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Theme:Mental health and the ageing brain
Level:IHMRI Senior Fellow
Centre for Translational Neuroscience
Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Building 32 Room 304
University of Wollongong
+61 2 4221 4934
Research focus
Professor Chao Deng’s research interests include Neuropharmacological mechanisms of antipsychotic drugs; Animal models for psychopharmacological research; Mechanisms underlying the metabolic side-effects of antipsychotics; exercise and pharmacological interventions for preventing/treating these metabolic side-effects. Long-term effects of early exposure to drugs or radiofrequency energy on brain development and behaviours. Effects of radiofrequency energy on brain function and cognition.
Research projects
Publications and funding
Other roles
- Fellow, The International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP)
- Editorial roles:
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
- Guest Editor, Frontier in Neuroscience
IHMRI research team
Research fellows
Dr Jiamei Lian (NHMRC Early Career Fellowship)
T: +61 2 4298 1535 | E: jlian@uow.edu.au
PhD candidates
Emma Sylvester
Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field on cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
Weijie Yi
Investigating the Effects of Epigallocatechin Gallate in Improving Cognitive Function in a Poly I:C Rat Model for Schizophrenia: Mechanisms Tthrough Upregulating Ketogenesis in Brains
Masters students
James Hodgson
Antipsychotic-induced Metabolic Side-Effects in Juvenile Poly (I:C) Rats
Honours students
Nathan Bala
Early antipsychotic exposure during childhood and adolescence: Long term effects in brain development
Brendan Gaudiosi
Exercise-plus-betahistine intervention for reducing antipsychotic-induced weight gain in juvenile rats