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Research theme leaders
BA (Education) PhD Candidate
Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research
BSc PhD
Head, Chronic Diseases Research
OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD
BSc (Hons) PhD
Theme Head, Wellbeing and Mental Health
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD
Feilman Fellow; Head, Precision Health Research and Head, Translational Intelligence
BMedSci (hons), PhD
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Mesothelioma location influences the tumour microenvironment and immune checkpoint therapy response in preclinical models
Mesothelioma is a cancer derived from mesothelial cells, most commonly arising from the pleura or the peritoneum. Immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) has shown survival benefit for pleural mesothelioma, but little is known about the response in peritoneal mesothelioma. Most preclinical mesothelioma models involve subcutaneous cancer cell implantation, which lacks the relevant tumour microenvironment of peritoneal mesothelioma and does not resemble the clinical presentation.
Should Not Anesthesia Research Involve Anesthesiologists? Consequences of the Decline in Academic Anesthesia and Possible Solutions
Fatigue Is a Key Contributor to Quality of Life in Heart Valve Disease and After Valve Replacement/Repair: A Qualitative Study
Heart valve disease (HVD) can cause morbidity and impairment of quality of life (QOL) both before and after intervention. However, descriptions of the QOL of people with HVD across the disease course are limited. We aimed to collect the experience of people living with HVD through qualitative interviews, focusing on how HVD impacts their self-perceived QOL.
Inoculation Theory and Sport, Exercise, and Physical Activity
Movement is at the core of human existence. For infants and children, exploratory movement offers a scaffold for important learning and development outcomes, and in adolescents and adults, regular activity is key for promoting good physical and mental health.