Biomedical Neuroscience

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Understanding the plasticity of skeletal muscle in health and disease	Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch	Anatomy and Physiology
A gut feeling about new therapies for glioma	Joint Project Leaders Dr Lincon Stamp & Dr Marlene Hao	Anatomy and Physiology
Allen laboratory: Central cardiovascular regulation	Head of Laboratory Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Angiotensin and chemoreceptor function	Research Project Leader Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Aptamers: developing a novel technology for hormone measurement	Project Leader/Supervisor Dr Linda Fothergill, Professor John Furness	Anatomy and Physiology
Autologous stem cell therapies in Australia	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie	Anatomy and Physiology
Blood Atlas: Understanding cell state and differentiation using genomics data from blood cells	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
Bornstein laboratory: Enteric neuroscience	Head of Laboratory Professor Joel C Bornstein	Anatomy and Physiology
Brain networks processing respiratory sensations	Project Leader Professor Stuart Mazzone	Anatomy and Physiology
Brain-gut axis: Neural pathways controlling the stomach and their relevance for treatment of gastroparesis	Project Leader/Supervisor Professor John Furness, Dr Martin Stebbing	Anatomy and Physiology
Building a urogenital nervous system connectome	Project Leaders Professor Janet Keast / Dr Peregrine Osborne	Anatomy and Physiology
Cell state and cell fate: Systems biology approaches to understanding cell identity	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
Cheng laboratory: Stem cell and organ size control regulation	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
Clark laboratory: Transcriptomics and Neurogenetics	Head of Laboratory Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Coding the future: next-gen bioinformatic tools for nanopore data	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Contemplating stem cells in society	Project Leader Dr Claire Tanner	Anatomy and Physiology
Peter Crouch laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Peter Crouch	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Daniel Hoyer laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Daniel Hoyer	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Danny Hatters laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Danny Hatters	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Deciphering the mysteries of human brain development	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism	Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Factors that accelerate photoreceptor death: The role of purines	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
Fletcher laboratory: Visual neuroscience	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
Fogg laboratory: Surgical Anatomy	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Quentin Fogg	Anatomy and Physiology
Food entertainment of circadian rhythms	Project Supervisor Dr Lalita Oparija	Anatomy and Physiology
Functional neuroanatomy of genitourinary vasculature	Project Leaders Professor Janet Keast / Dr Peregrine Osborne	Anatomy and Physiology
Furness laboratory: Digestive physiology and nutrition	Head of Laboratory Professor John Furness	Anatomy and Physiology
Genetics of blood brain barrier formation	Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan	Anatomy and Physiology
Glial cells as a source of progenitor cells in degenerative disease	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Growth factors and peptide mimetics	Project Leader Dr Susan Northfield	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Gunnersen laboratory: Neuron development and plasticity	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jenny Gunnersen	Anatomy and Physiology
Hogan laboratory: Vascular Cell and Developmental Biology	Head of Laboratory Professor Ben Hogan	Anatomy and Physiology
How do dietary nutrients affect the ability of stem cells and stem cell-derived tumours to grow and divide?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do neural stem cells maintain quiescence?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do neurons maintain their specialised status?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How do our genes cause neuropsychiatric disorders?	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
How do tumours compete for resources to grow?	Project Leader A/Professor Louise Cheng	Anatomy and Physiology
How does GM-CSF prevent brain damage after traumatic injury?	Head of Laboratory Dr Jenny Gunnersen Project Leader Dr Sandy Shultz	Anatomy and Physiology
Human brain networks processing respiratory sensations	Project Leader Professor Stuart Mazzone	Anatomy and Physiology
Hypothalamic modulation of basal sympathetic activity	Research Project Leader Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Identifying factors that improve gastrointestinal function in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy	Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch	Anatomy and Physiology
Innate immunity and neural injury	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Insulin on the Brain	Research Project Leader Dr Garron Dodd	Anatomy and Physiology
Is the “shed” form of Sez-6 proteins responsible for their synapse-promoting effects?	Head of Laboratory Dr Jenny Gunnersen Project Leader Dr Kathryn Munro	Anatomy and Physiology
Isabelle Rouiller laboratory	Associate Professor Isabelle Rouiller	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Keast-Osborne Laboratory: Neural and Bioelectronic Control of Pelvic Organs	Joint Heads of Laboratory Professor Janet Keast & Dr Peregrine Osborne	Anatomy and Physiology
Lawson laboratory: Transmissible neurodegeneration	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Vicki Lawson	Microbiology and Immunology
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Live imaging of cellular signalling in vascular development and disease models	Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan	Anatomy and Physiology
Mapping the distribution of angiotensin receptors in the brain	Research Project Leader Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Mature and developing synaptic transmission between defined classes of enteric neurons	Research Project Leader Dr Jaime Foong	Anatomy and Physiology
Mazzone laboratory: Respiratory Sensory Neuroscience	Head of Research Group Professor Stuart Mazzone	Anatomy and Physiology
Mike Griffin laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Michael Griffin	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms controlling lymphangiogenesis	Project Leader Professor Ben Hogan	Anatomy and Physiology
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk	Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Mueller laboratory: Visualising the immune system in action	Head of Laboratory Professor Scott Mueller	Microbiology and Immunology
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray	Anatomy and Physiology
Muscle wasting in multiple system atrophy	Research Project Leader Professor Gordon Lynch	Anatomy and Physiology
Neuro-immune interactions: Nerve pathways that control inflammation in the intestine	Project Leader/Supervisor Dr Martin Stebbing	Anatomy and Physiology
Neuroanatomy of human visceral systems	Professor Janet Keast	Anatomy and Physiology
Neuropsychiatric disorder gene characterisation with Nanopore sequencing	Project Leader Dr Mike Clark	Anatomy and Physiology
Norman Saunders laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Norman Saunders	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Novel heteromeric receptors in gut control: ghrelin receptors and dopamine receptors working together	Project Leader/Supervisor Professor John Furness & Dr Ruslan Pustovit	Anatomy and Physiology
Oxidative stress and neural injury	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Patient voices: An analysis of patients’ information-based priorities and needs	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie	Anatomy and Physiology
Paul Gooley laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Peter Crack laboratory	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target discovery in stroke	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Project 1. Should we worry about prion associated heart disease?	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Vicki Lawson	Microbiology and Immunology
Project 2. COVID-19 associated brain injury and inflammation	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Vicki Lawson	Microbiology and Immunology
Protecting the gut from the damaging consequences of obesity	Project Leader/Supervisor Dr Rachel McQuade	Anatomy and Physiology
Relaxin family peptide hormones	Project Leader Associate Professor Tony Hughes	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Ruparelia Laboratory: Muscle Growth, Regeneration and Ageing	Head of Laboratory Dr Avnika Ruparelia	Anatomy and Physiology
Scott Laboratory: Neural Circuits and Behaviour	Head of Laboratory Professor Ethan Scott	Anatomy and Physiology
Stamp & Hao laboratory: Plasticity of the enteric nervous system	Joint Heads of Laboratory Dr Lincon Stamp & Dr Marlene Hao	Anatomy and Physiology
Stroke	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Enteric Neural Circuitry Activated During Bacterial-toxin Induced Diarrhoea	Research Project Leader Dr Jaime Foong	Anatomy and Physiology
The gastrointestinal complications of Parkinson's Disease	Project Leader/Supervisor Dr Rachel McQuade	Anatomy and Physiology
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
The Role of enteric neurons in gastrointestinal symptoms associated with Autism Spectrum disorders	Research Project Leader Dr Elisa Hill-Yardin	Anatomy and Physiology
The role of glia in inner retinal changes during retinal degeneration	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
The role of glial cells in retinal vascular disease	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
The role of microglia in age-related macular degeneration	Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher	Anatomy and Physiology
The Stemformatics Stem Cell Atlas	Project Leader Professor Christine Wells	Anatomy and Physiology
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Tony Hughes & Susan Northfield laboratory	Joint Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Hughes & Dr Susan Northfield	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Transcriptional profiling of sensory neurons	Project Leader Professor Stuart Mazzone	Anatomy and Physiology
Traumatic brain injury	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Understanding the aetiology of hypertension	Research Project Leader Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Understanding the role of angiotensin in the rostral ventrolateral medulla	Research Project Leader Professor Andrew Allen	Anatomy and Physiology
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes	Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
What is the function of Sez6L2 in the forebrain?	Head of Laboratory Dr Jenny Gunnersen Project Leader Dr Kathryn Munro	Anatomy and Physiology
Wilkinson-Berka laboratory: Retinal vascular biology and inflammation	Head of Laboratory Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka	Anatomy and Physiology
Yao laboratory: Cardiovascular Neuroscience	Head of Laboratory Dr Song Yao	Anatomy and Physiology

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