Alison Canty

Biography

Doctor Alison Canty is an Associate Professor in the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre in the Faculty of Health. Her research interests are in the field of neuroplasticity in health, ageing and disease with a particular interest in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of repair, regeneration and degeneration in the central nervous system. She is responsible for the coordination of the design and delivery of the fully online Bachelor of Dementia Care with emerging interest in the evaluation of curriculum design, review and scholarship of learning and teaching.

Research Interest

Alison has a long-standing interest in the formation and plasticity of neural circuitry, aligning with the University's research theme of Better Health. This interest has seen her move around the globe, from Melbourne University for her PhD studies and to the Karolinska institute in Stockholm, Sweden and Imperial College of London to pursue her postdoctoral studies. Her research interests have gradually moved from investigating molecules involved in central nervous system development, to understanding circuitry rearrangements in the mature brain in both health and disease.