Overview
Background
Dr. Kate Beecher Matthews is an Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UQ Centre of Clinical Research. Her PhD research focused on the impact of long-term sucrose overconsumption on serotonin and dopamine, which are critical to the brain’s reward system.
Dr. Matthews has a keen interest in integrating her PhD expertise with breast cancer research, particularly in understanding the interaction between the nervous system and breast cancer cells in the brain. Dr. Matthews works in the Molecular Breast Pathology Lab with Prof. Sunil Lakhani, A/Prof Amy McCart Reed, A/Prof Peter Simpson, and Dr Vaibhavi Joshi. In collaboration with A/Prof Amy McCart Reed, she is investigating the genomic landscape of pre- and post-neoadjuvant treatment breast cancers.
Availability
- Dr Kate Beecher Matthews is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
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Breast Cancer
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Neuroscience
Works
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Featured
2024
Journal Article
B7-H3 expression in breast cancer and brain metastasis
Joshi, Vaibhavi, Beecher, Kate, Lim, Malcolm, Stacey, Andrew, Feng, Yufan, Jat, Parmjit S., Duijf, Pascal H. G., Simpson, Peter T., Lakhani, Sunil R. and McCart Reed, Amy E. (2024). B7-H3 expression in breast cancer and brain metastasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (7) 3976, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijms25073976
2025
Journal Article
Rediscovering a Forgotten Link: TSPO and RIM-BP1 in Appetite Regulation
Wang, Joshua, Moody, Hayley, Beecher, Kate and Chehrehasa, Fatemeh (2025). Rediscovering a Forgotten Link: TSPO and RIM-BP1 in Appetite Regulation. Nutrition Reviews, 83 (5), 961-964. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae127
2025
Journal Article
Peer reviewer fatigue, or peer reviewer refusal?
Beecher, Kate and Wang, Joshua (2025). Peer reviewer fatigue, or peer reviewer refusal?. Accountability in Research-Ethics Integrity and Policy, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2025.2463977
2024
Journal Article
Virtual dissection table case studies for undergraduate neuroanatomy written assignments
Wang, Joshua, Beecher, Kate and Chehrehasa, Fatemeh (2024). Virtual dissection table case studies for undergraduate neuroanatomy written assignments. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 22 (3), A256-A264. doi: 10.59390/jdog5046
2024
Journal Article
Mapping GABAergic projections that mediate feeding
Wang, Joshua, O'Reilly, Max, Cooper, Ignatius Alvarez, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Moody, Hayley and Beecher, Kate (2024). Mapping GABAergic projections that mediate feeding. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 163 105743, 105743. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105743
2024
Journal Article
The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction
Musco, Hannah, Beecher, Kate, Chand, Kirat K., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2024). The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12 1396102, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1396102
2024
Journal Article
Does neuroscience research change behaviour? A scoping review and case study in obesity neuroscience
Wang, Joshua, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Moody, Hayley and Beecher, Kate (2024). Does neuroscience research change behaviour? A scoping review and case study in obesity neuroscience. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 159 105598, 105598. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105598
2023
Journal Article
Combined human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells as a neuroprotectant in fetal growth-restricted newborns
Chand, Kirat, Patel, Jatin, Matthews, Kate, Nano, Rachel, Musco, Hannah, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Colditz, Paul and Wixey, Julie (2023). Combined human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells as a neuroprotectant in fetal growth-restricted newborns. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 15, S171-S171. doi: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.08.249
2023
Journal Article
Blood biomarkers in the fetally growth restricted and small for gestational age neonate: associations with brain injury
Musco, Hannah, Beecher, Kate, Chand, Kirat K, Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2023). Blood biomarkers in the fetally growth restricted and small for gestational age neonate: associations with brain injury. Developmental Neuroscience, 46 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1159/000530492
2023
Journal Article
Could serotonin play a role in abnormal brain outcomes in fetal growth restriction?
Beecher, Kate and Wixey, Julie (2023). Could serotonin play a role in abnormal brain outcomes in fetal growth restriction?. Neural Regeneration Research, 18 (3), 543-544. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.346481
2022
Journal Article
Neural serotonergic circuits for controlling long-term voluntary alcohol consumption in mice
Belmer, Arnauld, Depoortere, Ronan, Beecher, Kate, Newman-Tancredi, Adrian and Bartlett, Selena E. (2022). Neural serotonergic circuits for controlling long-term voluntary alcohol consumption in mice. Molecular Psychiatry, 27 (11), 4599-4610. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01789-z
2022
Journal Article
The limitations of investigating appetite through circuit manipulations: are we biting off more than we can chew?
