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Honours in the School of Biomedical Sciences

Students interested in pursuing an honours degree should contact the program director Dr Elizabeth Watkin. You should initially fill in an Expression of Interest form. The form may be returned to the School Enquires office or placed in Dr Watkin's pigeon hole. Forms must be returned no later than November 9, 2007.

Projects in 2008

Supervisor (s) Project Title
Dr Ghanim Almahbobi
Dr James McFarlane

The role of BMP4 in follicular development and ovulation rate in mice

Dr Steve Bottomley
Dr Kylie Munyard

Predicting the structure of Alpaca melanocortin 1 receptor mutant  

Dr Steve Bottomley & Dr Ricardo Mancera

Investigating Putative Insulin-Binding Proteins by Molecular Modelling


Dr Brian Brestovac
Dr Paul Costantino

Expression of p16INK by Flow Cytometry and Human Papillomavirus Genotype in Cervical Dysplasia

Dr Anna Cook
Dr Marian Sturm
Dr Richard Herrmann

Mesenchymal stromal cell–induced gene profile changes in B-lymphocyte populations: an investigation into mechanisms of immune modulation

Dr Anna Cook
Dr Benedict Carnley
Dr Marian Sturm
Ms Kathryn Shaw
Dr Richard Herrmann

Immune Dysregulation in Myelodysplasia

A/Prof David Groth

Is zygote selection occurring in the Western Rock Lobster larvae?

Does Tenascin contribute to wool growth in Sheep?

Dr Cyril Mamotte

Allele expression imbalance and its application to studies on polymorphisms associated with degenerative and other diseases.

Role of genetic variation in the low-density-lipoprotein receptor related protein,   or LRP, in disease.

The Acute Effect of Dietary Composition on Biomarkers of Coronary Heart Disease and Other Degenerative Diseases

 

Dr Cyril Mamotte
Adj Professor P O'Leary

ACCE model for genetic test evaluation: congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Dr Ricardo Mancera

Structure-based drug design of new insulin mimetics

Ligand-induced conformational activation of the insulin receptor

Can water drive molecular evolution?

Prof Ralph Martins
Jeff Jago

Role of tau on regulating beta amyloid production in a mouse model of tau hyperphosphorylation

Novel oxidative stress and cholesterol oxidation compounds as early diagnostic markers for Alzheimer's disease

Dr TK Mukkur

An investigation of the immunomodulatory properties of Astragalus membranaceus using mouse as a model system

Comparative protective potential of aromatic-dependent mutant of Bordetella pertussis grown under iron-replete versus iron-starvation conditions

Immunogenicity of pertussis toxoid delivered intradermally following encapsulation in nanoparticles

Dr Kylie Munyard

Inheritance of fibre colour in alpacas

Dr Delia Nelson
Dr Marilyn Bennet-Chambers
Prof Erik Helmerhorst

Assessing the therapeutic, immunological and anti-vascular consequences of anti-copper treatments in lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma

Dr David Townsend

Analysis of conjugative staphylococcal plasmid and its relaxosome

Regulation of multi-drug transportation in staphylococci

Dr Elizabeth Watkin
Dr Lesley Mutch
Dr Helen Watling

The determination of population dynamics in a bioleaching column using T-RFLP

Dr Elizabeth Watkin
Dr Lesley Mutch

The genetic organisation of symbiotic genes in an “unusual” group of root nodule bacteria for Western Australian legumes.

Dr Elizabeth Watkin
Dr Lesley Mutch
Dr Ron Watkins

Is the acidification of Perth’s groundwater microbially driven?

Dr Elizabeth Watkin
Dr Alison Mackie
Dr Elaine Davidson

Which pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae infect stone fruit trees in WA?

Dr David Williams

Detecting and characterising emerging viruses of the Asia-Pacific region