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Parkinson's Centre

  • ParkC’s cognition research: different subtypes of Parkinson's
  • ParkC’s laboratory research: cell replacement therapies and prevention of degeneration
  • ParkC’s non-pharmaceutical interventions: benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson's

Systems and Intervention Research Centre for Health

  • Creating cultural empathy and challenging attitudes through Indigenous narratives
  • Hepatitis B and C online training programs
  • Paramedic assessment and referral to access MEDical care at home (PARAMED Home)

ECU Melanoma Research Group

  • Circulating melanoma cell detection
  • Development of a Prognostic Blood Test
  • Isolation and quantification of circulating melanoma cells
  • Melanoma is predominantly caused by UV exposure, but effects of heat and chemicals may largely increase melanoma incidence
  • Monitoring of skin health in mining areas
  • The effect of developmental genes, such as PAX3, on development of Melanoma

Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care

  • CSIRO second round funding for the Australian imaging, biomarkers and lifestyle (AIBL2) study
  • Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) study
  • Extension of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC) funding

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