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Understanding and optimising recruitment in the FORENSIC low back pain trials (FusiOn veRsus bEst coNServatIve Care)
Provide best evidence regarding the effectiveness of lumbar spine fusion surgery and conservative care treatments for people with persistent, severe, low back pain.
- Supervisor
- Dr Nathalia Costa
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Understanding Pathogenic B Cells in Autoimmune Disease
Elucidate the developmental pathways of self-reactive B cells and pioneer a novel cell-based therapy to mitigate autoimmunity in preclinical mouse models.
- Supervisor
- Dr Pablo Canete
- Location
- UQ Dutton Park Campus
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Unravelling how epithelial tissues detect and respond to cell death and injury
You will investigate how cells use mechanical communication to identify injury and preserve epithelial health and integrity.
- Supervisor
- Professor Professor Alpha Yap
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
Improve the monitoring of opioid consumption, legal and illegal. By triangulating the wastewater data with other data sets, it is expected to detect the misuse of opioids over time.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ben Tscharke
- Location
- Dutton Park campus
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences, Health sciences
Viscoelastic Microfluidics for Biomedical and Environmental Applications
Use forces generated by fluids that are both viscous and elastic to help address challenges in biomedicine and the environment.
- Supervisor
- Dr Dan Yuan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Achieving equity in cancer screening for First Nations peoples
Develop culturally sensitive cancer screening programs for First Nations peoples by exploring their perceptions, trialling interventions, and co-designing strategies.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Can the Relational Account predict search in multiple-element displays?
Test Becker's relational account of attention and eye movements (JEP-Gen, 2010) in multi-element displays. The experiments will involve using eye tracking, EEG and fMRI.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Stefanie Becker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Mathematical sciences, Psychology
Development of Apple skim sequencing platforms for rapid and cost effective genotyping
Develop and optimise genotyping by sequencing approaches in apple. Molecular and computation genomics will be combined to develop industry-focused genotyping solutions.
- Supervisor
- Dr Elizabeth Ross
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences
Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of noncommunicable disease risks in Nepal
Work with stakeholders and co-create tailored implementation strategies to support the delivery of NCD risk prevention and reduction interventions in primary healthcare settings in Nepal.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
- Location
- Toowong
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Investigations into the antibacterial mechanism of action of cannabidiol
Understand how CBD works by genetic and molecular studies of bacterial interactions.
- Supervisor
- Professor Mark Blaskovich
- Location
- UQ St Lucia Campus
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Chemical sciences