ProfessorJane Butler
(she/her)
Level 3 Supervisor, Neuroscience Theme and SpinalCure Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Level 3 Supervisor, Neuroscience Theme and SpinalCure FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
BIO
Professor Jane Butler (BSc, PhD) is a Senior Principal Research Fellow and SpinalCure Fellow at The Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Australia. She is internationally known for research on the neural control of respiration and on neurorehabilitation after spinal cord injury (SCI). She co-founded and leads the Spinal Cord Injury Research Collaborative (SCIRC), a team of researchers examining both fundamental and translational outcomes in the neural control of movement after SCI, with the aim to identify and develop novel clinical methods improve limb, trunk and respiratory motor function. She has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and has successfully attracted more than $27million funding over her career for both basic neurophysiology studies and clinical trials.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Senior Principal Research FellowThe University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia2026 - present
- SpinalCure FellowThe University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia2026 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Principal Research ScientistNeuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia1992 - 2025
- Professor (Conjoint)UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2018 - 2025
- Associate Professor (Conjoint)UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2012 - 2017
CERTIFICATIONS
- PhDUNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia1995 - 1999Neural control of human respiratory muscles
- BSc(Hons)UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia1994 - 1994
- BScThe University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1989 - 1991Physiology and Anatomy
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Post-doctoral Research FellowUniversity of Miami Hospital, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami, United States9 Oct 2000 - 1 Feb 2002Muscle function and fatigue after SCIPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Thomas CK
SCHOOL
- School of Medical Sciences
AVAILABILITY
- Research supervision
- Research collaboration
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being