Philip Ryan
MBBS (Hons), B Med Sc (Melb)
PhD Student
Neuropeptides Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes
Neuropeptides Group
Peptide Neurobiology Laboratory
Contact Details
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Phone: | +61 (0)3 8344 1888 |
Fax: | +61 (0)3 9347 1707 |
Supervisor
- A/Prof Andrew Gundlach
PhD Project Title
Investigating the functions of the nucleus incertus and relaxin-3
Research Interests
- Neuropeptides and receptors
- Neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of stress systems
- Neurobiology of anxiety and depression
- Behavioural neuroscience and neuropsychiatric disorders
Laboratory Techniques
- Behaviour analysis
- Stereotaxic surgery
- In situ hybridisation histochemistry
- Immunohistochemistry
Additional Information
- Supported by Australian Postgraduate Award and Dowd Foundation Scholarship
- 2nd year PhD candidate (2009-2010)
- Member SOFI Committee (2009)
Publications
Recent Abstracts
Ryan PJ, Sang Q, Shen P-J, Ma S, Gundlach AL. Effect of neurogenic stressors on the activity of relaxin-3/GABA neurons in the nucleus incertus. Society for Neuroscience, 2009.
Students
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