Our mission is to make an impact on the field of stroke recovery and other pathological conditions by using a multi-level approach that includes neuronal, systems and behavioural analysis. We aim to recruit and enhance the intrinsic neuroprotective mechanisms of the brain through recovery paradigms tailored individually by automated assessment and AI-controlled feedback. To do that we need to test our hypothesis by performing well-designed experiments that will lead to new discoveries and disseminate those newly generated knowledge to the scientific community, and to the general population to educate about neuroscience.

PhD Projects:

Students will learn how to use two photon imaging and mesoscale imaging tools together with optogenetic manipulation and other form of brain stimulation to understand the neuronal mechanisms involved in neuroprotection. Machine learning will also be implemented in our approach. Candidates with a degree in biology, neuroscience or related fields such as engineering, mathematics or physics are encouraged to apply.  We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, LGBTIAQ+ students and others from backgrounds underrepresented in STEMM

  • Mechanisms by which cortical oscillations mediate neuroprotection

 

Honour projects:

Students will learn how to use cutting edge techniques related to their projects. Candidates with a degree in biology, neuroscience or related fields such as engineering, mathematics or physics are encouraged to apply. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, LGBTIAQ+ students and others from backgrounds underrepresented in STEMM.

  • Metabolic changes underlying neuroprotection
  • Closed-loop joystick navigation for mice
  • Implication of cortical spreading depolarizations following stroke

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