Dental Projects by Theme

Dental Projects by Theme

Clinical Research

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Clinical Research
Erosive potential of food products, beverages and oral health care products Dr Peiyan Shen Melbourne Dental School
Growth and Development Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Oral Medicine Professor Michael McCullough
Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Melbourne Dental School
Prevention of dental caries and promotion of remineralization Dr Peiyan Shen Melbourne Dental School
Restorative Dentistry Head of Research Group Associate Professor Peter Parashos
Melbourne Dental School
The perception of special needs dentistry amongest newly graduate dentists Dr Hajer Derbi Melbourne Dental School

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Dental Materials

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Dental Materials
Oral Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery (OAMS) Head of Section Dr Rita Hardiman
Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Melbourne Dental School
Restorative Dentistry Head of Research Group Associate Professor Peter Parashos
Melbourne Dental School

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Forensic Bone Biology

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Forensic Bone Biology
Oral Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery (OAMS) Head of Section Dr Rita Hardiman
Melbourne Dental School

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Oral Infection and Immunity

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Antimicrobial materials – synthesis of novel peptides, nanoparticles and organic polymers to targeting antibiotic resistance in bacteria Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
Assessment and prevention of erosion Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Bacterial chemotaxis and chronic disease Prof Stuart Dashper Melbourne Dental School
Caries Detection and Diagnosis Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of biomineralising peptides and proteins Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of novel P. gingivalis cell surface proteinase/adhesins Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of potential virulence factors secreted by the type 9 secretion system of Porphyromonas gingivalis Dr Michelle Glew Melbourne Dental School
Community Oral Health Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Development of periodontal disease vaccines Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
Host–Microbe interactions; investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
How bacterial metabolites can disrupt mucosal host defence A/Prof Glen Scholz Melbourne Dental School
How mucosal epithelial cells tailor the host immune response to bacteria A/Prof Glen Scholz Melbourne Dental School
How the inflammatory cytokine IL-36 gamma prevents infection A/Prof Glen Scholz Melbourne Dental School
Identification and functional characterisation of novel partners of the IRF6 transcription factor A/Prof Glen Scholz Melbourne Dental School
Infiltration of carious lesions with resin Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
Microbial flow cytometry; developing diagnostic tools for immune responses to bacteria, nano and micro materials and vesicles Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School
Oral Biology Research Group Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
Oral Health Policy Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Health Promotion Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Infection and Immunity
Oral Medicine Professor Michael McCullough
Melbourne Dental School
Outer membrane vesicles and polymicrobial chronic disease Prof Stuart Dashper Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Melbourne Dental School
Remineralisation of enamel with CPP-ACP and fluoride Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
The development of novel antimicrobial peptides from biological sources Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
The oral microbiome in health and disease Dr Catherine Butler Melbourne Dental School
The physical and optical characteristics of hypomineralised enamel Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
The proteomic analysis of oral bacterial pathogens Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds
Melbourne Dental School
The remineralisation of hypomineralised enamel Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Vaccine design and development to improve immune responses to viral diseases and cancer Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson Melbourne Dental School

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Population and Oral Health

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Characterisation of potential virulence factors secreted by the type 9 secretion system of Porphyromonas gingivalis Dr Michelle Glew Melbourne Dental School
Community Oral Health Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Growth and Development Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton
Melbourne Dental School
Oral Health Policy Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Health Promotion Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Population and Oral Health
The oral microbiome in health and disease Dr Catherine Butler Melbourne Dental School
The perception of special needs dentistry amongest newly graduate dentists Dr Hajer Derbi Melbourne Dental School
Tumour suppressor functions of the IRF6/RIPK4 axis A/Prof Glen Scholz Melbourne Dental School

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