Fields of Research

Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Central nervous system
Veterinary immunology
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling)
Cellular interactions (incl. adhesion, matrix, cell wall)
Cell physiology
Cellular nervous system
Systems physiology
Neurosciences
Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics)
Cell development, proliferation and death

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical sciences
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Clinical health
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Efficacy of medications
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

An automated approach to improve the quantification of pericytes and microglia in whole mouse brain sections; eNeuro
Automated quantification of multiple cell types in fluorescently labeled whole mouse brain sections using QuPath; Bio-protocol
Vascular perfusion differs in two distinct PDGFRβ-positive zones within the ischemic core of male mice 2 weeks following photothrombotic stroke; Journal of neuroscience research

Research Projects

Can metformin and exenatide improve brain vascular function in type 2 diabetes to reduce stroke severity? ; Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP)
Detecting microvascular injury after stroke using a blood test; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)

Research Candidate Supervision