Medical & health sciences

Researchers in the medical and health sciences lab

Research in medical and health sciences

Our medical and health sciences research teams specialise in medical physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, and metabolism and inflammation in health and disease. A key focus is on expanding knowledge of the role that lifestyle-associated diseases play in limiting not only our lifespan, but our quality of life. We also focus on proactively enhancing clinical and community care.

medical physiology
pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
nursing
exercise and muscle metabolism
obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health
immunology and cancer
complementary medicine
musculoskeletal health
infection and disease
mental health
pregnancy
acute and chronic illness in community and hospital care
health informatics

Our multidisciplinary approach incorporates expertise from the following institute, centre and college:

Research partnerships

Multidisciplinary research on medical and health sciences is undertaken in partnership with government, industry, not-for-profit organisations and other universities in Australia and overseas. Our research partnerships include collaborations with:

Western Health
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and CSIRO
Victorian Institute of Sport
Mindwise
BeyondBlue
Headspace
Australian Rotary Health Fund
Australian Spinal Research Foundation
Helen MacPherson Smith Trust
Cancer Council Australia
Palliative Care Barwon Health
BioScreen
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Discovery Clinic
Australian Osteopathic Association
Most Major Universities and Research Institutions in Victoria as well as additional Universities and Institutes across Australia and Internationally

Postgraduate research opportunities

We welcome applications from prospective research students wanting to undertake a PhD or Masters by Research in the area of medical and health sciences.

For further information about becoming a research student or guidance about possible project areas and supervisors, please contact Associate Professor Todor Vasiljevic.