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School of Medical Sciences Faculty-wide search for research interests

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Gene Therapy

List of Researchers

Title	First name	Last name	Email	Research interests
.	Kenny	Chung	k.chung@auckland.ac.nz	Neuroscience Parkinson's disease TRP channels
Prof	Richard L M	Faull	rlm.faull@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Human neurodegenerative diseases Huntington's disease Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
Dr	Peter	Freestone	p.freestone@auckland.ac.nz	Dopaminergic Electrophysiology Endocannabinoids Fura-2 Microfluorometry Neuroscience Neurotoxicity Parkinson's disease Rotenone Synaptic Transmission TRP channels
Prof	Nick	Holford	n.holford@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Clinical pharmacology Clinical trial analysis Clinical trial design Depression Disease progression Ethanol Osteoporosis Paediatric growth and development Parkinson's disease Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics
Prof	Janusz	Lipski (MD, PhD)	j.lipski@auckland.ac.nz	[Till 2002: Brain control of blood pressure and respiration] Brain ischemia (hippocampus) and stroke models Calcium (incl. fura-2 imaging) Electrophysiology (incl. patch-clamp recording) Excitotoxicity Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in neurological disorders Motoneuorons and ALS Nerve cell imaging Neuropharmacology Neuroscience Oxidative stress and antioxidants Pathophysiology of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and models of Parkinson's disease TRP channels Unconventional effects of L-DOPA (Levodopa)
Mr	Toby	Lowe	t.lowe@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Creatine Creatine transporter Huntington's disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
Mr	Toby	Lowe	t.lowe@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Creatine Creatine transporter Huntington's disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
Miss	Heena	Mulchandani	h.mulchandani@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Huntington's disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
Miss	Heena	Mulchandani	h.mulchandani@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease Huntington's disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
Prof	Louise	Nicholson	lfb.nicholson@auckland.ac.nz	Astrocytes Brain anatomy Brain and spinal cord Cell culture models Cell ultrastructure Connexins and neuroinflammation Connexins in neurodegeneration Excitatory and inhibitory receptors in motoneuron disease Gap junctions in the brain Human neurodegenerative diseases Immunohistochemistry in situ hybridisation Microglia Molecular neurobiology Neuroinflammatory cells Parkinson's disease progression Spinal cord injury and repair The role of RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) in neurodegeneration
Dr	Shamim	Shaikh	s.shaikh@auckland.ac.nz	Ageing: AGEs-mediated pathways in chronic diseases AGEs-AGERs(AGE receotors)-Connexin pathway Cell-culture based in-vitro models Microglial activation Microglial and neuronal co-cultures Neurodegeneration and neuronal differentiation Neurodegenerative diseases Neuroinflammation Parkinson's disease
Miss	Malvindar	Singh-Bains	m.singh-bains@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's Disease Huntington's Disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurophysiology Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease
Miss	Malvindar	Singh-Bains	m.singh-bains@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's Disease Huntington's Disease Neuroanatomy Neurodegenerative diseases Neurophysiology Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease
Miss	Sheryl	Tan	sheryl.tan@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's Disease Cannabinoids High Content Analysis Human neurodegenerative disorders Huntington's Disease Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease
Miss	Sheryl	Tan	sheryl.tan@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's Disease Cannabinoids High Content Analysis Human neurodegenerative disorders Huntington's Disease Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease
Dr	Henry	Waldvogel	h.waldvogel@auckland.ac.nz	Alzheimer's disease GABA receptors Gephyrin Glycine receptors Human brain Huntington's disease Imaging Immunohistochemistry Inhibitory receptors Motor neuron disease Neuroanatomy Neurotransmitters Parkinson's disease
Assoc Prof	Debbie	Young	ds.young@auckland.ac.nz	Ageing Alzheimer's disease Gene therapy Huntington's disease Neurodegenerative disease mechanisms Neurogenesis Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Viral vectors

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