Current students
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Bee Bathish | Identification of novel peroxidase-catalysed sulfur cross-links in proteins | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Tony Kettle |
| Linda Buss | Investigating exercise-mediated changes in the tumour microenvironment of melanoma and lung cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Barry Hock, Prof Bridget Robinson |
| Leah Butt | Measuring markers of immune response in patients treated with PD-1 inhibitors | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Barry Hock, Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Mr Jeremy Simcock, Dr Matthew Strother |
| Rebekah Crake | Impact of obesity and inflammation on breast cancer cell response to chemotherapy | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Prof Bridget Robinson |
| Dayang Datu | Investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of ascorbate and its interaction with standard cancer therapies | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Margreet Vissers |
| Piyush Jha | Evaluating the therapeutic potential of hydrogen sulfide inhibition or administration in polymicrobial sepsis (PMS) | Prof Madhav Bhatia, Prof Steve Chambers |
| Yusmiati Liau | The application of nanopore sequencing technology for pharmacogenomics profiling in adverse drug reactions | Prof Martin Kennedy, A/Prof John Pearson, A/Prof Matt Doogue |
| Ali Mohammadi | Volatile organic compounds: identification and application as a diagnostic target for Legionnaires disease | Prof Steve Chambers, Prof David Murdoch, Dr Amy Scott-Thomas |
| Arthur Morley-Bunker | Scoping RNA biomarkers of colorectal cancer cases | A/Prof Logan Walker, A/Prof Margaret Currie, A/Prof John Pearson, Mr Tim Eglinton |
| Stephanie Moran | Promoting cell death in cancer cells | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Margreet Vissers |
| Citra Praditi | Vitamin C and metastasis | Prof Margreet Vissers, A/Prof Gabi Dachs |
| Annika Seddon | Investigating the biology of tumour-associated neutrophils | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Margaret Currie, Prof Tony Kettle |
| Heather Shearer | Sensitising pathogenic bacteria to neutrophil oxidants | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Heather Parker, Dr Paul Pace |
| Priyanka Sinha | Genomic analysis of mood disorder drugs in bipolar disorder | Prof Martin Kennedy, Dr Simone Cree, A/Prof John Pearson |
| Cassie Stylianou | Copy variants and endometrial cancer risk | A/Prof Logan Walker, A/Prof John Pearson |
| Kim Ton | Application of new technologies to pharmacogenetics | Prof Martin Kennedy, A/Prof John Pearson, A/Prof Matt Doogue |
| Eveline van Leeuwen | Oxidative stress and redox regulation of the cytoskeleton | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Margreet Vissers |
| George Wiggins | Gene expression variability in breast tumour development | A/Prof Logan Walker, A/Prof John Pearson, A/Prof Mik Black |
| Jessika Wise | 3D breast tumour models for drug discovery | Dr Elisabeth Phillips, A/Prof Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim, A/Prof Margaret Currie |
| Masuma Zawari | Bioavailability and health effects of isothiocynates from nutraceutical preparations | Prof Mark Hampton, A/Prof Anitra Carr, Dr Dion Thompson |
BBiomedSc(Hons)
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Krista Dawson | Characterising the relationship between Legionella longbeachae and their amoebal hosts: implications for Legionnaires’ disease prevention | Dr Sandy Slow, Prof Steve Chambers |
| Tess Featherston | Oxidative stress and antioxidant expression in human cancer | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Martina Paumann-Page |
| Lorna Forrester | Mycobacterial resistance to killing by neutrophil oxidants | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Heather Parker |
| Jaya Montecillo | Gene-modification of breast cancer cells for cancer imaging | A/Prof Gabi Dachs |
2018
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2017
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Leah Butt | Measuring markers of immune response in patients treated with Nivolumab (Opdivo) or Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
2016
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Burn | A validation study to detect markers of proliferation adequacy in the endometrium | Prof Martin Kennedy, Dr Gloria Evans, Prof John Evans |
| Linda Buss | The influence of exercise and hyperlipidaemia on breast cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Margreet Vissers |
| Lucy de Jong | Diagnostic applications of a Nanopore sequencing device | Prof Martin Kennedy |
| Tara Swadi | A novel strategy to prevent bacterial biofilm formation using methylthioadenosine-nucleosidase inhibitors | Prof Steve Chambers |
