Research projects
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Displaying 1 - 15 of 24 project(s).
Anaemia among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and women in Australia: Assessing risk factors and control strategy
AusPathoGen aims to reduce the impact of infectious diseases on public health by improving pathogen characterisation and optimising responses through large-scale integration of pathogen genomics, epidemiological data and surveillance data at the population health level.
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- Associate Professor Son Nghiem, Researcher
- Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Researcher
- Dr My Tran, Researcher
- Dr Tehzeeb Zulfiqar, Researcher
- Ms Danielle Cribb, Researcher
- Professor Emily Lancsar, Principal investigator
- Professor Kathryn Glass, Principal investigator
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Principal investigator
There is a lack of knowledge regarding barriers to and enablers of participating in the NBCSP among migrants in Australia. To overcome the barriers and utilise the enablers, there is a need for evidence-based interventions.
This study will assess the effects of prolonged bushfire smoke exposure on the physical health, mental health and lifestyle factors of residents of the ACT region.
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- Associate Professor Aparna Lal, Researcher
- Dr Jo Lane, Researcher
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Support officer
- Professor Alison Calear, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
This project also offers the opportunity to further elucidate the natural history of campylobacteriosis, including examination of recognised and emerging complications and post-infectious sequelae.
This project, headed up by Prof Don McManus at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, aims to 1) monitor and evaluate the National Schistosomiasis Control Programme in 16 sentinel villages in the Dongting and Poyang Lakes areas of the P.R. China 2) use mathematical modelling (Prof Gail Williams (UQ)) to predict future S. japonicum transmission rates and to determine the optimum and most cost-effective schistosomiasis intervention strategies for control to reach the goal of elimination.
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- Professor Darren Gray , Researcher
- Prof Don McManus
- Prof Li Yuesheng
- Prof Gail Williams
- A/Prof Darren Gray
- Prof Archie Clements
- Prof Zhou Xiao Nong
- Prof Juerg Utzinger
This project is reviewing major communicable disease outbreaks occuring in Australia over the last 25 years.
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- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
- Raina MacIntyre
- Michael Baker
- ISER Collaborators
This thesis explores how training and learning happen in applied epidemiology training programs.
Despite major advances in TB control, more work needs to be done to address the financial burden of Tuberculosis (TB).
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Understanding migrants’ health system information needs and appropriate methods of providing information can help to increase the accessibility of information about health systems.
The investigation of diverse clinical, biological and social data (including pathology, and at times obtained directly via volunteer studies) to inform and improve clinical practice for the diagnosis and monitoring of ME/CFS and long COVID patients.
Fostering collaboration among partners and programs across the Pacific and Southeast (SE) Asian regions
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- Esabelle Yam, Researcher
- Polly Wallace, Researcher
- Dr Samantha Colquhoun, Researcher
- Dr Emma Field, Researcher
- Dr Rosalina Sa’aga-Banuve, Principal investigator
This study will examine the exposure to and potential health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the towns of Oakey, Williamtown and Katherine.
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- Associate Professor Aparna Lal, Researcher
- Dr Jo Lane, Researcher
- Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Researcher
- Dr Nina Lazarevic, Researcher
- Ms Hsei Di (Sadie) Law, Researcher
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Researcher
- Professor Cathy Banwell, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Principal investigator
- Professor Philip Batterham, Researcher
- Professor Robyn Lucas, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Researcher
- Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Professor Cate D'Este
- Professor Jochen Mueller
- Professor Archie Clements
- Professor Adrian Miller
- Dr Jennifer Braunig
- Dr Deborah Randall
- Ms Sandra Nilsson
This project aims to address the gap in understanding the barriers and enablers to reporting at the local level among public health officials across varying socioeconomic, political, and geographic contexts.
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- Associate Professor Tambri Housen, Supervisor
- Dr Amish Talwar, Principal investigator
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Supervisor
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