Interdisciplinary collaboration with Melbourne Neuroscience Insitute
The department has had some success in the Melbourne Neuroscience Institute Interdisciplinary Seed Funding Grant scheme for 2016.
- Dr. Grace Thompson, A/Prof Larry Abel, and Prof. Gary McPherson. "Optimising visual attention in children with autism spectrum disorder: a comparison of singing and speech". $10,000
- A/Prof. Allison McKendrick, Dr Bang Bui, Prof Roger Ordidge, and Dr Rishma Vidysasagar, "3D geometry of the optic nerve in glaucoma imaged with 7TMRI and optical coherence tomography" $26,000
- A/Prof Andrew Metha, Dr Laura Jacobson, Cameron Nowell, and A/Prof Kevin Barnham. "Understanding the role of tau protein post-translational modifications in axonal transport" $26,000