Description
Pneumonia is highly prevalent and often deadly in stroke patients, raising the possibility of weakened lung immunity after stroke. The focus of this project is to explore if the release of small membrane-bound vesicles after stroke remotely regulate and impair host defence. We propose revealing vesicle content will offer novel biomarkers to identify high-risk stroke patients who will require targeted therapy to limit infectious complications and improve patient recovery.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
Stroke, Lung, Infection, Exosome
School
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Short projects
Time commitment
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
Monash Health Translation Precinct (Monash Medical Centre)
Co-supervisors
Dr
Shu Wen Wen