Medical Projects by Theme

Ageing

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
AgeHAPPY: Healthy Ageing Project Population Youth-senior	Principal investigator Professor Cassandra Szoeke Study coordinator Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation	Dr Amit Lampit	Psychiatry
Core Outcomes in Menopause	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Elizabeth Vincan	Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Evaluating information resources for women considering elective egg freezing	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
In Vivo Tibiofemoral Biomechanics in Healthy Adults During Functional Activity	Dr Hans Gray	Surgery
INDIGO Study: physical activity and goal-setting intervention for sedentary older adults at risk of cognitive decline	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Influenza and other respiratory viruses	Research Group Leader Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan	Infectious Diseases
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Karin Thursky	Professor Karin Thursky	Infectious Diseases
Let's CHAT Dementia	A/Prof. Dina LoGiudice	Medicine
Molecular Oncology	Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Multimedia (MyStay) Intervention for managing patient experience (MIME) following total hip replacement surgery: a cluster randomised trial.	Ms Jo McDonall	Surgery
Jennifer Philip	Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip	Medicine
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
RAndomised trial to imProve the quality of lIfe of people with Dementia (RAPID)	Principal Researcher rofessor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Research at Epworth	Professor Richard de Steiger
Sheena Sullivan	Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan	Infectious Diseases
Synovial Knee Arthritis Research (SKAR)	Professor John Hamilton	Surgery
The Stand Up & Go Study: Physical activity and sitting time reduction program for older community members	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry

Cancer in Medicine

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A mouse model of duodenal atresia	Project Leader Associate Professor Warrick Teague	Paediatrics
A phase I/II double-blind, randomised controlled trial assessing effect of medicinal cannabis on overall quality of life for people with cancer		Medicine
A5 SDHB Genomics Study	Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill	Clinical Pathology
ACRF Translational Research Laboratory	Group Leader Professor David S Ritchie	Medicine
Advanced Limb Reconstruction	Head of Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
Brain Cancer Invasion Group	Dr Stanley Stylli	Surgery
Brain Cancer Microenvironment and Biology Laboratory	Dr Theo Mantamadiotis	Surgery
Brain Tumours and Epilepsy	Associate Professor Andrew Morokoff	Surgery
Breast Cancer	Head of Group Professor Bruce Mann Lead Researcher Dr Anita Skandarajah	Surgery
Buchanan laboratory: Oncogenomics (colorectal cancer)	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan	Clinical Pathology
CANARY (CANcer risk in patients with unexpected weight loss in primaRY care) Studies: Clinical Decision Support Systems for Cancer Prevention and Early Cancer Detection in Primary Care	Chief Investigator Dr. Javiera Martinez Gutierrez,	General Practice
Coin Laboratory: Cancer Bioinformatics	Head of Laboratory Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Cancer Biology Research Group	Professor Graham Baldwin	Surgery
Cancer Immunotherapy symptoms: the experience and expectations around management	Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen	Medicine
Cancer in Primary Care		General Practice
Cancer Signaling Research Laboratory	Dr Hong-Jian Zhu	Surgery
Care Plus Study	Research Assistant Roslyn Le Gautier	Medicine
Centre for research excellence in cervical cancer control		Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Characterisation of complex structural variation in bacterial and human genomes	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Circulating Biomarkers in Liver Malignancy	Professor Christopher Christophi	Surgery
Developing clinical genomic methods for cancer of unknown primary	Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill	Clinical Pathology
Elizabeth Vincan	Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
The Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit	Research Group Leader Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Endocrine Surgery	Associate Professor Julie Miller	Surgery
Enhance: A multi-centre, randomised phase IV study		Medicine
Establishing patterns of primary health care usage in cancer at the end of life	Matthew Grant	Medicine
Evaluating molecular biomarkers of anal cancer risk		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fertility After Cancer Predictor (FoRECAsT) Study	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fertility preservation in children and teenagers with cancer	Senior Lecturer Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Future Health Today: A randomised control trial of pharmacological therapies to reduce cardiovascular risk in people with chronic kidney disease and investigation of people at increased risk of cancer	Study Coordinator Ms. Sophia Chima,	General Practice
Genomic tools for diagnosis of the presence of a solid tumour and for prediction of tumour subtype and likely treatment response from circulating tumour DNA	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Genomic tools for rapid diagnosis of bacterial infection using host and bacterial biomarkers	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Glioblastoma Survival Signaling Lab	Dr Rodney Luwor	Surgery
Gynaecology Research Centre - Hickey Group	Research Group Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Head and Neck Tumour Stream Research Group	Professor David Wiesenfeld	Surgery
Hollande laboratory: Tumour Heterogeneity in Metastatic Cancer	Head of Laboratory Professor Fred Hollande	Clinical Pathology
Honorary Appointments’ Research Projects		Surgery
Host responses to therapy and the tumour microenvironment contribute to the development of tumour resistance	Professor Christopher Christophi	Surgery
Human Liver Organoids	Project Lead Professor Kumar Visvanathan	Medicine
IC3 Trial: A Randomised Control Trial aiming to improve early diagnosis of liver cancer and improving patient health outcomes	IC3 National Manager Dr. Deborah De Guingand,	General Practice
Identifying and characterising Lynch syndrome within the population	Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan	Clinical Pathology
Identifying biomarkers of risk and poor prognosis in CRC	Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan	Clinical Pathology
Identifying novel genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer	Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan	Clinical Pathology
Improving reproductive health through infectious diseases research		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Informal Communities in Cancer Treatment	Project Lead Dr Matt Grant	Medicine
Integrative genomics and immunobiology in Hairy Cell Leukaemia	Professor David S Ritchie	Medicine
Inter and Intra-tumour heterogeneity in metastatic colorectal cancer	Group Leader, acting Head of Department Associate Professor Fred Hollande	Clinical Pathology
Liver Group	Professor Christopher Christophi	Surgery
