Honours Project Book - Faculty of Health Sciences - University of ...
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Techniques that will be used in the projects include<br />
human cell culture, animal studies, micro-computed<br />
tomography, gene transfection, real-time RT-PCR,<br />
luciferase assay, mineralization assay, proliferation<br />
assay, western blot, immunohistochemistry and<br />
confocal microscopy.<br />
References<br />
Anderson PJ,<br />
DJ Netherway, P Self and DJ David.<br />
Scanning electron microscope and Micro CT<br />
evaluation <strong>of</strong> cranial sutures in health and disease.<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Crani<strong>of</strong>acial Surgery 17, 909-919, 2006.<br />
Coussens AK, CR Wilkinson, IP Hughes, CP Morris, A<br />
van Daal, PJ Anderson and BC Powell.<br />
2007.<br />
Unravelling the molecular control <strong>of</strong> calvarial suture<br />
morphogenesis in children with craniosynostosis. BMC<br />
Genomics. 8:doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-458.<br />
Coussens AK, CR Wilkinson, IP Hughes, BC Powell, PJ<br />
Anderson and A van Daal. 2008. Identification <strong>of</strong><br />
genes differentially expressed by prematurely fused<br />
human sutures using a novel in vivo-in vitro approach.<br />
Differentiation. 76:531-545.<br />
Donato R, SA Wood, I Saunders, B Gundsambuu, KY<br />
Mak, CA Abbott and BC Powell.<br />
2009. Regulation <strong>of</strong><br />
epithelial apical junctions and barrier function by<br />
Galpha13, Biochim Biophys Acta - Molecular Cell<br />
Research 1793, 1228-1235.<br />
These projects are eligible for the WCHRI <strong>Honours</strong><br />
Scholarship <strong>of</strong> $2,000. See the website for further<br />
details and how to apply<br />
http://www.wchri.com.au/Scholarships.htm.<br />
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