Mr Joseph Chen

LRSM, BSc, MSc

Doctoral Candidate - Doctor of Philosophy

In: Pharmacy » Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Biography

Joseph completed his BSc degree majoring in Biomedical Science at the University of Auckland with keen interests in neurobiology. He subsequently completed a Masters of Biomedical Science (2019) and is now pursuing doctoral studies in neuropsychopharmacology under the supervision of Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, Dr Frederick Sundram, and Dr Rachael Sumner. His research interests include understanding the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder, uncovering the mechanism of action of rapid acting antidepressants, neuroimaging, and simultaneous EEG/fMRI.

Teaching | Current

Joseph has been extensively involved in teaching undergraduate anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, and postgraduate experimental design courses. His currently involved courses include:

MBChB 221 - Clinical Physiology (Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular, Respiratory)
MEDSCI 142 - Biology for Biomedical Science: Organ Systems
MEDSCI 743 - Design and Analysis in Biomedical Research

Responsibilities include teaching students in the laboratory component ranging from small group (~5) to large group (~100) settings, providing feedback for assignments, marking moderation duties, and providing editorial improvements in teaching materials.

Responsibilities

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - Postgraduate Student Association (FMHS-PGSA) Board Member
- Webmaster
- Research Committee Representative
- HealtheX Adviser
- Biomedical Science Board of Graduate Studies - PGSA representative

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Chen, J. C. C., Forsyth, A., Dubowitz, D., & Muthukumaraswamy, S. D. (2020). On the Quality, Statistical Efficiency, and Safety of Simultaneously Recorded Multiband fMRI/EEG. Brain Topography, 33 (3), 303-316. 10.1007/s10548-020-00761-w
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/50370
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Anna Forsyth, Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Chen, J. C. C., Sumner, R. L., Krishnamurthy Naga, V., Hoeh, N., Ayeni, H. A., Singh, V., ... Muthukumaraswamy, S. (2020). A randomised, double-blind, active placebo-controlled, parallel groups, dose-response study of scopolamine hydrobromide (4-6 μg/kg) in patients with major depressive disorder. Trials, 21 (1)10.1186/s13063-020-4089-6
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/50216
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Rachael Sumner, Nicholas Hoeh, Frederick Sundram, Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Jonmohamadi, Y., Muthukumaraswamy, S., Chen, J., Roberts, J., Crawford, R., & Pandey, A. (2020). Extraction of Common Task Features in EEG-fMRI Data Using Coupled Tensor-Tensor Decomposition. Brain Topography10.1007/s10548-020-00787-0
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Suresh Muthukumaraswamy