2015
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2014
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| James Falvey | Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Prof Richard Gearry, Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Rebecca Roberts |
| Rebecca Poynton | Peroxiredoxin 3 and oxidative stress in mitochondria | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Andrea Betz |
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2013
PhD
*Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Flett | Gene transfer to restore vitamin C synthesis in human cell line | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Margreet Vissers |
| Zac Gerring | Evaluating molecular markers of breast tumour progression | A/Prof Logan Walker, Dr Gavin Harris |
| Annika Seddon | Immune suppression and squamous cell carcinoma tumour biology | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
| Kate Vick | Functional consequences of lowering mitochondrial peroxiredoxin 3 expression | Prof Mark Hampton |
2012
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Shrawan Bhandari | Investigation of the biosynthesis of 2-Pentylfuran from 'Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro' and 'in vivo' | Prof Steve Chambers, Dr Amy Scott-Thomas, Prof Chris Charles, Dr Richard Weld |
2011
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Coker* | The role of reactive chlorine species in bacterial killing by neutrophils | Prof Tony Kettle, Prof Christine Winterbourn |
| Sarah Deng | Gene regulation by antidepressant drugs | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce |
| Alice Johnstone | Implications for drug addiction development from expressional analyses of rattus norvegicus striatal tissue following methamphetamine and benzylpiperazine exposure | Prof Martin Kennedy |
| Vikas Kumar | Oxidative changes in cardiac proteome during ischemia/reperfusion | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton |
| Amy (Marshall) Osborne* | Assessment of genetic variation in the threatened New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, and its association with fitness | Prof Neil Gemmell, Prof Martin Kennedy |
| Katya Volkova | Tumour angiogenesis : the role of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistence | A/Prof Margaret Currie, A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Bridget Robinson |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2010
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Davis* | The molecular basis of fibrinogen disease: Structure, function and pathology | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
| Michelle Hunt | Vessel-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy for cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, A/Prof Margaret Currie, Prof Bridget Robinson |
| Kasia Mackenzie | Why are skin cancers more aggressive in renal transplant recipients? | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Barry Hock, Prof Bridget Robinson, A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Dr Andrew Miller, Prof Justin Roake, Mr Jeremy Simcock |
| Karina O'Connor | The effect of oxidative stress on DNA methylation | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Anthony Reeve |
| Melissa Stacey | Cell antioxidant pathways for disposal of MPO-derived oxidants | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Margreet Vissers |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gibb | Does promoter variation in the USP46 gene influence antidepressant response? | Prof Martin Kennedy |
| Min-Hi Han | Assessing a blood biomarker of lung infection | Prof Christine Winterbourn |
| Aaron Hayes | Detecting 2-aminoacetophenone and pyocyanin from clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Dr Amy Scott-Thomas |
| Hannah Kennedy | Development of an assay for interferon beta bioavailability in relapsing-remitting MS patients | Prof Stephen Brennan |
| Tamas Major | Evaluation of The Four-and-a-half LIM 2 (FHL2) Single Polypeptide As A Potential Biomarker of Cardio-Renal Syndrome (CRS) | A/Prof Chris Pemberton |
| Anna van Pomeren | Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, Tumour Angiogenesis, and Cancer Progression | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
2009
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bland | Genetic and functional analysis of novel serotonergic candidate genes in psychiatric disorders | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce, Dr Rebecca Roberts |
| Kristin Brown* | Cellular targets of isothiocyanates | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Sarah Cuddihy |
| Andy Cox* | Peroxiredoxin 3 and the regulation of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Sarah Cuddihy |