Low Literacy Decision Aid about Reproductive Choices for Younger Women with Breast Cancer	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MAGPIE Study: A genomic test intervention designed to provide patients with personalised melanoma, bowel, breast, and prostate cancer screening information	Study Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,	General Practice
Manipulating Recipient Immunological Microenvironment to Improve Outcomes in Allogeneic Transplantation	Project Lead Dr Rachel Koldej	Medicine
Manometric studies on oesophageal atresia and colorectal disorders	Project Leader Dr Sebastian King	Paediatrics
Molecular Mechanisms of Tumour Resistance Laboratory	Dr Rodney Luwor	Surgery
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group	Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Neurosurgery	Professor Kate Drummond	Surgery
Novel investigations and treatments for intractable, chronic constipation	Project Leader Dr Bridget Southwell	Paediatrics
Novel treatments for colorectal disorders	Project Leader Dr Sebastian King	Paediatrics
OPPtiC: A pilot feasibility study of establishing a clinical opioid pharmacogenomics database in palliative care	Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen	Medicine
Optimising the management of patients awaiting liver transplantation	Professor Christopher Christophi Senior Lecturer Michael Fink	Surgery
PaCCSC RAPID Series - Cancer-related Lymphoedema	Beth Russell	Medicine
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce	A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Jennifer Philip	Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip	Medicine
Postnatal germ cells are controlled by FSH during ‘minipuberty’ at 3-6 months of age, and deranged by cryptorchidism to cause seminoma and infertility	Project Leader Dr Ruili Li	Paediatrics
PRESIDE Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial providing antidepressant medication information to patients with mild-to-severe depressive symptoms.	Trial Coordinator Dr Sibel Saya,	General Practice
Priorities and Needs of Women Living with Advanced Cancer	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Probiotic therapy		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Prostate Cancer	Head of Group Professor Christopher Hovens Deputy Laboratory Head Associate Professor Niall Corcoran	Surgery
Prostate Cancer Research Group	Professor Christopher Hovens	Surgery
RAPID Postmarketing Study - Medicinal Cannabis		Medicine
Rare Disease Oncogenomics	Head of Laboratory Dr Richard Tothill	Clinical Pathology
Recipient immunity as a determinant of long term outcome in bone marrow transplantation	Group Leader Professor David Ritchie	Medicine
Regulation of cancer stem cell self-renewal in colorectal cancer	Group Leader, Acting deputy Head of Department Associate Professor Fred Hollande	Clinical Pathology
Regulation of invadopodium function and involvement in cancer cell invasion	Dr Stanley Stylli	Surgery
Renal supportive care of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease	Kathryn Ducharlet	Medicine
Reproductive Steroids Research Group	Professor Mathis Grossmann, MD, PhD, FRACP	Medicine
The role of the essential biometal zinc in pathological and physiological processes	Professor Graham Baldwin Dr Oneel Patel Dr Joseph Ischia	Surgery
Role of p-21-activated kinases in pancreactic cancer	Professor Graham Baldwin Dr Mehrdad Nikfarjam	Surgery
The role of the Renin Angiotensin System in tumour progression and recurrence following tumour resection	Professor Christopher Christophi	Surgery
SCRIPT Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial utilising a genomic test as an intervention providing personalised bowel cancer screening information	Trial Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,	General Practice
Serum biomarkers of brain cancer	Dr Andrew Morokoff	Surgery
SMARTERScreen: A Randomised Controlled Trial based on evidence from SMARTScreen utilising SMS messages to prompt patients overdue with bowel cancer screening	Trial Coordinator Ms Anna Wood,	General Practice
SMARTScreen: Utilisation of an SMS intervention with evocative videos sent to GP patients who are overdue in their bowel cancer screening	Project Leader A/Prof Jennifer McIntosh,	General Practice
Spinal Biology Laboratory	Doctor Gerald Quan	Surgery
STEP Care Clinical Trial	Project Lead Anna Collins	Medicine
Surgical Research Group	Chair of Paediatric Surgery Professor John M Hutson AO	Paediatrics
T cell function as a determinant of blinatumomab efficacy in B-ALL	Group Leader Professor David Ritchie	Medicine
Targeting the angiogenic and osteoclastic pathways in spinal cancer	Doctor Gerald Quan Doctor Gerald Quan	Surgery
Targeting the Lymphatics in colorectal Liver metastasis	Professor Christopher Christophi	Surgery
The assessment of oral cancer risk using a chair-side tool for salivary aldehyde production	Professor Michael McCullough	Surgery
The role of invadopodia in glioma invasion and response to therapeutics	Dr Stanley Stylli	Surgery
The role of miRNA in oral mucosal disorders	Professor Michael McCullough	Surgery
Understanding how immune cell function is impacted by novel therapies in patients with B cell malignancies	Professor David S Ritchie	Medicine
Understanding the aetiology of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome	Head of Laboratory Dr Daniel Buchanan	Clinical Pathology
Understanding The Immune Environment in Metastatic Melanoma	Surgeon, Project Leader Dr David Gyorki	Surgery
Undescended testis and inguinal hernia result from defects in the same mechanism	Project Leader Professor John M Hutson AO	Paediatrics
Use of Connexin43 peptides as a treatment for glioma	Dr Stanley Stylli	Surgery
VCCC Building Capability in Clinical Trials Program	Program Trial Coordinator Leeanne Pasanen	Medicine
Western Health Cancer Research	Group Leader Professor Michael Green	Medicine
Impact of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy on non-cancer outcomes in young high-risk women: a multicentre prospective study.	Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Cardiometabolic

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Additional Signals	Project Lead Professor David O'Neal	Medicine
Adult Hybrid Closed Loop Study	Project Lead Professor David O'Neal	Medicine
Arterial grafting for coronary artery revascularisation	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Karlheinz Peter Peter	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research		Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Darren Kelly	Director of Biomedical Research Professor Darren Kelly	Medicine
Cardiac Cellular Systems	Laboratory Head Dr Alexander Pinto	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research
Cardiac Hypertrophy Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Julie McMullen	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cardiothoracic Surgery	Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
Cardiovascular Endocrinology Group	Head of Laboratory Assoc Professor Morag Young	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cardiovascular Inflammation and Redox Biology	Head of Laboratory Professor Judy de Haan	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Management of people with Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice	Project Leader Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice
Clinical Diabetes and Epidemiology Group	Deputy Director (Clinical and Population Health), Baker Institute Professor Jonathan Shaw	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research
Cognitive Health	Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Developing novel therapies for the treatment of retinal disease	Professor Darren Kelly Project Lead Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine
