A/Prof Tim Cole

Senior Lecturer
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University

tim.cole@monash.edu

Research Activities

Nuclear Receptor Function in Health and Disease.
Four major project areas:
  • Hormonal regulation of lung development and function
  • Glucocorticoids and T-cell function
  • Aldosterone actions in the heart and during heart failure
  • Glucocorticoids, Obesity & the Brain

Techniques/Expertise

Steroid Receptor biology and measurement of a range of steroids by RIA
Many techniques of Molecular Biology
Cell culture
Mouse gene-targeting and transgenic technologies

Collaborations

Prof Richard Harding and A/Prof Stuart Hooper, Physiology, Monash University
Prof Peter Fuller and Dr Morag Young, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research

Other Lab Members

Mr Bennet Seow, PhD Student
Ms Kelly Short, PhD Student
Mr Spencer Greatorex, PhD Student