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FHMRI

NEUROSCIENCE 

FHMRI Our Research FHMRI Neuroscience

We ask fundamental neuroscience questions, investigate disease mechanisms and work towards clinical translation.

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Our collective of multi-disciplinary researchers explore:

  • Fundamental neuroscience: Research focuses on identifying how the brain and nervous system work at the molecular, cellular and circuit level;
  • Disease mechanisms: Research focuses on interrogating disease causes and identifying targets for new therapeutic strategies for some of the most debilitating diseases;
  • Clinical translation: Research at the interface of the lab and the clinic.
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— Neurochemical signals
— Neural circuits
— Behaviour
— Sensory physiology
— Homeostasis

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— Neurochemical signals
— Neural circuits
— Behaviour
— Sensory physiology
— Homeostasis

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— Biospecimens
— Biomarkers
— Therapies
— Devices
— Immunisation

Our research employs a wide range of state-of-the-art research strategies in neuroscience to study the following:

Fundamental neuroscience

— Neurochemical signals
— Neural circuits
— Behaviour
— Sensory physiology
— Homeostasis

Disease mechanisms

— Chronic pain
— Alzheimer’s disease
— Childhood dementia
— Motor neuron disease
— Brain cancer

Clinical translation

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View our research groups conducting world-class research exploring neuroscience using proteomics, stem cells, microscopy, electrophysiology, opto- and chemo-genetics, with significant funding from philanthropy, industry, NGOs and Government.

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FHMRI Neuroscience provides a dynamic training environment for postgraduate research students, and for undergraduate students in health, science, and social sciences. We provide placements for undergraduate students, as well as honours, medicine advanced studies, Masters and PhD research projects.

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We partner with the Health Sector, Not-for-profits, Family support organisations, Government and Commercial entities to translate our neuroscience.

Professor Karin Nordstrom

Hear from Associate Professor Karin Nordstrom as she talks about PhD opportunities in Molecular Biosciences, as well as her own research interests.

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Professor Kim Hemsley

Director, Neuroscience

Professor Kim Hemsley has dedicated her research career to the study of disease pathogenesis in and treatment of childhood-onset dementia. She presently leads and co-ordinates a multi-disciplinary team and a comprehensive, innovative translational research program that is seeking to develop tools for predicting the rate of symptom-onset/disease-progression in Sanfilippo syndrome (a common cause of childhood dementia), elucidate the basis of neurogenic disease thereby providing a cogent target for therapies and evaluate novel treatments and provide biomarkers for monitoring therapeutic efficacy.  Kim is also an active member of the Gender, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (GIDE) committee in the College of Medicine and Public Health, a member of the Scientific/Medical Advisory Boards of the Sanfilippo Children's Foundation (Australia) and the Childhood Dementia Initiative (Australia). She currently Chairs the Scientific Advisory Board Guidance Committee of the National MPS Society (USA).

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If you would like more information or you are interested in partnering with us, please contact:

FHMRI Neuroscience
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5001, Australia

+61 8 82045271

fhmri@flinders.edu.au

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