Research projects
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At The Florey we research a broad range of topics. We aim to advance brain research on all frontiers – from fundamental research, to drug discovery and clinical work. Explore our scientists’ remarkable work over 200+ projects.
Research projects
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Biological inorganic chemistry of copper in the early ubiquitination pathways
The ubiquitination pathway is an essential post-translational modification (poly-ubiquitination) process for subsequent degradation of proteins by the proteasome.
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Biological programming of child mental health in early life: understanding mechanisms and their timing
This project will examine the prenatal and postnatal environment, and multifactorial causation of early-life child mental health conditions.
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Biomarker discovery for neurodegenerative disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating slow neurodegenerative disease that is the leading cause of dementia. This disease is characterized by a slow decline in cognitive function, with the greatest risk factor for the disease being age.
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Biophysics of leaky HCN ion channels
This project aims to understanding how HCN channels open and close and elucidating HCN structure-function relationships.
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Blood testing to predict and discriminate dementias
The aim of this project is to develop a blood test to enable earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, improve clinical screening and drug development.
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