•Theme A. Re-emerging infectious diseases, vectors and Australia’s health security. Specific diseases of interest include Tuberculosis and other Mycobacteria, Malaria, Dengue, Filariasis, soil transmitted helminths, Group A Streptococcus, neglected tropical diseases and vector borne diseases.

•Theme B. Health Systems Research and Indigenous Health Research. This theme focuses on workforce development and health service delivery to rural, remote and Indigenous populations in tropical Australia and the Pacific.

•Theme C. Chronic Diseases with high prevalence in Tropical Australia. Specific areas of interest include diabetes, allergy and asthma, the intersection between chronic and infectious diseases, including the association of gut microbiome and chronic disease and peripheral vascular disease, including pre-clinical work to identify risk factors and novel treatment targets, and clinical studies to test novel therapies.

•Theme D. Molecular Development of Therapeutics. Research in this theme employs cross-disciplinary approaches to the development and trialing of compounds and targets, with a particular focus on translating bioactive compounds from tropical fauna to new pharmaceutical products, such as drugs, vaccines or diagnostics.

•Theme E. Genetic and epigenetic aspects of disease. This theme focuses on the application of deep sequencing and bioinformatics techniques to research activities in Themes A and C.

•Theme F. Occupational Health and Safety. Accidents and injuries associated with key industries in rural and remote North Queensland.

2016 AITHM PhD Scholarships

Contact AITHM

P (07) 4781 3122F (07) 4781 4855E aithm@jcu.edu.auW www.aithm.jcu.edu.au

AITHM has a number of PhD scholarships available for outstanding and highly motivated students with an interest in tropical health and medical research who wish to undertake a PhD at JCU in 2016.

PhD projects will be available in one or more of AITHM’s key research areas:

About AITHM

James Cook University (JCU) is one of the worlds leading institutions focusing on the tropics. With campuses in Townsville, Cairns and Singapore, JCU is dedicated to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics worldwide, through graduates and discoveries that make a difference. The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) has recently been established at JCU with $84 million in establishment funding from the Queensland and Commonwealth Governments. AITHM aspires to be a world-leading health and medical research institute addressing health problems of major importance to tropical Australia, South East Asia, the Pacific and the tropics worldwide. AITHM research spans both basic and applied and AITHM is committed to health and medical research directed towards rural, remote, Indigenous and underserved communities in the tropics worldwide.

Ju2016 AITHM PhD Scholarships

Contact AITHM

P (07) 4781 3122F (07) 4781 4855E aithm@jcu.edu.auW www.aithm.jcu.edu.au

Note: AITHM welcomes applications from potential PhD students who intend to submit an Advance Queensland Scholarship application. Note that the Advance Queensland Scholarship research proposal must address one of the Queensland Science and Research Priorities and that this proposal must also align with one or more of the AITHM Research themes if you wish to apply for a 2016 AITHM PhD Scholarship.

Advance Queensland PhD Scholarships support undergraduate researchers in gaining a PhD degree. The scholarships assist in attracting and retaining promising researchers in Queensland, and foster increased linkage with industry/end-user organisations. Further information about the Advance Queensland Scholarships, including how to apply, can be found here.

AITHM at James Cook University Cairns Campus

Scholarship Details:

Closing date: Friday 6 November 2015,17:00 AEST

Value: $28,000 per annum

Duration: 3 years full time

Applications welcomed from domestic and international students. Fee waivers will be available for international students who meet JCU requirements. Further informa-tion regarding tuition fees and waiver of fees is available here:

Tuition Fee – Internal Sponsorship and Exemption Policy

Tuition Fee Policy for International Students

How to Apply

To apply, please visit: https://espaces.edu.au/aithm-scholar-ships

If you have any questions, please contact aithm@jcu.edu.au

Eligibility:

All applicants must meet the JCU Higher Degree by Re-search (Research Doctorate) requirements. These require-ments can be found here.

Applicants must be available to commence their PhD by no later than 30 June 2016.

All applicants must have a JCU/AITHM researcher who has agreed to act as Advisor should their AITHM schol-arship application be successful. The following JCU Research Centre websites may be useful in finding an Advisor working in an area of relevance to AITHM:

Anton Breinl Centre for Health Systems Strengthening

Centre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics

Centre for Biosecurity and Tropical Infectious Diseases

Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention

Centre for Nursing and Midwifery

Comparative Genomics Centre

Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease

Potential Advisors can also be found by visiting the JCU Research Portfolio website.