Wang, Joshua, Beecher, Kate, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh and Moody, Hayley (2022). The limitations of investigating appetite through circuit manipulations: are we biting off more than we can chew?. Reviews in the Neurosciences, 295-311. doi: 10.1515/revneuro-2022-0072
2022
Journal Article
Retrieval of olfactory fear memory alters cell proliferation and expression of pCREB and pMAPK in the corticomedial amygdala and piriform cortex
Hakim, Marziah, Beecher, Kate, Jacques, Angela, Chaaya, Nicholas, Belmer, Arnauld, Battle, Andrew R., Johnson, Luke R., Bartlett, Selena E. and Chehrehasa, Fatemeh (2022). Retrieval of olfactory fear memory alters cell proliferation and expression of pCREB and pMAPK in the corticomedial amygdala and piriform cortex. Chemical Senses, 47 bjac021, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjac021
2022
Journal Article
Dissecting the contribution of 5-HT1A auto- and heteroreceptors in sucrose overconsumption in mice
Beecher, Kate, Wang, Joshua, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Depoortere, Ronan, Varney, Mark A., Newman-Tancredi, Adrian, Bartlett, Selena E. and Belmer, Arnauld (2022). Dissecting the contribution of 5-HT1A auto- and heteroreceptors in sucrose overconsumption in mice. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 148 112699, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112699
2022
Other Outputs
Effects of adolescent sucrose overconsumption on serotonin and dopamine signalling and associated maladaptive effects in adulthood
Matthews, Kate (2022). Effects of adolescent sucrose overconsumption on serotonin and dopamine signalling and associated maladaptive effects in adulthood. PhD Thesis, School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.228732
2021
Journal Article
A binge high sucrose diet provokes systemic and cerebral inflammation in rats without inducing obesity
Patkar, Omkar L., Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Narayanan, Ashwin, Mardon, Karine, Cowin, Gary, Bhalla, Rajiv, Stimson, Damion H. R., Kassiou, Michael, Beecher, Kate, Belmer, Arnauld, Alvarez Cooper, Ignatius, Morgan, Michael, Hume, David A., Irvine, Katharine M., Bartlett, Selena E., Nasrallah, Fatima and Cumming, Paul (2021). A binge high sucrose diet provokes systemic and cerebral inflammation in rats without inducing obesity. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 11252, 11252. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90817-z
2021
Journal Article
TSPO: an emerging role in appetite for a therapeutically promising biomarker
Wang, Joshua and Beecher, Kate (2021). TSPO: an emerging role in appetite for a therapeutically promising biomarker. Open Biology, 11 (8) 210173, 210173. doi: 10.1098/rsob.210173
2021
Journal Article
Contextual fear memory maintenance changes expression of pMAPK, BDNF and IBA-1 in the pre-limbic cortex in a layer-specific manner
Chaaya, Nicholas, Wang, Joshua, Jacques, Angela, Beecher, Kate, Chaaya, Michael, Battle, Andrew Raymond, Johnson, Luke R., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2021). Contextual fear memory maintenance changes expression of pMAPK, BDNF and IBA-1 in the pre-limbic cortex in a layer-specific manner. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 15 660199, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fncir.2021.660199
2021
Journal Article
Sucrose consumption alters serotonin/glutamate co-localisation within the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of mice
Beecher, Kate, Wang, Joshua, Jacques, Angela, Chaaya, Nicholas, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2021). Sucrose consumption alters serotonin/glutamate co-localisation within the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 14 678267. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.678267
2021
Journal Article
Long-term overconsumption of sugar starting at adolescence produces persistent hyperactivity and neurocognitive deficits in adulthood
Beecher, Kate, Alvarez Cooper, Ignatius, Wang, Joshua, Walters, Shaun B., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Bartlett, Selena E. and Belmer, Arnauld (2021). Long-term overconsumption of sugar starting at adolescence produces persistent hyperactivity and neurocognitive deficits in adulthood. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15 670430, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.670430
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