Jarrod obtained his PhD in the Dept of Pharmacology at Monash University in 2002 and worked as a researcher at the University of Cambridge (UK), Augusta University (USA), Monash University and the University of Melbourne before joining the Department of PAM as a Lecturer in 2011. He has a long-standing interest in cell and molecular physiology and intracellular signalling pathways, and currently investigates ways that these pathways can be manipulated to enhance regeneration after injury in a number of tissues, particularly skeletal muscle. Routine techniques include cell culture, molecular biology, RT-PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, immunohistochemistry/cytochemistry and cell imaging.