Development of novel therapeutics to prevent or treat preeclampsia	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Conditions	Research Program Leader Professor John Furler	General Practice
Diabetes Discovery - prevalence and outcomes in inpatients with diabetes	Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci	Medicine
Laima Brazionis	Group Leader Dr Laima Brazionis	Medicine
Chris Ryan	Group Leader Chris Ryan	Medicine
Dyslipidemia Decision Support		Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Haematopoesis and Leukocyte Biology Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Andrew Murphy	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Human Integrative Physiology	Head of Laboratory Dr Erin Howden	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Imaging	Project Leader Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Lifestyle and Prevention	Project Leader Dr Edward Hill	Medicine
Lipid Metabolism and Cardiometabolic Disease Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Anna Calkin	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Management of acute decompensated heart failure in inpatients with diabetes	Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci	Medicine
Mental Health	Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	Medicine
Metabolomics Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Peter Meikle	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Group	Head of Laboratory Dr Xiaowei Wang	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Molecular Metabolism and Ageing Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Brian Drew	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Multimorbidity in Ageing	Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine
Multimorbidity and glycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes attending Australian general practice: a cross-sectional study utilising data from NPS MedicineInsight	Principal Investigator A/Prof Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health	Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo	Medicine
Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiorenal disease	Project Lead Dr Andrew Kompa	Medicine
Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease	Professor Darren Kelly Project Lead Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine
Priya Sumithran	Dr Priya Sumithran	Medicine
Point of Care Ultrasound Simulation Education	Dr David Canty	Surgery
Preclinical Disease and Prevention	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Melinda Carrington	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Quality of Life	Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell	Medicine
Data interoperability for remote patient monitoring		Medicine
Artificial Intelligence-assisted Retinal Photography		Medicine
SMS Diabetes Education		Medicine
The GP-OSMOTIC trial: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes	Project Leader Associate Professor John Furler	General Practice
Trans Health Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine
Transoesophageal echoardiography in cardiac surgery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Ultrasound Education Group	Co-director Professor Colin Royse Co-director Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
Understanding antibiotic prescribing and use of guidelines in general practice – the GP National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (GP NAPS) pilot study	Principal Investigator Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice
Vascular Health	Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert	Medicine

Child Health in Medicine

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Beverley Ann-Biggs	Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Biomarker Discovery Group	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Can dietary phytophenols improve pregnancy outcomes?	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Cerebral Palsy Research	Group Leader Professor Dinah Reddihough	Paediatrics
Changing the Trajectories of Australia's Most Vulnerable Children- The Early Years Education Program Randomised Controlled Trial	Professor Jeff Borland	Paediatrics
Chromosome disorders	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Community Child Health Group	Group Lead Professor Sharon Goldfeld	Paediatrics
Detection and prevention of tuberculosis in children and adolescents in endemic, resource-limited settings	Project Leader Professor Steve Graham	Paediatrics
Laima Brazionis	Group Leader Dr Laima Brazionis	Medicine
Elizabeth Vincan	Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology and Public Health	Research Group Leader Professor Jodie McVernon	Infectious Diseases
Genetics Education and Health Research	Research Group Leader Professor Sylvia Metcalfe	Paediatrics
Global Health	Research Group Leader Professor Beverley Ann-Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Human resource capacity building for child health in Laos PDR	Project Leader Dr Amy Gray	Paediatrics
Impact of Extreme Prematurity or Extreme Low Birthweight on Young Adult Health and Well-being	A/Prof Jeanie Cheong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Infant and Family Wellbeing after Cardiac Surgery: Life as a Pre-schooler	PhD student Tamera Clancy	Paediatrics
Infectious Diseases Group	Research Group Leader Professor Nigel Curtis
Innate immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine
Intestinal Failure and Clinical Nutrition Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Investigating metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in association with the short cervix and fetal fibronectin for the prediction of preterm labour in symptomatic women.	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Jodie McVernon	Professor Jodie McVernon	Infectious Diseases
Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Research Group Leader Professor Melissa Little	Paediatrics
Kids In Communities Study (KiCS)	Project Lead Dr Karen Villanueva	Paediatrics
Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group	Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular Oncology	Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
New vaccines group	Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Newborn Health Project, Solomon Islands	Project Lead Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Newborn Research Centre	Head of Research Group Professor Peter Davis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce	A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric social work research group	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
Pathogenesis and Immunity in Malaria	Research Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal Research	Project Lead Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Prognostic biomarkers of preterm labour. Development of a predictive test kit for preterm labour.	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Psychosocial determinants of health in infants & preschool children with Cystic Fibrosis diagnosed via newborn screening	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
R E Ross Trust Regional Child Health Fellowship Program	Project Leader Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Rotavirus Group and Enteric Virus Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Savige Laboratory	Group Leader Professor Judy Savige	Medicine
Sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis	Research Group Leader Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Simon Graham	Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Stephen Rogerson	Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
Stress Reactivity in Pre-schoolers with Congenital Heart Disease	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
The development of feeding in infants with oesophageal atresia between birth and nine months of age	PhD student Libby Ferguson	Paediatrics
Trans Health Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine
Tuning in to Kids emotion-focused interventions	Professor, Principal Researcher, Program Author Sophie Havighurst	Psychiatry
Understanding the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Understanding what triggers birth? New opportunities for prevention of early delivery	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Using biomarkers and ultrasound in late pregnancy to minimise preventable stillbirth: the BUMPS study	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
‘Find and Follow’: scoping the data capture, reporting and follow-up of (i) pregnancies complicated by congenital abnormalities, (ii) health and development among ‘high risk’ newborns	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Critical Care

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
7-SIGMA Study	Principal Investigator Dr Lachlan Miles	Critical Care
Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine	Professor and Head, APPMU; Director, Melbourne Clinical and Translational Science Research Platform (MCATS) David Story	Critical Care
ASAP Study	Professor David Story	Critical Care
Asia Pacific Research Accelerator (APRA) Program	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Cancer in Primary Care		General Practice
Cardiothoracic Surgery	Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
Chewy Trial	Principal Investigator Dr Jai Darvall	Critical Care
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Management of people with Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice	Project Leader Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice
Clinical ethics	Professor George Braitberg	Critical Care
Clinical Ethics Study	Principal Investigator Professor George Braitberg AM	Critical Care
Cultural Respect Encompassing Simulation Training (CREST)	Project Leader Dr Phyllis Lau	General Practice
DAEUM Study	Head of Research Program Professor David Story	Critical Care
Development of an automated web-based screening system for eye diseases	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Conditions	Research Program Leader Professor John Furler	General Practice
Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in the Primary Care Setting (The Diamond 10-year Cohort Study)	Project Leader Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Focused cardiac and lung ultrasound in clinical care	Co-Director Professor Colin Royse	Surgery
Fostering Health: Examining health care systems for children and young people in Out-of-Home Care	Honorary Research Fellow Dr Susan Webster	General Practice
Guangzhou Twin Eye Study	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
International Register of Meta-Research (IRMR)	Principal Investigator Dr Georgina Imberger	Critical Care
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research	Director, JECEMR Professor Anne-Maree Kelly	Medicine
Let's talk about medical research: research equity for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) patients	Robyn Woodward-Kron	Medical Education
Malaria and Immunology	Research Group Leader Associate Professor Siddhartha Mahanty	Infectious Diseases
Management of acute decompensated heart failure in inpatients with diabetes	Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci	Medicine
Melbourne Clinic Research		Psychiatry
Meta-Research	Dr Georgina Imberger	Critical Care
Mindfulness, cognitive processes and coping in chronic illness: insights from a study of joint replacement surgery	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
MUM SIZE Study	Head of Research Program Professor David Story	Critical Care
NATO Study	Principal Investigator Dr Lachlan Miles	Critical Care
New genes and treatments for inherited renal disease	Project Lead Prof Judy Savige	Medicine
Jennifer Philip	Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip	Medicine
Placental Stem Cells	Deputy Head of Research, Director Head of the Stem Cell Laboratory Dr Bill Kalionis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Point of Care Ultrasound Simulation Education	Dr David Canty	Surgery
POISE-3 Trial	Principal Investigator Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS	Critical Care
Postoperative Quality of Recovery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Preterm Labour	Senior Research Fellow Dr Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PROMPT BOLUS Study		Critical Care
RedOX Survey	Principal Investigator Dr Megan Allen	Critical Care
Research projects		Critical Care
ROCKet Trial	Principal Investigator Professor Philip Peyton	Critical Care
SCRIPT Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial utilising a genomic test as an intervention providing personalised bowel cancer screening information	Trial Coordinator Dr. Sibel Saya,	General Practice
Sepsis	Professor Rinaldo Bellomo	Critical Care
Siddhartha Mahanty	Associate Professor Siddhartha Mahanty	Infectious Diseases
SMARTERScreen: A Randomised Controlled Trial based on evidence from SMARTScreen utilising SMS messages to prompt patients overdue with bowel cancer screening	Trial Coordinator Ms Anna Wood,	General Practice
SNAKE Study	Principal Investigator Associate Professor Bill Nimo	Critical Care
SNAP3 Study	Principal Investigator Tom Poulton	Critical Care
SNaPP Study	Principal Investigator Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS	Critical Care
Student Engagement and Experience	Professor Clare Delany	Medical Education
Study
Study		Critical Care
The Arthroplasty and Bariatric Surgery (ABS) Study: a randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding prior to total knee arthroplasty	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
The effects of glucocorticoids on glycaemic control in pregnant women with gestational diabetes	Shane Hamblin
The ENCORE Study	Dr Julia Dubowitz	Critical Care
The fear of medical error: A growth mindset approach to ‘second victim’ support	Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Medical School and Professor, Melbourne Business School Professor Jill Klein	Medical Education
The MARKA Study: Maximum Acceptable Risk of complication in total Knee Arthroplasty	Dr Michelle Dowsey	Surgery
They do tell you a lot. Supporting staff who support Medical Students	Associate Professor Eleanor Flynn	Medical Education
Toxicology	A/Professor Jonathan Knott	Critical Care
Transoesophageal echoardiography in cardiac surgery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
TRICS-IV Trial	Principal Investigator Professor David Scott	Critical Care
Ultrasound Education Group	Co-director Professor Colin Royse Co-director Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
VAPOR-C Trial	Principal Investigator Professor Bernhard Riedel	Critical Care
Virtual Reality Surgery Simulation	Professor Stephen O'Leary	Surgery
Ways of Thinking and Ways of Doing (WoTWoD) - An Indigenous Cultural Respect Program in General Practice	Project Leader Dr Phyllis Lau	General Practice
Web-based automated vision testing for cataract surgery outcome monitoring	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
WeHELP Study	Principal Investigator Professor David Story	Critical Care
