Master’s Opportunities in Cancer Research in Australia

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne Project title: Next-generation gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa . This project develops a next-generation gene replacement therapy for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) , a severe inherited retinal disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in a photoreceptor-specific gene. The research focuses on restoring gene function in degenerating photoreceptors and advancing a therapy for a recessive rod-cone dystrophy that currently has no approve...

MSc by Research opportunity at the University of Melbourne / Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. This project is titled “Validation of Methylation-Based qPCR Biomarkers for Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes” . The research focuses on translating genome-wide biomarker discovery into practical clinical assays. The student will work on validating candidate DNA methylation biomarkers in Australian cohorts (including PREDICTION and A...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, based at the Doherty Institute in Australia. This project explores the intersection of diet and immunity , focusing on whether plant-derived metabolites interact with the MR1–MR1T cell axis and how these interactions influence immune activation. The work is highly relevant to immunology , medical science , and chemistry , with methods i...

Research Degree Opportunity at The University of Melbourne / Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Project title: Smart RNA switches for precision RNA therapeutics. This project focuses on RNA therapeutics , smart mRNA , RNA switching , and LNP delivery for applications in cardiovascular diseases and cancers . The research aims to develop logic-gated mRNAs that switch on in target cells and off elsewhere by reading endogenous RNA cues. St...

Research Degree Opportunity at The University of Melbourne Project title: Investigating the Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics: From Nanomaterials and Measurement to Experimental Models and Cell Biology . This interdisciplinary research degree project examines the health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), with a focus on where these particles accumulate in human tissues and how they affect biological systems. The project brings together nanotechnology , analytical chemistry , biom...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in modelling diabetic heart disease using human cardiac microtissues . This project investigates diabetic cardiomyopathy , a condition where diabetes increases the risk of heart failure through chronic metabolic stress. The research uses human iPSC-derived multicellular cardiac microtissues to study cellular and molecular pathways involved in cardiac dysfunction under diabetic-like conditions such as hyperglycaemia and lipotoxic stress. ...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne for a Master by Research or PhD project titled Developing lipid and mRNA-based therapies for Friedreich ataxia heart disease . This project focuses on Friedreich ataxia , a rare inherited multisystem disease caused by reduced expression of frataxin (FXN). The main research problem highlighted is cardiomyopathy , which is described as the leading cause of premature death in affected individuals and an area where no disease-modifying cardi...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences . This project is titled Generative AI for Gene Therapy: Designing Novel AAV Capsids to Cure Blindness and is focused on developing next-generation adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids for retinal gene therapy. The research combines generative AI , deep learning , and gene therapy to address major limitations of current AAV delivery systems, including poor t...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne Project title: Improving the formation of protective immunity against human viruses . This opportunity is in immunology and biochemistry/cell biology , with a focus on how CD4+ helper T cells , CD8+ killer T cells , B cells , and regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to long-lasting protective immunity against infectious disease and human viruses. The project is especially relevant to students interested in vaccine efficacy, immune memor...