Tim Karl

Principal Research Fellow And Group Leader at NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia)

Tim Karl has a comprehensive work experience in the field of behavioural neuroscience. Tim started their career as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Hannover Medical School in 2003. From 2004 to 2008, they worked as a Research Officer at the Schizophrenia Research Institute and also as a Senior Research Officer at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. In 2008, they established their own research team at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) as a Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader. During this time, their research focused on gene-environment interactions in animal models for schizophrenia and discovering new therapeutic targets for dementia. Tim was later awarded the position of Associate Professor by the University of New South Wales and was promoted to Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader at NeuRA. In 2016, they became an Associate Professor for Behavioural Neuroscience at Western Sydney University, and in 2019, they became a Professor for Behavioural Neuroscience.

Tim Karl's education history includes the following:

- From 2001 to 2003, they attended Leibniz Universität Hannover and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Neurobiology and Behavior.

- From 2000 to 2002, they also attended Leipniz University Hannover and earned a PhD in Biology / Behavioural Neuroscience.

- Between 1994 and 2000, they studied at the University of Münster and received a Master's degree in Biology/Biological Sciences.

- From 1994 to 1999, they attended Westfaelische Wilhelms University Muenster and obtained an M.Sci-equivalent degree in Biology.

- Finally, from 1984 to 1993, they completed their high school education at Ratsgymnasium Gladbeck, focusing on Biology and Mathematics.

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Timeline

  • Principal Research Fellow And Group Leader

    February, 2015 - present

  • Associate Professor (awarded By University Of New South Wales)

    December, 2014

  • Senior Research Fellow (group Leader)

    October, 2008