Systems Biology

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Application of genomics to public health and clinical microbiology	Project Leader Professor Ben Howden	Microbiology and Immunology
Australian Venom Research Unit		Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Blood Atlas: Understanding cell state and differentiation using genomics data from blood cells	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
Cell state and cell fate: Systems biology approaches to understanding cell identity	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
Clark laboratory: Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Head of Laboratory Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Clinical Proteomics	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Coding the future: next-gen bioinformatic tools for nanopore data	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Danny Hatters laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Danny Hatters	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
David Stroud laboratory	Head of Research Group A/Prof David Stroud	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Deciphering the mysteries of human brain development	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Delbridge laboratory: Cardiac phenomics	Head of Laboratory Professor Lea Delbridge	Anatomy and Physiology
Developing a novel class of therapeutics for muscle wasting and frailty	Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker	Anatomy and Physiology
Diabetic cardiomyopathy – an epidemic disease	Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge	Anatomy and Physiology
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism	Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
Enterococcus faecium	Project Leader Professor Ben Howden	Microbiology and Immunology
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Functional neuroanatomy of genitourinary vasculature	Project Leaders Professor Janet Keast / Dr Peregrine Osborne	Anatomy and Physiology
Harrap laboratory: Genetic physiology	Head of Laboratory Professor Stephen Harrap	Anatomy and Physiology
How do dietary nutrients affect the ability of stem cells and stem cell-derived tumours to grow and divide?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do neural stem cells maintain quiescence?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do neurons maintain their specialised status?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do our genes cause neuropsychiatric disorders?	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
How do tumours compete for resources to grow?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
Howden laboratory: Molecular epidemiology, genomics and pathogenesis of antimicrobial resistant bacteria	Head of Laboratory | Director of MDU Professor Ben Howden	Microbiology and Immunology
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Keast-Osborne Laboratory: Neural and Bioelectronic Control of Pelvic Organs	Joint Heads of Laboratory Professor Janet Keast & A/Professor Peregrine Osborne	Anatomy and Physiology
Malcolm McConville laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Malcolm McConville	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Mechanisms of diastolic heart failure	Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge	Anatomy and Physiology
Michael Menden laboratory	Head of Laboratory Michael P. Menden	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk	Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Mycobacterium ulcerans	Project Leader Professor TIm Stinear	Microbiology and Immunology
Neuropsychiatric disorder gene characterisation with Nanopore sequencing	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Parker laboratory: Metabolic Proteomics & Signal Transduction	Head of Laboratory Dr Benjamin Parker	Anatomy and Physiology
Robyn Brown laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Robyn M Brown	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Scott Laboratory: Microbial glycoproteomics and host pathogen interactions	Head of Laboratory Dr Nichollas Scott	Microbiology and Immunology
Scott Laboratory: Neural Circuits and Behaviour	Head of Laboratory Professor Ethan Scott	Anatomy and Physiology
Sex, adiposity and cardiac vulnerability	Research Project Leader Professor Lea Delbridge	Anatomy and Physiology
Skeletal muscle signal transduction related to exercise, metabolic disease and human health	Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker	Anatomy and Physiology
Staphylococcus aureus & Enterococcus faecium	Project Leader Professor Tim Stinear	Microbiology and Immunology
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis	Project Leader Professor Ben Howden	Microbiology and Immunology
Stinear laboratory: Bacterial pathogenomics	Head of Laboratory Professor Tim Stinear	Microbiology and Immunology
Systems genetics of muscle metabolism	Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker	Anatomy and Physiology
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	Anatomy and Physiology
The role of protein modifications on muscle development	Research Project Leader Dr Benjamin Parker	Anatomy and Physiology
The Stemformatics Stem Cell Atlas	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
The Treatment of Papuan Taipan Envenoming in Papua New Guinea	Project Leader Dr David Williams	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes	Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
Wells laboratory: Stem cell systems	Head of Laboratory Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology

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