Current Students
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Doctor of Philosphy (PhD)
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| Idrish Ali | Enduring electrophysiological effects of early life stress in brain: implications for limbic epilepsy | Terence O'Brien, Margaret Morris, Michael Salzberg |
| Maria Alviar | Measuring Outcomes in Rehabilitation following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Developing and Validating a Tool based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Comprehensive Core Set for Osteoarthritis (OA) | John Olver, Caroline Brand, Farees Kahn |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah | Towards surveillance systems for invasive fungal infections in haematology-oncology patients | Monica Slavin, Karin Thursky |
| Mary Anderson | Clinical and laboratory efficacy of targeted anti tumor therapy in haematological malignancies. | Andrew Roberts, David Huamg |
| Paul Anderson | Gamma oscillations and the NMDA receptor hypofunction hypothesis of schizophrenia | Nigel Jones, Terence O'Brien |
| Andrew Argyropolous | Altered cortical inhibition in a mouse model of Autism | Elisa Hill, Anthony Hannan, Terry O'Brien |
| Christen Barras | Imaging Predictors in Stroke | Stephen Davis, Brian Tress |
| Fiona Brown | Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing: Characterising mouse mutants displaying red cell abnormalities derived from an ENU mutagenesis screen | Stephen Jane, David Curtis, Paul McCormack |
| Lisa Cardamone | The impact of antidepressant therapy on kindling epileptogenesis | Nigel Jones, Michael Salzburg, Terence O'Brien |
| Pablo Casillas Espinosa | Investigating the molecular determinants of idiopathic generalized epilepsy | Kim Powell, Terry O'Brien |
| Upeksha Chandrasiri | Immunity in malaria | Stephen Rogerson, Louise Ludlow, Phillippe Beouf |
| Melody Chang | Wnt10B in macrophages and inflammation | Derek Lacey, Andrew Cook, John Hamilton |
| Lin Chua | Monocytes and macrophages in malaria infection: phenotype and functional analysis | Philippe Beouf, Stephen Rogerson, Graham Brown |
| Menino Cotta | Antimicrobial stewardship: establishing effective programs for Australian private hospitals | Danny liew, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty Buising |
| Lucy Crouch | GM-CSF, a key mediator in arthritis | John Hamilton, Glen Scholz, Andrew Cook |
| Justin Denholm | Latent tuberculosis infection in Australia: Can we achieve the MDG? | Emma McBryde, Graham Brown |
| Timothy Elliott | The role of bacterial persistence within intestinal macrophages in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease | Alex Boussioutas |
| Arun Gandrathi | Effects of NPY on the signel neuronal firing patterns of the thalamo-cortical circuitry neurons in genetic rat modle of absencce epilepsy (GAERS). | Terry O’Brien, Margaret Morris, Chris French |
| Jenny Gianoudis | The effects of high-velocity resistance and functional training on BMD, functional muscle power and performance in older adults at risk of falls or fracture: An 18-month RCT | Robin Daly, Christine Bailey, Peter Ebeling |
| Tahir Hakami | Identification of predictors of epilepsy outcomes | Terence O'Brien, John Wark, Marian Todaro |
| Sarah Hanieh | The impact of maternal micronutrient deficiencies and mental health on infant health and development in vulnerable settings. | Bev Biggs |
| Jennifer Huynh | Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 (IRF6) and periodontal disease | Glen Scholz, John Hamilton |
| Guruparan Lyngkaran | To characterize the tissue adherent microbiota in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in comparison to the various phenotypes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Finaly Macrae, Chris McSweeney |
| Gabrielle Josling | Identifying important regulators of transcription in Plasmodium falciparum | Michael Duffy, Michaela Petter, Graham Brown |
| Belal Khan | Effects of low or high dietary calcium intake on bone density and fractures in a population-based longitudinal cohort | Peter Ebeling, Dallas English |
| Hsu Wei Khiew | The effect of the exogenous GM-CSF on the disease progression of CIA model and rheumatoid arthritis. | Derek Lacey, John Hamilton, Eric Reynolds |
| Jwu Khong | Genetic study of Thyroid Eye Disease | Peter Ebeling, Jamie Craig |
| Hansoo Kim | Economic and epidemiological modelling of diabetes in a contemporary Australian setting | Danny Liew, Lyle Gurrin |
| Suan-Lin Koe (Amelia) | Early life stress and limbic epilepsy: The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis | Nigel Jones, Michael Salzburg, Terence O'Brien |
| Saurabh Kumar | Pathogenesis and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Man | Paul Sparks, Jonathan Kalman |
| Mei Qi Kwa | Molecular regulation and function of interferon regulatory factor 6 | Glen Scholz, John Hamilton |
