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Current PhD student research project titles

Infection and Immunity  
Barwick, R . Functional analysis of the lytic genes of bacteriophage SFV of shigella flexneri
Tan, J. Dendritic Cell Hematopoiesis in Spleen
Hinton, R. The function of dendritic cells in tolerance and immunity
Periasamy, P. The microenvironment in dendritic cell development
Peng, X. Molecular aspects of early dendritic cell development
Roberts, F. Functional studies of the Shigella flexneri bacteriophage SfV
Stagg, R.
Investigating O-antigen modification in novel Shigella flexneri serotypes
Stephenson, D. Delivery of therapeutic proteins using Lactobacillus
Theodoratos, A. Kleisin-beta splice variants and T cell development in the Nessy mutant mouse
O'Brien, C. Microbiological aspects of Crohn’s disease
Membrane Biology and Neuroscience  
Berg, H.
The effect of cortical spreading depression on neuronal calcium concentration
Downie, M. Nucleoside and nucleobase transporters of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Henry, R. Anion transport mechanisms of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Kowalczuk, S. The role of B0AT1 in the resorption of amino acids by epithelial cells
Leves, F. Structure and function on the sulphate transporter SHST1
Marchetti, R.  
Schiller, B. Discovery of serum protein biomarkers for prognosis in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic eucephalopathy
Tietze, N. Transport of neutral amino acids in renal and intestinal epithelia
Parasite Biology  
Hetherington, S. Characterisation of Let-21: A Rho GTPase exchange factor in Caenorhabditis elegans
Knight, A. Functional analyses of essential nematode-specific genes
Lehane, A. Investigating chloroquine resistance in Malaria
Lloyd, P. Structure and functions of essential nematode-specific genes
Spry, C. Investigating pantothenic acid utilisation by the malaria parasite
Plant Sciences  
Allen, R. The Role of miR159 in Arabidopsis gene regulation
Bond, D. Timing of flowering in Arabidopsis
Gowland, K. Defining the nature of epiphytic orchid-fungal-host associations within temperate Australian rainforest
Gruber, B. Characterisation of aluminium tolerance genes in crop plants
Machado, A. Gene discovery in cotton fiber initiation and development
Oelkers, K. The Role of CLE proteins in legumes and nodulation
Refshauge, S. Overcoming cereal root disease, induced at low temperature
Wasson, A. Secondary regulation of auxin signalling by flavonoids and microRNA in the legume symbiosis
Wilson, P. Molecular responses to drought in Arabdopsis and Medicago
Woo, N. Characterization of alx13, a light-sensitive, drought tolerant mutant of Arabidopsis Thaliana
Fahim, M Natural and engineered resistance to the wheat streak mosaic virus