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Dr Kate Beecher Matthews
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Kate Beecher Matthews

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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

  • Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

  • Breast Cancer

  • Neuroscience

Works

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31 works between 2018 and 2025

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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

B7-H3 expression in breast cancer and brain metastasis

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

Rediscovering a Forgotten Link: TSPO and RIM-BP1 in Appetite Regulation

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

Peer reviewer fatigue, or peer reviewer refusal?

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

Virtual dissection table case studies for undergraduate neuroanatomy written assignments

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

Mapping GABAergic projections that mediate feeding

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

The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction

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

Does neuroscience research change behaviour? A scoping review and case study in obesity neuroscience

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

Combined human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells as a neuroprotectant in fetal growth-restricted newborns

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

Blood biomarkers in the fetally growth restricted and small for gestational age neonate: associations with brain injury

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

Could serotonin play a role in abnormal brain outcomes in fetal growth restriction?

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

Neural serotonergic circuits for controlling long-term voluntary alcohol consumption in mice

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

The limitations of investigating appetite through circuit manipulations: are we biting off more than we can chew?

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

Retrieval of olfactory fear memory alters cell proliferation and expression of pCREB and pMAPK in the corticomedial amygdala and piriform cortex

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

Dissecting the contribution of 5-HT1A auto- and heteroreceptors in sucrose overconsumption in mice

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

Effects of adolescent sucrose overconsumption on serotonin and dopamine signalling and associated maladaptive effects in adulthood

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

A binge high sucrose diet provokes systemic and cerebral inflammation in rats without inducing obesity

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

TSPO: an emerging role in appetite for a therapeutically promising biomarker

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

Contextual fear memory maintenance changes expression of pMAPK, BDNF and IBA-1 in the pre-limbic cortex in a layer-specific manner

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

Sucrose consumption alters serotonin/glutamate co-localisation within the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of mice

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

Long-term overconsumption of sugar starting at adolescence produces persistent hyperactivity and neurocognitive deficits in adulthood

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