Research in the School of Medical Sciences

The School of Medical Sciences offers a dynamic research- intensive environment that fosters excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching, and nurtures the development of our students to reach their full potential.

The School encompasses the disciplines of Anatomy & Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology and focuses on:

Investigating the morphology of the human body at the macroscopic and microscopic levels to illustrate how structure relates to function;
Investigating functions of the body with a particular emphasis on the human body;
Understanding the causes and mechanisms of disease and its consequences
Establishing how drugs may be used to improve health and quality of life, as medicines to treat and prevent diseases or, as a research tool to further explore the function of the human body.

Together, these disciplines provide the foundation for careers in medicine, dentistry and the allied health sciences.

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Anatomy & Pathology

Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit
Prof Maciej Hennenberg

Bone and Joint Laboratories (Pathology)
Assoc. Prof. David Haynes, Dr Tania Crotti, Dr Kencana Dharmapatni

Bone and Joint Laboratories (IMVS)
Prof. Nick Fazzalari, Dr Julia Kuliwaba, Dr Ian Parkinson, Dr Peter Sutton-Smith, Dr Egon Perilli

Centre for Neurological Diseases
Prof. Peter Blumbergs, Assoc. Prof. Mounir Ghabriel, Dr Barbara Koszyca, Dr Corinna Van Den Heuvel, Prof. Robert Vink, Dr Stephen Helps, Dr Emma Thornton, Dr Renee Turner, Dr Jenna Ziebell

Extracellular Matrix Research Group
Dr Mark Gibson, Ms Mahroo Parsi, Ms Clementine Menz

The Adelaide Centre for Forensic Research
Prof Roger Byard, Assoc Prof Neil Langlois

The Gut Microbiome Research Group
Dr Rachel Gibson

Neurobiology Research Group
Assoc. Prof. Mounir Ghabriel, Dr Rami Tadros, Dr Jianjun Lu, Mrs Gail Hermanis, Mr Chris Leigh

Reproductive Biology Research Group
Assoc. Prof. Bill Breed, Emeritus Prof. Brian Setchell, Dr Eleanor Peirce, Dr Mario Ricci, Dr. Dave Taggart, Mr Chris Leigh

Alzheimers disease
Dr Corinna Van Den Heuvel, Professor Peter Blumbergs, Professor Robert Vink, Dr Ian Musgrave

Brain haemorrhage
Professor Robert Vink

Brain swelling
Dr Corinna Van Den Heuvel, Professor Robert Vink

Brain trauma
Dr Corinna Van Den Heuvel, Professor Robert Vink, Professor Peter Blumbergs

Haemostasis
Professor Bik To

Multiple myeloma (treatment & bone disease)
Professor Bik To

Neurology & clinicopathological correlation
Professor Peter Blumbergs, Professor Philip Thompson

Neuromuscular diseases & models
Dr Janakan Ravindran, Dr Zhao Cai, Professor Peter Blumbergs, Professor Philip Thompson

Parkinson's disease movement disorders
Professor Robert Vink, Professor Peter Blumbergs, Associate Professor James Temlett

Spinal cord injury
Professor Robert Vink, Professor Peter Blumbergs

For more information please visit the Anatomy and Pathology website.

Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics
Professor Andrew Somogyi, Dr Janet Coller, Dr Benedetta Sallustio

Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
Professor Andrew Somogyi, Dr Janet Coller

Drug metabolism and transporters
Professor Andrew Somogyi, Dr Janet Coller, Dr Benedetta Sallustio

Drug dependence (human research)
Professor Jason White, Professor Felix Bochner, Professor Andrew Somogyi

Neuropharmacology
A/Prof Rod Irvine, Dr Abdallah Salem

Neuroscience & Cannabinoid Research
Dr Scott Smid

Molecular pharmacology
Dr Ian Musgrave

Natural product pharmacology
Dr Ian Musgrave

Neurodegeneration
Dr Ian Musgrave

Neuropharmacology
Dr Ian Musgrave

Pain, addicition & anaesthetic research
Professor Paul Rolan

Signal transduction
Dr Ian Musgrave

Toxicology
Dr Ian Musgrave

Vitamin D
Dr Paul Anderson

For more information please visit the Pharmacology website.

Physiology

Acute coronary syndrome
Associate Professor John Beltrame

Arrhythmia
Professor Prash Sanders

Atrial fibrillation
Professor Prash Sanders

Cardiological syndrome X
Associate Professor John Beltrame

Cardiovascular research (including cardiac imaging & regeneration, clinical, cellular & experimental electrophysiology)
Professor Prash Sanders, Professor Stephen Worthley

Coronary artery spasm and heart disease
Associate Professor John Beltrame

Coronary slow flow
Associate Professor John Beltrame

Myocardial infarction
Associate Professor John Beltrame

Sudden cardiac death
Professor Prash Sanders

Arrhythmias
A/Prof David Saint, Prof Prash Sanders, Dr Lorraine MacKenzie, Dr Scott Willoughby

Vascular System Function
A/Prof David Wilson, A/Prof John Beltran

Nutritional Physiology, Exercise and Metabolic Fitness
Prof. Peter Howe, Dr. Jon Buckley, Dr Karen Murphey

Mechanisms and Consequences of Sleep Disordered Breathing
Prof. Doug McEvoy, Dr Peter Catcheside (Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Repatriation General Hospital)

Endocrine Bone Laboratory
Prof. Howard Morris

Endocrine Biochemistry
Dr Peter O'Loughlin, Dr Paul Anderson

Gastrointestinal health and disease
Dr Ross Butler

Diet, exercise and cardiovascular risk
Prof. Peter Clifton

Diagnostic Biomarkers & Therapeutic Targets in Colon Cancer
Dr Jennifer Hardingham

Micronutrients and gastrointestinal physiology
Dr Cuong Tran

Neuromuscular Laboratory
A/Prof Mike Nordstrom, Dr Martin Sale

Neurophysiology & Human Movement
Dr Gabrielle Todd

Movement Neurophysiology
Dr John Semmler, Dr Andrew Lavender

Visual Physiology
Prof David O'Carroll, Dr Karin Nordstrom, Dr Russell Brinkworth, Dr Steven Wiederman

Rhythmicity and Neuroeffector Control of Visceral Smooth Muscle
Dr Elizabeth Beckett

Nerve Gut Research Laboratory
Prof Ashley Blackshaw, Dr Amanda Page, Dr Stuart Brierley

Aquaporin Channel Physiology and Drug Discovery Laboratory
Prof Andrea Yool

Cellular Physiology Laboratory
Dr Grigori Rychkov, Dr Allan Bretag

For more information please visit the Physiology website.

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