Researchers

CHAN Michele

CHAN Michele
Research associate
Faculty Department of Pharmacy
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/mchan

Education and Career

Education

  • 2009/09 - 2012/07 , University of Nottingham, Psychology,
  • 2012/09 - 2013/12 , University of Nottingham, Psychology,
  • 2014/01 - 2018/06 , Durham University, Josephine Butler College, Psychology,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2024 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Sep. 2021 - Mar. 2024 , Hokkaido University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Oct. 2019 - Aug. 2021 , Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute
  • Feb. 2019 - Oct. 2019 , Koç University Psychology
  • Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2019 , Newcastle University Institute of Neuroscience
  • 2017 - 2018 , Durham University Psychology
  • Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2018 , Durham University Psychology

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences, Cognitive neuroscience
  • Life sciences, Neuroscience - general
  • Life sciences, Animals: biochemistry, physiology, behavioral science

Research Interests

Decision Making, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Flexibility, Cognition, Electrophysiology, Optogenetics, Rodent Behaviour, Cortico-striatal Pathway, Limbic System, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Learning and Memory

Published Papers

  1. Votucalis, a Novel Centrally Sparing Histamine-Binding Protein, Attenuates Histaminergic Itch and Neuropathic Pain in Mice
    Ibrahim Alrashdi; Amal Alsubaiyel; Michele Chan; Emma E. Battell; Abdel Ennaceur; Miles A. Nunn; Wayne Weston-Davies; Paul L. Chazot; Ilona Obara
    Frontiers in Pharmacology  13  (846683)  , 846683-846683, 8, Mar. 2022  , Refereed
  2. The NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 fails to impair long-term recognition memory in mice when the state-dependency of memory is controlled
    Michele Chan; Joseph M. Austen; Madeline J. Eacott; Alexander Easton; David J. Sanderson
    Neurobiology of Learning and Memory  161  , 57-62, May. 2019  , Refereed
  3. Continual Trials Spontaneous Recognition Tasks in Mice: Reducing Animal Numbers and Improving Our Understanding of the Mechanisms Underlying Memory
    Michele Chan; Madeline J. Eacott; David J. Sanderson; Jianfei Wang; Mu Sun; Alexander Easton
    Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience  12  (214)  , 214-214, 13, Sep. 2018  , Refereed

Books etc

  1. Time-targeted intervention of brain oscillations with transcranial ultrasound irradiation. (in press) , Chan M; Yoshida K; Yang G; Mimura T; Kudo N; Takeuchi Y , Springer-Nature

Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Non-invasive gene transfection to neurons in the cortex using transcranial ultrasound. , Chan M; Mimura T; Minami M; Takeuchi Y , The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society 2023 , 3, Aug. 2023
  2. An in-vivo sonoporation technology for non-invasive drug delivery to neurons in the cerebral cortex. , Chan M; Takeuchi Y , Hyper-adaptability Meeting 2022 , 20, Jul. 2022
  3. Reduced operant task engagement and altered neural oscillations in a triple-hit rat model of schizophrenia. , Chan M; Li Q; Horváth G; Berényi A; Minami M; Takeuchi Y , NEURO2022 , 30, Jun. 2022

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Awards & Honors

  1. Apr. 2024, JSPS, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
  2. Jun. 2022, Narishige Neuroscience Research Foundation, Narishige Neuroscience Research Foundation Award
  3. 2015, Durham University, Department of Psychology, Postgraduate Research (PGR) Travel Award

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, Elucidating the contribution of risk-perception and reward-value during optimal decision-making , 北海道大学