Browse Research Interests
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| Dr Catherine Gorrie
School of Medical Sciences - Department of AnatomyStatement of Interests:
Repair of the injured spinal cord, investigating both neuroprotective mechanisms to limit tissue damage, and repair strategies to encourage the re-growth of new axons. Two different platforms are currently being trialled, using a) cell transplants and b) a mimetic peptide approach. These target the acute and chronic stages of spinal cord injury. The overall aim is to improve locomotion and demonstrate cellular repair of spinal tissue.
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| Dr Nicole Jones
School of Medical Sciences - Department of PharmacologyStatement of Interests:
The broad research focus of the lab is to examine cellular and molecular mechanisms that may cause or prevent brain cell death resulting from an acute brain injury (ie perinatal asphyxia, stroke, trauma). Drugs with neuroprotective potential are routinely investigated in cell lines, brain tissue cultures and in vivo rat injury models as part of a search for new therapeutic strategies for acute brain injuries. Because tissue hypoxia often occurs after a brain insult, we are interested in learning how hypoxia-inducible proteins (hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), erythropoietin, vascular endothelial growth factor, glucose transporters) are involved in injury and repair processes of the brain.
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| Emeritus Professor Phil Waite
School of Medical Sciences - Department of AnatomyStatement of Interests:
Each year in Australia approximately 300 people suffer a traumatic spinal cord injury. As there is currently no cure, people are left with a lifetime of disability and dependence. Research in our lab focuses on potential cellular therapies to repair the cord. We are trialing olfactory ensheathing cells in rats, testing for improvements in locomotion, thermal and cardiovascular functions, and assessing pain. In parallel with this, we are working with clinicians and spinal patients at Royal North Shore Hospital to improve assessment techniques in preparation for clinical trials. [For further information see <a href="http://niru.med.unsw.edu.au" target="_blank"> http://niru.med.unsw.edu.au</a> <a href="../page/resinterestsshowperson?OpenDocument&StaffID=8700055"><br>More... </a><br><br></font>] | |
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