News: Honours projects - Molecular and biomedical science
Evaluation of monoclonal antibodies in detection of avian influenza antigens
Honours project: Evaluate different recombinant and non-recombinant monoclonal antibodies against M2e antigen of avian influenza virus, to find the most reactive antigens and antibodies
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Cellular-stress induced activation of non-TFEB regulated lysosomal genes
Honours project: Investigate the role of the eIF2α/ATF4 pathway in stress-induced transcription of non-TFEB genes.
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Exploring the functions of MAPK-interacting kinases (MNKs) in metabolic disease
Honours project: Explore the functions of MAPK-interacting kinases (MNKs) in metabolic disease at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
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Investigating molecular mechanisms of disease
Honours project: Characterise molecular and cellular changes driving improvements to disease outcomes after postnatal 17B-estradiol treatment in mice modeling intellectual disability and seizures.
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Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring
Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.
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Do MPS patient derived stem cells form bone and cartilage?
Honours project: This project in genetics and molecular pathology examines the characterisation of patient derived stem cells.
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How the body clears a medically important fungal pathogen
Honours project: This immunopathology research project studies innate immunity in the killing of the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans by human phagocytes.
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Complement receptor immunoglobulin - infection & immunity & inflammation
Honours project: Examine the complement receptor immunoglobulin expression in human macrophages and its role in infection and immunity and inflammation.
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Role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function
Honours project: Investigate the role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function.
CRISPR therapy development
Honours project: This genome editing project focuses on developing CRISPR gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
