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Email

alice.mcgovern@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
Education
Doctorate (Research)
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3906-8611

Dr Alice McGovern

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Anatomy and Physiology

52 Scholarly works
10 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Splanchnic and Pelvic Spinal Afferent Pathways Relay Sensory Information From the Mouse Colorectum Into Distinct Brainstem Circuits
    DOI: 10.1111/jnc.70211
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evidence for vagal sensory neural involvement in influenza pathogenesis and disease
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011635
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Investigation of vagal sensory neurons in mice using optical vagal stimulation and tracheal neuroanatomy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109182
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Comparative localization of colorectal sensory afferent central projections in the mouse spinal cord dorsal horn and caudal medulla dorsal vagal complex
    DOI: 10.1002/cne.25546
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    New Insights Into How the Brain Interprets Visceral and Somatic Sensations
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Thalamic Regulation of Airway Interoceptive Processing
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Silencing Pulmonary Nociceptors to Treat Severe Respiratory Viral Infections
Alice McGovern

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
MJ Gething Gender Equity Award
2020
MJ Gething Gender Equity Award
2019
Geoff Burnstock Award for Young Investigators. International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience
2017
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Brainstem processing of cough sensory inputs in chronic cough hypersensitivity
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104976
  • 2023

    Book Chapter

    Vagal Neuroinflammation Accompanying Respiratory Viral Infection: An Overview of Mechanisms and Possible Clinical Significance
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25702-5_3
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Editorial: Neural and Mechanical Mechanisms in Pulmonary Defense: What Does the Future Hold?
    DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.946768
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Loss of NEDD4 causes complete XY gonadal sex reversal in mice
    DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04519-z
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Modulation of Vagal Sensory Neurons via High Mobility Group Box-1 and Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products: Implications for Respiratory Viral Infections
    DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.744812
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Jugular vagal ganglia neurons and airway nociception: A target for treating chronic cough
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.105981

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    New Insights Into How the Brain Interprets Visceral and Somatic Sensations
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Jugular Vagal Sensory Connectome Regulating Visceral Function.

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