| Eddy Lanuma | Are internship doctors in West Java and Melbourne Australia adequately prepared for practice by their medical education? | Peter Morley, Jim Black, Louisa Remedios |
| Geoffrey Lee | Atrial Fibrillation in Man. Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation in Disease States. | Jonathan Kalman, Peter Kistler |
| Lee Ming Chin | Wnt10A in Rheumatoid Arthritis | Derek Lacey, Andrew Cook, John Hamilton |
| Christopher Lemoh | HIV/AIDS in Victoria's African communities: reducing risk and improving care | Bev Biggs |
| Michael Lian | Vascular pathology in chronic kidney disease | Gavin Becker, Timothy Hewitson, Kathleen Nicholls |
| Liang-han Ling | Structural and functional ventricular remodelling in atrial fibrillation | Jonathan Kalman, Peter Kistler, Kaye Martin |
| Edwin Luk | Outcomes of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Fary Khan, Lou Irving |
| Cynthia Louis | CSF-1 resistance in monocyte/macrophage subpopulations in inflammation and immunity | Derek Lacey, Andrew Cook, John Hamilton |
| Alexander Mclellan | Atrial fibrillation and hypertension: Reverse cardiac remodelling post renal denervation | Peter Kistler, Jonathan Kalman |
| Caroline Medi | The remodelled atrium: causes, and implications for curative ablation | Jonathan Kalman, Peter Kistler |
| Gene-Siew Ngian | An evaluation of the relationship between arterial stiffness and disease severity and extent in scleroderma patients | Ian Wicks, Sharon van Doornum |
| Patrick O'Brien | The relationship between epilepsy and stress: an aetological and electrophysical model. | Michael Salberg, Jamie Evans |
| Thomas Oxley | Novel biomedical and engineering technology design and application in interventional neuroradiology | Stephen Davis, Terry O'Brien, David Grayden |
| Benjamin Pang | The hemodynamic and clilnical consequences of right ventricular septal pacing | Harry Mond, Peter Kistler, James Wong, Justin Mariani |
| Sharon Pattison | Molecular Analysis of Gastric Cancer and its Premalignant Lesions | Alex Boussioutas, Trevor Leong |
| Jane Prosser | Heart-brain relationships in stroke: pathophysiology, evolution and outcome | Stephen Davis, Jonathan Kalman, Brian Tress |
| Ishani Rajapaksa | Rehabilitation in Spina Bifida | Fary Khan, Ian Cameron |
| Irani Ratnam | Epidemiology of influenza, dengue and Japanese encephalitis in Australian travellers to Asia | James Black, Michael Richards |
| Anthony Rode | The role of Vitamin D, CD147 and CD163 in carmosis and hepatocellular carcinoma | Amanda Nicoll, Spiros Fourlanos |
| Shamista Selvarajah | Characterization of novel epigenetic pathways in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum | Michaela Petter, Micahel Duffy, Graham Brown |
| Pragati Sharma | Association between fatty acid deficiencies and rates of myelination in fast versus slow rats. | Krista Gilby, Terry O'Brien |
| John Sheedy | Elucidation of clinical biomarkers for bone resorption diseases by NMR and MS-based metabolomics | Peter Ebeling, Paul Gooley, Richard Wettenhall |
| Baemisla Shiek-Ahmad | Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) and Bone Disease: Longitudinal Studies of the Risk | John Wakr, Keith Hill, Terence O'Brien |
| Daniel Steinfort | Endobronchial ultrasound in the management of lung cancer: integration of a new technology into clinical care | Lou Irving, Gary Anderso, Margart Hibbs |
| Simon Sung | Pain in Parkinson's disease - neurobiological and genetic substrates | Andrew Evans, Michael Farrell |
| Agnieszka Swierczak | The role of myeloid cells in breast cancer metastasis | John Hamilton, Caryn Elsegood, Andrew Cook |
| Andrew Teo | Functional assay of antibody against malaria infected red blood cells in pregnancy | Stephen Rogerson, Graham Brown |
| Hans Tu | Stroke and atrial fibrillation: Better recognition, effects on infarct evolution and outcome. | Stephen Davis, Jonathan Kalman |
| Holger Unger | Intermittent preventive treatment with azithromycin-containing regimens for the prevention of malarial infections and anaemia and the control of sexually transmitted infections in Papua New Guinea | Stephen Rogerson, Ivo Mueller, Alex Rowe |
| Lucy Vivash | The development of flumazenil-PET as a clinical tool in the localisation of the epileptogenic focus in temporal lobe epilepsy | Terence O'Brien, Rod Hicks, Damian Myers |
| Tomos Walters | Mechanisms and consequences of atrial fibrillation | Jonathan Kalman, Peter Kistler |
| Michael Wong | Evaluation of the electrophysiologic substrate for ventricular arrhythmias in humans with cardiomyopathy | Jonathan Kalman, Joseph Morton |
| Meng Yang | Environmental enrichment and limbic epileptogenesis: mechanisms of neuroprotection. | Nigel Jones, Michael Salzberg, Sandra Rees |
| Nawaf Yassi | Improving definition of the ischemic penumbra in stroke using advanced neuroimaging | Stephen Davis, Patricia Desmond |
