HDR Opportunities in Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Landing mechanics & injury prevention: exploring mechanisms of non-contact lower limb injuries and preventative strategies.
Foot structure, function & footwear design: particularly older people and children, and biomechanical evaluations of shoe design concepts.
Biomechanics of breast health: examining bra fit as well as biomechanical assessments of breast motion, breast discomfort and brassiere design.
Innovations in biomechanics, including applications of intelligent textiles as biomonitoring devices. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact for Biomechanics Research Laboratory: Professor Julie Steele (julie_steele@uow.edu.au) For further information:http://www.uow.edu.au/health/brl
Developing recombinant chaperones as potential therapeutic agents (PhD Project, Supervisor - Prof. Mark Wilson)
Structure/function studies of alpha-2-macroglobulin, a newly identified extracellular chaperone and protease inhibitor (PhD Project, Supervisor - Prof. Mark Wilson)
Development of novel group A streptococcal vaccines (PhD Project, Supervisor - Prof. Mark Walker)
The evolution of multipartite structure and recombination in the nematode mitochondrial genome (PhD or Masters by Research, Supervisor - Dr Mark Dowton)
Applications of Mass Spectrometry to Study Non-Covalent Binding in Multiprotein Molecular Machines (PhD or Masters by Research, Supervisor - Dr Jennifer L. Beck) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Further Information: http://www.uow.edu.au/science/research/cmb/index.html
Centre for Translational Neuroscience (CTN)
Investigation of the developmental neuropathology of schizophrenia
Mechanisms of antipsychotic drug, olanzapine, induced body weight gain
Investigation of GPCR12, gene knockout, as a modulator of energy balance and affective behaviour
Identification of chemical coded neural networks for treating obesity and its related metabolic disorders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Professor Xu_feng Huang (xhuang@uow.edu.au) For further information:http://www.uow.edu.au/health/healthsciences/ctn/index.html
Institute for Conservation Biology and Law
The role of weeds in influencing ecosystem processes (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Kris French)
Determining the invasive process in coastal ecosystems. (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Kris French)
Modeling dispersal of weeds. (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Kris French)
Weed invasion under climate change (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Kris French)
Effects of life-history variation on gene flow and population structure in Marine or Freshwater Invertebrates (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: David Ayre)
Fisheries genetics (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: David Ayre)
Behavioural Ecology e.g. competitive interactions between sea anemone clones (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: David Ayre)
Plant/pollinator interactions and their genetic and ecological consequences (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: David Ayre)
DNA damage in Antarctic plants (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Sharon Robinson)
How is global change influencing terrestrial vegetation dynamics in Antarctica? (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Sharon Robinson)
The role of the alternative oxidase and uncoupling proteins in thermoregulating plants (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Sharon Robinson)
Why are Mangroves invading salt marshes? (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Sharon Robinson)
Fire ecology – impact of various aspects of fire regime on plant populations (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Rob Whelan)
Conservation biology – the responses of pollination effectiveness, plant reproductive success and fitness to disruption of plant populations by various factors associated with habitat fragmentation: reduced population size, increased isolation, disruption to pollination guilds (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Rob Whelan)
Fire Ecology (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Ross Bradstock)
Simulation Modelling (Phd or Masters by Research. Supervisor: Ross Bradstock) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information: http://www.uow.edu.au/science/biol/icb/
