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The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW

The University of New South Wales

The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences.

A leading research and teaching school with expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, environmental microbiology, medical microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, protein chemistry and other areas of biological science.

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Research Projects currently active within BABS

Animals That Eat Less Live Longer – Up to a Point
Antarctic Aquatic Microbiology
Antibody-based Therapies and Diagnostics for Fungal Infections
Antioxidants: y-glutamylcysteine
Antiviral Research: Development of Small Compound Antivirals
Archaea ‘join the conversation’ – Communication in the Third Domain
Atmospheric Carbon Fixation; a Novel Biochemical Process Dominating Polar Desert Soils
Bioreactors for Evaluation of Reduced Biofilm Formation by Modified PVC Materials
Cellular Metabolism of Sterols and Fatty Acids; Implications in Neurodegenerative diseases, obesity and diabetes
Conductive Protein Nanowires for Bioelectronics and Biosensors
Congenital Myopathy/Dystrophy Gene Discovery
Congenital Titinopathy
Controlling Obesity: Transcriptional Regulation of Adipogenesis
Development and Validation of Diagnostic Methods for IBD Cases Caused by Virulent C. concisus Strains
Development of More Effective Anti-cancer Drugs Based on Cisplatin
Discovering New Cane Toad Viruses
Endogenous and Artificial Modulators of Cell Adhesion
Engineering the Next Generation of Artificial Transcription Factors
Evolution Across Interfaces
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in S. Typhimurium
Evolution of Mammal Sex Chromosomes
Examination of the Impact of IBD Treatment Drugs, Dietary Factors, Antibiotics, Probiotics on C. concisus and other Bacterial Species in the Human Oral Cavity and Intestinal Tract
Functional Genomics with PacBio Long-Read Sequencing
Functionalising Outer Membrane Vesicles for Recombinant Expression of Membrane-Bound Proteins
Genetic Variation in the Dingo
Genomic Diversity in the Human Brain: The Functional Role of Expandable DNA Repeats
How do Bacterial Genomes Accumulate Mutation?
Human tissue-specific circular RNA signatures
Identifying New Drug Targets for the Treatment of Obesity-related Cancers
Increasing Energy Expenditure for the Treatment of Obesity
Influence of Diet on Parkinsonism
Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA
Interactions between Candida albicans and the Gut Microbiota
Investigating the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Antarctic Soft Sediment Microbial Communities
Investigation of Transcriptome Dysregulation in Brain Ageing
Lipase-mediated Production of Biodiesel Using Coconut Oil
Mathematically Modelling Merry and Miserable Microbiota
Mechanism of Mechanosensing in PIEZO1
Mechanisms of the Neuronal Network Development
Microfluidics for Mid-Stream Mammalian Cell Bioprocessing
Molecular Mimicry in Host-Pathogen Interactions
Non-Coding RNA (ncRNA) Regulation of the Expression of the Pertussis Vaccine Antigen, Pertactin
Non-Coding RNA Regulation of the Whooping Cough Vaccine Antigen, Pertactin
Norovirus Replication and Epidemiology
Novel Therapies for Angiosarcoma
Outbreak Detection Using Next Generation Genome Sequencing (NGS)
Paleovirology: Finding EVEs in Mosquitoes
Predictive Gene Discovery
Projects on Helicobacter pylori
Projects on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Proteomics of epidemic B. pertussis
Recombinant reductive dehalogenases
Regulating Globin Expression: A Potential Therapy for Sickle Cell Anaemia and Thalassaemia
Regulation of Membrane Protein Insertion in Artificial Bilayers Using DNA Origami
RNA-Based Regulation of the Type 3 Secretion Machine of Enterohaemorrhagic E. Coli
Role of the Neuronal Splicing Factor A2BP1/RBFOX1 in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Roles of Regulatory Small RNAs in Antibiotic Tolerance in Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Searching for New Protein Methylation Enzymes
Searching for Novel Enzymes for Valuable Dipeptide Synthesis
Searching for the Protein Interaction Code
Self-Assembling Biomaterials for Nanotechnology
Sex Chromosome Dosage Compensation
Stromatolites and the Origins of Life
Synaptic Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Maintenance in Health and Disease
Tailorable Protein Scaffolds for Nanomedicine
The Impact of the Zonula Occludens Toxin Produced by Campylobacter concisus on the Gut Mucosal Immune System and the Intestinal Barrier
The Impact of Toxins Encoded by Campylobacter Concisus Mobile Elements on the Intestinal Barrier and the Gut Mucosal Immune System
The Role of Circular RNAs in Molecular Biology of the Brain
Virus Projects: Examining Cellular Changes; Transfer of Virus Material to Neighbouring Cells
Yeast as a Model for Protein Interaction Dynamics

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University of NSW
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