Dr Tim Cole

MIIN Member

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
+61399055753
tim.cole@med.monash.edu.au

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 and 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:

Hormonal regulation of lung development and function; Collaborators: Prof. Richard Harding and A/Prof. Stuart Hooper (Department of Physiology, Monash University)
Glucocorticoids and T-cell function; Collaborators: A/Prof Dale Godfrey (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne)
Aldosterone, actions in the heart and during heart failure; Collaborators: Prof. Peter Fuller and Dr Morag Young (PHIMR, MMC, Clayton)
Glucocorticoids, Obesity and the Brain; Collaborator: Prof Margaret Morris (Department of Pharmacology, University of NSW)

Existing Websites:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/biochem/staff/tim-cole.html

Lab Group Personnel:

Dr Richard Mollard (Senior Research Fellow)
Ms Judy Ng (Research Assistant)
Mr Kheng Tan(Research Assistant)
Mr Doug Liddicoat (PhD Student)
Mr Daniel Bird (PhD Student)
Mr Stephen Wong (PhD Student)
Mr Fredrik Olsson (PhD Student)
Ms Kirstyn Carey (Hons Student)