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  The role of ascorbate in the regulation of HIF-1 in cancer cells 

  Kuiper, Caroline (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

  Cancer cells within a solid tumour are often under considerable metabolic stress, which would normally signal cell death. However, cancer cells are able to adapt and survive their inhospitable microenvironment by activating ...
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  Development of improved diagnostic testing methods for invasive pneumococcal disease 

  Werno, Anja Maria (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

  Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is one of the most important bacterial pathogens and contributes extensively to global infectious disease morbidity and mortality, especially in children. To unequivocally identify ...
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  2-pentylfuran: biosynthesis by Aspergillus fumigatus in-vitro and investigation of confounders of a breath test in-vivo 

  Bhandari, Shrawan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

  A. fumigatus is the principle cause of fatal invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in severely immunocompromised hosts and rapid treatment is compromised by the limitations in the current diagnostic tests. 2-pentylfuran ...
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  Development of laboratory tests for assessing vitamin status 

  Storer, Malina Kate (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006)

  Aim To develop assays for the determination of functional vitamin status and to determine the functional vitamin status of an elderly population. Specifically the focus has been to develop assays to measure the biological ...
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  Neutrophil Activation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

  Hoskin, Teagan Susan (Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours, 2011)

  Abstract Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an inflammatory condition in which neutrophils play an important role. Colonoscopy with biopsy is thought to be the best method for evaluating inflammation location, extent, ...

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