معرفی
Professor Brad Sutherland is a leading academic in Neurovascular Biology at the University of Tasmania, currently serving as Professor in the Tasmanian School of Medicine's Medical Sciences Program. His career spans post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford, senior research fellowships, and establishment of the Perivascular Research Group. Key research areas include pericyte function, cerebral blood flow regulation, and neurovascular dysfunction in diseases like stroke, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
- PhD, University of Otago (2009)
- Teaching Fellow, University of Otago (2007-2009)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford (2009-2014)
- Senior Research Fellow, University of Tasmania (2016-2020)
- Associate Professor, University of Tasmania (2020-2025)
- Professor, University of Tasmania (2025-present)
His research focuses on pericyte-mediated vascular control, investigating mechanisms of microvascular injury, blood-brain barrier disruption, and neuroinflammation using in vitro and in vivo models. Recent work explores rapamycin's neuroprotective effects, stem cell-derived pericytes, and microglia-pericyte interactions.
Over 15 grants totaling >$7.5M include NHMRC Ideas Grants for projects on Alzheimer's disease, stroke recovery, and multiple sclerosis. Current supervisions include studies on insulin resistance, CAA in AD, and vascular repair post-stroke. Collaborations span the UK Dementia Research Institute, OPTIMA brain bank, and international stroke consortia.
