Cellular and systems physiology has a strong presence across our department and encompasses a wide range of research activities to answer fundamental questions about cell physiology and the integration of responses at the tissue and whole organism level. The interdisciplinary nature of this research means that there are often synergistic interactions with the other research themes in the Department.
The research groups in this theme use a wide range of techniques including cell imaging and signalling pathways, electrophysiology, optogenetics, metabolic and hormone profiling, transgenic mouse analysis and mathematical modelling.
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Boroviak labLaboratory for primate embryogenesis |
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Colledge labReproductive physiology and the role of kisspeptin in the central regulation of the reproductive axis. |
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Forhead labMammalian endocrinology and the hormonal regulation of fetal physiology and development |
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Franze labMechanics in nervous system development and pathology |
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Fraser labCardiac and skeletal muscle electrophysiology |
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Galliano labNeural network development, plasticity and impact on behaviour |
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Herbison labProperties and functioning of the key neural populations controlling fertility in mammals |
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Johnson labPhysiology of hypoxic response |
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Matthews labPhototransduction and olfactory transduction |
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Mierau labSynaptic and network function in cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Murray labMitochondrial function, how this is altered by metabolic diseases, development, ageing, diet, exercise and oxygen |
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Paulsen labCellular basis of information processing in the mammalian brain |
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Raffan labUnderlying links between genes and obesity in dogs and humans |
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Robinson labIon channels and neuron dynamics |
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Sage labCalcium signalling mechanisms in human blood platelets |
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Schweining labHow pH changes arise in the central nervous system and their effect on neuronal excitability, homeostatic control during exercise |
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Winter labPrimitive neural mechanisms of auditory scene analysis |
Other Academics specializing in this area
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Roger HardieRetired |
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Chris HuangRetired |
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Virgilio LewRetired |
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Roy PattersonRetired |
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Roger ThomasRetired |
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Teresa TiffertRetired |
