Discipline of Physiology

Current Postgraduate Students and Research Topics

Student Research Topic Start Date Full/Part Time Degree
David Adams Control of renin gene and mRNA. 15.2.1997 Full time. PhD
Adam Benjafield  The genetic cause of essential hypertension. 4.3.1999 Full time. PhD
Virginia Best  The perception of multiple sound sources and acoustic motion in human listeners. 3.2000 Full time. PhD
Duncan Blair  A role for platelet-activating factor in ovine luteolysis. 15.3.1998 Full time. PhD
Omar Chami A role for platelet-activating factor in ovine luteolysis.  15.2.1998 Full time. PhD
Tricia Chan  Functional anatomy of horizontal and bipolar cells in primate retina. 15.2.1995 Part time. PhD/GMP
Victoria Cogger  The changing ultrastructure and function of the aging liver. 15.3.2000 Full time. PhD
Michelle Cummins The use of replication-deficient adenoviruses to dissect G protein signalling pathways in epithelial cells. 11.8.1997 Full time. PhD
Luke Eckersley  The molecular biology of neuregulins and related ligands in the peripheral nervous system. 15.3.2000 Part time. PhD
Ritu Gupta The role of vitamin D in photoprotection. 15.3.2000 Full time. PhD
Haibi Hu  Studies on regulation of epithelial ion transport. 15.7.2000  Full time. M Med
Cheryl Jeyasingam  Genome scan to find essential hypertension loci.  15.2.1997 Part time. PhD/GMP
Reuben Kurilowich Auditory motion after-effects. 15.3.2000 Full time. PhD
Johahn Leung  Mechanics of virutal auditory motion. 15.2.1997 Full time. PhD
Aiqing Li  The role of p53-dependent apoptosis in the mouse IVF embryopathy. 15.7.2000 Full time. MMed
Charles Li  ATP and its receptors on smooth muscle cell and neurons. 3.2000 Full time. PhD
Yan Li    2000  Full time. M Med
Simon Liang Structure of the P2x1 purinoceptor gene and its developmental expression in the mouse. 15.2.1997 Full time. PhD
William Lin  Plasticity of presynaptic Mechanisms in Autonomic Ganglia. 15.2.1995 Part time. PhD
Ruby Lin  Molecular genetics of essential hypertension, obesity and diabetes. 15.6.1998 Full time. PhD
Bin Lin  Distribution of amino acid receptors on the bipolar and ganglion cells in the marmoset retina. 15.2.1998 Full time. PhD
John Makeham  Central control of the cardiovascular system. 3.2000 Full time. PhD
Mark Mariathas  Agents that effect contractility in muscle. 15.3.2000 Full time. PhD
Angelique Megevand  Upper airway protection and the risk of sudden infant death. 2.1997 Part time. PhD
Michiko Mirams Clinical applications of a novel phosphate transport regulator from oncogenic osteomalacia. 15.3.2000 Full time. PhD
Jason Potas  Role of the caudal midline medulla in cardiovascular control. 3.1999   PhD
Valin Reja  Molecular studies in the central control of blood pressure. 3.2000 Full time. PhD
Hannah Rhee  Effects of re-innervation and dennervation on myosin composition of rat laryngeal muscles. 15.3.2000 Full time.
M Sc Med
Dharshi Siva  Influence of Corticosteroids on Osteoclast formation and activity. 8.2000  Full time. PhD
Samuel Solomon  Parallel processing in primate vision. 15.7.1997 Full time. PhD
Anucharte Srijunbarl    15.3.1996 Full time. PhD
Thomas Stojanov    15.2.1996 Part time. PhD
Anthony Suen  Characterization of myosin isoforms in extraocular muscles. 15.3.1998 Part time. M Sc/GMP
Andrew White  Parallel pathways in primate vision. 15.3.1999 Full time. PhD/GMP
Jeremy Young    15.3.1998 Part time. PhD
Wendy Zhong  Myosin isoform study in marsupial mammals. 15.3.1998 Full time. M Sc Med

Last updated 4th Oct 2001