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Shrujna Patel receives Brain and Mind Centre Grant
Shrujna has received the grant for identifying a proteomic signature of disease in children with autistic regression.
Dr Shrujna Patel /
Indian-origin researcher, Dr Shrujna Patel has received the Brain and Mind Centre Research Development Grant which provides a platform for early and mid-career researchers to develop an independent program of research, and enable a pathway to future growth in the brain and mind sciences.
This year, University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre awarded $20,000 grants to ten high-performing researchers. Patel received the grant for identifying a proteomic signature of disease in children with autistic regression.
A postdoctoral research fellow in prof Russell Dale’s Clinical Neuroimmunology team at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Patel investigates neurodevelopmental disorders in children, such as Autism, ADHD, Tics and OCD, with specific focus on environmental risk factors and immune-brain interactions.
Her research involves detailed phenotyping of clinical cohorts, as well as biological investigations (transcriptomics, proteomics, and functional assays). Her work aims to increase our understanding of disease mechanisms and improve treatment options for these complex disorders.
Patel completed bachelor of Advanced Science, with honours in Neuroscience, from the University of New South Wales in 2016 and has a strong background in laboratory science, with expertise in the cellular and molecular processes of the nervous system.
Her PhD project focused on the role of the immune system and neuroinflammation in the pathophysiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders. She is currently involved in collecting and analysing blood samples from children in the oxytocin clinical trial, investigating biomarkers of neuroinflammation and ASD.
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