Dr Christina Mo
BSc(Hons), PhD
Location
Parkville Campus
30 Royal Parade
Parkville Victoria 3052
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Biography
Dr Christina Mo is supported by the NHMRC CJ Martin Early Career Fellowship and an NHMRC Ideas Grant. She received a BSc Hons (Neuroscience) from the University of Western Australia and a PhD in Neuroscience from The Florey and the University of Melbourne.
During her postdoctorate she trained in cellular and neural circuit techniques at a renowned thalamocortical lab at the University of Chicago. At The Florey, Dr Mo is interested in the neural basis of thoughts and decisions and uses calcium imaging, optogenetics, trans-synaptic tracing and sophisticated behavioural tasks to understand the circuitry.
Career highlights
Research project
Awards and achievements
- 2021 – A.W. Campbell Postdoctoral Award from Australasian Neuroscience Society
- 2020 – NHMRC Ideas Grant (Chief Investigator A)
- 2016 – NHMRC C J Martin Early Career Fellowship
- 2015 – Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis
- 2015 – Dean’s Award for Excellence in a PhD Thesis