QBI Graduates
Congratulations to our Research Higher Degree graduates
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2017
Dr Yajie Sun, PhD
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Conferral date: 08 September, 2017 Thesis title: Anatomy and physiology of the central extended amygdala Principal Advisor: Prof Pankaj Sah |
Dr Madhusoothanan Bhagavathi Perumal, PhD
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Conferral date: 08 September, 2017 Thesis title: Neural Assemblies in the basal amygdala Principal Advisor: Prof Pankaj Sah Thesis abstract |
Dr Laura Fenlon, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 August, 2017 Thesis title: Contralateral targeting of the corpus callosum Principal Advisor: Prof Linda Richards |
Dr Chase Sherwell, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 August, 2017 Thesis title: Temporal anticipatory biases in perception Principal Advisor: Prof Ross Cunnington Thesis abstract |
Dr Di Xia, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 August, 2017 Thesis title: The molecular mechanism of the Tau-Fyn interaction and dendritic targeting in neurons Principal Advisor: Prof Jürgen Götz Thesis abstract |
Dr Reuben Strydom, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 August, 2017 Thesis title: Bio-inspired Strategies for Autonomous Aerial Navigation, Guidance and Interception Principal Advisor: Prof Mandyam Srinivasan |
Dr Ilvana Dzafic, PhD
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Conferral date: 14 July, 2017 Thesis title: The neuroimaging and genetics of emotion perception in schizophrenia Principal Advisor: Prof Bryan Mowry |
Dr Tong Wu, PhD
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Conferral date: 5 June 2017 Thesis title: Functional network study on wild type and DISC1 transgenic mice Principal Advisor: Prof Tianzi Jiang |
Dr Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, PhD
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Conferral date: 31 May, 2017 Thesis title: Breaking down the genetics of depression using brain endophenotypes Principal Advisor: A/Prof Margie Wright |
Dr Gerhard Leinenga, PhD
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Conferral date: 27 March, 2017 Thesis title: Investigations of the effects of scanning focused ultrasound in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease Principal Advisor: Prof Juergen Goetz
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Dr Morgane Nouvian, PhD
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Conferral date: 27 March, 2017 Thesis title: Molecular and neural mechanisms underlying olfactory modulation of aggression in honeybees Principal Advisor: Dr Judith Reinhard |
Dr Yan Zhang, PhD
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Conferral date: 28 February, 2017 Thesis title: Physiological properties of glycinergic synapses with defined subunit compositions Principal Advisor: Prof Joe Lynch |
Dr Sian Baker, PhD
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Conferral date: 30 January, 2017 Thesis title: Investigating in vivo the principles governing the spread of tau phosphorylation and amyloid-beta excitotoxicity Principal Advisor: Prof Juergen Goetz
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2016
Dr Aung Aung Kywe Moe, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 December 2016 Thesis title: Evaluating the long-term consequences of adolescent antipsychotic exposure Principal Advisor: Prof Darryl Eyles |
Dr Jing Zhao, PhD
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Conferral date: 18 November 2016 Thesis title: Role of EphA4 in regulating Motor Neuron Disease and adult neurogenesis Principal Advisor: Prof Perry Bartlett
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Dr Marion Turnbull, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 October 2016 Thesis title: Neurotrophin Regulation of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology Principal Advisor: Prof Elizabeth Coulson |
Dr Natalie Lee, PhD
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Conferral date: 20 October 2016 Thesis title: The Role of Neogenin in Epithelial Morphogenesis Principal Advisor: A/Prof Helen Cooper
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Dr Sarah Hunt, PhD
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Conferral date: 17 October 2016 Thesis title: Intrinsic circuitry of the central lateral amygdala Principal Advisor: Prof Pankaj Sah
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Dr Emilia Lefevre, PhD
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Conferral date: 13 October 2016 Thesis title: Neural Mechanisms of MK-801 Induced Sensitisation Principal Advisors: A/Prof Thomas Burne; Professor Darryl Eyles
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Dr Natalie Groves, PhD
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Conferral date: 16 September 2016 Thesis title: The role of adult vitamin D deficiency in cognition and brain function in mice Principal Advisor: A/Prof Thomas Burne
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Dr Stephanie Biergans, PhD
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Conferral date: 23 August 2016 Thesis title: DNA methylation and the regulation of stimulus-specific memory formation Principal Advisor: A/Prof Charles Claudianos
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Dr CiRong Liu, PhD
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Conferral date: 28 July 2016 Thesis title: Studying brainnetome of DISC1 and socially isolated mice with neuroimaging techniques Principal Advisor: Prof Tianzi Jiang
