Coulson Lab - Neurotrophin - Student projects

We are currently recruiting Honours and HDR students for projects relating to Alzheimer’s Disease, including those mentioned below. We are particularly keen to recruit a student for Project 2, preferably with electrophysiology experience. Please send your CV to Bree Rumballe b.rumballe@uq.edu.au for review.

• Project 1: The role of cleavage of p75 neurotrophin receptor in neurotrophic function (cell biology)
• Project 2: The role of neurotrophins in regulating the synaptic function of cholinergic basal forebrain neurons (mouse studies: electrophysiology, behaviour, fMRI, in vivo genetic manipulation)
• Project 3: Studying basal forebrain function in Alzheimer’s disease and sleep apnea (human MRI and PET analysis)
• Project 4: Developing optimised peptides for treating neurotrophic dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease (biochemistry)

Current grants

• Mechanisms and consequences of cholinergic neuron degeneration in sleep apnea

(2019–2021) NHMRC Project Grant

• A dendritic substrate for the cholinergic control of neocortical output

(2018–2021) NHMRC Project Grant