Ross Vlahos

Professor Ross Vlahos

Interim Dean SHBS and ADVC Bundoora

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

Supervisor projects

  • The viral origins of cardiovascular disease in women
  • 20 May 2024
  • Utilising organotypic brain slices to halt ageing and cognitive decline.
  • 28 Feb 2024
  • Scope, co-design, pilot and evaluation of an evidence-based digital health prehabilitaion solution for cardiac surgical patients.
  • 23 Nov 2023
  • Encapsulation of Polyphenolic Compounds-Rich Extracts of Roselle and Investigating Its Effects on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers
  • 16 Nov 2022
  • Developing novel ALOX5 mRNA nanoparticles to treat incurable non-small cell lung cancer
  • 24 Feb 2022
  • Novel pharmacological strategies to treat cigarette smoking-induced atherogenesis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • 4 Jan 2022
  • Elucidating the mechanisms underlying cognitive dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • 17 Dec 2020
  • Effects of Cigarette Smoking in Fat and Muscle Leading to the Metabolic Syndrome
  • 1 Sep 2020
  • How Does Cigarette Smoking Aggravate Hepatic Steatosis to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis?
  • 1 Sep 2020
  • Determination of the Mechanisms Regulating Mental Health Disorders in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • 26 Aug 2020
  • Defining the role of adipokines in the development of COPD and related metabolic comorbidities
  • 29 May 2020
  • Defining and Targeting Pathogenic Myeloid Populations in Novel Models of COPD
  • 26 Feb 2020
  • Defining Molecular Pathways Regulating Musculoskeletal Disorders in COPD and Acute Exacerbation
  • 12 Mar 2019
  • Maternal and Fetal Complications During Influenza A Virus Infection
  • 4 Jun 2018
  • Investigating Host Inflammatory and Metabolic Mechanisms as Novel Targets Against Respiratory Infectious Diseases
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Investigating the Pathogenic Consequences of Streptococcus pneumoniae Lung Infection in Chronic Respiratory Diseases
  • 27 Feb 2017
  • Targeting Oxidant-Dependent Pathways to Treat Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • 20 Feb 2017
  • Harnessing the Chronic Inflammatory Environment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for Biomarker Discovery
  • 1 Jul 2015
  • Investigating the mechanisms underlying stroke outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • 2 Mar 2015
  • Targeting oxidative stress for the treatment of COPD and its comorbidities
  • 2 Mar 2015

Teaching interests

Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lung inflammation, Oxidative stress, Respiratory infections, Emphysema

Research interests

Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Immunology, Neurosciences, Medical Physiology
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