| Dylan Glubb | Pharmacogenomics of the antidepressant Paroxetine | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce |
| Jessie Green* | Oxidant production inside the phagosomes of neutrophils | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Tony Kettle, Prof Mark Hampton |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
2008
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Gunningham | The role of vascular endothelial growth factors and their receptors in breast and colorectal tumour angiogenesis | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Prof Vicky Cameron, Prof Bridget Robinson, Prof Stephen Fox |
| Tim Harwood | Glutathione sulfonamide as a biomarker of oxidative stress during inflammation | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Tony Kettle |
| Felicia Low | The antioxidant activity of erythrocyte peroxiredoxin 2 and its role in protecting haemoglobin | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton |
| So-Young Moon | Identification of genetic aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia using array CGH | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Peter Ganly, A/Prof Christine Morris |
| Campbell Sheen | Molecular characterisation of coagulation disorders | Prof Stephen Brennan, A/Prof Christine Morris, Dr Mark Smith |
| Selma Stuffrein-Roberts | Allelic expression patterns in psychiatric candidate genes | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Vicky Cameron, Dr Michael Eccles |
| Rachel Wilkie | Oxidative stress and apoptosis in the phagocytic neutrophils | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Margreet Vissers |
2007
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Mathew Littlejohn | Pharmacogenetics of the B2 adrenergic receptor and related molecules | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Tony Kettle, |
| Robyn Midwinter | The role of chloramines on the inflammatory process in endothelial cells | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Margreet Vissers, |
| Logan Walker | Genetic aberrations in breast cancer | Prof Bridget Robinson, A/Prof Christine Morris |
2006
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Dear | Assembly and secretion of Fibrinogen: Evidence from human mutation | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
| Patrick McHugh | A cellular model for investigating antidepressant pharmacogenomics | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce, Dr Geraldine Rogers |
| Jennifer Scotter | The laboratory diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis | Prof Stephen Chambers, Dr Peter Ganly, Prof David Murdoch |
| Malina Storer | Development of laboratory tests for assessing vitamin status | Prof Stephen Chambers, Dr Michael Lever |
2005
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Vickie Hanrahan | The role of homeobox gene HLX1 in haematopoiesis and leukaemia | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Stephen Brennan, Dr Geraldine Rogers |
2004
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| James Baty | Hydrogen peroxide-sensitive thiol proteins: Potential targets in redox signalling | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton, |
| Warwick Dellow | Glycine Betaine and Diabetes Mellitus | Prof Stephen Chambers, Prof Peter George, Dr Michael Lever |
| Ghassan Maghzal | The effects of genes and the environment on the structure and function of fibrinogen | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
2003
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Fook Choe Cheah | Lung inflammation and oxidative injury in hyaline membrane disease: The role of NF-kB activation in pulmonary leukocytes | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Brian Darlow |
| Sheryl Gough | Molecular analysis of a novel chromosome translocation associated with acute lymphoid leukemia | Dr Peter Ganly, A/Prof Christine Morris |
| Harold Neal | CRESCENTIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS: Associations of Eosinophils and Transforming Growth Factors | Emeritus Prof Robin Fraser |
2002
PhD
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Benjes | BCR-ABL1 Recombination Mechanisms in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia: Clues from Complexity | Prof Vicky Cameron, A/Prof Christine Morris |
| Sangeeta Budhia | Isolation and Characterisation of Novel Human Dendritic Cell-Associated Molecule, DD1.1 | Dr Barry Hock, Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Justin Roake |
| Anna Chapman | Aggregation and chlorination of proteins by hypochlorous acid: Insights into reactions within neutrophils | Prof Tony Kettle, Porf Christine Winterbourn |
| Victoria Metcalf | The Molecular Evolution of Serum Albumin in Non-Mammalian Vertebrate Species | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
