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Professor Sandy Shultz
Department of Neuroscience research groups - Shultz Lab
Sandy is a Professor and Group leader in the Van Cleef Centre for Nervous Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, within the School of Translational Medicine.
His research focuses on the effects, underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, biomarkers, and treatments of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related conditions.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Traumatic brain injury
- trauma
- concussion
- biomarker
- treatment
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Calcium channel modulation to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy
O'Brien, T., Galanopoulou, A. S., Casillas-Espinosa, P., Shultz, S., Jones, N. & Moshé, S. L.
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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A Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sodium selenate as a disease modifying treatment for chronic drug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (SELECT Trial)
O'Brien, T., Vivash, L., Churilov, L., Kwan, P., Carney, P., Perucca, P., Nicolo, J., Cook, M. J., Gillinder, L., Casillas-Espinosa, P., Hovens, C. M., Malpas, C., Shultz, S., Velakoulis, D., Lawn, N. D., Johns, H., Wijayath, M., Burford, J., Wait, L., D'Souza, W. J. & Reutens, D. C.
1/02/23 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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INFORMED: INtegrative approaches For Optimizing Recognition, Management and EDucation of concussion at the community sports level
Mitra, B., McDonald, S., Ponsford, J., Shultz, S., Fitzgerald, M., Willmott, C., O'Brien, T., Law, M., McKay, A., O'Sullivan, M. J., Hellewell, S. C., Natoli, R., Caeyensberghs, K., Makdissi, M., Chen, Z. & Whiley, L.
1/07/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Reversing post-traumatic epilepsy
Casillas-Espinosa, P., O'Brien, T., Shah, A., Anderson, A., Huang, E., Shultz, S., Jones, N. & Schittenhelm, R.
30/09/21 → 29/09/25
Project: Research
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INFORMED: INtegrative approaches For Optimizing Recognition, Management and EDucation of concussion at the community sports level
Mitra, B., McDonald, S., Ponsford, J., Shultz, S., Fitzgerald, M., Willmott, C., O'Brien, T., Law, M., McKay, A., O'Sullivan, M. J., Hellewell, S. C., Natoli, R., Caeyensberghs, K., Makdissi, M., Chen, Z. & Whiley, L.
Project: Research
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Pathophysiology, blood biomarkers, and functional deficits after intimate partner violence-related brain injury: Insights from emergency department patients and a new rat model
Sun, M., Symons, G. F., Spitz, G., O'Brien, W. T., Baker, T. L., Fan, J., Martins, B. D., Allen, J., Giesler, L. P., Mychasiuk, R., van Donkelaar, P., Brand, J., Christie, B., O'Brien, T. J., O'Sullivan, M. J., Mitra, B., Wellington, C., McDonald, S. J. & Shultz, S. R., Jan 2025, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 123, p. 383-396 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
A pre-existing Toxoplasma gondii infection exacerbates the pathophysiological response and extent of brain damage after traumatic brain injury in mice
Baker, T. L., Wright, D. K., Uboldi, A. D., Tonkin, C. J., Vo, A., Wilson, T., McDonald, S. J., Mychasiuk, R., Semple, B. D., Sun, M. & Shultz, S. R., 9 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21, 1, 31 p., 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Author Response: Utility of Acute and Subacute Blood Biomarkers to Assist Diagnosis in CT-Negative Isolated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
McDonald, S. J., Reyes, J., Spitz, G., Giesler, L. P., Shultz, S. & Mitra, B., 3 Jul 2024, In: Neurology. 103, 3, 1 p., e209411.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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BDNF: New Views of an Old Player in Traumatic Brain Injury
Giesler, L. P., Mychasiuk, R., Shultz, S. R. & McDonald, S. J., Oct 2024, In: The Neuroscientist. 30, 5, p. 560–573 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Biomarkers of Neurobiologic Recovery in Adults with Sport-Related Concussion
O'Brien, W. T., Spitz, G., Xie, B., Major, B. P., Mutimer, S., Giesler, L. P., Bain, J., Evans, L. J., Duarte Martins, B., Piantella, S., Alhassan, A., Brady, S., Cappellari, D., Somma, V., McColl, T., Symons, G. F., Gore, T., Sun, M., Kuek, T., Horan, S., & 10 others , 7 Jun 2024, In: JAMA Network Open. 7, 6, 14 p., E2415983.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Brain Foundation 2019 Research Gift
Sun, Mujun (Recipient), Shultz, Sandy (Recipient), Tonkin, Chris (Recipient) & Sobey, Christopher (Recipient), 19 Oct 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)