Sarah Dunlop

Personal profile

Roles and responsibilities

CURRENT POSITION & TITLE
Professor, Head of School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Accorded Status, Royal Perth Hospital

QUALIFICATIONS
PhD 1978 (London)
BSc (Hons) 1974 (London)

APPOINTMENTS - SINCE 2010
1998 - 2010 Senior Research Fellow, NH&MRC, Animal Biology, UWA
2011 - 2013 Principal Research Fellow, NH&MRC, Animal Biology, UWA
2005 - 2013 Professorial Fellow (Research), UWA
2013 - 2016 Head, School of Animal Biology, UWA
2016 - 2019 Head, School of Biological Sciences, UWA

Previous positions

APPOINTMENTS - SINCE 2010
1998 - 2010 Senior Research Fellow, NH&MRC, Animal Biology, UWA
2011 - 2013 Principal Research Fellow, NH&MRC, Animal Biology, UWA
2005 - 2013 Professorial Fellow (Research), UWA
2013 - 2016 Head, School of Animal Biology, UWA
2016 - 2019 Head, School of Biological Sciences, UWA

Research

Professor Sarah Dunlop leads an integrated program of laboratory and clinical research at The University of Western Australia & Royal Perth Hospital to promote functional recovery after traumatic injury to the nervous system. Laboratory studies use rodent models and focus on understanding and preventing the spread of secondary degeneration to intact tissue.

Clinical studies comprise three multi-centre randomized controlled trials “Spinal Cord Injury and Physical Activity (SCIPA)” involving all 8 spinal units in Australia and New Zealand to examine novel ways to exercise the paralysed limbs to promote neurological recovery and improve health. The trials span acute care to the community, reflecting the lifetime need of these patients. SCIPA.Com has also developed a program to train the trainers, break down barriers to exercise and increase participation once patients are living in the community. “ICED” Immediate Cooling and Early Decompression) is another multi-centre clinical initiative focusing on acute spinal cord injury involving immediate hypothermia in the ambulance to buy time and limit secondary damage before emergency surgical decompression. Another more recent multi-centre initiative involves examining bladder care and urinary tract infections, a major secondary complication following spinal cord injury, to promote best practice for bladder health.

Keywords

Development and regeneration of the vertebrate visual system
Neuroscience
Neural plasticity
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Neurotrauma
Reducing damage following injury to the central nervous system
Spinal cord injury, physical activity and functional recovery
Randomised controlled trials for spinal cord injury
Peripheral nerve injury, training and functional recovery
Community programs for people with spinal cord injury

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Research Output 1992 2019

5611 Citations
37 h-Index
170 Article
54 Conference paper
5 Chapter
2 Comment/debate
5 More

2 Citations (Scopus)

Differential responses to increasing numbers of mild traumatic brain injury in a rodent closed-head injury model

Fehily, B., Bartlett, C. A., Lydiard, S., Archer, M., Milbourn, H., Majimbi, M., Hemmi, J. M., Dunlop, S. A., Yates, N. J. & Fitzgerald, M., Jun 2019, In : Journal of Neurochemistry. 149, 5, p. 660-678

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Brain Concussion

Closed Head Injuries

Rodentia

Brain

Corpus Callosum

Early urinary tract infection after spinal cord injury: a retrospective inpatient cohort study

Goodes, L. M., King, G. K., Rea, A., Murray, K., Boan, P., Watts, A., Bardsley, J., Hartshorn, C., Thavaseelan, J., Rawlins, M., Brock, J. A. & Dunlop, S. A., 6 Aug 2019, In : Spinal Cord.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Spinal Cord Injuries

Urinary Tract Infections

Inpatients

Length of Stay

Cohort Studies

Eliminating plastic pollution: How a voluntary contribution from industry will drive the circular plastics economy

Forrest, A., Giacovazzi, L., Dunlop, S., Reisser, J., Tickler, D., Jamieson, A. & Meeuwig, J. J., 25 Sep 2019, In : Frontiers in Marine Science. 6, SEP, 627.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Pollution

plastics

plastic

pollution

Plastics

1 Citation (Scopus)

Elucidating the inability of functionalized nanoparticles to cross the blood-brain barrier and target specific cells in vivo

Naidu, P. S. R., Gavriel, N., Gray, C. G. G., Bartlett, C. A., Toomey, L. M., Kretzmann, J. A., Patalwala, D., McGonigle, T., Denham, E., Hee, C., Ho, D., Taylor, N. L., Norret, M., Smith, N. M., Dunlop, S. A., Iyer, K. S. & Fitzgerald, M., 26 Jun 2019, In : ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 11, 25, p. 22085-22095 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Reply to Letter re: “Optimal Bladder Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: Evidence, Practice and a Cooperative Approach Driving Future Directions in Australia”

Goodwin, D. M., Brock, J., Dunlop, S., Goodes, L., Middleton, J., Nunn, A., Wright, B. & Bragge, P., 1 Sep 2019, In : Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 100, 9, p. 1793-1794 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter