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Current Honours Projects
The list of projects below is not exhaustive. Many supervisors will have projects that are not listed and most supervisors will be happy to discuss the feasibility of undertaking projects that originate from students' own ideas. The first step in deciding where and with whom you want to do your honours research, involves making an appointment to talk with the individual staff members and having a full and open discussion of the science. Only then can you decide on a project that you find interesting and feasible. An important rule of thumb is to undertake a project that you think you will enjoy. Note that some of these projects may already be spoken for. Formal application to enrol in honours MUST be done through the Neuroscience Program honours co-ordinator (Professor Alan Harvey) and NOT through the individual schools participating in the program. |
| CURRENT PROJECTS |
SUPERVISORS |
| Rho-kinase
modulates presynaptic function in airway cholinergic
nerves |
Dr Lynette Fernandes (School of Medicine and
Pharmacology)
A/Prof Alan Everett (Physiology, School of Biomedical
Biomolecular & Chemical Science) |
| Effects of Dexamphetamine in Humans
on Prepulse Inhibition of the Startle Reflex, Time
Perception and the evoke EEG P300 response |
A/Prof Mathew Martin-Iverson, School of Medicine and
Pharmacology |
| The role of RGS5
in schizophrenia |
A/Prof. Mathew Martin-Iverson, A/Prof Ruth Ganss,
(WAIMR) |
| Mapping connections of an efferent
control system in the auditory nervous system |
Dr Helmy Mulders and Professor Don Robertson
(Physiology, Schoolof Biomedical Biomolecular and Chemical
Sciences) |
| Plasticity in the
auditory midbrain after partial unilateral
deafness |
Dr Helmy Mulders and Professor Don Robertson
(Physiology, Schoolof Biomedical Biomolecular and Chemical
Sciences) |
| Effects of loud sound on gene
expression in the cerebellum |
Professor Don Robertson and Dr Jenny
Rodger
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| Binaural effects
on responses of auditory midbrain neurons |
Professor Don Robertson and Dr Helmy
Mulders |
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Promoting functional recovery
following burn injury
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Professor Fiona Wood, AO, School of Surgery and
Professor Sarah Dunlop, School of Animal
Biology |
| The role of
Neurotrophins, cAMP or ATP agonists on the formation of
myelin in central Glia. |
Dr Giles Plant and Dr Alan Harvey (Anatomy and Human
Biology) |
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Carbonyl scavenging agents and
their effects in neuronal viability and axonal growth
after exposure to Acrolein or carbonyl stress.
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Dr Giles Plant (Anatomy and Human Biology) and Dr
Philip Burcham (School of Medicine &
Pharmacology). |
| The use of anti
–angiogenic peptides such as Ang001 and their role in
spinal cord injury recovery. |
Dr Giles W Plant and Dr Dharmarajan (Anatomy and
Human Biology) |
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Do human bone marrow stromal stem
cells promote regeneration after complete spinal cord
injuries?
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Dr Stuart Hodgett and Dr Giles Plant (Anatomy and
Human Biology) |
| Investigating the
myelination potential of bone marrow stromal stem cells for
application in the treatment of spinal cord
injuries. |
Dr Stuart Hodgett and Dr Giles Plant (Anatomy and
Human Biology) |
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Investigating the differentiation
and proliferation of cocultured human bone marrow stromal
stem cells and neural stem cells for application in the
treatment of spinal cord injuries.
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Dr Stuart Hodgett and Dr Giles Plant (Anatomy and
Human Biology) |
| Analysis of
visual projections in knock-out mice using viral
vectors. |
Dr Jenny Rodger, Prof Alan Harvey |
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Gene expression in developing rat
retinal ganglion cells.
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Professor Alan Harvey and Dr Jill Muhling, School of
Anatomy and Human Biology |
| Tinnitus, a
phantom auditory sensation, is prevalent in the human
population and is often associated with hearing
loss. |
Dr Helmy Mulders, Prof Mathew Martin-Iverson, Prof
Don Robertson |
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Axon regeneration induced by
genetic engineering
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Prof Alan R Harvey |
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