Research interests
At the Centre for Neuroendocrinology, our research focuses on understanding how the excitability of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons is regulated. CRH neurons are activated in response to stress and are responsible for controlling the levels of stress hormones in the body.
We are particularly interested in determining how changes in synaptic inputs and dendritic excitability regulate CRH neuron activity and function.
Clinical conditions
- Stress
- Depression
Associate Professor Karl Iremonger's researcher profile
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Iremonger Laboratory staff & students
Dharshini Ganeshan, Assistant Research Fellow
Molecular regulation of CRH neurons
Email dharshini.ganeshan@otago.ac.nz
Joon Kim, Research Fellow
Regulation of CRH neuron activity dynamics in vivo
Email joon.kim@otago.ac.nz
Emmet Power, Research Fellow
Understanding sex differences in neural circuits controlling stress
Email emmet.power@otago.ac.nz
Calvin Young, Research Fellow
Probing neural stress circuit function in rodents and fish
Email calvin.young@otago.ac.nz
Shaojie Zheng, PhD student
Control of ultradian stress hormone rhythms by hypothalamic CRH neurons
Email: zhesh339@student.otago.ac.nz
Greer Campbell, B Biomed Sci student
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Publications
Principal Investigator
Dr Karl Iremonger
- Dr Karl Iremonger's biography
- Email karl.iremonger@otago.ac.nz
- Department of Physiology website
- Tel +64 3 479 7300
- Fax +64 3 479 7323