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ProfessorTracey Dickson

Director - Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

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  • Director - Menzies Institute for Medical Research
    Menzies Institute for Medical Research
  • +61 3 6226 4829 (Work)
  • Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Hobart CBD Campuses, TAS

SUPERVISION AND TEACHING SUMMARy

Professor Dickson is currently supervising full-time PhD students and honours students. She has supervised more than 20 PhD students to completion – many of which have received nationally competitive scholarships, post-doctoral fellowships and awards.

SUPERVISION & TEACHING

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    TDP-43, microglia and synapses in ALS
    14 Apr 2025
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Cellular and Network Vulnerability in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Investigating spread of pathology and developing next-generation disease models
    7 Nov 2022
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Development of a Devil Facial Tumour Vaccine and Efficacy Monitoring System
    15 May 2022
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Interactions of Alpha Synuclein and Microglia in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease
    28 Feb 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Determinants and Health Outcomes of Cardiorespiratory Fitness from Childhood to Adulthood
    11 Feb 2020 - 17 Dec 2024
    Jia Guo
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Does Cortical Pathology Spread through the Corticomotor System in ALS, and can we Stop this Spread?
    2 Dec 2019 - 15 Dec 2023
    Laura Anne Reale
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Inhibitory Regulation of Motor Neurons: Identifying new target mechanisms for motor neuron disease
    21 Dec 2018 - 28 Apr 2023
    Courtney Marie Clark
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Role of Mislocalised TDP-43 in Cortical Hyperexcitability in ALS
    4 Apr 2018 - 22 Aug 2022
    Marcus Dyer
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Investigating Differential Cellular and Regional Vulnerability to Alpha-Synuclein Pathogenesis in the Cortex
    1 Mar 2017 - 13 Aug 2021
    Anastasia Jasmine Salter
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Influence of Risk Factors on the Cellular Changes After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
    14 Dec 2015 - 30 Oct 2020
    Zhendan Zhu
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Neuroplasticity of the Dendritic Spine: Early dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    1 Mar 2015 - 16 Aug 2019
    Emily Elizabeth Handley
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Cellular Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Investigating the role of TDP-43
    15 Dec 2014 - 3 Apr 2020
    Tongcui Jiang
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Targeting Microtubules in the Distal Neuromuscular Circuitry to Improve Outcomes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    4 Mar 2013 - 19 Aug 2017
    Jayden Andrew Clark
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Interneuron Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    25 Feb 2013 - 19 Aug 2017
    Rosemary Maree Clark
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Injury Induced Plasticity in Primary Neuronal Culture and the Mature Brain
    1 Oct 2012 - 19 Aug 2017
    Mariana Del Valle Brizuela
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury in Experimental Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
    5 Mar 2012 - 12 Aug 2016
    Jessica Marie Collins
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms for Understanding Neuronal Cellular Interactions
    11 Jul 2011 - 16 Dec 2015
    Yiing Chiing Yap
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Distal Axon and Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    15 Feb 2010 - 17 Feb 2014
    Katherine Adriana Southam
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Axonal and Synaptic Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease
    1 Mar 2009 - 27 Jun 2013
    Stanislaw Mitew
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Role of Neurofilaments in Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease
    1 Jul 2008 - 6 Nov 2013
    Yao Liu
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Alpha-synuclein in the Neurodegenerative Mechanisms of Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
    1 Mar 2008 - 30 May 2012
    Ruth Elizabeth Joy Musgrove
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Response of the Mature Central Nervous System to Traumatic Brain Injury
    1 Mar 2007 - 18 Feb 2011
    Catherine Anne Blizzard
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Unravelling the Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Contributing to Secondary Axonal Degeneration Following Traumatic Brain Injury
    28 Feb 2005 - 25 Feb 2009
    Jerome Andrew Staal
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Pathological Changes Leading to Neuronal Degeneration in Alzheimer's Disease
    31 Mar 2004 - 20 Feb 2008
    Adele Woodhouse
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Unravelling the Cellular Pathology Leading to Neurodegeneration in Motor Neurone Disease
    1 Mar 2004 - 19 Feb 2008
    Anna Elizabeth King