Topic: brain tissue

Investigate differences in animal behaviour using single-nucleus transcriptomic analysis of brain tissue in the School of Psychology. The researcher will collect, process and interpret gene-expression data, maintain reproducible open-source analysis workflows, and contribute to data governance, publications and student supervision. This is a two-year, full-time Level A appointment of 35 hours per week in Sydney. Salary: AUD 118,000–126,000 plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading. The application deadline is 9 November 2026.

The basis of the mind, of mental states, and complex behaviors is the flow of energy through microscopic and macroscopic brain structures. Energy flow through brain circuits is powered by thousands of mitochondria populating the inside of every neuron, glial, and other nucleated cell across the brain-body unit. This seminar will cover emerging approaches to study the mind-mitochondria connection and present early attempts to map the distribution and diversity of mitochondria across brain tissue. In rodents, I will present convergent multimodal evidence anchored in enzyme activities, gene expr