Research projects
Explore diverse psychology, health, and medicine projects from honours to PhD, supported by experts.
We have a wide range of psychology, health and medicine projects led by our expert researchers. Projects range from short-term honours projects to graduate projects, from three-year PhD projects through to industry and government supported projects.
If you’re a student interested in participating in a project, please contact the listed project supervisor for further discussion and ideas.
Displaying 1 - 15 of 28 project(s).
The Aligned Study is an investigator-initiated, randomized controlled trial of pharmacogenomic-guided therapy versus standard care for people with depression who require initiation or change in antidepressant therapy.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Group
People
- Ms Gemma Lamp, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Principal investigator
- Assoc Prof Kathy Wu
- Prof Anthony Rodgers
- Prof Sean Hood
- Prof Anthony Harris
- Prof Tim Usherwood
- Dr Mike Millard
- Dr Zhixin Liu
- Assoc Prof Gian Luca Di Tanna
- Prof Colleen Loo
- Dr Jacquie Garton-Smith
The primary objective of this project is to investigate psychological, cognitive and physiological changes associated with a single session of psychedelic drug exposure with psilocybin or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in a group setting.
Theme
- Brain, Vision, Mental Processes and Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Group
People
- Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Co-investigator
- Dr Neil Bailey, Principal investigator
- Ms Samantha Webb, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Co-investigator
- Dr Ted Cassidy
- Kisten Gainsford
The project has been designed for the collection of outcome and safety data on the use of novel interventional pharmacotherapy approaches. The AIPPAP Research Registry is designed to capture real-world clinical data on the use of ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhD students
Group
People
- Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Principal investigator
This project aims to analyze the circulating miRNA pre-operation of the TKA and knee tissue mRNA post primary TKA.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Rachel Li, Principal investigator
- Dr Joseph Lynch, Co-investigator
- Dr Thomas Ward, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Smith AM, Co-investigator
- Dr Tahlia Stewart
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the most serious challenges to global public health, as drug resistance has been found for all classes of antibiotics used in clinical practice.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Rachel Li, Principal investigator
- Clinical Associate Professor Karina Kennedy, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Smith AM, Co-investigator
- Dr Anindita Das
- Associate Professor Xiaobo Chen
This project aims to improve understanding of the relationship between emotions and heart health and investigate the ability of emotion regulation interventions to improve cardiac functioning and recovery.
Theme
- Brain, Vision, Mental Processes and Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Amy Dawel, Principal investigator
- Associate Professor Junwen Chen, Co-investigator
- Associate Professor Kristen Murray, Co-investigator
- Dr Nicole Vargas, Co-investigator
- Lukah Tan
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of psilocybin assisted psychotherapy in people with TRD to an active control.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Group
People
- Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Co-investigator
- Dr Neil Bailey, Co-investigator
- Dr Rosana Freitas, Co-investigator
- Ms Jillian Bethwaite, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Principal investigator
- Professor Nicholas Glozier
- Professor Kate Hoy
- Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
- Professor Stephane Heritier
- Dr Jeggan Tiego
- Professor Michael Berk
- Ms Sam Brhaspati Stott
- Dominique-Laurent Couturier
This project aims to understand the key training needs of health professionals working with people experiencing long-term medical conditions.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
People
- Associate Professor Anna Olsen, Co-investigator
- Associate Professor Kristen Murray, Principal investigator
- Professor Elizabeth Rieger, Co-investigator
- Associate Professor Rachel Bacon (University of Canberra)
This study aims to develop a framework for optimal role delineation and training for consumer leadership within palliative care.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
People
- Associate Professor Brett Scholz, Co-investigator
- Clinical Associate Professor Michael Chapman, Co-investigator
- Dr Conal Monaghan, Co-investigator
- Mr Zijian Wang, Principal investigator
- Professor Vinh Lu, ANU, Director, Research School of Management
This research has identified that loss of extracellular vesicles - mediated communication is associated with the development of degeneration of the retina. We are focussed on developing cell therapy treatments for retinal degeneration.
Theme
- Brain, Vision, Mental Processes and Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Student intake
Open for students
People
- Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli, Principal investigator
- Dr Yvette Wooff, Co-investigator
- Dr Nathan Reynolds, Co-investigator
- Dr Adrian Cioanca, Co-investigator
- Rakshanya Sekar, PhD Candidate, Co-investigator
- Rimaz Toto, PhD Candidate, Co-investigator
FREED aims to improve the treatment of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) through a novel, personalised approach.
Theme
- Brain, Vision, Mental Processes and Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
Group
People
- Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Co-investigator
- Dr Neil Bailey, Co-investigator
- Dr Stephanie Gotsis, Co-investigator
- Ms Jey Raveendran, Co-investigator
- Ms Shona Brinley, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Principal investigator
- Dr Angel Peterchev
- Dr Gregory Applebaum
- Dr Corey Weissman
- Dr Xin Tu
- Dr Itay Hadas
An innovative online interactive training course will be developed and trialled to promote wider and more rapid adoption of the existing evidenced-based person-centred Volunteer Dementia and Delirium Care Program, to support higher quality of care in acute hospital settings across Australia. This project responds directly to urgent calls from our long-term consumer, volunteer, hospital and government partners to improve person-centred hospital care for people living with dementia and/or delirium.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
People
- Associate Professor Katrina Anderson, Principal investigator
- Dr Nicole Vargas, Co-investigator
- Ms Annaliese Blair, Co-investigator
- Ms Catherine Bateman, Co-investigator
- Professor Christine Phillips AM, Co-investigator
- Professor Hanna Suominen, Co-investigator
- Professor Ian Cameron, The University of Sydney, Co-Investigator
- Dr Mike Bird, Co-Investigator and Consumer Advisor
- Professor Victoria Traynor, University of the Sunshine Coast, Co-Investigator
- Professor Susan Kurrle, The University of Sydney, Associate Investigator
- Mr Glen Pang, Agency for Clinical Innovation, Associate Investigator
- Ms Elaine Todd, Associate Investigator and Consumer Advisor
- Ms Zhoumei (Claire) Yan, University of Wollongong, Associate Investigator
This team is undertaking various projects aiming to identify how exposure to enivronmental stress, including extreme heat exposure, can effect health and modify physiological, behavioural, perceptual and cognitive function.
Theme
- Brain, Vision, Mental Processes and Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
Student intake
Open for Honours, MPhil, PhD students
People
- Dr Kathleen Miles, Co-investigator
- Dr Lillian Smyth, Co-investigator
- Dr Nicole Vargas, Principal investigator
- Dr Riemke Aggio-Bruce, Co-investigator
- Dr Suzanne Estaphan, Co-investigator
- Dr Ulrike Schumann, ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research
- Dr Michael Tong, ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
- Professor Ben Rattray, University of Canberra, Active Brain
- Dr Kristy Martin, University of Canberra, Active Brain
- Professor Ollie Jay, University of Sydney, Heat and Health Research Incubator
- Dr Nicholas Ravanelli, National Singapore University
The project will test the biocompatibility of the novel alloy and assess local tissue reaction and fracture healing at the test site as well as systemic absorption of metabolites.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
Student intake
Open for Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Rachel Li, Principal investigator
- Dr Alexander Bobinskas, Co-investigator
- Professor Paul Smith AM, Co-investigator
- Professor Xiaobo Chen
The foundation of this research is a systematic review of the current literature and a conclusive definition of arrhythmogenic substrates in patients with nonischaemic mixed CMP.
Theme
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Clinical Care
- Society, Culture and Health
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