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Dr Vinod Narayana, PhD
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Conferral date: 10 June 2016 Thesis title: Unravelling Changes in lipid composition in stimulated neutrons and neurosecretory cells by quantitative lipid profiling Principal Advisor: Prof Fred Meunier
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Dr Karly Turner, PhD
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Conferral date: 15 June 2016 Thesis title: Establishing novel cognitive tasks in animal models relevant to schizophrenia Principal Advisor: A/Prof Tom Burne
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Dr Zoran Boskovic, PhD
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Conferral date: 30 May 2016 Thesis title: Role of p75 neurotrophin receptor in normal cholinergic basal forebrain function in adults Principal Advisor: Prof Elizabeth Coulson
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Dr Leonie Kirszenblat, PhD
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Conferral date: 30 May 2016 Thesis title: Visual attention and sleep homeostasis in Drosophila Principal Advisor: Associate Prof Bruno van Swinderen
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Dr Genevieve Phillips, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 May 2016 Thesis title: Visual ecology of predator-prey relationships on the coral reef Principal Advisor: Prof Justin Marshall
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Dr Huyen Thanh Nguyen, PhD
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Conferral date: 17 March 2016 Thesis title: Mathematical modelling of axon guidance in molecular gradients Principal Advisor: Prof Geoff Goodhill
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Dr Nicholas Hughes, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 February 2016 Thesis title: Neural plasticity via visual cortical maps Principal Advisor: Prof Geoff Goodhill
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Dr Xiang Li, PhD
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Conferral date: 3 February 2016 Thesis title: Tet Protein-medicated DNA hydroxymethylation within the prefrontal cortex as a mechanism for the formation and maintenance of fear-related memory Principal Advisor: Dr Tim Bredy |
Dr Joon Yong An, PhD
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Conferral date: 19 January 2016 Thesis title: Identification and functional characterization of genetic variants in an Australian Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) cohort Principal Advisor: A/Prof Charles Claudianos |
2015
Dr Aymeric Denuelle, PhD
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Conferral date: 17 December 2015 Thesis title: Bio-inspired Visual Homing Strategies for Autonomous Aerial Navigation Principal Advisor: Prof Mandyam Srinivasan |
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Dr Daina Dickins, PhD
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Conferral date: 09 November 2015 Thesis title: Is plasticity in the human motor cortices altered in healthy older adults? Principal Advisor: Dr Marc Kamke |
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Dr Sahil Talwar, PhD
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Conferral date: 02 October 2015 Thesis title: Identification and characterization of new synthetic drugs selectively targeting a3 glycine receptors a as therapeutic leads for pain treatment Principal Advisor: Prof Joseph Lynch |
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Dr Danay Baker-Andresen, PhD
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Conferral date: 27 August 2015 Thesis title: DNA methylation: an epigenetic watermark of former cocaine self-administration Principal Advisor: Dr Tim Bredy |
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Dr Chikako Ragan, PhD
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Conferral date: 17 June 2015 Thesis title: Analysis of non-coding RNA expression in schizophrenia brain Principal Advisor: Prof Bryan Mowry |
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Dr Andrew Martin, PhD
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Conferral date: 12 June 2015 Thesis title: Characterizing copy number variants in schizophrenia: a clinical, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging study Principal Advisor: Prof Bryan Mowry |
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Dr Elizabeth Kita, PhD
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Conferral date: 02 June 2015 Thesis title: In vivo imaging of the Zebrafish retinotectal map Principal Advisor: Prof Geoff Goodhill |
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Dr Oressia Zalucki, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 May 2015 Thesis title: Presynaptic mechanisms of general anaesthesia in Drosophila melanogaster Principal Advisor: A/Prof Bruno van Swinderenl |
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Dr Oscar Jacoby, PhD
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Conferral date: 04 May 2015 Thesis title: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes in Vision Principal Advisor: Prof Jason Mattingleyl |
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Dr Hanne Thoen, PhD
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Conferral date: 09 March 2015 Thesis title: Colour vision in Mantis shrimps: Understanding one of the most complex visual systems in the world Principal Advisor: Prof Justin Marshall |
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Dr John Morris, PhD