| Christopher Yates | Pathogenic Mechanisms Associated with Abnormalities in Post-Transplant Glucose Metabolism | Spiros Fourlanos, Solomon Cohney, Peter Colman |
| Zhen Zeng | Establishing the specific action of anti-epileptic drugs on voltage-gated sodium channels | Chris French, Elisa Hill, Terry O'Brien |
| Ping Zheng | Zav based mechanisms in epilepsy post acquired brain injuries | Terry O'Brien, Chris Hovens, Nigel Jones, Dennis Velakoulis |
Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc)
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| Vaidya Balasubramaniam | Prospective case control study to assess the effectiveness of dopaminagre agomek to facilitate recovery in patients with vegetative or minimal conscious state following brain injury; and a retrospective study to assess the effectiveness of previious treatments in vegetative state following brain injury. | Fary Khan, Caroline Bramd |
| Marina Demetrios | Outcomes of spasticity management in neurorehabilitation | Caroline Brand, Fary Khan |
| Arun Gupta | Infections as cause and complications of inflammatory bowel disease; improving safety related to treatment | Finlay Macrae, Carl Kirkwood |
| Thomas Hale | The disabilities and quality of life associated with major lower limb amputation in an Australian population | Peter Colman, Stephen Gibson |
| Simon He | New therapeutic approaches to acute leukaemia | Andrew Roberts, Paul Grigg, Jeffrey Szer |
| Daljean Sandhu | Various aspects of gastric cancer research. | Alex Boussioutas |
| Ulrich Terheggen | Immunity to severe malaria amongst children | James Beeson, Stephen Rogerson, Jack Richards |
| Kulasekara Wijeratne | Studies of quantitative sensory testing in central post stroke pain | Robert Helme, Michael Farrell |
| Kevin Young | Patterns and outcomes of chronic pain management in rehabilitation | Farees Khan, Julie Pallant, Stephen Gibson |
Master of Medicine
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| John Moi | The effect of biologic therapy on systemic inflammation and retinal vascular calibre in patients with rheumatiodarthritis | Sharon van Doornum, Ian Wicks |
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| Lena Ly | Melanoma arising in segmental naevi - searching for an epigenetic cause for melanoma | Ingrid Winship, Melissa Southey |
Master of Biomedical Science
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| See attached |
Bachelor of Science/Biomedicine (Honours) 2014
| Student | Project Title | Supervisor/s |
| See attached |
Advanced Medical Science (AMS) 2010-11
Yuen Lin Irene Yii
Supervisors: Dr Bernard Yan
Project Title: ‘Imaging predictors of clinical deterioration in cerebral venous thrombosis’.
Mei Lyn Tan
Supervisors: Dr Bernard Yan
Project Title: “The Impact of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator on Seizure Development in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients”
Yi Jing Tai
Supervisor: Dr Bernard Yan
Project Title: “Implementation of a “Code Stroke” Service for Acute Ischemic Stroke at an Australian Comprehensive Stroke Centre”
Subramanian Muthusamy
Supervisor: Dr Bernard Yan
Project Title: Does small aneurysm size predict intraoperative rupture during coiling?
Qian Sun
Supervisor: Dr Peter Mitchell
Project Title: Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms -
Procedural complications and clinical outcomes of conventional coiling versus coiling using adjunctive devices
Stephanie Louise Williams
Supervisor: A/Prof Louis Irving
Project Title: Does PET scanning prior to EBUS influence management of patients with NSCLC and evidence of mediastinal lymph node enlargement?
Charlene Kit Zhen Chua
Supervisor: Dr Cassandra Szoeke
Project Title: “Association between plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) level and cognition in women: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses”.
Seok Mei Lim
Supervisor: Prof Finlay Macrae
Project Title: “The Potential of Confocal Endomicroscopy in Diagnosing Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract”
Naman Pal Singh Kohli
Supervisor: Dr Jeremy Goldin
Project Title: ‘A review of acoustic respiratory monitoring in the sleep laboratory’.
Meng Chung Daniel Chan
Supervisor: Dr Chris French
Project Title: “The effect of haloperidol on outward K+ currents in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and the implication for seizure threshold”
UROP (University Research Opportunity Program) Students
- Elizabeth Christie: e.christie2@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au (Supervisor: Dr Julie Blasioli)
- Caroline Chua: l.chua7@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au, "Placental nutrient transport during malarial
pregnancy" (Supervisors: Associate Professor Stephen Rogerson and Dr. Phillipe Boeuf) - Amy Chung: a.chung3@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au (Supervisor: Dr Glen Scholz)