Dr Jennifer Rodger

Dr Jenny Rodger is a Senior Lecturer and Research Officer at the School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia. She began her career studying Biochemistry in the UK before undertaking a PhD in Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Paris VI. Soon after, Dr Rodger settled in Perth and she has since become an invaluable member of the EARN (Experimental and Regenerative Neurosciences) team at UWA.

Dr Rodger's research niche is topographic organisation within the brain and the relationship between brain structure and behaviour. Her research also encompasses brain plasticity in development and repair. Along with grant peer review, teaching and research supervision commitments, Dr Rodger contributes greatly to neuroscience in WA through involvement in local and national conference organisation and by nurturing research collaborations with leading neuroscientists in Perth and across the globe.

Dr Rodger is involved in several NRP-funded projects, focusing on gene therapy and peripheral nerve grafting; stimulation and environmental enrichment; and the impact of other non-invasive methods known to increase brain plasticity to promote recovery following neurotrauma.

Current NRP (Chief) Co-investigators:
Dr Jane Dundas, Prof Alan Harvey, Dr Rachel Sherrard, UWA
A/Prof Gary Thickbroom, Centre for Neuromuscular & Neurological Disorders