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Conferral date: 06 March 2015 Thesis title: The neural basis of the partial reinforcement extinction effect Principal Advisor: Prof Pankaj Sah |
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Dr Georg Kerbler, PhD
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Conferral date: 29 January 2015 Thesis title: Imaging basal forebrain dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease Principal Advisor: Prof Lizzie Coulson |
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Dr Gavin Taylor, PhD
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Conferral date: 29 January, 2015 Thesis title: Unravelling the sensory control of behaviour in honeybees using virtual reality paradigms Principal Advisor: Prof Mandyam Srinivasan |
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Dr Lavinia Codd, PhD
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Conferral date: 15 January 2015 Thesis title: The role of neurogenesis in functional recovery in Endothelin-1 induced model of hippocampal stroke Principal Advisor: Prof Perry Bartlett |
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2014
Dr Shao-Chang Huang, PhD
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Conferral date: 10 November 2014 Thesis title: Colour vision of Ischnura heterosticta (Insecta: Odonata): role in sexual selection, communication and visual plasticity Principal Advisor: Dr Judith Reinhard |
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Ms Aanchal Sharma MPhil
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Conferral date: 10 November 2014 Thesis title: Regulation of neuronal cell death signalling for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease Principal Advisor: A/Prof Lizzie Coulson
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Dr Anna Bode, PhD
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Conferral date: 21st February, 2014 Thesis title: Effects of new hyperekplexia mutations on human glycine receptor structure and function. Principal Advisor: Prof Joseph Lynch
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Dr Vikram Ratnu, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 February, 2014 Thesis title: Exploring the role of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in regulating active DNA demethylation within post-mitotic neurons. Principal Advisor: Dr Tim Bredy |
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Dr David Painter, PhD
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Conferral date: 27 February, 2014 Thesis title: The neural circuitry of attention: Top-down influences on primary sensory regions. Principal Advisor: Prof Jason Mattingley |
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Dr Christine Dixon, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 April, 2014 Thesis title: Identifying selective GABA(A) receptor modulators for the treatment of anxiety Principal Advisor: Prof Joseph Lynch |
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Dr Thai Vinh Nguyen, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 April,2014 Thesis title: Real time detection and classification of neural activity patterns Principal Advisor: A/Prof Ross Cunnington |
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Dr Simandeep Poonian, PhD
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Conferral date: 24 April, 2014 Thesis title: The causal inference between goal-directed actions and their sensory consequences. Principal Advisor: A/Prof Ross Cunnington |
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Dr Wen-Sung Chung, PhD
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Conferral date: 19 May, 2014 Thesis title: Comparisons of visual capabilities in modern cephalopods from shallow water to deep sea Principal Advisor: Prof Justin Marshall |
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Dr Helen Gooch, PhD
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Conferral date: 19 May, 2014 Thesis title: Using optogenetics to unravel the amygdala Principal Advisor: Prof Pankaj Sah |
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Dr Vanesa Tomatis, PhD
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Conferral date: 13 June 2014 Thesis title: The role of Myosin VI in neuroexocytosis. Principal Advisor: Prof Fred Meunier
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Dr Callista Harper, PhD
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Conferral date: 18 August 2014 Thesis title: Mechanisms of neuronal endocytosis, vesicular trafficking and sorting unveiled by neurotoxins Principal Advisor: Prof Fred Meunier |
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Dr Amanda Robinson, PhD
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Conferral date: 09 September 2014 Thesis title: Multisensory interactions between olfaction and vision: The influence of odours on visual perception and attention Principal Advisor: Dr Judith Reinhard |
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Dr Sean Coakley, PhD
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Conferral date: 10 October 2014 Thesis title: Discovering novel molecules that regulate axonal regeneration in the nematode C. elegans Principal Advisor: Dr Massimo Hilliard |
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Dr Veronika Halasz, PhD
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Conferral date: 03 November 2014 Thesis title: Neural processes for action observation Principal Advisor: A/Prof Ross Cunnington |
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2013
Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 November, 2013 Thesis title: *Investigating the biological basis of emotion: brain structure, function, and genetics Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Mark Bellgrove |
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Dr Charlotte Clark, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 November, 2013 Thesis title: *Wnt-Ryk signaling regulates cortical development Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Helen Cooper |
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Dr Inga laube, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 October, 2013 Thesis title: *Neural interactions of spatial and feature-based attention during visual stimulus processing Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Mark Bellgrove |
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Dr Thuan Huynh, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 October, 2013 Thesis title: *Mechanism of alpha-conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibition on CaV2.2 channel Principal Advisor: Professor David Adams |
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Dr Michael Dwyer, MPhil
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Conferral date: 11 October, 2013 Thesis title: *Charles Bonnet Syndrome: An investigation into the mechanisms underlying the development of visual hallucinations in acquired visual loss Principal Advisor: Professor Jason Mattingley |
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Dr Jessica Barnes, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 October, 2013 Thesis title: *Physiological and neurochemical mechanisms of executive control Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Mark Bellgrove
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Dr Jiajia Yuan, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 July, 2013 Thesis title: *Mechanisms of Axon Guidance by Gradients Principal Advisor: Professor Geoffrey Goodhill
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Dr Lu Han, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 July, 2013 Thesis title: *Voltage-clamp fluorometry of glycine receptors: relevance to pain and startle disease Principal Advisor: Professor Joseph Lynch
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Dr Sha Liu, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 July, 2013 Thesis title: *Neocortical area patterning and the targeting of callosal axons in the contralateral hemisphere Principal Advisor: Professor Linda Richards
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Dr Ramesh Krishnan Narayanan, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 June, 2013 Thesis title: *Molecular analysis of the motor neuron disease-associated protein, TDP-43 Principal Advisor: Dr Robyn Wallace
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Dr Kian Ng, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 June, 2013 Thesis title: *Visual evoked potential based brain-computer interface Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Ross Cunnington
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Dr Roger Marek, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 June, 2013 Thesis title: *Investigation of the connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala linked to fear memory Principal Advisor: Professor Pankaj Sah
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Dr Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 June, 2013 Thesis title: *Electrophysiological and synaptic properties of neurons in the medial amygdala Principal Advisor: Professor Pankaj Sah
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2012
Dr Richard Moore, PhD
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Conferral date: 27 November, 2012 Thesis title: *Vision systems for autonomous aircraft guidance Principal Advisor: Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
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Dr Ilan Gobius, PhD
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Conferral date: 12 October, 2012 Thesis title: *The role of Fgf signalling in telencephalic midline development and astrogliogenesis Principal Advisor: Professor Linda Richards
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Dr Sharon Mason, PhD
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Conferral date: 12 October, 2012 Thesis title: *The role of nuclear factor one (NFI) in cortical development Principal Advisor: Professor Linda Richards
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Dr Connor Champ, PhD
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Conferral date: 3 October, 2012 Thesis title: Colour and spatial vision in a reef fish, Rhineccanthus aculeatus Principal Advisor: Professor Justin Marshall
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Dr Clare Giacomantonio, PhD
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Conferral date: 31 August, 2012 Thesis title: *Mechanisms of cerebral cortical development Principal Advisor: Professor Geoffrey Goodhill
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Dr Hugh Simpson, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 June, 2012 Thesis title: *The development of retinotectal maps Principal Advisor: Professor Geoffrey Goodhill
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Dr Cornelia Strobel, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 June, 2012 Thesis title: *The intercalated cells of the rodent amygdala Principal Advisor: Professor Pankaj Sah
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Dr Claire Foldi, PhD
