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Email

difink@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences
Education
PhD
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-8167-4917

Prof David Finkelstein

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences

316 Scholarly works
10 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Astrocytic FABP5 drives non-cell-autonomous oligodendrocyte injury in multiple system atrophy by promoting TNF signaling and ferroptotic stress
    DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2026.104150
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Early intestinal barrier changes in A53T transgenic Parkinson’s disease mice
    DOI: 10.1007/s00441-026-04062-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Detailed Outer Retinal Assessment in Parkinson's Disease Using Directional OCT
    DOI: 10.1167/iovs.67.3.59
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Implementing ParkinsonNet to Improve Equitable Access to High Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Disease in Rural and Remote Australia
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Defining the Mechanisms That Underpin the Environmental Contribution to Parkinson\2019s Disease
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Therapeutic potential of iron modulating drugs in a mouse model of multiple system atrophy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105509
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Utilising Biomaterials to Harness Endogenous Neural Stem Cells for Brain Repair
David Finkelstein

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Brain Delivery of a Kv1.3-Blocking Peptide is not Enhanced by Conjugation to Blood–Brain Barrier Shuttle Peptides
    DOI: 10.1007/s10989-026-10810-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Stereotaxic Delivery of M1000 Prions to the Hippocampus Induces Related Behavioural and Cognitive Changes Consistent with Acute Neurotoxic Effects
    DOI: 10.1007/s12035-025-05511-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Evidence of COMT dysfunction in the olfactory bulb in Parkinson’s disease
    DOI: 10.1007/s00401-025-02861-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Keeping an eye on Parkinson’s disease: color vision and outer retinal thickness as simple and non-invasive biomarkers
    DOI: 10.1007/s00415-025-13080-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Assessment of gastrointestinal function and enteric nervous system changes over time in the A53T mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
    DOI: 10.1186/s40478-025-01956-7
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Retinal hyperspectral imaging in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease and healthy aging
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66284-7
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    Retinal hyperspectral imaging in mouse models of Parkinson's disease and healthy aging

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research Grant

    Imagine Imaging Toxin-Mediated Alpha-Synuclein in the Eye

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