DoctorMatt Kirkcaldie

Dr Kirkcaldie is a Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience in the Wicking Dementia Centre. His interests include neuroanatomy, the neuronal cytoskeleton and plasticity, the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, and the brains of different animal species. He is an author on reference works about rodent brains, and has written a neuroscience textbook which is used as the reference for a national schools competition.

Bio: His BSc(hons) focused on psychology, computing and psychophysics, followed by a PhD in neuropathology. After positions at the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales, he returned to Tasmania in 2007 to take on an active role in the teaching of neuroscience in the medicine and biomedical research degrees, followed by a commission to develop and deliver new postgraduate courses for the Wicking Centre. He supervises research students from a range of disciplines (biomed science, computing, psychology, paramedicine) and is involved with national neuroscience education programmes.

Memberships: Society for Neuroscience (USA); Australasian Neuroscience Society

Administration and education: Dr Kirkcaldie led the design, development and implementation of the first postgraduate courses for the Wicking Centre. He has also designed curriculum and content, and coordinated units across the MBBS and Bachelor of Medical Research.