Bill Bennett

Biography

Dr Bennett's research background is diverse and encompasses a range of medical research areas. He gained his PhD from the University of Bath in 2000, and has worked in the fields of mouse transgenics, developmental biology, wound healing, stem cell transplantation and cancer cell biology. He joined the University of Tasmania in 2008 and has worked in the area of neuroscience since then.  Prior to gaining his PhD he worked at the University of Oxford in Martin Pera's group, examining cancer stem cell biology. At the University of Bath he did postdoctoral work with Jonathan Slack and Andrew Ward.  At the University of Manchester he worked on wound healing and stem cell transplantation. In 2013, he joined Wicking and his work has  focussed on the neuroscience of dementia, and also on the mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Research Interest

Bill's research aligns with the University's research them of Better Health and with the NHMRC priority areas of Dementia and Aging Well. As a member of Wicking, his research is targeted towards better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms which underpin dementia. In particular, he is interested in the changes in neuroplasticity associated with aging, and with Alzheimer's Disease.