SRP Personnel
Prof. Simon Koblar, Director of the SRP, is a Stroke Physician and the Clinical Academic Neurologist in the Dept. of Neurology and a Professor in the School of Medicine. He is also a Clinical Advisor for the Centre for Stem Cell Research at the Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide and a Patron for Stroke SA.
Dr Anne Hamilton-Bruce is the Co-Director of the SRP and is a Principal Medical Scientist with supervisory research experience in neuroscience. With a background in clinical neuroscience, she also has an interest in social research, having collaborated with allied health on evaluation of patients with stroke, by means of surveys, focus groups and in-depth interviews. She also works with Prof. Koblar's molecular neurogenetics team on genetic and environmental risks factors in stroke.
Dr Jim Jannes is a Neurologist and Stroke Physician who is currently Head, Stroke Unit, TQEH. His principle interest is cerebrovascular disease. He has investigated the relevance of genetic predisposition to stroke and his other research interests include the acute management and secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke.
Dr Martin Lewis is Chief Scientist for the SRP. His background in molecular biochemistry includes research into the regulation of the hypoxia inducible factor, HIF-1a, by the von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) protein. He was the first to report the expression of Npas4 in the developing zebrafish embryo. Npas4 is a close family member to HIF-1a, both belonging to the bHLH/PAS class of transcription factors and both inducible by hypoxia. Npas4 is essential in the control of forebrain formation and GABAergic neurogenesis, so central to normal brain development.
Mr Austin Milton, Senior Medical Scientist, Basil Hetzel Institute, TQEH
Tel: 08 8222 7083 email: austin.milton@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Karlea Kremer, post-doctoral researcher, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr Karlea Kremer is a Peter Couche Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the SRP. Her background is in molecular biology and animal models of lung disease. She is currently involved in investigating the use of dental pulp stem cells in an animal model of stroke.
Tel: 08 8303 7591 email: karlea.kremer@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Thomas Klaric, post-doctoral researcher, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr Thomas Klaric is a post-doctoral researcher in the SRP with a background in molecular and developmental biology. His main research interests include neural plasticity and activity-dependent neuroprotection. The main focus of his research is the activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4 which is involved in synaptic plasticity and neuroprotection. Current work is aimed at understanding the role of Npas4 in early central nervous system development.
Tel: 08 8303 7591 email: thomas.klaric@adelaide.edu.au
Students
- Dr Elaine Leung, PhD candidate
- Mr Michael Djukic, PhD candidate
- Ms Kylie Ellis, PhD candidate
- Mr Fong Chan Choy, PhD candidate
- Mr Joshua Winderlich, PhD candidate
- Ms Wen Ru Pan, Masters candidate
- Ms Rebeka Chew, Honours candidate
General Enquiries
Adelaide: +61 8 8222 6740 or: +61 8 8222 6125
Director: Prof. Simon A. Koblar
University of Adelaide,
Schools of Medicine, Medical Science and Molecular Biomedical Science & Basil Hetzel Institute Of Medical Research (TQEH)
c/o Medical School South Bld (Room S511a)
Frome Rd
Adelaide SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
