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Ageing
Ageing aims to understand the processes and mechanisms that underlie the ageing process.
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Adipocytes as Weapons of Bone Destruction: The bone as a War Zone
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
AgeHAPPY: Healthy Ageing Project Population Youth-senior
Principal investigator Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Study coordinator Monique Stagnitti
Medicine
An exploration of the experience of care at the end of life for patients with a history of illicit drug use: A qualitative medical record review
Prof Jennifer Philip
Medicine
Analysis of Synovial Fluid and Peripheral Blood Samples from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Using Patients with Osteoarthritis as Controls
A/prof Keith Lim
Medicine
Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: from data to algorithm and real-world application
Professor Mingguang He
Surgery
Artificial intelligence system to detect eye and cardiovascular diseases
Professor Mingguang He
Surgery
Assessment of the Falls and Fractures Prevention Clinic as the Most Effective Setting toReduce Falls and Fractures in High-Risk Older Persons: A Care Program Assessment
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Associations Between Sarcopenia, Intramuscular Fat, Mental/Physical Function and Brain Atrophy: An Imaging and Machine Learning Approach
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Balance Gym for Falls Prevention in Older Adults
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Brain storming therapeutics for neurodegeneration with novel research models
A/Prof Brian Drew
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children
Dr Alexander Pinto
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Driving Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Children
Dr Alexander Pinto
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Characterization of Osteosarcopenia in Older Persons: A Bench to Bedside Approach
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Circulating Osteogenic Precurors: Building Bone from Blood
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation
Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
Psychiatry
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation
Dr Amit Lampit
Psychiatry
Cognitive training for behavioural and psychological symptoms in young onset dementia
Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
Psychiatry
Core Outcomes in Menopause
Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Diet and Healthy Ageing
Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Medicine
Effective relationships in dementia community care: Promoting Independence though quality dementia care at home (the PITCH project).
Dr Anita Goh
Psychiatry
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
Evidence-Based Practice in the Management of Glaucoma Suspects
Dr Zhichao Wu
Surgery
Exploring how diabetes causes increased proliferation of haematopoietic stem cells carrying a mutation in DNMT3A
Prof Andrew Murphy
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Genotype and Phenotype Characterisation Human Circulating Osteo-Progenitor (COP) Cells
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
How do bone marrow microenvironments regulate B lymphocyte production?
Professor Louise Purton
Medicine
IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE)
Prof Wen Kwang Lim
Medicine
IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE)
Professor Jill Francis
Medicine
Improved early diagnosis of eye diseases by integration of retinal photography and artificial intelligence to build an opportunistic screening service in metro, regional and remote primary care settings
Professor Mingguang He
Surgery
Improving palliative care in residential aged care using telehealth (IMPART)
A/Prof Kirsten Moore
Medicine
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
Investigating the relationship between fat, bone and muscle
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Irani Thevarajan
Dr Irani Thevarajan
Infectious Diseases
Karin Thursky
Professor Karin Thursky
Infectious Diseases
Let's CHAT Dementia
A/Prof. Dina LoGiudice
Medicine
Machine learning prediction of brain and body ageing
Associate Professor Andrew Zalesky
Psychiatry
Marrow Adipose Tissue Functions: Studying Lipotoxicity in Hip Replacement Candidates
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Mid-Thigh Bone and Muscle Mass Measurements as an Assessment Tool for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis/penia, Sarcopenia and Osteosarcopenia: A Longitudinal Validation Study
Professor Gustavo Duque
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
Multimodal imaging measures to improve dementia diagnosis
Dr Vijay Venkatraman
Medicine
New methods for investigating bone muscle and fat mass using 2D DXA images to predict performance, risk of falls and fractures
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Novel regenerative therapies in cardiovascular diseases
Prof Karlheinz Peter
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Novel therapies for atherosclerotic plaque stabilization
Prof Karlheinz Peter
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Olfactory-focused cognitive training
Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs
Psychiatry
Osteosarcopenia as a Geriatric Syndrome
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults attending the Falls and Fracture Clinic
Prof Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Osteosarcopenia in Older Adults Attending a Fracture Liaison Service
Dr. David Scott
Medicine
Palliative Nexus
Group Leader Professor Jennifer Philip
Medicine
Pathology begins in the cells: Studying lipotoxic stress generated from adipocytes in bone and muscle cell cultures
A/prof Damian Myers
Medicine
Pre-clinical Analysis of Effects of Lamin A Overexpression on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Myocytes
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Predicting Disability and Frailty in Older Persons: The Western Osteosarcopenia and Frailty (WOSF) Study
Prof Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Promoting and advancing midlife health in women
Project Leader Professor Martha Hickey
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Quantitative imaging in dementia
Prof Patricia Desmond
Radiology
Quantitative Measure of Effusions
A/Prof Keith Lim
Medicine
RAndomised trial to imProve the quality of lIfe of people with Dementia (RAPID)
Principal Researcher rofessor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)
Psychiatry
Regulation of blood cell production by endothelial cell-derived retinoic acid receptor gamma
Professor Louise Purton
Medicine
Research at Epworth
Professor Richard de Steiger
Satellite imaging technology to detect the early signs of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease in the retina
A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden
Surgery
Sex and the broken heart: sex-specific mechanisms driving heart failure
Dr Alexander Pinto
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Sheena Sullivan
Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan
Infectious Diseases
Social and physical activities in ageing women
Dr Jesse Zanker
Medicine
Synovial Knee Arthritis Research (SKAR)
Professor John Hamilton
Surgery
Synthesising, dismantling and optimising cognitive interventions
Dr Amit Lampit
Psychiatry
Taking the “Guesswork” Out of Glaucoma Clinical Management with Novel Imaging
Dr Zhichao Wu
Surgery
The Correlation between Knee Effusions and Clinical Presentation in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
A/Prof Keith Lim
Medicine
The Stand Up & Go Study: Physical activity and sitting time reduction program for older community members
Principal Researcher Professor Nicola Lautenschlager (Melbourne Site)
Psychiatry
Using Artificial Intelligence to improve the diagnostic predictions of corneal topography machines for Keratoconus subjects
Dr Srujana Sahebjada
Surgery
Using Marrow Adipose Tissue to Diagnose Osteoporosis and Predict Fragility Fractures
Professor Gustavo Duque
Medicine
Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Monitor Physical Activity in Older Adults Undergoing Exercise Interventions for Falls
Dr David Scott
Medicine
Your Muscles Matter – The Sarcopenia Study
A/Prof Alan Hayes
Medicine
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