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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

21 - 31 of 31 works

2021

Book Chapter

Role of the serotonin 2B receptor in the reinforcing effects of psychostimulants

Cooper, Ignatius Alvarez, Beecher, Kate, Bartlett, Selena E. and Belmer, Arnauld (2021). Role of the serotonin 2B receptor in the reinforcing effects of psychostimulants. 5-HT2B receptors: from molecular biology to clinical applications. (pp. 309-322) edited by Luc Maroteaux and Laurent Monassier. Cham, Switzerland: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-55920-5_18

Role of the serotonin 2B receptor in the reinforcing effects of psychostimulants

2020

Journal Article

Tumour necrosis factor in neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and alcohol use disorder

Alvarez Cooper, Ignatius, Beecher, Kate, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2020). Tumour necrosis factor in neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and alcohol use disorder. Brain Plasticity, 6 (1), 47-66. doi: 10.3233/bpl-190095

Tumour necrosis factor in neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and alcohol use disorder

2019

Journal Article

Pindolol rescues anxiety-like behavior and neurogenic maladaptations of long-term binge alcohol intake in mice

Patkar, Omkar L., Belmer, Arnauld, Beecher, Kate, Jacques, Angela and Bartlett, Selena E. (2019). Pindolol rescues anxiety-like behavior and neurogenic maladaptations of long-term binge alcohol intake in mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13 264. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00264

Pindolol rescues anxiety-like behavior and neurogenic maladaptations of long-term binge alcohol intake in mice

2019

Journal Article

The impact of sugar consumption on stress driven, emotional and addictive behaviors

Jacques, Angela, Chaaya, Nicholas, Beecher, Kate, Ali, Syed Aoun, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena (2019). The impact of sugar consumption on stress driven, emotional and addictive behaviors. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 103, 178-199. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.05.021

The impact of sugar consumption on stress driven, emotional and addictive behaviors

2019

Journal Article

Contextual fear conditioning alter microglia number and morphology in the rat dorsal hippocampus

Chaaya, Nicholas, Jacques, Angela, Belmer, Arnauld, Beecher, Kate, Ali, Syed A., Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Battle, Andrew R., Johnson, Luke R. and Bartlett, Selena E. (2019). Contextual fear conditioning alter microglia number and morphology in the rat dorsal hippocampus. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 13 214, 214. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00214

Contextual fear conditioning alter microglia number and morphology in the rat dorsal hippocampus

2019

Journal Article

Axonal non-segregation of the vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3 within serotonergic projections in the mouse forebrain

Belmer, Arnauld, Beecher, Kate, Jacques, Angela, Patkar, Omkar L., Sicherre, Florian and Bartlett, Selena E. (2019). Axonal non-segregation of the vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3 within serotonergic projections in the mouse forebrain. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 13 193. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00193

Axonal non-segregation of the vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3 within serotonergic projections in the mouse forebrain

2019

Book Chapter

Anatomy of the serotonin transporter

Beecher, Kate, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2019). Anatomy of the serotonin transporter. Serotonin: the mediator that spans evolution. (pp. 121-133) edited by Paul M. Pilowsky. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800050-2.00006-1

Anatomy of the serotonin transporter

2019

Journal Article

Microtopography of fear memory consolidation and extinction retrieval within prefrontal cortex and amygdala

Jacques, Angela, Chaaya, Nicholas, Hettiarachchi, Chiemi, Carmody, Marie-Louise, Beecher, Kate, Belmer, Arnauld, Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, Bartlett, Selena, Battle, Andrew R. and Johnson, Luke R. (2019). Microtopography of fear memory consolidation and extinction retrieval within prefrontal cortex and amygdala. Psychopharmacology, 236 (1), 383-397. doi: 10.1007/s00213-018-5068-4

Microtopography of fear memory consolidation and extinction retrieval within prefrontal cortex and amygdala

2018

Journal Article

Combined VEGF/PDGF improves olfactory regeneration after unilateral bulbectomy in mice

Beecher, Kate, Hafner, Louise M., Ekberg, Jenny, St John, James A. and Chehrehasa, Fatemeh (2018). Combined VEGF/PDGF improves olfactory regeneration after unilateral bulbectomy in mice. Neural Regeneration Research, 13 (10), 1820-1826. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.238713

Combined VEGF/PDGF improves olfactory regeneration after unilateral bulbectomy in mice

2018

Journal Article

Factors that modulate olfactory dysfunction

Beecher, Kate, St John, James and Chehrehasa, Fatemeh (2018). Factors that modulate olfactory dysfunction. Neural Regeneration Research, 13 (7), 1151-1155. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.235018

Factors that modulate olfactory dysfunction

2018

Other Outputs

Effect of intra-nasally administered VEGF/PDGF on neuronal regeneration within the mouse olfactory system

Beecher, Kate (2018). Effect of intra-nasally administered VEGF/PDGF on neuronal regeneration within the mouse olfactory system. Master's Thesis, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.115832

Effect of intra-nasally administered VEGF/PDGF on neuronal regeneration within the mouse olfactory system

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