Thomas Duncan
postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sydney
Biography
Tom Duncan is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sydney. His background is in histology, cell biology, and regenerative medicine. At the University of Sydney he manages Australia’s first Canine Brain Bank, and leads research into the neuropathology of canine dementia and the development of an autologous cell therapy for human Alzheimer’s disease. Utilizing canine dementia as a translational model, Tom is involved in a world-first phase I veterinary clinical trial of a cell therapy treating community dogs with dementia. Tom supervises a team of postgraduate students in research projects using advanced microscopy and microanalysis technique to characterize neuropathology and neurogenesis in animal models. He also lecturers at the University of Sydney on neuroscience, regenerative medicine, and human anatomy and histology.
Abstract
Abstract : AUTOLOGOUS NEURAL CELL THERAPY REVERSES A DEMENTIA SYNDROME IN OLDER PET DOGS