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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.
Research area keywords
- Traumatic brain injury
- trauma
- concussion
- biomarker
- treatment
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Monitoring Low Level Blast Exposure in ADF and ANZCTC Training
Shultz, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Spitz, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
25/04/26 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
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Combining biomechanics and biomarkers to establish brain injury thresholds
McDonald, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shultz, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ghajari, M. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
3/02/26 → 2/02/29
Project: Research
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Psilocybin-ASsisted Therapy for Persisting Post-Concussion Symptoms (PAST-PPCS)
O'Brien, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sundram, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Caeyenberghs, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shultz, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Liknaitzky, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Makovec Knight, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fuller Symons, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Byrnes, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barlow, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fuller, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Gibbons, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/06/25 → 31/05/30
Project: Research
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Calcium channel modulation to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy
O'Brien, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Galanopoulou, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Casillas-Espinosa, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shultz, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jones, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Moshe, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/23 → 30/04/27
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Vivash, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Churilov, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kwan, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Carney, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perucca, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nicolo, J.-P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cook, M. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gillinder, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Casillas-Espinosa, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hovens, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Malpas, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shultz, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Velakoulis, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lawn, N. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johns, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wijayath, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Burford, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wait, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), D'Souza, W. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Reutens, D. C. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/02/23 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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Corrigendum to “Exposure to perinatal trauma modifies nociception and gene expression in the prefrontal cortex and hypothalamus of adolescent rats” [J Pain 38 (2025) 104762]
Sgro, M., Kodila, Z., Salberg, S., Li, C. N., Smith, M. J., Freeman, J., Vlassopoulos, E., Harris, S., Shultz, S. R., Yamakawa, G. R., Noel, M. & Mychasiuk, R., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Pain. 40, 1 p., 106191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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A pre-existing chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection promotes epileptogenesis and neuropathology in a mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Baker, T. L., Wright, D. K., Thergarajan, P., Uboldi, A. D., Vo, A., Wilson, T., Tonkin, C. J., O'Brien, T. J., Antonic-Baker, A., Asmussen, M. J., McDonald, S. J., Casillas-Espinosa, P. M., Jones, N. C., Ali, I., Sun, M. & Shultz, S. R., Aug 2025, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 128, p. 440-455 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Associations Between Instrumented Mouthguard-Measured Head Acceleration Events and Post-Match Biomarkers of Astroglial and Axonal Injury in Male Amateur Australian Football Players
Evans, L. J., O’Brien, W. T., Spitz, G., Mutimer, S., Xie, B., Giesler, L. P., Major, B. P., Hickey, J. W., Roberts, S. S. H., Mitra, B., O’Brien, T. J., Shultz, S. R. & McDonald, S. J., Apr 2025, In: Sports Medicine. 55, 4, p. 1037-1049 13 p., 549624.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exposure to perinatal trauma modifies nociception and gene expression in the prefrontal cortex and hypothalamus of adolescent rats
Sgro, M., Kodila, Z., Salberg, S., Li, C. N., Smith, M. J., Freeman, J., Vlassopoulos, E., Harris, S., Shultz, S. R., Yamakawa, G. R., Noel, M. & Mychasiuk, R., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Pain. 28, 15 p., 104762.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Investigating the role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism in repetitive mild traumatic brain injury outcomes in rats
Giesler, L. P., O’Brien, W. T., Bain, J., Spitz, G., Jaehne, E. J., van den Buuse, M., Shultz, S. R., Mychasiuk, R. & McDonald, S. J., Dec 2025, In: Behavioral and Brain Functions. 21, 1, 12 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Brain Foundation 2019 Research Gift
Sun, M. (Recipient), Shultz, S. (Recipient), Tonkin, C. (Recipient) & Sobey, C. (Recipient), 19 Oct 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)