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Cancer metabolism

Cancer cells use amino acid to generate energy. We are investigating amino acid transport and metabolism in cancer cells.

This project is open to Honours, Masters and PhD students

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Characterizing the mRNA-protein “interactome” of plants Honours, Masters, PhD
Chromosomal evolution in the Social huntsman spider Delena cancerides Honours, PhD
Co-evolution between Australian cuckoos and their hosts PhD
CO2 diffusion inside leaves Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Comparative, meta-analytic and empirical approaches to understanding the impacts of developmental environments on life-history evolution PhD
Control of meristem differentiation and plant architecture in legumes Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Coordination of chloroplast signals with cellular secondary messengers during abiotic and biotic stresses Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Coral regeneration Honours, PhD
Decrypting chloroplast signalling networks in C4 photosynthesis at cell type-resolution Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Delivery of virulence proteins by fungal rust pathogens Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
Design and evaluation of novel antimalarial drugs Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Designing new channel inhibitors for treating chronic pain Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Developing molecular tools for functional analysis of microRNA-mediated gene silencing Honours, Masters, PhD
Development of a simple, inexpensive therapeutic cancer vaccine Honours, PhD
Diseases of amino acid transport Honours, PhD
Domestic applicants for PhDs in Ecology & Evolution PhD
Drug resistance in the human malaria parasite Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Duetting and female song in Australian passerines Masters, PhD
Ecological processes in evolutionary radiations Honours, PhD
Ecology of the Silky Hairstreak butterfly and its attendant ant, a potential indicator of old growth forest Honours
Ecophysiology of salinity and temperature tolerance in a changing world Honours, PhD
Effector delivery by fungal rust pathogens Bachelor, Honours, PhD
Electron transport and ATP synthesis in chloroplasts Honours
Energy use and the plant canopy - measuring local respiration trends. Bachelor
Engineering microRNA pathways for broad-spectrum plant disease resistance. Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD

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