervisor(s): Stamatakis, Emmanuel (Professor)

Impact of chronic inflammation on bowel and sexual function

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is difficult to treat and secondary pathological outcome can include decreased fertility. Also, many of the available treatments cause unwanted se more...

Supervisor(s): Witting, Paul (Dr)

Sleep and circadian health

Several research opportunities are available, all of which revolve around the new and emerging areas of sleep and circadian epidemiology. The overarching aim of these projects is to more...

Supervisor(s): Bin, Yu Sun (Dr)

Brain Cancer and Hypoxia

Aggressive brain tumours, including adult glioblastomas and pediatric DIPGs, are difficult to treat. Survival rates have improved very little over the last 30 years indicating a nee more...

Supervisor(s): Cook, Kristina (Dr)

Investigating how we can utilize the endogenous opioid system to manage pain

The burden of chronic pain is a major cause of human suffering that is now estimated to cost Australia more than $73B per annum and even the most effective th¬¬erapeutics do more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

Investigating how amygdala neural circuits contribute to opioid use disorders.

The widespread misuse of both prescribed and illicit opioids, termed the Opioid Crisis, has grave consequences for both individuals and our society. This project aims to understand more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

Investigating how endogenous opioid actions contribute to compulsive opioid use.

The widespread misuse of both prescribed and illicit opioids, termed the Opioid Crisis, has grave consequences for both individuals and our society. This project aims to understand more...

Supervisor(s): Bagley, Elena (Associate Professor)

PHD PROJECT INVESTIGATING COMMUNITY DIETING IN YOUNG PEOPLE

We are seeking a high calibre motivated and enthusiastic health researcher to undertake a full time or part-time PhD based at the Charles Perkins Centre at Camperdown Campus and enr more...

Supervisor(s): Maguire, Sarah (Dr)