Rate My Professor Jacqueline Iredale

Dr. Jacqueline Iredale is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Behavioural Neuroscience Group at the University of Newcastle's School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Physiology and a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours), both obtained from the University of Newcastle. Her PhD, conducted in Professor Brett Graham's Spinal Cord Connections lab, centered on developing improved preclinical models of pain processing, both in vitro and in vivo, to elucidate underlying mechanisms and investigate the actions of known and novel analgesics. This included an industry collaboration utilizing one of her developed models to examine novel cannabinoid compounds' effects on spinal cord pain circuitry. Transitioning to her postdoctoral role under the leadership of Dr. Lizzie Manning, Dr. Erin Campbell, and Professor Christopher Dayas, Iredale's research now focuses on understanding neural mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, substance use disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette’s syndrome. Current projects investigate therapeutic mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and the impacts of stress on specific brain regions and circuits using in vivo calcium imaging approaches. Her Fields of Research classifications are Behavioural neuroscience (50%) and Central nervous system (50%). She is affiliated with the Brain Health research program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute.