Ageing

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
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
Elucidating the functional roles of CCL17 in obesity-associated osteoarthritis	Dr Adrian Achuthan	Medicine
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
Implementation of a Virtual Reality sensory room in a sub-acute ward for people living with dementia with behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD)	Dr Anita Goh	Psychiatry
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
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	Medicine
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
Refining the comprehensive geriatric assessment	Prof. Andrea Maier	Medicine
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 relationship between cognitive impairment seen in chronic mental illness and dementia - what can mortality information tell us?	Dr Samantha Loi	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
Treatment outcome in older lung cancer patients: does the biological age predict it?	Prof. Andrea Maier	Medicine
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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