Prior to taking up that appointment he had academic and research appointments at the Universities of New South Wales and Sydney and Oxford University, UK. Professor Morley's research interest and involvement is mainly in the area of neural coding in the somatosensory and visual systems, and he has substantial experience with in-vivo electrophysiological recording and in-vitro patch clamp recording. The work in his laboratory has been supported principally by the NH&MRC, and has been successful in attracting postdoctoral scientists, postgraduate and honours students.
Most recently Professor Morley's research focus has been on the development of visual neuroprostheses, and the role of the protein dystrophin in the brain in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He has published more than 150 journal articles, books, chapters, patents, refereed proceedings and abstracts, is invited to lecture at national and international scientific meetings, to referee manuscripts for major international scientific journals, to referee of research grants both nationally and internationally, and is a member of the scientific editorial boards of two international journals.
In 2008 he was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inghams Health Research Institute, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney.
