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Email

robyn.brown@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Post Doctorate
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Post Doctorate
Medical University of South Carolina
ORCID

0000-0003-4167-3634

A/Prof Robyn M Brown

Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology

95 Scholarly works
10 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis connectivity during food cue and taste processing under stress.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71414-y
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Of mice, molecules and mental health: establishment of the consortium for preclinical psychiatric research to find solutions to the translational gap
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03361-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    MDMA alters fear extinction, and reduces alcohol consumption in inbred alcohol preferring iP rats but not outbred Wistar rats
    DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02394-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Patient Perceptions of Ozempic (Semaglutide) for Weight Loss: Mixed Methods Analysis of Online Medication Reviews
    DOI: 10.2196/78391
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Why Do Women Overeat? Understanding the Neural Circuits Driving Stress-Related Eating
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Why Do We Overeat? Unravelling the Relationship Between Food and the Brain
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Repurposing an Alzheimer’s Trial Drug to Block Relapse in Cocaine Addiction Models
Robyn M Brown

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2015
Young Investigator Award International Society of Neurochemistry
2012
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Habenula contributions to negative self-cognitions
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59611-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring the utility of N-acetylcysteine for loss of control eating: protocol of an open-label single-arm pilot study
    DOI: 10.1186/s40814-025-01598-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Hunger alters approach-avoidance behaviours differently in male and female mice
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2025.108091
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    694. Investigating the potential of psilocybin for compulsive eating in a rat model of binge eating
    DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.111
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Ghrelin Receptor Signalling in the Edinger-Westphal Nucleus Regulates Binge Drinking in a Sex-Specific Manner
    DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.100
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine for Loss of Control Eating: An Open Label Study
    DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.106

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2019

    Internal Research Grant

    Why Do We Overeat? Unravelling the Relationship Between Food and the Brain
  • 2022

    Internal Research Grant

    New Approaches to Understanding Obesity: Reward Processing, Gut-Brain Signaling And, Metabolism and Addiction

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