Tim Karl, Full Professor
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Affiliation(s):
Western Sydney University
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Areas of Interest:
Behavioural Neuroscience, Behaviour, brain disorders, pharmacology, Mouse Model Phenotying, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, cannabis
Biography & Research:
Tim Karl graduated from the Leipniz University of Hanover (Germany) in 2003 with a PhD in Zoology (Behavioural Neuroscience). Until 2008, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Garvan Institute working on rodent models for anxiety and schizophrenia. In 2008, Tim Karl established his own research team at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). His research focused on the neuro-behavioural consequences of gene-environment interactions in animal models for schizophrenia and the discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease. In 2016, Tim Karl moved to Western Sydney University, where he continues his preclinical research into schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. He also investigates the detrimental and potentially beneficial properties of cannabis constituents for brain disorders. Finally, Tim's research aims to enhance the validity of rodent models and the well-being of test animals in medical research by providing more stimulating housing conditions and utilising more natural test system models.
Prof Karl is currently funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Project Grants, Dementia Research Team Initiative) and the Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation and has received funding from NHMRC, the Motor Neuron Disease Research Institute of Australia, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (USA), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and other funding bodies (e.g. Mason Foundation National Research Program, Ramaciotti Foundation) in the past.
Prof Karl is the Chair of the Animal Care and Ethics Committee at Western Sydney University.