ZOC-BHVI High Myopia Cohort Study	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery

Infectious Diseases and Immunity

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Coin Laboratory: Cancer Bioinformatics	Head of Laboratory Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Centre for research excellence in cervical cancer control		Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Characterisation of complex structural variation in bacterial and human genomes	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Evaluating molecular biomarkers of anal cancer risk		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
General Internal Medicine	Group Leader Professor Edward Janus	Medicine
Genomic tools for diagnosis of the presence of a solid tumour and for prediction of tumour subtype and likely treatment response from circulating tumour DNA	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Genomic tools for rapid diagnosis of bacterial infection using host and bacterial biomarkers	Group Lead, Cancer Bioinformatics Professor Lachlan Coin	Clinical Pathology
Human Liver Organoids	Project Lead Professor Kumar Visvanathan	Medicine
Kirsty Buising	Professor Kirsty Buising	Infectious Diseases
National HPV Monitoring Program (IMPACT)	Head of Lab Dr Gerald Murray Project Lead Dr Dorothy Machalek	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Musculoskeletal

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A computer-aided decision system for gait analysis	Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux	Paediatrics
Advanced Limb Reconstruction	Head of Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
An ultrasensitive assay to detect aggrecan degradation products in patient fluids	Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang	Paediatrics
Arthritis Research Group	Laboratory Head Professor Amanda Fosang	Paediatrics
Biological mechanisms underpinning the social gradient of health	Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen	Medicine
Bone and Mineral Research Group	Group Leader Associate Professor Chris Yates	Medicine
Bone strength in young healthy females, older patients with low-trauma fracture and older healthy adults: peripheral quantitative computed tomography based finite element analysis	Group Leader Prof. John D Wark	Medicine
Centre for Health Analytics	Director Kate Lucas	Paediatrics
Cognitive Health	Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Community engagement and policy discourse: Musculoskeletal disease	Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen	Medicine
Development of a Minimally Invasive Chronic Neural Interface	Group Leaders A/Prof Nicholas Opie and A/Prof Thomas Oxley	Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Evaluating the impact of obesity on knee load over time in those who have undergone optimal surgical re-alignment after total knee replacement	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
Healthy Ageing Program	Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory/Orthopaedic Department	Research Group Leader Professor Kerr Graham	Paediatrics
Identifying novel cartilage proteins with new functions	Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang	Paediatrics
Imaging	Project Leader Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
In Vivo Tibiofemoral Biomechanics in Healthy Adults During Functional Activity	Dr Hans Gray	Surgery
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Is muscle surgery or bone surgery better for young children with cerebral palsy who have hip displacement? The Cerebral Palsy Hip Interventions Project (CP-HIP)	Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby	Paediatrics
Lifestyle and Prevention	Project Leader Dr Edward Hill	Medicine
Mental Health	Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	Medicine
Mice resistant to collagen degradation teach us about skeletal development and arthritis	Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang	Paediatrics
Mindfulness, cognitive processes and coping in chronic illness: insights from a study of joint replacement surgery	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
Multimedia (MyStay) Intervention for managing patient experience (MIME) following total hip replacement surgery: a cluster randomised trial.	Ms Jo McDonall	Surgery
Multimorbidity in Ageing	Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health	Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo	Medicine
Outcomes of Hip Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy – An International, Multi-Centre Prospective, Comparative Cohort Study	Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby	Paediatrics
Postoperative Quality of Recovery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Quality of Life	Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell	Medicine
Reproductive Steroids Research Group	Professor Mathis Grossmann, MD, PhD, FRACP	Medicine
Research at Epworth	Professor Richard de Steiger
Rheumatology	Group Leader Associate Professor Keith Lim	Medicine
RMH Aged Care Research (RACER)	Associate Professor Dina LoGiudice	Medicine
Single Event Multilevel Surgery in Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Multi-centre, Long-term, Follow-up Study	Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason	Paediatrics
Social determinants of musculoskeletal disease across the lifecourse	Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen	Medicine
Surgery Research		Surgery
Synovial Knee Arthritis Research (SKAR)	Professor John Hamilton	Surgery
The Arthroplasty and Bariatric Surgery (ABS) Study: a randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding prior to total knee arthroplasty	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
The Gait Outcomes Assessment List (GOAL): Validation of a new measure of gait function for children with cerebral palsy	Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason	Paediatrics
The MARKA Study: Maximum Acceptable Risk of complication in total Knee Arthroplasty	Dr Michelle Dowsey	Surgery
The role of an aggrecan 32mer fragment in developing osteoarthritis	Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang	Paediatrics
The Vascular Bionics Laboratory	Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Nicholas Opie and Associate Professor Thomas Oxley	Medicine
Understanding the effect of lower limb torsional deformities in typically developing children and adolescents	Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux	Paediatrics
Vascular Health	Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert	Medicine

Neuroscience & Psychiatry

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age (AUPOA)		Psychiatry
Accelerated Gene Identification Program (Gene Discovery)	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Acid-sensitivity in auditory neurons	Senior Research Fellow Dr Karina Needham	Surgery
Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE): Quality and safety in the implementation of medicinal cannabis use in the community	Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
Advanced Interventions for Mood Disorders	Head of Department, Professor Christopher Davey	Psychiatry
Advanced Limb Reconstruction	Head of Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
Ageing in Mind (AiM)	Senior Research Fellow in Psychiatry of Old Age Terence Chong	Psychiatry
ARC Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies	Prof Mark Cook	Medicine
ARCADIA: Nutraceutical and Lifestyle Medicine Mental Health Research Group	Group Head and Honorary Principal Research Fellow Professor Jerome Sarris	Psychiatry
