For the brain to function correctly its neurons must be connected correctly. Two important stages in the establishment of specific connectivity are (1) the outgrowth of axons to appropriate targets, and (2) the fine tuning of connection patterns by neural activity. Our lab is attempting to discover the fundamental mechanisms involved in these processes by a combination of mathematical modelling and in vitro experiments.
Axon Guidance
Publications
Teaching:
Mathematical Biology
Scientific Computing
Geoff Goodhill PhD, Associate Professor
Julia Feldner PhD (Neuroscience), Postdoctoral Fellow
Zac Pujic PhD (Neuroscience), Postdoctoral Fellow
Irina Vetter PhD (Pharmacology), Postdoctoral Fellow
Duncan Mortimer BSc (Physics), PhD Student
Jonathan Hunt BSc (Maths/Physics), PhD Student
Hugh Simpson BSc (Maths/Physics), MBBS, PhD student
Clare Giacomantonio BSc (Biophysics), Research Assistant
Tim Vaughan PhD (Physics), Research Assistant
Andrew Thompson BSc, Honours student
Alumni (approx 25)
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Geoffrey J. Goodhill
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland
St Lucia
QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA