Professor Thomas Burne
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Thomas Burne

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Professor Burne is a leading Australian researcher in the field of biological psychiatry. Prof. Burne has >150 peer reviewed publications, which have attracted over 8500 citations (H-index 50). His research impact is evident by his 11 papers with >200 citations, with two recognised as Web of Science ‘Highly Cited Papers’. Together with collaborators he has been awarded >$8 million in research funding. Since 2003 he has supervised 17 PhD students, and 28 honours students Prof. Burne has a broad background in behavioural neuroscience, with specific training and expertise in animal models. As a Professorial Research Fellow with the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research and Group Leader at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) the focus of his research includes cognitive testing in rodent models of neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, as well as psychopharmacological studies and research on clinical populations. As a CI on several university- and NHMRC-funded grants, he has helped establish infrastructure at QBI for behavioural assessment and methods of automated operant-based cognitive tests in rodents. Prof. Burne is a past president of Biological Psychiatry Australia, he is the Queensland representative for the Australasian Neuroscience Society, and he is a member of the NHMRC Animal Welfare Committee.

Prof. Burne’s group studies brain development and behaviour in animal models to learn more about neuropsychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia. Research is focused on investigating the underlying biological basis for schizophrenia, with the goal of finding public health interventions that will alleviate the burden of this disease. The group has been exploring the impact of developmental vitamin D (DVD) deficiency on brain development, the impact of adult vitamin D deficiency on brain function and behaviour, and the neurobiological affects of having an older father. More recently his group has been focussed on assessing cognitive function in rodents. Prof. Burne’s research is carried out in close collaboration with Professors John McGrath and Darryl Eyles, in a multidisciplinary team. Together they have an integrated research program using a broad range of neuroscientific techniques to explore potential causes of schizophrenia. There is a particular focus on early life, nongenetic risk factors and the team has skills in epidemiology, psychiatry, neuroanatomy, molecular biology, developmental biology and behavioural neuroscience. The Burne group is currently developing animal models related to risk factors for schizophrenia and autism.

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Fields of research

Clinical sciences Neurosciences

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223 works between 1996 and 2024
All (223) Journal Article (162) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (53) Book (1)

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2023

Journal Article

Activating the dorsomedial and ventral midbrain projections to the striatum differentially impairs goal-directed action in male mice

Conn, Kyna-Anne, Zou, Simin, Das, Joyosmita, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas HJ. and Kesby, James P. (2023). Activating the dorsomedial and ventral midbrain projections to the striatum differentially impairs goal-directed action in male mice. Neuropharmacology, 234 109550, 109550. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109550

Activating the dorsomedial and ventral midbrain projections to the striatum differentially impairs goal-directed action in male mice

2022

Journal Article

Serum sulfate level and Slc13a1 mRNA expression remain unaltered in a mouse model of moderate vitamin D deficiency

Atcheson, Ranita J., Burne, Thomas H. J. and Dawson, Paul A. (2022). Serum sulfate level and Slc13a1 mRNA expression remain unaltered in a mouse model of moderate vitamin D deficiency. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 478 (8), 1771-1777. doi: 10.1007/s11010-022-04634-7

Serum sulfate level and Slc13a1 mRNA expression remain unaltered in a mouse model of moderate vitamin D deficiency

2022

Journal Article

Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice

Groves, Natalie J., Josh, Peter, McGrath, John J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Burne, Thomas H.J. (2022). Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice. Journal of Brain Disorders, 3 (1). doi: 10.36959/524/331

Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice

2022

Journal Article

Interaction of developmental vitamin D deficiency and ethanol exposure on maternal metabolism and neonatal gene expression

Sanchez Vega, M., Harris, L., Chong, S. and Burne, T. (2022). Interaction of developmental vitamin D deficiency and ethanol exposure on maternal metabolism and neonatal gene expression. Trends in Developmental Biology, 14, 33-52.

Interaction of developmental vitamin D deficiency and ethanol exposure on maternal metabolism and neonatal gene expression

2022

Journal Article

Impaired spatial memory in adult vitamin D deficient BALB/c mice is associated with reductions in spine density, nitric oxide, and neural nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus

Al-Amin, Md. Mamun, Sullivan, Robert K. P., Alexander, Suzy, Carter, David A., Bradford, DanaKai and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2022). Impaired spatial memory in adult vitamin D deficient BALB/c mice is associated with reductions in spine density, nitric oxide, and neural nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus. AIMS Neuroscience, 9 (1), 31-56. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2022004

Impaired spatial memory in adult vitamin D deficient BALB/c mice is associated with reductions in spine density, nitric oxide, and neural nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus

2021

Journal Article

Treating cognitive impairment in schizophrenia with GLP-1RAs: an overview of their therapeutic potential

Flintoff, Jonathan, Kesby, James P., Siskind, Dan and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2021). Treating cognitive impairment in schizophrenia with GLP-1RAs: an overview of their therapeutic potential. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 30 (8), 877-891. doi: 10.1080/13543784.2021.1951702

Treating cognitive impairment in schizophrenia with GLP-1RAs: an overview of their therapeutic potential

2021

Journal Article

Elp2 mutations perturb the epitranscriptome and lead to a complex neurodevelopmental phenotype

Kojic, Marija, Gawda, Tomasz, Gaik, Monika, Begg, Alexander, Salerno-Kochan, Anna, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Jones, Alun, Drożdżyk, Katarzyna, Kościelniak, Anna, Chramiec-Głąbik, Andrzej, Hediyeh-Zadeh, Soroor, Kasherman, Maria, Shim, Woo Jun, Sinniah, Enakshi, Genovesi, Laura A., Abrahamsen, Rannvá K., Fenger, Christina D., Madsen, Camilla G., Cohen, Julie S., Fatemi, Ali, Stark, Zornitza, Lunke, Sebastian, Lee, Joy, Hansen, Jonas K., Boxill, Martin F., Keren, Boris, Marey, Isabelle, Saenz, Margarita S., Brown, Kathleen ... Wainwright, Brandon J. (2021). Elp2 mutations perturb the epitranscriptome and lead to a complex neurodevelopmental phenotype. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 2678, 2678. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22888-5

Elp2 mutations perturb the epitranscriptome and lead to a complex neurodevelopmental phenotype

2021

Journal Article

Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on

Cui, Xiaoying, McGrath, John J., Burne, Thomas H. J. and Eyles, Darryl W. (2021). Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (7), 2708-2720. doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01025-0

Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on

2020

Journal Article

Prenatal vitamin D deficiency and prenatal ethanol exposure as modifiable risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders

Sanchez Vega, Michelle C., Chong, Suyinn and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2020). Prenatal vitamin D deficiency and prenatal ethanol exposure as modifiable risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders. SL Nutrition and Metabolism, 3 (1) 125.

Prenatal vitamin D deficiency and prenatal ethanol exposure as modifiable risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders

2020

Journal Article

Abnormal behavior and cortical connectivity deficits in mice lacking Usp9x

Kasherman, Maria A., Currey, Laura, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Zalucki, Oressia, Vega, Michelle Sanchez, Jolly, Lachlan A., Burne, Thomas H. J., Wood, Stephen A. and Piper, Michael (2020). Abnormal behavior and cortical connectivity deficits in mice lacking Usp9x. Cerebral Cortex, 31 (3), 1763-1775. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa324

Abnormal behavior and cortical connectivity deficits in mice lacking Usp9x

2020

Journal Article

Subcortical dopamine and cognition in schizophrenia: looking beyond psychosis in preclinical models

Conn, Kyna-Anne, Burne, Thomas H. J. and Kesby, James P. (2020). Subcortical dopamine and cognition in schizophrenia: looking beyond psychosis in preclinical models. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14 542, 542. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00542

Subcortical dopamine and cognition in schizophrenia: looking beyond psychosis in preclinical models

2020

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration

Revez, Joana A., Lin, Tian, Qiao, Zhen, Xue, Angli, Holtz, Yan, Zhu, Zhihong, Zeng, Jian, Wang, Huanwei, Sidorenko, Julia, Kemper, Kathryn E., Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Frater, Julanne, Eyles, Darryl, Burne, Thomas H. J., Mitchell, Brittany, Martin, Nicholas G., Zhu, Gu, Visscher, Peter M., Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi R. and McGrath, John J. (2020). Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1647, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15421-7

Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration

2020

Journal Article

Investigating cortical features of Sotos syndrome using mice heterozygous for Nsd1

Oishi, Sabrina, Zalucki, Oressia, Sanchez Vega, Michelle, Harkins, Danyon, Harvey, Tracey J., Kasherman, Maria, Davila, Raul A., Hale, Lauren, White, Melissa, Piltz, Sandra, Thomas, Paul, Burne, Thomas H.J., Harris, Lachlan and Piper, Michael (2020). Investigating cortical features of Sotos syndrome using mice heterozygous for Nsd1. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 19 (4) e12637, e12637. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12637

Investigating cortical features of Sotos syndrome using mice heterozygous for Nsd1

2020

Journal Article

The ubiquitin system: a regulatory hub for intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder

Kasherman, Maria A., Premarathne, Susitha, Burne, Thomas H. J., Wood, Stephen A. and Piper, Michael (2020). The ubiquitin system: a regulatory hub for intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Neurobiology, 57 (5), 2179-2193. doi: 10.1007/s12035-020-01881-x

The ubiquitin system: a regulatory hub for intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder

2020

Journal Article

Partial loss of USP9X function leads to a male neurodevelopmental and behavioural disorder converging on TGFβ signalling

Johnson, Brett V., Kumar, Raman, Oishi, Sabrina, Alexander, Suzy, Kasherman, Maria, Vega, Michelle Sanchez, Ivancevic, Atma, Gardner, Alison, Domingo, Deepti, Corbett, Mark, Parnell, Euan, Yoon, Sehyoun, Oh, Tracey, Lines, Matthew, Lefroy, Henrietta, Kini, Usha, Van Allen, Margot, Grønborg, Sabine, Mercier, Sandra, Küry, Sébastien, Bézieau, Stéphane, Pasquier, Laurent, Raynaud, Martine, Afenjar, Alexandra, Billette de Villemeur, Thierry, Keren, Boris, Désir, Julie, Van Maldergem, Lionel, Marangoni, Martina ... Undiagnosed Diseases Network (2020). Partial loss of USP9X function leads to a male neurodevelopmental and behavioural disorder converging on TGFβ signalling. Biological Psychiatry, 87 (2), 100-112. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.05.028

Partial loss of USP9X function leads to a male neurodevelopmental and behavioural disorder converging on TGFβ signalling

2019

Journal Article

Usp9X Controls Ankyrin-Repeat Domain Protein Homeostasis during Dendritic Spine Development

Yoon, Sehyoun, Parnell, Euan, Kasherman, Maria, Forrest, Marc P., Myczek, Kristoffer, Premarathne, Susitha, Sanchez Vega, Michelle C., Piper, Michael, Burne, Thomas H. J., Jolly, Lachlan A., Wood, Stephen A. and Penzes, Peter (2019). Usp9X Controls Ankyrin-Repeat Domain Protein Homeostasis during Dendritic Spine Development. Neuron, 105 (3), 506-521.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.11.003

Usp9X Controls Ankyrin-Repeat Domain Protein Homeostasis during Dendritic Spine Development

2019

Journal Article

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D modulates L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in a subset of neurons in the developing mouse prefrontal cortex

Gooch, Helen, Cui, Xiaoying, Anggono, Victor, Trzaskowski, Maciej, Tan, Men Chee, Eyles, Darryl W., Burne, Thomas H. J., Jang, Se Eun, Mattheisen, Manuel, Hougaard, David M., Pedersen, Bent Nørgaard, Cohen, Arieh, Mortensen, Preben B., Sah, Pankaj and McGrath, John J. (2019). 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D modulates L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in a subset of neurons in the developing mouse prefrontal cortex. Translational Psychiatry, 9 (1) 281, 281. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0626-z

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D modulates L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in a subset of neurons in the developing mouse prefrontal cortex

2019

Journal Article

Developmental vitamin D deficiency in the rat impairs recognition memory, but has no effect on social approach or hedonia

Overeem, Kathie, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas H J, Ko, Pauline and Eyles, Darryl W (2019). Developmental vitamin D deficiency in the rat impairs recognition memory, but has no effect on social approach or hedonia. Nutrients, 11 (11) 2713, 2713. doi: 10.3390/nu11112713

