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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Postgraduate research projects

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  • Many of these project proposals are flexible, and can be modified from a masters to a PhD, or vice versa; make contact with the named supervisor to find out.
 

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Honours project topics

TitleSchoolDepartmentSupervisor
3D Mouse Heart School of Medical SciencesPhysiologyAssoc Prof Ian LeGrice
Characterization of cofactor F420–binding proteins from mycobacteria School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesProf Ted Baker
Developing new cancer drugs targetting PI 3-kinase School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyProf Peter Shepherd
Functional Analysis of cell wall-anchor regions from group A streptococcal pilus proteins. School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyAssoc Prof Thomas Proft
Identifying new glucose sensing pathways in beta-cells School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyProf Peter Shepherd
Insight into early steps of poxvirus morphogenesis School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesAssoc Prof Alok Mitra
Life without water School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesAssoc Prof Clive Evans
Mutants for Drug Design School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Christopher Squire
Mycobacterium tuberculosis – inhibitor design for new therapies School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Shaun Lott
Pharmacometrics tools using the NESI computing grid School of Medical SciencesPharmacology & Clinical PharmacologyProf Nick Holford
Quality of Primary Care in New Zealand: Analysis of the QUALICOPC New Zealand GP & Patient Data School of Population HealthHealth SystemsDr Rob McNeill
Role of Different PI 3-kinase Isoforms in Regulating Actin Cytoskeleton School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyProf Peter Shepherd
Role of PI 3-kinase in the Maintenance of Cancer Stem Cell Populations School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyProf Peter Shepherd
The effect of a parkinsonian toxin MPP+ on noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus: Implications for Parkinson’s disease. School of Medical SciencesPhysiologyProf Janusz Lipski (MD, PhD)
The response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to host lipids School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Shaun Lott
The role of statins in regulating inflammation following brain injury. School of Medical SciencesAnatomy with RadiologyDr Simon O'Carroll
The role of the circulating inflammatory proteins in neurodegeneration. School of Medical SciencesAnatomy with RadiologyDr Simon O'Carroll
The role of the peripheral immune system in neurodegeneration. School of Medical SciencesAnatomy with RadiologyDr Simon O'Carroll
The structure and function of the COMMD protein family School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Shaun Lott
Towards Structural Elucidation of Type-I Signal Peptidases School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Paul Young
Understanding the relationship between genotype of tumours and response to cancer drugs School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyProf Peter Shepherd
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Masters project topics

TitleSchoolDepartmentSupervisor
Comparing prices of selected medicines among 15 European Union Countries School of PharmacyPharmacyDr Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Food and Health in old age – protein intake and time of day School of Population HealthGeneral Practice and Primary Health CareMiss Ruth Teh
Kava use amongst Fijian and Tongan men in New Zealand School of Population HealthPacific HealthDr Vili Nosa
Medication management in newly graduated nurses School of NursingNursingMs Anecita Gigi Lim
Optimisation of an Autophagy Assay School of Medical SciencesNutritionDr Gareth Marlow
PiggyBac transposon mutagenesis in haploid mouse embryonic stem cells. School of Medical SciencesAuckland Cancer Society Research CentreDr Peter Sobieszczuk
Socio-economic status and youth health School of MedicinePaediatricsDr Simon Denny
Studies into the posology of intravenous nonsteroidal drugs for pain relief School of PharmacyPharmacyProf Gil Hardy
The distribution of CVD services and outcomes in the Auckland Region School of Population HealthEpidemiology & BiostatisticsDr Daniel Exeter
The experience of anaphylaxis School of Population HealthHealth SystemsDr Laura Wilkinson-Meyers
The impact of decreased cognitive function on the self management activities of older people with heart failure School of NursingNursingMrs Susan Waterworth
The use of social marketing to inform the public about the harms of methamphetamine use School of Population HealthSocial & Community HealthDr David Newcombe
A dietary intervention study to delay the progression of prostate cancer in men who have elected to follow a “watch and wait” approach to treatment School of Medical SciencesAuckland Cancer Society Research CentreKaren Bishop
Consistent condom and contraception use among New Zealand secondary school students School of NursingNursingDr Terryann Clark
Contribution of ABC transporter gene over-expression to determining the cellular accumulation and sensitivity to platinum anticancer drugs School of Medical SciencesPharmacology & Clinical PharmacologyAssoc Prof Mark McKeage
Design and construction of the motivation to teach questionnaire Faculty AdministrationCMHSEDr Marcus Henning
Features of the proteasome and response to the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib in patients with multiple myeloma? School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyDr Nuala Helsby
Quality of Primary Care in New Zealand: Analysis of the QUALICOPC New Zealand GP & Patient Data School of Population HealthHealth SystemsDr Rob McNeill
The effect of cancer on drug processing activity in patients School of Medical SciencesMolecular Medicine & PathologyDr Nuala Helsby
Time to CT and appropriateness of CT scanning among people presenting to the ED setting with an acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) School of Population HealthEpidemiology & BiostatisticsDr Bridget Kool
Using Social Cognition Models and Online Simulation of Health Scenarios to Understand Population Health Behaviour School of Population HealthHealth SystemsDr Rob McNeill
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Doctoral project topics

TitleSchoolDepartmentSupervisor
Elucidating the pathogenesis of Age-related macular degeneration School of MedicineOphthalmologyProf Colin Green
Maori youth health: Analysis of factors associated with good outcomes for youth School of NursingThe Adolescent Health Research GroupDr Terryann Clark
Predicting and enhancing recovery after stroke School of MedicineMedicineDr Cathy Stinear
Probing the pathogenesis of critical illness School of Medical SciencesSMS Affiliate: Biological SciencesDr Anthony Phillips
Cultural attributes and teaching and learning: how cultural attributes affect student learning experiences (within the medical and health professions)? Faculty AdministrationCMHSEDr Boaz Shulruf
Does applying values add value? Evaluation of an educational innovation School of Population HealthGeneral Practice and Primary Health CareProf Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Excitatory glutamate receptor localisation in the human basal ganglia. School of Medical SciencesAnatomy with RadiologyDr Henry Waldvogel
Receptor and cell changes in a Transgenic Sheep Model of Huntington’s Disease School of Medical SciencesAnatomy with RadiologyDr Henry Waldvogel
University admissions models: Optimizing student selection models to enhance equity and quality in higher education Faculty AdministrationCMHSEDr Boaz Shulruf
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