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Conferral date: 8 June, 2012 Thesis title: *The effects of Advanced Paternal Age (APA) on behavioural and brain structural phenotypes in C57BL/6J mice Joint Principal Advisors: Associate Professor Thomas Burne; Associate Professor Darryl Eyles
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Dr Nancy T Malintan, PhD
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Conferral date: 25 May, 2012 Thesis title: *Role of Munc18-1 in regulating neuroexocytosis Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Frederic Meunier
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Ms Hayley Cox, MPhil
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Conferral date: 11 May, 2012 Thesis title: *Characterisation of Neogenin signaling pathways in polarized epithelial cells Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Helen Cooper
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Dr Linda May, PhD
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Conferral date: 11 May, 2012 Thesis title: *Characterisation of a novel p75 neurotrophin receptor death signalling pathway Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Elizabeth Coulson
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Dr Qian Wang, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 January, 2012 Thesis title: *Investigating GABA-A and Glycine Receptor Structure and Function Principal Advisor: Professor Joseph Lynch
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Dr Sumiti Saharan, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 January, 2012 Thesis title: *Modulation of adult mammalian neurogenesis by Sirtuin 1 proteins Principal Advisor: Professor Perry Bartlett
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Dr Lauren Harms, PhD
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Conferral date: 22 January, 2012 Thesis title: *Brain development and behavior in developmentally vitamin-D deficient mice Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Thomas Burne
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2011
Dr Md Robiul Islam, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 November, 2011 Thesis title: *Identification and characterization of new compounds targeting glycine receptor chloride channels in pain sensory pathways Principal Advisor: Professor Joseph Lynch
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Dr Amber-Lee Donahoo, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 November, 2011 Thesis title: *Molecular mechanisms regulating the development of the corpus callosum Principal Advisor: Professor Linda Richards
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Dr Jonathan Hunt, PhD
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Conferral date: 21 October, 2011 Thesis title: *Natural scene statistics and the development of the primary visual cortex Principal Advisor: Professor Geoffrey Goodhill
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Dr Timothy Lynagh, PhD
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Conferral date: 10 June, 2011 Thesis title: *Activation of Cys-loop receptors by Ivemectin Principal Advisor: Professor Joseph Lynch
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Dr Dana Bradford, PhD
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Conferral date: 1 April, 2011 Thesis title: *The role of neogenin in the adult brain: neuronal migration, differentiation and implications for adult neurogenesis Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Helen Cooper
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2010
Dr Benjamin Sivyer, PhD
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Conferral date: 15 November, 2010 Thesis title: *Physiology and anatomy of rarely encountered ganglion cells in the mammalian retina Principal Advisor: Emeritus Professor David Vaney
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Dr Stacey Cole, PhD
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Conferral date: 2 November, 2010 Thesis title: *The role of neogenin during neurogenesis and migration in the embryonic forebrain Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Helen Cooper
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Dr Divya Unni, PhD
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Conferral date: 4 October, 2010 Thesis title: *Role of Slit and Robo in the development of midline glia and corpus callosum Principal Advisor: Professor Linda Richards
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2009
Dr Duncan Mortimer, PhD
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Conferral date: 16 October, 2009 Thesis title: *A Bayesian model of axon guidance Principal Advisor: Professor Geoffrey Goodhill
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Dr Adrian Carter, PhD
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Conferral date: 16 October, 2009 Thesis title: *Addiction neuroethics: The promise and perils of neuroscience research on addiction Principal Advisor: Professor Wayne Hall
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2008
Ms Kristin Hatherley, MPhil
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Conferral date: 15 September, 2008 Thesis title: *Modelling the formation of the neurosphere Principal Advisor: Dr Rodney Rietze
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2007
Mr Michael Colditz, MPhil
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Conferral date: 19 December, 2007 Thesis title: *Neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus: quantification, identification of neural subtypes, and regulation by the immune system Principal Advisor: Professor Perry Bartlett
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