Developmental vitamin D deficiency in the rat impairs recognition memory, but has no effect on social approach or hedonia

2019

Journal Article

NFIX-mediated inhibition of neuroblast branching regulates migration within the adult mouse ventricular–subventricular zone

Zalucki, Oressia, Harris, Lachlan, Harvey, Tracey J., Harkins, Danyon, Widagdo, Jocelyn, Oishi, Sabrina, Matuzelski, Elise, Yong, Xuan Ling Hilary, Schmidt, Hannes, Anggono, Victor, Burne, Thomas H. J., Gronostajski, Richard M. and Piper, Michael (2019). NFIX-mediated inhibition of neuroblast branching regulates migration within the adult mouse ventricular–subventricular zone. Cerebral Cortex, 29 (8), 3590-3604. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy233

NFIX-mediated inhibition of neuroblast branching regulates migration within the adult mouse ventricular–subventricular zone

2019

Journal Article

Vitamin D Levels Are Not Associated with Hippocampal-Dependent Learning in Young Adult Male C57BL/6J Mice: A Negative Report

Jaeschke, Kara N. , Blackmore, Daniel G. , Groves, Natalie J. , Al-Amin, Md. Mamun , Alexander, Suzy and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2019). Vitamin D Levels Are Not Associated with Hippocampal-Dependent Learning in Young Adult Male C57BL/6J Mice: A Negative Report. Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science. doi: 10.20900/jpbs.20190008

Vitamin D Levels Are Not Associated with Hippocampal-Dependent Learning in Young Adult Male C57BL/6J Mice: A Negative Report

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Time to wake up! Reversing a presynaptic anaesthetic mechanism
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Lab based analysis of rodent blood and tissue in a rodent model of fetal growth restriction (FGR)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Reverse translation of a rodent cognitive flexibility task
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018
    A specialised surgical and behavioural facility for longitudinal, multimodal examination of the rodent brain
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Voltage-gated calcium channels and vitamin D: investigating the convergent links between risk factors for schizophrenia
    RL Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Delayed radial glial maturation linked to NFI deficiency as an underlying cause of cortical defects in humans and mice
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Light-sheet microscope for high-speed 3D imaging of live organisms and fixed tissue
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Voltage gated calcium channels and vitamin D: exploring the convergent links between risk factors for schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Reverse translation of cognitive tasks for animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders
    RL Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A sensitive, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer with nanoUPLC system for qualitative and quantitative biomolecule analysis.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Does adult vitamin D deficiency increase vulnerability to social stress resulting in altered brain function?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Adult vitamin D deficiency and cognitive dysfunction in a mouse model
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    The Developmental vitamin D-deficiency animal model of schizophrenia:- Critical window for intervention and optimal dose
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Touchscreen-automated cognitive testing for mice
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Early pharmacological intervention in an animal model of schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Developmental vitamin D deficiency and prefrontal cortical dysfunction
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Advanced behavioural facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An automated liquid handling platform for High-throughput Preparation of multiplexed targeted sequence capture DNA libraries for Next-Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS)
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Attentional processing in developmentally vitamin D deficient rats: Modelling the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Neonatal vitamin D status and risk of schizophrenia: a replication in two independent samples
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Zebrafish Aquarium - expand capacity of existing Zebrafish facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Zebrafish behavioural suite
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Advanced paternal age: behavioural, neuroanatomical and genomic correlates in the offspring of older fathers
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    The Developmental vitamin D model (DVD) as an animal model for schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Thomas Burne is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Measuring cognitive flexibility in rodents

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The neural basis of predictive coding: Defining how the brain uses feedback to propagate predictions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Clarissa Whitmire

  • Master Philosophy

    Investigating neural population dynamics in the mouse somatosensory thalamus

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Clarissa Whitmire

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Thomas Burne directly for media enquiries about:

  • Animal behaviour
  • Animal models
  • Behaviour in animals
  • Behavioural neuroscience
  • Behavioural phenotyping
  • Neuroscience - behavioural
  • Phenotyping - behavioural
  • Schizophrenia

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