Miss Laura Carr
NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
After completing an Bachelor of Psychological Science at the University of Adelaide, I went on to complete an Honours year working in the Cognition, Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease Laboratory (CANDL) under the supervision of A/Prof Lyndsey Collins-Praino. I then undertook a PhD with CANDL, investigating microglial ageing and the role this process plays in neurodegeneration, which I completed in 2025.
My research currently focuses on further investigating risk factors for neurodegenerative conditions. Specifically, I focus on how molecular changes induced by these risk factors may influence susceptibility to conditions such as Parkinson's Disease or Dementia. I am primarily interested in investigating the role that inflammatory mechanisms play in processes such as brain ageing, traumatic brain injury and viral infections, and hope to gain an understanding of how the brain’s immune system can be targeted to promote healthy ageing and improve outcomes for neurodegenerative conditions.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2020 - 2020 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Honours) |
| 2017 - 2019 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Carr, L. M., Guglietti, B., Wee, I. C., Musgrave, I. F., Mustafa, S., Corrigan, F., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2026). Comparison of automated and manual approaches for microglial quantification and classification: A focus on the HALO digital pathology platform. Brain Pathology, 36(1), 17 pages. Europe PMC1 |
| 2026 | McNamara, A., Carr, L. M., Baetu, I., Jenkinson, M., & Collins-Praino, L. (2026). Towards a Biologically Defined Diagnosis: Incorporating Pathophysiological Measures Into Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Criteria. Parkinson S Disease, 2026(1), 24 pages. |
| 2026 | Carr, L. M., McNamara, A., Stuckey, S. M., Bilecki, I. M., Mustafa, S., Turner, R. J., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2026). Cross-species characterisation of microglial morphology and proliferation during ageing.. Geroscience, 25 pages. |
| 2025 | Carr, L., Mustafa, S., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2025). The Hallmarks of Ageing in Microglia. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 45(1), 45. Scopus17 WoS18 Europe PMC12 |
| 2024 | Carr, L. M., Mustafa, S., Care, A., & Collins-Praino, L. E. (2024). More than a number: Incorporating the aged phenotype to improve in vitro and in vivo modeling of neurodegenerative disease. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 119, 554-571. Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Green, A. L., Cowell, E. C., Carr, L. M., Hemsley, K., Sherratt, E., Collins-Praino, L. E., & Carr, J. M. (2024). Application of diceCT to Study the Development of the Zika Virus-Infected Mouse Brain. Viruses, 16(8), 1330-1-1330-19. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Guglietti, B., Carr, L., Ellul, B., Mustafa, S., Corrigan, F., & Collins-Praino, L. (2021). Fyn kinase inhibition using AZD0530 improves recognition memory and reduces depressive-like behaviour in an experimental model of Parkinson’s disease. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Green, A., Cowell, E., Carr, L., Hemsley, K., Sherratt, E., Collins-Praino, L., & Carr, J. (2024). Application of diceCT to Study the Development of the Zika Virus Infected Mouse Brain. DOI |
Practical demonstrator
Foundations of Human Neuroanatomy (ANAT SC 2006), Semester 1, 2021/2022
Tutor
Essentials of Neuroscience (HLTH SC 1001), Semester 2, 2021
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Co-Supervisor | What is the role of Klotho in accelerating brain aging following head injury | Master of Research | Master | Full Time | Miss Shazia Sharifi |
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