Physiology

Projects

Projects per year 2000 2025

• 2 Curtailed
• 7 Not started
• 79 Active
• 527 Finished

Projects per year

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  Investigating the protective role of C-type natriuretic peptide in preeclampsia and future cardiovascular risk.

  Bubb, K., Nicholls, S., Hobbs, A., Colafella, K. & Ashton, A.

  Heart Foundation

  1/04/21 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• Targeting insulin regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) as a novel treatment for stroke

  Ireland, C. & Chai, S.

  1/03/21 → 28/02/22

  Project: Research

• Motivation for starvation: understanding the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa

  Foldi, C.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• A bispecific antibody to synergise checkpoint blockers in oncology

  Robert, R., Mackay, C., Caminschi, I. & Cowley, M.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Mechanisms underlying the generation of spontaneous contractions in human uterine muscle: Potential therapeutic target for dysfunctional labour

  Parkington, H. & Sheehan, P. M.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• IRAP - an innovative target and a potential biomarker in the fight against abdominal aortic aneurysms

  Gaspari, T., Dear, A., Widdop, R. & Chai, S.

  Heart Foundation

  1/01/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Pathways to vision following lesions of the primary visual cortex

  Rosa, M.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

• Targeting renal hypoxia to avoid cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury

  Lankadeva, Y. R., May, C. N., Evans, R. & Cochrane, A.

  1/10/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Dopamine dynamics in activity-based anorexia

  Foldi, C.

  24/07/20 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

• Engineered plant receptors as orthogonal neuronal switches

  Janovjak, H., Andrews, Z. & Jackson, C.

  13/05/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• The development of novel strategies to replicate the function of bariatric surgery

  Stefanidis, A.

  Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation

  1/02/20 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• New treatments for obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

  Cowley, M.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• Reversing Renal Medullary Hypoxia and Acute Kidney Injury in Sepsis

  May, C., Lankadeva, Y. R., Bellomo, R. & Evans, R.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• From synapses to networks: understanding how brain networks guide behaviour

  Hagan, M. & Cloherty, S.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Probing the role of dendrites in cortical gain control

  Sato, T. & Stuart, G. J.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Inherited Pathogenic Mutations in Prostate Cancer: The Next Generation

  Taylor, R., Thorne, H. J., Frydenberg, M., Risbridger, G., Batra, J. & Schoch, W.

  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Tracking the development and progression of chronic kidney disease using non-invasive imaging

  Bertram, J., Bennett, K., Denton, K. & Cullen-McEwen, L.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Involvement of the claustrum in coordinating brain circuits

  Gamanut, R. & Rosa, M.

  Australian Research Council (ARC)

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• Resolving and translating communication within the prostate cancer microenvironment

  Daly, R., Horvath, L. G., Taylor, R., Timpson, P., Cox, T. R., Song, J., Risbridger, G., Kench, J. G. & Jorgensen, C.

  United States Department of Defense (DoD)

  1/09/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• How does the brain sense low blood glucose and switch on corrective actions?

  Stark, R.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

• JDRF Strategic Research Agreement - Novel Adjunctive Therapeutic For T1D; a-MSH/MC5R agonist axis

  Cowley, M., Sleeman, M., Thompson, P., Wentworth, J. & Kelly, L.

  1/07/19 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

• The use of a cold receptor agonist effectively in weight loss without adverse cardiovascular side effects

  Cowley, M., Simonds, S. & Henry, B.

  1/07/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• “Up-Front PSMA” Alliance: Using Theranostics Early to Eradicate Prostate Cancer and Developing Novel Strategies for PSMA-negative disease

  Azad, A., Hoffman, M., Murphy, D., Risbridger, G., Trapani, J., Williams, S. G., Lawrentschuk, N., Francis, R., Vela, I., Taylor, R., Sandhu, S., Violet, J., Pattison, D. A., Porter, L., Lister, N., Alinezhad, S., Iravani, A. & Zhu, J.

  Cancer Australia (Australia)

  1/07/19 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

• The origins of vascular aging – the effects of diabetes and exercise.

  Ngo, J.

  1/07/19 → 31/05/21

  Project: Research

• Improving the efficacy of a new venom derived drug for Alzheimer's Disease

  Kuruppu, S., Parkington, H., Smith, I. & Rajapakse, N.

  National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation

  1/07/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Mechanisms of itch - from endosomal signalling to neural circuits

  Imlach, W. & De Koninck, Y.

  23/06/19 → 22/06/23

  Project: Research

• The neural basis of the cognitive effects of prefrontal cortex stimulation

  Alizadeh Mansouri, F., Buckley, M. & Jaberzadeh, S.

  30/04/19 → 29/04/22

  Project: Research

• Investigating the origins of neuroendocrine prostate cancer

  Toivanen, R., Risbridger, G., Taylor, R., Goode, D., Clouston, D. & Murphy, D.

  15/02/19 → 14/02/23

  Project: Research

• New combination therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer

  Lawrence, M., Risbridger, G., Azad, A. & Taylor, R.

  Victorian Cancer Agency

  15/02/19 → 14/02/23

  Project: Research

• Novel Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes via Melanocortin 5 Agoinsm

  Cowley, M., Sleeman, M., Thompson, P., Wentworth, J., Wilks, A. F., Le Roux, C. W. & Kelly, L.

  Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria), Synthesis Pty Ltd, Monash University – Internal School Contribution

  6/02/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

• Hunger-sensitive neural pathways influence appetite and behaviour

  Andrews, Z.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Defining the Physiology and Therapeutic Potential of Inhibin

  Walton, K.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Unravelling the neural circuits that mediate visual-spatial integration

  Chaplin, T.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Role of protein kinase D in adiposity and the regulation of body weight

  McGee, S. L., Andrews, Z. & James, D. E.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Can we engage weight loss circuits in the brain without causing hypertension?

  Cowley, M., Simonds, S. & Horváth, T. L.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Targeting lipid metabolism for prostate cancer therapy

  Watt, M., Taylor, R. & Nomura, D. K.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• The vagus nerve and gut - brain interactions: the underpinnings of successful weight loss surgery through recruitment of Brown Adipose Tissue

  Oldfield, B., Allen, A., McDougall, S. & de Lartigue, G.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• From a Venom to a Potential Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

  Kuruppu, S., Rajapakse, N., Parkington, H., Smith, I., Aguilar, M. & Martins, R. N.

  30/09/18 → 31/05/21

  Project: Research

• Pharmacological inhibition of IRAP as a novel antifibrotic strategy

  Widdop, R., Samuel, C., Burrell, L. M., Chai, S. & Gaspari, T.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Central neural circuits subserving nutrient–activated thermogenesis - the basis of post prandial energy expenditure

  Oldfield, B. & Allen, A. M.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Toward Precision Medicine for Cancer Cachexia

  Harrison, C., Gregorevic, P. & Garcia, J.

  Cancer Council Victoria

  1/01/18 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

• Defining reciprocal neural circuits that regulate appetite and memory

  Lockie, S.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Adenosine A1 receptor modulation: Structure, dynamics & novel pharmacological interventions

  Christopoulos, A., May, L., Imlach, W., Hill, S. & Scott, D.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Mechanisms underlying the efficacy of bariatric surgery – insights from rat models of sleeve gastrectomy and the adjustable gastric band

  Oldfield, B., Brown, W. & Burton, P.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• The Neurocircuitry of Food Choice in Obesity

  Verdejo-Garcia, A., Andrews, Z., Lockie, S. & Harding, I.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Integration of feedforward and feedback circuits for decision-making

  Hagan, M.

  1/01/18 → 27/11/21

  Project: Research

• Predicting the successful resolution of obstructive sleep apnoea following weight-loss surgery

  Edwards, B., Brown, W., Hamilton, G. & Naughton, M.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Identifying Novel Molecular Targets for Treating Chronic Pain.

  Imlach, W. & De Koninck, Y.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Targeting Prevention and Treatment of Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease

  Denton, K.

  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

  1/01/18 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Decoding dysfunctional spinal cord circuitry in chronic pain.

  Imlach, W. & De Koninck, Y.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research