Research

Executive Dean's Public Lecture | Diet Debate: eating your way to a healthy lifestyle

With many diets available we explore two of the most popular at this month's public lecture. Firstly, exploring a low-carbohydrate lifestyle and then a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Comparing and contrasting each diet through their demonstrated health benefits and research under pinning each perspective. 

Northern Communities Health Foundation Annual Lecture

Professor Randy Jirtle discusses epigentic origins of human health.

HEALTH MATTERS | Is sugar the new tobacco?

Curbing consumption of added sugars is a significant public health challenge. Public health experts are advocating for policies–such as a sugar tax–despite fierce opposition from the food and beverage industry. Increasingly, parallels are being drawn between the sugar industry and the tobacco industry.

Lisa Butler is taking the world of cancer research by storm

Associate Professor Lisa Butler is bringing in the grants for prostate cancer.

Spotlight on Professor Marianne Chapman

Professor Marianne Chapman and her team have been awarded $1,233,268 to lay the groundwork for understanding the role of protein in the nutritional support of patients with critical illness, which will help them to later establish the optimum amount and type of protein to improve muscle strength, functional outcomes and survival.

Spotlight on Associate Professor Loc Do

Associate Professor Loc Do and his team will use $1,229,852 to examine the effects of socioeconomic circumstances on child oral health conditions, which can be mediated by dietary patterns, use of fluoride and dental service.

Spotlight on Associate Professor Benedetta Sallustio

Associate Professor Benedetta Sallustio and her team will be working with $327,214 to develop new medications that prevent heart damage during cancer chemotherapy. We talked to her about this exciting research in the pipeline.

Spotlight on Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn

Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn and her team now have $987,047 to look into intermittent fasting as a nutritional strategy for managing obesity and its effects on metabolic health and weight in people with pre-diabetes. We talked to her about her work and what inspired it.

Executive Dean's Public Lecture: Transforming endocrine therapy for breast and prostate cancer

The Executive Dean's Public Lecture series presents Transforming endocrine therapy for breast and prostate cancer, by Dr Luke Selth and Dr Theresa Hickey. 

2017 Florey Postgraduate Research Conference Prize Winners

Congratulations to all our students who presented at the 2017 Florey Postgraduate Research Conference.