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ProfessorJane Hanrahan

Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Orcid identifier0000-0001-8205-0260 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Professor Hanrahan's research interests focuses on the understanding the role of GABA receptors in anxiety, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, epilepsy and learning and memory, including:

  • Design and synthesis of conformationally restrained GABA analogues
  • Developing molecules that allosterically modulate GABA receptor function
  • Identifying and characterising natural products from traditional herbal medicines

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    delta-containing GABA-A receptors as targets for neuroprotection
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Balle T,
    • Vaughan C,
    • Hanrahan J,
    • Nicolazzo JA,
    • Ahring JP
  • GRANT
    Sydney Neuroscience Network
    DVC Research1 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Allosteric Targets on GABA-A Receptors
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    QX100 Droplet Digital PCR system for Shared Used at the Open Access, Multi-User Molecular Biology Core Facility
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    GeneAtlas Personal Microarray System
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Saletta F,
    • Richardson DD,
    • Morris B,
    • Mason R,
    • Naylor M
  • GRANT
    Factors influencing pharmacy services in opiod substitution programs
    Health Administration Corporation1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Bruker APEX II CCD Detector Fourth Generation APEX II ultra-low noise CCD X-ray detector with 16 megapixel chip
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    The GABAergic system in eye growth control and myopia
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Elemental and Structural Analysis Facility Comprising a FTICR Mass Spectrometer and a CHNS Analyser
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2006 - 20 Nov 2007
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    GABA c receptor antagonists as agents tor the treatment of memory disorders and myopia.
    Neuro Therapeutics Ltd1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • Serry L,
    • Kaufman G,
    • Hanrahan J
  • GRANT
    GABA modulators for the treatment of anxiety, epilepsy and insomnia
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Positive modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Johnston EG,
    • Mewett K,
    • Hanrahan J,
    • Chebib MC
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  • GRANT
    Molecular and Materials Structure Network
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
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    Constrained analogs of Gabapentin and Pregabalin
    Pfizer Pty Ltd1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
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    GABAC receptors and GABA release in the thalmus
    DVC Research1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hanrahan J
  • GRANT
    Synthesis, testing and development of GABA-C antagonists, including cyclopentene phosphinates
    Polychip Pharmaceuticals Pty.Ltd.1 Jan 2002
    People funded by this grant: