Honours Projects For 2011 - Research Topics
| No | Location | Labhead/Supervisors | Project Title |
| 1 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Richard Strugnell Dr Sammy Bedoui |
Immunity to Salmonella infection |
| 2 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe | Resuscitation of dormant Mycobacterium ulcerans |
| 3 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe | Characterisation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from humans and marsupials |
| 4 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe | Mercury resistant bacteria |
| 5 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe | Antibiotic resistant Group A streptococci |
| 6 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Lorena Brown Dr Julie McAuley Dr Brad Gilbertson |
Controlling influenza virus |
| 7 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Assoc Prof Barbara Coulson Dr Gavan Holloway |
Innate responses to rotavirus infection and viral countermeasures |
| 8 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Assoc Prof Barbara Coulson Dr. Nicole Webster Dr Gavan Holloway |
Rotavirus usage of integrins and gangliosides as cellular receptors |
| 9 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Assoc Prof Barbara Coulson Dr Christel Zufferey Dr Nicole Webster |
Rotavirus modulation of Type I Diabetes |
| 10 | Burnet Institute | Prof Brendan Crabb Dr Paul Gilson |
Invasion of red blood cells by malaria parasites |
| 11 | Burnet Institute | Dr Amanda Gavin | Do Crohn’s disease associated mutations of the NOD2 gene disrupt T cell development in the thymus? |
| 12 | Burnet Institute | Prof Steve Gerondakis | Understanding the Control of CD4 Regulatory T-Cell Development |
| 13 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Bill Heath Dr Scott Mueller |
Chemokines and T cell responses that shape the adaptive immune response to acute viral infection |
| 14 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Elizabeth Hartland | Translocated effector proteins of Epec, Shigella and Salmonella |
| 15 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Elizabeth Hartland | Intracellular replication by Legionella |
| 16 | Dept Micro/Immunol and Bio21 | Prof Elizabeth Hartland A/Prof Ian van Driel |
Immune responses in Legionnaire’s disease |
| 17 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Kathryn Holt Jonathan Wilksch Prof Richard Strugnell |
Comparative genomics analysis of pathogenesis and drug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| 18 | Austin Health, Studley Rd, Heidelberg | Dr Benjamin Howden Dr Tim Stinear |
Using Comparative and Functional Genomics to Understand the Nosocomial Pathogens S. aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) |
| 19 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof David C Jackson Dr Weiguang Zeng Dr Brendon Chua Dr Amabel Tan |
A New Generation of Vaccines |
| 20 | Faculty of Veterinary Science, Parkville | Dr Bernd Kalinna Dr Anna Walduck |
Vaccination studies with schistosome proteases |
| 21 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Stephen Kent Dr Ivan Stratov Dr Marjon Navis |
Antibodies that kill HIV infected cells: do they protect against AIDS? |
| 22 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof Jim McCluskey Dr Kate Keech |
The Immune Response in Coeliac Disease: onset, pathogenesis and prevention |
| 23 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Paul Neeson Dr David Ritchie Dr Sumone Chakravarti |
Analysis of the immune compartment in multiple myeloma patients following treatment with lenlalidomide and dexamethasone |
| 24 | Dept Micro/Immunol | A/Prof Damian Purcell Dr Robert Center |
Antibodies that protect against HIV transmission |
| 25 | Dept Micro/Immunol | A/Prof. Damian Purcell Dr Jane Howard |
RNA-splicing in the control of HIV latency |
| 26 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Patrick Reading Dr Sarah Londrigan A/Prof Andrew Brooks |
Identification of cell surface receptors for influenza virus |
| 27 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof. Robins-Browne Dr Marija Tauschek Dr Ji Yang |
Medical bacteriology |
| 28 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Tim Stinear | Mechanisms of pathogenesis for Mycobacterium ulcerans |
| 29 | Burnet Institute | A/Prof Gilda Tachedjian Dr Con Sonza |
Mechanism of Action of Dendrimer Microbicides against HIV |
| 30 | Dept Micro/Immunol | A/Prof Stephen Turner Dr Nicole La Gruta |
Dissecting factors that influence killer T cell recognition of virus infection |
| 31 | Dept Micro/Immunol | A/Prof Stephen Turner Dr Matthew R Olson |
The role of Tox in regulating influenza-specific CD8 T cell responses |
| 32 | Dept Micro/Immunol | A/Prof Stephen Turner< Dr Brendan Russ |
Genomic factors that determine acquisition and maintenance of effector CD8+ T cell function |
| 33 | Dept Micro/Immunol Monash University |
A/Prof Stephen Turner Prof Jamie Rossjohn |
Linking changes in TCR conformation with effective T cell signalling and activation |
| 34 | Bio21 | A/Prof Ian van Driel | Dendritic cells in autoimmune disease |
| 35 | Bio21 | A/Prof Ian van Driel | Regulatory T cells in autoimmune disease |
| 36 | Dept Micro/Immunol and Bio21 | A/Prof Ian van Driel Prof Elizabeth Hartland |
The role of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in combating bacterial pathogens |
| 37 | Dept Micro/Immunol and Bio21 | A/Prof Ian van Driel Prof Elizabeth Hartland |
Regulatory T cells and the control of immune responses to bacteria |
| 38 | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | Dr Jim Vadolas Dr Odilia Wijburg |
How Thalassemia affects resistance to bacterial pathogens |
| 39 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Dr Anna Walduck A/Prof Damon Eisen |
Could aspirin improve outcomes in severe staphylococcal infections? |
| 40 | Dept Micro/Immunol Dept Food/Land Resources |
Dr David Tribe Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe |
The identification and quantification of microorganisms from complex food ecosystems |
| 41 | St Vincents Research Institute | Dr Stuart Mannering | Analysis of the antigens recognized by CD4+ T-cells from people with type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes |
| 42 | WHO Collaborating Centre for Influenza Surveillance and Research | Prof Anne Kelso Dr Karen Laurie Dr Patrick Reading |
Understanding the evolution and pathogenesis of influenza virus |
| 43 | St Vincent’s Institute Dept Micro/Immunol |
Dr Tom Brodnicki Dr Odilia Wijburg |
How does bacterial infection affect susceptibility to type 1 diabetes? |
| 44 | Bio 21 | Professor Paul Gleeson A/Prof Ian van Driel Dr Dorothee Bourges |
Functional Characterisation of Dendritic Cells which Promote Peripheral Tolerance or Autoimmunity to Gastric Self-Antigens |
| 45 | Centre for Animal Biotechnology, University of Melbourne | Dr Phil Sutton Dr Anna Walduck |
Investigating how Protease-activated receptor 1 regulates Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis |
| 46 | Dept Micro/Immunol | Prof William Heath Dr Gayle Davey Dr Scott Mueller Dr Irene Caminschi |
Targeting dendritic cell subsets to tailor immunity |
| 47 | Dept Micro/Immunol School of Earth Sciences |
Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe Dr John Moreau |
Bioremediation of thiocyanate at a Victorian gold mine |
| 48 | Dept Micro/Immunol School of Earth Sciences |
Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe Dr John Moreau |
Cultivation and characterization of dissimilatory sulfite reductase genes from halophilic and acid-tolerant sulfate-reducing bacteria |