Austin Health Research		Psychiatry
Autism Research Team	Laboratory Head Professor Katrina Williams	Paediatrics
Biomedical Engineering for Cochlear Implants	Senior Research Fellow Dr Carrie Newbold	Surgery
Andre Peterson	Group Leader Dr Andre Peterson	Medicine
Can We Fix Dementia with Deep Brain Stimulation?	Group leader Dr Chris French	Medicine
Carers of People Living with Psychosis	Professor Carol Harvey	Psychiatry
Cellular Reprogramming Group	Senior Research Fellow Dr Raymond Wong	Surgery
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in patients with vasospasm secondary to subarachnoid haemorrhage	Dr Alexios Adamides	Surgery
Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Director, Mindful A/Professor Alessandra (Sandra) Radovini	Psychiatry
Chromosome disorders	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Wendyl D'Souza	Research Group Leader Assoc. Prof Wendyl D'Souza	Medicine
Clinical Neuropsychiatry	Professor Dennis Velakoulis	Psychiatry
Mark Cook	Group Leader Professor Mark Cook	Medicine
Clinical Trials Research Centre, Centre for Eye Research Australia	Head, Clinical Trials Research Centre Associate Professor Lyndell Lim	Surgery
Cognitive Health	Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation	Dr Amit Lampit	Psychiatry
Cytoprotection Pharmacology Research	Professor Greg Dusting	Surgery
Dating Violence, help-seeking and Technology in Australia		General Practice
Depression and Anxiety Neuroscience	Professor Ben Harrison	Psychiatry
Depression and Anxiety Neuroscience	Professor of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Ben Harrison	Psychiatry
Developing methods for measuring magnetic susceptibility in the brain	Associate Professor Leigh Johnston	Medicine
Developing New Mathematical Methods to Understand Patient-specific Epileptic Networks	PhD Candidate Isabelle Harris	Medicine
Development of a Minimally Invasive Chronic Neural Interface	Group Leaders A/Prof Nicholas Opie and A/Prof Thomas Oxley	Medicine
Development of new radio frequency pulses to improve 7T MRI	Professor Roger Ordidge	Medicine
Development of Scaffolds for Restoration of Myotendous Junctions	Project Lead Associate Professor Robert Kapsa	Medicine
Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in the Primary Care Setting (The Diamond 10-year Cohort Study)	Project Leader Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
Discovering differences and similarities between phenotype and biology of twins with autism and children with known genetic problems with a high risk of autism	Project Leader Dr Felicity Klopper	Paediatrics
Discovery of circulating RNA biomarkers in autism	Project Leader Dr Ken Pang	Paediatrics
Doctors in Secondary Schools	Head of Department Prof Lena Sanci	General Practice
Effects of Drugs on Cognition-Related Brain Wave Signals in the Rat	Project Lead Dr Chris French	Medicine
Electrophysiological Properties of Human Brain Neuronal Tissue	Project Lead Dr Chris French	Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Employment and Vocational Occupation	Director, Psychosocial Research Centre Professor Carol Harvey	Psychiatry
The Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit	Research Group Leader Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
EXTEND-IA TNK	Group Leader Associate Professor Bruce Campbell	Medicine
Fragile X syndrome	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Functional Neurological Disorders	Chair of Psychiatry, Austin Health Professor Richard Kanaan	Psychiatry
Gender differences in autism	Project Leader Dr Tamara May	Paediatrics
Glaucoma Research Laboratory	Head Glaucoma Research Laboratory Jonathan Crowston	Surgery
Health outcomes in children conceived using Assisted Reproduction Technologies	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Healthy Ageing Program	Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Hearing Neurosciences	Senior Research Fellow Dr Karina Needham	Surgery
Hearing Regeneration and Protection	William Gibson Chair of Otolaryngology Professor Stephen O'Leary
Honorary Appointments’ Research Projects		Surgery
How do Anti-Epileptic Drugs Work?	Project Lead Dr Chris French	Medicine
I-DECIDE: Trial of an online healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing domestic violence	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Imaging	Project Leader Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
Improving delivery of RNA therapeutics	Project Leader Dr Ken Pang	Paediatrics
Improving mental health for young people in out-of-home care: Providing participatory evidence-based mental health care across services	Director, Psychosocial Research Centre Professor Carol Harvey	Psychiatry
In vitro brain tumour model – studying epileptic seizure development and sensitivity to anti-cancer therapy	Project Lead Dr Chris French	Medicine
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for autism. What can we learn from databases and existing administrative data?	Project Leader Dr Tamara May	Paediatrics
INDIGO Study: physical activity and goal-setting intervention for sedentary older adults at risk of cognitive decline	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Integrative Neurophysiology	Associate Professor Tony Verberne	Medicine
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Joint hypermobility in functional neurological disorders	Professor Richard Kanaan	Psychiatry
Lifestyle and Prevention	Project Leader Dr Edward Hill	Medicine
Link-me: A randomised controlled trial of a systematic model of stepped mental health care in general practice	Link-me Trial Lead Investigator Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
Macular Research Unit	Professor Robyn Guymer	Surgery
Massively Parallel Optical Imaging of Cognition Events in Neuronal Networks in Freely Behaving Mice	Group leader Dr Chris French	Medicine
Melbourne Clinic Research		Psychiatry
Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance Congenital Deafness Flagship	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre Research		Psychiatry
Mental and Cognitive Health in Ageing	Professor Nicola Lautenschlager	Psychiatry
Mental Health	Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	Medicine
Mindful		Psychiatry
Mindfulness, cognitive processes and coping in chronic illness: insights from a study of joint replacement surgery	Professor Peter Choong	Surgery
Mitochondria and Neurodegeneration Group	Associate Professor Ian A Trounce	Surgery
Modelling Epilepsy and Epilepsy Drug Effects–Computational Neuroscience Project	Project Lead Dr Chris French	Medicine
Mood-Psychosis Spectrum Group	Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen	Psychiatry
Motor Control and Rehabilitation	Group Leader Professor Mary Galea AM	Medicine
Multimorbidity in Ageing	Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Genetics of Neurodisability	Research Group Leader Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health	Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo	Medicine
Neural Dynamics Laboratory	Group Leader Dr Chris French	Medicine
Neurodevelopmental Genomics Research	Laboratory Head Professor John Christodoulou Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics
Neuropsychiatry of Neurodegenerative Disorders	Dr Samantha Loi	Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry	Professor Richard Kanaan	Psychiatry
Neuroregeneration	Professor Alice Pébay	Surgery
Neurotrophins - how do they influence neural firing and ion channels?	Senior Research Fellow Dr Karina Needham	Surgery
Priya Sumithran	Dr Priya Sumithran	Medicine
