Caitlin Finney

Dr

B.Sc. (Hons), PhD

caitlin.finney@wimr.org.au

Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research

Neuroinflammation Research Group

Translational Dementia Research Group

Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:

Alzheimer’s disease

Precision medicine

iPSC-derived organoids

Mitochondria

Pharmacology

Predictive modelling Diagnostics

Caitlin Finney

Biography

Dr. Caitlin Finney completed a B.Sc. (Hons) in neuroscience from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Physiology from the University of New South Wales. Since completing her Ph.D., Dr. Finney has focused on identifying precision medicine-based therapeutic strategies for treating Alzheimer’s disease. In her lab, Dr. Finney uses patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to generate in vitro disease models and various techniques including cell imaging and microscopy, high throughput omics, and machine learning. Dr. Finney is also interested in developing new predictive models to improve the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Research interests

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Precision medicine, Genetics, Mitochondria, Pharmacology, Diagnostics, Predictive modelling

Adjunct roles

Adjunct Lecturer University of Sydney

Current grants

Dementia Australia 2024-2026 Precision medicine for late onset Alzheimer’s disease using machine learning and human-derived 3D brain models

Affiliations

University of Sydney

Awards and recognition

WIMR John & Anne Leece Family Prize, 2023