Department of Biomedical Sciences

Projects

Projects per year

2006 2025

• 1 Curtailed
• 6 Not started
• 127 Active
• 173 Finished

Projects per year

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• Next-Generation Sequencing of Australian sporadic MND patients to identify genetic risk factors

  Blair, I., Kiernan, M., Pamphlett, R., Denis, B., Wilson, W. & Williams, K.

  26/03/15 → 25/03/16

  Project: Research

• Epigenomic approaches to understand MND disease variability

  Williams, K., Blair, I., Rowe, D. & Nicholson, G.

  26/03/15 → 25/03/16

  Project: Research

• Live-cell confocal microscope

  Atkin, J., Sundaramoorthy, V., Halloran, M., Avolio, A., Butlin, M., Chung, R., Morsch, M., Lee, A., Shi, B., Connor, M., Goodchild, A., Hassan, S., Guillemin, G., Lim, E., Lovejoy, D., Adams, S., Heng, B., McMullan, S., Phillips, J. K., Hildreth, C., Rizos, H., Shahheydari, H., Irvine, M., Lauter, C., Boyd, S. & Vickery, K.

  12/02/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Dynamic Characteristics of Retinal Vessels in Glaucoma: Effects of Systemic Hypertension (Lay title: Effects of High Blood Pressure on Retinal Hemodynamics in Glaucoma)

  Golzan, M., Avolio, A. & Graham, S. L.

  5/01/15 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

  • hypertension

• Manipulating Oncogenic c-Kit signalling in the treatment of melanoma

  Rizos, H.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Novel MND mouse models

  Ittner, L., Fath, T. & Ke, Y.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Glycosphingolipid synthesis inhibition: mechanism of regulation of arterial stiffness

  Avolio, A.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Disruption to intracellular trafficking as a central pathogenic mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  Atkin, J., Cole, N., Chung, R., Rizos, H. & Bell, T.

  1/01/15 → …

  Project: Research

• The role of LIM Kinase 1 in neurons

  Ke, Y. D., Eersel, J. V., Fath, T. & Gunning, P.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research

• Preparative Ultracentrifuge

  Zakoshanski, I., Willows, R., Packer, N., Paulsen, I., Haynes, P., Nevalainen, H., Molloy, M., Brown, L., Atwell, B., McMullan, S., Atkin, J., Cornish, J. & Stoodley, M.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• BMAA contamination and toxicity

  Guillemin, G.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Developing a resource to facilitate effective long-term self-care management of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: LYMOS (Lymphoedema Online Support)

  Koelmeyer, L. A., Sherman, K., Boyages, J., Ridner, S. H. & Mackie, H.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

• Developing and testing pro-thrombotic conjugates for brain AVMs

  Stoodley, M., Zhao, Z., Grau, G., Inglis, D. & Combes, V.

  1/01/15 → …

  Project: Research

• A multifunctional nanoparticle analysis platform to facilitate nanobiomedicine applications

  Chung, R., Atkin, J., Jin, D., Shi, B., Packer, N., Willows, R., Sunna, A., Piper, J., Dass, A. & Deng, W.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Real-timing imaging of protein transfer between cells in the spinal cord of living zebrafish

  Morsch, M. & Chung, R.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

• Evaluating the pathogenic role of aggregated proteins and neuron-glia interactions in motor neurone disease (MND)

  Chung, R.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Developing a new gene therapy approach to protect against glaucoma damage

  Gupta, V., Graham, S. L. & You, Y.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

  • gene therapy
  • damages

• Establishing a centralised biobank for biomedical research

  Rizos, H., Kefford, R., Atkin, J., Blair, I., Guillemin, G., Rowe, D., Parakh, S., Sultana, J., Fifita, J. & Tan, V.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

  • Melanoma
  • Appointments and Schedules
  • Mars
  • Organized Financing

• Motion Capture and Analysis (kinematic and kinetic) Equipment

  Halbert, C., Thompson, B., Mills, K., Curby, K., Downey, G., Appleyard, R., Turner, D., Boyages, J., Avolio, A. & Diasinos, S.

  1/01/15 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• ELIMINATE: OEstrogen Lowering Intervention May Increase NeoAdjuvant Therapy Efficacy. Randomised phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy +/- concurrent aromatase inhibitor endocrine therapy to down

  Kefford, R. & Butala, R.

  1/12/14 → …

  Project: Research

• Australia Japan Emerging Researchers Exchange Program Linking Australia and Japan through our mid career scientists

  Burgio, G.

  4/11/14 → 14/11/14

  Project: Research

• Developing a model of the newly discovered and most common form of genetically inherited form of human Motor Neurone Disease (MND), C9ORF72, using zebrafish

  Cole, N.

  22/10/14 → 30/06/16

  Project: Research

• Janus 1 - Phase 3 study of the JAK1/2 Inhibitor, Ruxolitinib or Placebo with Capecitabine in Subjects with Adenocarcenoma of Pancreas intolerant to first-line chemotherapy

  Gurney, H. & Butala, R.

  1/10/14 → …

  Project: Research

• A Randomized Multicenter Pivotal Study of CDX-011 (CR011-vcMMAE) in Patients with Metastatic, GPNMB Over-Expressing, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (The METRIC Study)

  Kefford, R., Gurney, H., Butala, R. & Grice, L.

  12/09/14 → …

  Project: Research

  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
  • Multicenter Studies
  • glembatumumab vedotin
  • CR011-vcMMAE

• NOSE Bag (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Bag)

  Cartmill, J. & Gilmore, A.

  1/09/14 → 1/12/15

  Project: Research

• The Potential of Noncoding RNAs in Saliva and Urine as Biomarkers of Prostate Cancer

  Gurney, H.

  25/08/14 → 3/04/15

  Project: Research

• The Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Cycle on Body Composition

  Hillebrandt, H.

  1/08/14 → 30/11/17

  Project: Research

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• Brain pathways modified by drugs of abuse: effects on physiological systems

  Goodchild, A.

  1/08/14 → 30/06/17

  Project: Research

  • brain
  • abuse
  • drug

• A urinary biomarker to track progression of ALS in humans

  Guillemin, G., Rogers, M., Benatar, M., Schultz, D. & Chataway, T.

  1/08/14 → 31/07/16

  Project: Research

• QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System to enable molecular cancer research at Macquarie

  Rizos, H.

  30/07/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Serotonin as a neurochemical mediator of head pain

  Phillips, J. K. & Connor, M.

  18/07/14 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research

• Determining characteristics of successful coronary anastomosis procedures

  Sen, I.

  1/07/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Investigating mechanisms of axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis

  Klistorner, A.

  1/07/14 → 1/10/20

  Project: Research

  • Organized Financing
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Appointments and Schedules

• Alternate strategies for teaching Anatomy: Using body painting to teach qualified Doctors

  Casey, M.

  1/07/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• In-vivo imaging of the retinal circulation in systemic disease

  Graham, S. L. & Golzan, M.

  1/07/14 → 30/06/15

  Project: Research

• Molecular determinants of risk, progression and treatment response in melanoma

  Kefford, R. & Rizos, H.

  1/07/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Safety Study to evaluate the risk of seizure among subjects with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCCRPC) treated with Enzalutamide (UPWARD study)

  Gurney, H. & Butala, R.

  1/05/14 → …

  Project: Research

• Magnetic resonance-compatible integrated audio-visual stimulus delivery system

  Halbert, C., Seymour, K., Woolgar, A., Rich, A., Williams, M., McMahon, C., Demuth, K., Magnussen, J., Carlson, T., Curby, K. & Zopf, R.

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Nanoparticle Testing Facility Thermal Analysis, Electrochemistry

  Zakoshanski, I., Lang, C., Vickery, K. & Deva, A.

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Epigenetic and twin studies to identify genetic modifiers of motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MND/ALS)

  Williams, K. & Blair, I.

  1/01/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• Study of the role played by AMP deaminase 3 in erythrocytic life-span

  Rizos, H., Foote, S., McMorran, B., Burgio, G. & Karuso, P.

  1/01/14 → 31/05/16

  Project: Research

• Molecular Devices Flexstation 3 Instrument & 16 Channel Pipetter Head Package

  Phillips, J. K., Connor, M., Guillemin, G., Lim, E., Rizos, H., Chung, R., McMorran, B., Lovejoy, D. & Zvyagin, A.

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Becton Dickinson LSR-Fortessa FLow Cytometry Cell Analyser

  Phillips, J. K., McMorran, B., Burgio, G., Foote, S., Sedger, L., Boyages, J., Rizos, H., Guillemin, G., Adams, S., Heng, B., Stoodley, M., McMullan, S., Blair, I., Yang, S., Warraich, S. & Sen, I.

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Getinge Large Capacity Steam Sterilizer

  Phillips, J. K., Hildreth, C., McMorran, B., Burgio, G., Foote, S., Vickery, K., Deva, A., Connor, M., McMullan, S., Rizos, H., Sedger, L., Boyages, J., Yang, S. & Warraich, S.

  1/01/14 → 31/01/14

  Project: Research

• Examining the role of novel molecules causing motor neuron disease

  Fifita, J. & Blair, I.

  4/03/13 → 4/03/16

  Project: Research

• Macquarie University WiMed Research Centre

  Esselle, K., Dutkiewicz, E., Avolio, A., Hanly, S., Heimlich, M., Parker, T., Pilowsky, P., Quinn, B., Sen, I. & Lang, C.

  1/01/13 → …

  Project: Research

• Central aortic pressure as a target for optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy

  Butlin, M. & Avolio, A.

  1/07/12 → 30/06/14

  Project: Research

• Use of Dual-Energy CT (DECT) in the presence of metal implants- application to orthopaedics

  Turner, D. & Magnussen, J.

  1/07/12 → 30/12/13

  Project: Research

  • energy

• Molecular targets of amino acid/neurotransmitter conjugates of fatty acids

  Connor, M., Vaughan, C., McIntyre, P., Kassiou, M. & Chinchen, G.

  1/02/11 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

• The role of tropomyosin in coordinated neurite branching

  Gunning, P., Fath, T. & Bamburg, J.

  1/01/11 → 31/12/13

  Project: Research