Ocular Biomarkers, Bioenergetics and Angiogenesis Research Group	Head of Laboratory Dr Peter van Wijngaarden	Surgery
Ocular Genetics	Head, Ocular Genetics Professor Paul N Baird	Surgery
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Group	Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Perturbation-based Biomarkers for Tracking Brain Dynamics	PhD Candidate Wei Qin
Postoperative Quality of Recovery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Predicting the onset of dementia using Positron Emission Tomography	Rob Williams	Medicine
Prevention and Recovery Care	Director of the Centre for Mental Health Professor Jane Pirkis	Psychiatry
Primary Care Mental Health	Research Program Leader Prof Victoria Palmer	General Practice
PROSPER: PRevalence Of unwanted Sexual contact: Pursuing Early Recognition	Project Leader A/Prof Laura Tarzia	General Practice
Psychosis & Developmental Neuropsychiatry	Professor Christos Pantelis	Psychiatry
Psychosocial Research Group	Head of Group Professor Carol Harvey	Psychiatry
Quality of Life	Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell	Medicine
RAndomised trial to imProve the quality of lIfe of people with Dementia (RAPID)	Principal Researcher rofessor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
Rett Syndrome and related genes	Project Leader Dr Nicole van Bergen	Paediatrics
Risk identification and Risk Assessment Framework	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Saving Brain and Changing Practice in Stroke	Project Lead Professor Stephen Davis	Medicine
Self-help for Depression and Diabetes-related Distress in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SpringboarD)	Project Leader (University of Melbourne) Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
Sexual Abuse and Family Violence: SAFE	Research Program Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Social Affective Neurodevelopment (SAND)	Associate Professor Sarah Whittle	Psychiatry
Social and Affective Neurodevelopment (SAND)	Associate Professor Sarah Whittle	Psychiatry
Sodium Channels in Epilepsy	Group leader Dr Chris French	Medicine
Stroke Imaging and Treatment	Group Leader Professor Bruce Campbell	Medicine
Stroke Research Group	Group Leader Professor Stephen Davis	Medicine
Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP)	Director, Psychosocial Research Centre Professor Carol Harvey	Psychiatry
Systems Neuropsychiatry	Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky	Psychiatry
Systems Neuropsychiatry	Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky	Psychiatry
The CORE Study	Principal Investigator Prof Victoria Palmer	General Practice
The Neuropsychiatry of Androgen Deprivation	Chair of Psychiatrry Austin Health Professor Richard Kanaan	Psychiatry
The Stand Up & Go Study: Physical activity and sitting time reduction program for older community members	Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)	Psychiatry
The Target-D Trial	Project Leader Professor Jane Gunn	General Practice
The Vascular Bionics Laboratory	Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Nicholas Opie and Associate Professor Thomas Oxley	Medicine
Therapeutic Innovations in Affective Disorders	Healthscope Chair of Psychiatry Professor Chee Ng	Psychiatry
Therapeutic Innovations in Mood and Anxiety Disorders	Healthscope Chair of Psychiatry Professor Chee Ng	Psychiatry
Trans Health Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine
Translational Neurobiology (Psychosis Studies)	Dr Vanessa Cropley	Psychiatry
Traumatic Stress	Professor Meaghan O'Donnell	Psychiatry
UDP - Victoria	Project Leader Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics
Understanding the outcomes, including their language, participation and quality of life, of children with autism	Project Leader Prof Katrina Williams	Paediatrics
Undestanding trajectories and biological underpinnings of children with autism who lose skills	Project Leader Veronica Rose	Paediatrics
Using systematic reviews to understand prognosis, diagnosis and effective interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difference and disability	Project Leader Dr Kristine Egberts	Paediatrics
Vascular Health	Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert	Medicine
WITH: Women’s Input to a Trauma-informed systems model of care in Health settings	Primary Investigator Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice

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Women's Health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence		General Practice
Antibody to PfEMP1: role in immunity to malaria in children and pregnant women	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine
Australians’ expectations of personal genomics: the GeNIOz project		Paediatrics
Beverley Ann-Biggs	Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Beyond Silence	Project Leader A/Prof Laura Tarzia	General Practice
Biomarker Discovery Group	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Bone and Mineral Research Group	Group Leader Associate Professor Chris Yates	Medicine
Bone strength in young healthy females, older patients with low-trauma fracture and older healthy adults: peripheral quantitative computed tomography based finite element analysis	Group Leader Prof. John D Wark	Medicine
Breast Cancer	Head of Group Professor Bruce Mann Lead Researcher Dr Anita Skandarajah	Surgery
Can dietary phytophenols improve pregnancy outcomes?	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Centre for research excellence in cervical cancer control		Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Characterising the functional role of VEZT in endometriosis	Project Leader Dr Jacqueline Donoghue	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Cognitive Health	Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Core Outcomes in Menopause	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Centre of research excellence on women and non-communicable disease (CRE WaND): Prevention and Detection	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Critical regulators of endometrial receptivity	Project Leader Professor Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Critical regulators of placentation	Project Leader Prof Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dating Violence, help-seeking and Technology in Australia		General Practice
Developing novel therapeutic strategies to reduce spontaneous pre-term birth	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Development and evaluation of guidelines and an intervention for moving on from IVF in women with a low chance of success	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Development of novel therapeutics to prevent or treat preeclampsia	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Discovery and translation of interventions to control sexually transmitted infections and their consequences		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Does weekly iron supplementation increase iron uptake in pregnant Vietnamese women, and improve maternal and infant health?	Group Leader Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Medicine
Early intervention with men who use violence (eMATE)	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Elizabeth Vincan	Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Embryo Implantation Research Group	Professor Evdokia Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit	Research Group Leader Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Endocrine Surgery	Associate Professor Julie Miller	Surgery
