Contact

Email

geraldine.kong@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Doctorate
The University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-9277-8650

Dr Geraldine Kong

Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
28 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prebiotics Rescue Gut Microbiome Dysregulation and Enhance Cognitive and Gastrointestinal Function in a Mouse Model of Schizophrenia
    DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf056
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Corrigendum to “Chronic psilocybin administration increases sociability and alters the gut microbiome in male wild-type mice but not in a preclinical model of obsessive-compulsive disorder” [Neuropharmacology 279 (2025) 110648] (Neuropharmacology (2025) 279, (S0028390825003569), (10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110648))
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110679
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Chronic psilocybin administration increases sociability and alters the gut microbiome in male wild-type mice but not in a preclinical model of obsessive-compulsive disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110648
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Microbiota-derived butyrate promotes a FOXO1-induced stemness program and preserves CD8 T cell immunity against melanoma
    DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.10.004
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    476. Acute and chronic psilocybin in mouse models of psychiatric disorders
    DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.075
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Enhancing CD8+ T Cell Immunity Using Microbiota-Derived Short Chain Fatty Acids
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    UoM ECR Grant 2024: Mapping Microbial Transmission From Mother Milk to Infant Gut
Geraldine Kong

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS