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Professor Sarah Dunlop (born 8 November 1953), is an Australian neuroscientist. She is the Winthrop Professor, the Head of the School/Head of Experimental and Regenerative Neurosciences at the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia (2013-2018). Her key research area is neurotrauma, focusing on the understanding, preventing and promoting functional recovery after traumatic injury to the nervous system. She leads an integrated program of basic science and clinical research at the University of Western Australia and the Royal Perth Hospital. She Chairs the Clinical Trials Committee of the Spinal Cord Injury Network. She was the President of Australian Neuroscience Society (2010-2011), President of the Federation of Asian Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (2011-2013) and current Chair of the University of Western Australia Neuroscience Discipline.

Early life and Education
Professor Dunlop completed her BSc (Hons) in Zoology at King’s College London in 1974. In 1978, she completed her PhD in Zoology at the Queen Elizabeth College.

Work
In 1979, Professor Dunlop began her neuroscience career at the Department of Psychology, The University of Western Australia. Over the span of her research career, she made influential contributions to a number of medical practices worldwide, which include premature baby survival, spinal cord injury recovery and treatment of drug seeking behaviour. Her research encompassed both basic science and clinical research. Laboratory-based basic science research involves studying rodent models to understand and prevent the spread of secondary damage of surviving tissues after taumatic injury to the nervous system. These studies use technologies that include red light, pulsed magnetic fields and nanotechnology to target drug delivery. Professor Dunlop is actively involved in two multi-centre clinical trials focused on spinal cord injury: the 'Spinal Cord Injury and Physical Activity (SCIPA)' and '(ICED) Immediate Cooling and Emergency Decompression'.

Awards and honors
Awards

1972: Barry Prize, Science. King’s College, London

1974: Associate of King’s College (AKC)

1978: Honorary Research Fellow, Women and Infants Research Foundation

1996: Marcus Singer Medal

1977: Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision Award Commendation

1999: Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision Award Commendation

2009: Nina Kondelos Prize, Australian Neuroscience Society, for outstanding contributions to basic/clinical neuroscience research

2012: Finalist, West Australian Scientist of the Year

Honours

2009: President Elect, Australian Neuroscience Society

2010-2011: President, Australian Neuroscience Society

2010: President Elect, Federation of Asian Oceanian Neuroscience Societies

2111-2013: President, Federation of Asian Oceanian Neuroscience Societies

Patents
2011: IYER Killigudi I. EVANS, Cameron William, CLEMONS, Tristan DeVere, DUNLOP, Sarah Alison, LUZINOV, Igor, ZDYRKO, Bogdan. Multifunctional Nanoparticles (PCT/AU2011/1001588)