OPTOGENETICS CONNECTS IN AUSTRALIA The optogenetics commuity in Australia is vibrant and diverse with groups active in all research areas that make essential contributions to this multidisciplinary technique, such as photobiology, instrumentation development, protein engineering, cell signaling and neuroscience. This directory can help to get connected, e.g. to find a collaborator with the right background, interests and methods, and thereby enable incorporating optogenetics into new experiments or finding new applications for related proteins and technologies. If you would like to be added to this directory, please contact us by email with a couple of keywords, your website address(es) and a scientific image (appx. WxH 200x120 pixels). Some valuable resources and databases can also be found here.

ANDREW ALLEN Neural connectomics and function Department of Physiology University of Melbourne, Melbourne http://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/sbs-research-groups/physiology/central-cardiovascular-regulation2

ZANE ANDREWS Neural control of energy homeostasis Department of Physiology Monash University, Melbourne http://research.monash.edu/en/persons/zane-andrews

SENTHIL ARUMUGAM Endosomal trafficking, receptor signaling, cell mechanics Single Molecule Science University of New South Wales, Sydney http://www.cellphylab.com/

KARIN AUBREY Neuronal circuits, electrophysiology, pain pathways Pain Management Research Institute The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Sydney http://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/karin-aubrey.html

ELENA BAGLEY Addiction, anxiety, opioids, amygdala Discipline of Pharmacology and Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney, Sydney http://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/elena-bagley.html

CEDRIC BARDY Patient-derived iPSCs, electrophysiology of human neurons South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Flinders University, Adelaide ​http://www.bardylab.com/

ROBYN BROWN Plasticity, motivated behaviour, circuits Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Melbourne http://www.florey.edu.au/science-research/scientist-directory/robyn-brown

STEWART CHRISTIE Neural circuits and organ function College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Medical Center Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/stewart.christie

CHRIS DAYAS Neural circuits, behaviour School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy University of Newcastle, Newcastle http://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/christopher-dayas

KELSI DODDS Reproduction, reproductive health, neural circuits College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Medical Center Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/kelsi.dodds

CLAIRE FOLDI Neural circuits, cognition, motivation, anorexia nervosa Department of Physiology Monash University, Melbourne http://research.monash.edu/en/persons/claire-foldi

LUKE GRUNDY Neural control of bladder function Visceral Pain Research Group SAHMRI and Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/luke.grundy

LINCON STAMP AND MARLENE HAO Function, plasticity and regeneration in the enteric nervous system Department of Anatomy and Physiology University of Melbourne, Melbourne http://tinyurl.com/STAMP-HAO-LAB2

HERBERT HERZOG Eating disorders, stress, obesity Eating Disorder Research Lab St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research (AMR), Sydney http://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-herbert-herzog

TIM HIBBERD Neural mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility Centre for Neuroscience, Visceral Neurophysiology Laboratory Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/tim.hibberd

WENDY IMLACH Neural circuits, ex vivo optogenetic stimulation, spinal pain pathways Department of Physiology Monash University, Melbourne http://research.monash.edu/en/persons/wendy-imlachhttp://imlachlab.com/

HARALD JANOVJAK Optogenetic tool development, optogenetic drug screening, regeneration and repair College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Medical Center Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/harald.janovjakhttp://www.janovjak-lab.com

ABBAS KOUZANI Optogenetic tools and devices, closed-loop optogenetics, optogenetic data analytics School of Engineering Deakin University, Melbourne http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/abbas-kouzani

ANDREW LAWRENCE Addiction, relapse, circuits, neurochemistry Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne http://www.florey.edu.au/science-research/scientist-directory/professor-andrew-lawrence

STEVE LEE Advanced in-vivo optical imaging and manipulation Research School of Electrical, Energy & Materials Engineering The Australian National University, Canberra http://leenewt3.wixsite.com/aomlab

JOHN LIN Optogenetic and fluorescent protein-based sensor development, learning, memory and neurocircuitry School of Medicine University of Tasmania, Hobart http://www.utas.edu.au/health/research/groups/optogenetics-and-protein-engineering-laboratory

ROGER MAREK Hippocampus and mPFC, fear circuits, ex vivo and in vivo optogenetics Queensland Brain Institute The University of Queensland, Brisbane http://qbi.uq.edu.au/profile/376/roger-marek

STUART MAZZONE Neural circuits of respiratory sensation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Sciences University of Melbourne, Melbourne http://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/sbs-research-groups/department-of-anatomy-and-neuroscience/mazzone-laboratory-respiratory-sensory-neuroscience

GAVAN MCNALLY Learning and motivation, addictions, anxiety and mood disorders School of Psychology University of New South Wales, Sydney http://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/contacts-people/academic-staff/professor-gavan-p-mcnally

MARIANA DEL ROSSO DE MELO Central regulation of autonomic system, cardiorespiratory coupling, brainstem Department of Physiology University of Melbourne, Melbourne http://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/779398-mariana-del-rosso-de-melo

POLINA NEDOBOY Central glucose regulation, stress response, adaptation, intermittent hypoxia Cardiovascular Neuroscience Heart Research Institute, Sydney http://www.hri.org.au/our-research/cardiovascular-neuroscience

YOUICHIROU OOTSUKA (YOICHIRO OTSUKA) Brain circuitry for autonomic physiological functions (thermoregulation and cardiovascular function) College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Medical Center Flinders University, Adelaide http://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/youichirou-ootsuka

LUCY PALMER Dendritic encoding, perception, learning, neural networks Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne http://www.palmerlaboratory.com

ASHEETA PRASAD Neural circuitry, dopamine, Parkinson’s disease and addiction School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health University of Sydney, Sydney http://www.asheetaprasadlab.com/

AMY REICHELT Cognition, obesity, plasticity, neural circuits Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide http://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/amy.reichelt

RACHAEL RICHARDSON Hybrid stimulation, bionic devices, cochlea, retina, sciatic nerve Bionics Institute, Melbourne https://www.bionicsinstitute.org/associate-professor-rachael-richardson

ALBERTO ROSELLO-DIEZ Manipulation of organ growth and development, mouse and quail, photo-activatable Cre, light-uncaged Dox Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute Monash University, Melbourne http://www.rosellodiezlab.com

PHIL RYAN Neural control of fluid & food intake Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne http://www.florey.edu.au/science-research/scientist-directory/dr-philip-ryan

ETHAN SCOTT Optical physics, calcium imaging, SPIM, zebrafish School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Queensland, Brisbane http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1835

MATTHEW SIMUNOVIC Vision restoration, retinal degeneration, macular degeneration Save Sight Institute University of Sydney, Sydney http://www.sydney.edu.au/save-sight-institute/our-research/retinal-disease-and-rescue-group.html

NICK SPENCER Enteric nervous system, pain, dorsal root ganglia, autonomic nervous system, wireless optogenetics College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Medical Center Flinders University, Adelaide http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/nicholas.spencer