Research capabilities
Analytical, research and training facilities
We have several dedicated core facilities, which house an extensive range of scientific equipment. In addition to being available to University staff and students, these facilities are also accessible by external clients on a fee for service basis. Please contact the facility manager for more details.
- Analytical facilities (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Integrated Physiology Facility (PDF, 1 MB)
- Microscopy and image analysis (PDF, 4.2 MB)
Research expertise
Our range of expertise is extensive and based on the research focus of our 30+ research laboratories. Our research themes include:
- Cell architecture
- Receptors and signalling
- Neurobiology and brain function
- Functional and comparative anatomy
- Muscoskeletal and motor control
- Chronic diseases (cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes neurodegeneration)
- Drug design and development
- Reproduction
- Innovation in biomedical education
Research capability statements
For information about specific research services and animal models, please see our list of statements below:
- Brain circuits: Anatomy, function, development and evolution (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Cancer therapeutics (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Cardiac disease and therapy (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Endocrinology and metabolism (PDF, 589.4 KB)
- Molecular mechanisms for wiring the brain (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- Motor control and biomechanics (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Neural stem cells in development and disease (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Neuromuscular biomechanics (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Neurotransmitter/Neurochemical quantitation (PDF, 717.1 KB)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Model (PDF, 0.9 MB)
- Peptide and protein chemistry and structural biology (PDF, 603 KB)
- Preclinical models of neurodegenerative diseases (PDF, 244.9 KB)
- Reproductive developmental biology (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Timing matters: Chronomedicine to restore circadian and sleep health (PDF, 5.1 MB)