EndoNeeds: Investigating the unmet physical, psychological and social needs of Australian women with endometriosis.	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Evaluating information resources for women considering elective egg freezing	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Evaluating molecular biomarkers of anal cancer risk		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Facilitating endometrial receptivity to improve pregnancy outcomes	Project Leader Professor Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fertility After Cancer Predictor (FoRECAsT) Study	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fertility preservation in children and teenagers with cancer	Senior Lecturer Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fetal Welfare Assessment	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Genetics Education and Health Research	Research Group Leader Professor Sylvia Metcalfe	Paediatrics
Global Health	Research Group Leader Professor Beverley Ann-Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Gynaecology Research Centre - Hickey Group	Research Group Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Gynaecology Research Centre - Rogers Group	Professor Women's Health Research Professor Peter Rogers	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Healthy Ageing Program	Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
I-DECIDE: Trial of an online healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing domestic violence	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Identifying new therapeutics for endometriosis using high throughput molecular and compound phenotypic screens	Project Leader Dr Jacqueline Donoghue	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Identifying novel placental-released biomarkers of preeclampsia	Project Leader Dr Ellen Menkhorst	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Imaging	Project Leader Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
Improving diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis	Project Leader Professor Peter Rogers	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving reproductive health through infectious diseases research		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Vitamin D status and related health in young women: The Safe-D study – Part B	Group Leader Prof. John D Wark	Medicine
Improving Vitamin D status and related health in young women; the Safe-D study – (part A)	Group Leader Professor John D. Wark	Medicine
Innate immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine
Integrative analysis of OMICs and phenotypic data for disease stratification of endometriosis	Project Leader Dr Sarah Holdsworth-Carson	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Investigating current and future education and training needs of the Australian workforce in genomic medicine		Paediatrics
Investigating metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in association with the short cervix and fetal fibronectin for the prediction of preterm labour in symptomatic women.	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Is there a role for adipose (fat) tissue in malaria?	Project Lead Dr Elizabeth Aitken	Medicine
Labour & Delivery	Research Clinician Dr Penny Sheehan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Lifestyle and Prevention	Project Leader Dr Edward Hill	Medicine
Low Literacy Decision Aid about Reproductive Choices for Younger Women with Breast Cancer	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mechanistic and translational studies in female reproductive health	Project Leader Professor Eva Dimitriadis
Mental Health	Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	Medicine
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group	Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular Oncology	Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Multimorbidity in Ageing	Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine
MUM SIZE Study	Head of Research Program Professor David Story	Critical Care
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health	Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo	Medicine
Nanomedicine targeted delivery of therapeutics to the placenta to treat preeclampsia	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Newborn Research Centre	Head of Research Group Professor Peter Davis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce	A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pathogenesis and Immunity in Malaria	Research Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
Perinatal Research Group	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pre-eclampsia - Eclampsia	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Prenatal testing: a longitudinal study - the PeTALS project	Project Leader Dr Jan Hodgson	Paediatrics
Preterm Labour	Senior Research Fellow Dr Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Priorities and Needs of Women Living with Advanced Cancer	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Probiotic therapy		Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Prognostic biomarkers of preterm labour. Development of a predictive test kit for preterm labour.	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women	Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PROSPER: PRevalence Of unwanted Sexual contact: Pursuing Early Recognition	Project Leader A/Prof Laura Tarzia	General Practice
Quality of Life	Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell	Medicine
Risk identification and Risk Assessment Framework	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Sexual Abuse and Family Violence: SAFE	Research Program Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Adolescence	Director of Research Training Professor Meredith Temple-Smith	General Practice
Sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis	Research Group Leader Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Simon Graham	Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Stephen Rogerson	Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
SUSTAIN: Sustainability of Identification and Response to Family Violence in antenatal care	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function Group	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Translational Obstetrics Group	Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Professor Stephen Tong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Understanding the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Understanding what triggers birth? New opportunities for prevention of early delivery	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Using biomarkers and ultrasound in late pregnancy to minimise preventable stillbirth: the BUMPS study	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Vascular Health	Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert	Medicine
WITH: Women’s Input to a Trauma-informed systems model of care in Health settings	Primary Investigator Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Impact of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy on non-cancer outcomes in young high-risk women: a multicentre prospective study.	Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital Professor Martha Hickey	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
‘Find and Follow’: scoping the data capture, reporting and follow-up of (i) pregnancies complicated by congenital abnormalities, (ii) health and development among ‘high risk’ newborns	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology