Cell Signalling

Researching cell signaling pathways and their importance in conveying information among cells to assist in understanding the development of a variety of human diseases.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Analysing genetic roles of RNA-binding proteins and alternative splicing in Drosophila stem cells Project Leader Professor Gary Hime
Bedoui laboratory: Innate and adaptive interactions in immunity to infection Head of Laboratory Professor Sammy Bedoui
Brown laboratory: Cancer metabolism Head of Laboratory Dr Kristin Brown
Building a urogenital nervous system connectome Project Leaders Professor Janet Keast / Dr Peregrine Osborne
Cellular trafficking and male fertility Project Leader Professor Gary Hime
Crack laboratory: Neuropharmacology Head of Laboratory Professor Peter Crack
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Delbridge & Weeks laboratory: Cardiac Phenomics & Signalling Head of Laboratory Professor Lea Delbridge
Co-Lead of Laboratory Dr Kate Weeks
Developing a novel class of therapeutics for muscle wasting and frailty Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Diabetic cardiomyopathy – an epidemic disease Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge
Dr Kate Weeks
Discovering and characterizing new genes involved in innate immunity, tissue injury and fibrosis Project Leader Professor Christine Wells
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Functional neuroanatomy of genitourinary vasculature Project Leaders Professor Janet Keast / Dr Peregrine Osborne
Genetics of blood brain barrier formation Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan
Gleeson laboratory: Membrane trafficking in the secretory and endocytic pathways in health and disease. Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gregorevic
Gunnersen laboratory: Neuron development and plasticity Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jenny Gunnersen
Hogan laboratory: Vascular Cell and Developmental Biology Head of Laboratory Professor Ben Hogan
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Live imaging of cellular signalling in vascular development and disease models Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan
Mantamadiotis laboratory: Brain Cancer Molecular Biology Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Mechanisms of diastolic heart failure Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge
Dr Kate Weeks
Molecular mechanisms controlling lymphangiogenesis Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray
Novel regulators of germline stem cells Project Leader Professor Gary HIme
Parker laboratory: Metabolic Proteomics & Signal Transduction Head of Laboratory A/Prof Benjamin Parker
Parker laboratory: Structural biology and computational Design Head of Laboratory and Director, Bio21 Institute Professor Michael Parker
Sex, adiposity and cardiac vulnerability Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge
Dr Kate Weeks
Skeletal muscle signal transduction related to exercise, metabolic disease and human health Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker
Smith laboratory: Cardiac Genetics Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Kelly Smith
Systems genetics of muscle metabolism Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker
The Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate School Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
The role of protein modifications on muscle development Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Transcriptional regulation of intestinal organoid differentiation Project Leader Professor Gary Hime
Uncovering the interplay between innate immunity and the blood brain barrier in disorders of the CNS Project Leader Professor Christine Wells
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Understanding the interaction between microbiota and T cell immunity Project Leader Professor Sammy Bedoui
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt

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