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Research programs

Revolutionising health outcomes by harnessing transformative technologies.

One of our fundamental goals is to revolutionise health outcomes by building on our strengths in multidisciplinary research and harnessing transformative technologies.

To reach this goal, we are developing four new technology-driven programs to provide transformative impact in our established health research areas.

Health research programs

Cancer

Cancer

Investigating how cancer develops and progresses, the interactions between cancer cells and their environment, and new or repurposed strategies to prevent and treat the disease.

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Infection and immunity

Infection and immunity

Exploring how viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi infect humans, animals and plants, and how the immune system responds.

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Cardiovascular biology

Cardiovascular biology

Investigating the causes of cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes and developing new therapies through world-class multidisciplinary research.

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Technology research programs

Biosensors

Biosensors

Applying advanced biosensing technologies for real-time health monitoring, disease detection and environmental assessment at the point of need.

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Digital biology

Digital biology

Applying machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics to better understand biological systems and improve disease prediction, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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Space biology

Space biology

Utilising the unique challenges of space as a test bed for robust and universally deployable health and technological solutions.

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Synthetic biology

Synthetic biology

Innovating personalised preventative and therapeutic interventions by developing nucleotide, peptide and aptamer-based technologies for the early detection of disease at point of care,  the design of new antibiotics/antimicrobial therapies, and the harnessing of tailored immune systems and microbiomes.

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Our research centres

We are home to three research centres spanning cardiovascular research, extracellular vesicles research and biosensors research.

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