Professor Darryl Eyles
Professor

Darryl Eyles

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Background

Prof Darryl Eyles is the head of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research Developmental Neurobiology laboratory. One of Darryl’s research directions is focused on how known risk-factors for schizophrenia change the way the brain develops. His group have established the biological plausibility of various epidemiological risk factors for this disease including developmental vitamin D deficiency, prenatal hypoxia and maternal immune activation. Strikingly all these exposures affect the early development and later differentiation of early dopamine neurons. A second major focus is on understanding the effects of increased dopamine release in selective circuits and how this may be causal in schizophrenia. A third major interest is in factors such as the gut microbiome, and how increased testosterone contribute to altered brain function related to autism.

Availability

Professor Darryl Eyles is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Neurosciences

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma, Griffith University

Research impacts

The animal model produced to understand psychiatric neurobiology for Developmental Vitamin D deficiency is now in use in 8 international laboratories. The animal model of adolescent hyperdopaminergia is also being used by other laboratories in Australia and in the UK. Our work is a perfect example of reverse translation where we take clinical observations and build animal/cellular models to better understand neurobiology. The hope is that such findings can be forward translated back to the clinic to develop better treatments.

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249 works between 1989 and 2025
All (249) Journal Article (177) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (63) Other Outputs (1)

21 - 40 of 249 works

2021

Journal Article

Vitamin D deficiency worsens maternal diabetes induced neurodevelopmental disorder by potentiating hyperglycemia-mediated epigenetic changes

Liang, Yujie, Yu, Hong, Ke, Xiaoyin, Eyles, Darryl, Sun, Ruoyu, Wang, Zichen, Huang, Saijun, Lin, Ling, McGrath, John J., Lu, Jianping, Guo, Xiaoling and Yao, Paul (2021). Vitamin D deficiency worsens maternal diabetes induced neurodevelopmental disorder by potentiating hyperglycemia-mediated epigenetic changes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1491 (1), 74-88. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14535

Vitamin D deficiency worsens maternal diabetes induced neurodevelopmental disorder by potentiating hyperglycemia-mediated epigenetic changes

2021

Journal Article

Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in “EDiPS”, a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome

Petty, Alice, Cui, Xiaoying, Ali, Asad, Du, Zilong, Srivastav, Sunil, Kesby, James P., Kirik, Deniz, Howes, Oliver and Eyles, Darryl (2021). Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in “EDiPS”, a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 4294, 4294. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83681-4

Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in “EDiPS”, a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome

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

Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosterone

Ali, Asad Amanat, Cui, Xiaoying, Pertile, Renata Aparecida Nedel, Li, Xiang, Medley, Gregory, Alexander, Suzanne Adele, Whitehouse, Andrew J. O., McGrath, John J. and Eyles, Darryl Walter (2020). Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosterone. Molecular Autisum, 11 (1) 96, 96. doi: 10.1186/s13229-020-00399-2

Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosterone

2020

Journal Article

Maternal Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Intellectual Disability (ID) in Offspring; Exploring Non-linear Patterns and Demographic Sub-groups

Windham, Gayle C., Pearl, Michelle, Poon, Victor, Berger, Kimberly, Soriano, Jasmine W., Eyles, Darryl, Lyall, Kristen, Kharrazi, Martin and Croen, Lisa A. (2020). Maternal Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Intellectual Disability (ID) in Offspring; Exploring Non-linear Patterns and Demographic Sub-groups. Autism Research, 13 (12), 2216-2229. doi: 10.1002/aur.2424

Maternal Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Intellectual Disability (ID) in Offspring; Exploring Non-linear Patterns and Demographic Sub-groups

2020

Conference Publication

Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in "enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia", a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome

Petty, A., Cui, X., Ali, A., Howes, O. and Eyles, D. (2020). Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in "enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia", a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome. 33rd Congress of the European-College-of-Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Online, 12-15 September 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.09.367

Positive symptom phenotypes appear progressively in "enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia", a new animal model of the schizophrenia prodrome

2020

Conference Publication

Vitamin D: brain and behaviour

Eyles, Darryl Walter (2020). Vitamin D: brain and behaviour. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10419

Vitamin D: brain and behaviour

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

Genetic contributions to maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels

Traglia, Michela, Windham, Gayle C., Pearl, Michelle, Poon, Victor, Eyles, Darryl, Jones, Karen L., Lyall, Kristen, Kharrazi, Martin, Croen, Lisa A. and Weiss, Lauren A. (2020). Genetic contributions to maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels. Genetics, 214 (4), 1091-1102. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302792

Genetic contributions to maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels

2020

Journal Article

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and cause-specific mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Heath, Alicia K., Hodge, Allison M., Ebeling, Peter R., Kvaskoff, David, Eyles, Darryl W., Giles, Graham G., English, Dallas R. and Williamson, Elizabeth J. (2020). Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and cause-specific mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 198 105612, 105612. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105612

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and cause-specific mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

2019

Journal Article

Enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia (EDiPS): a new animal model of relevance to schizophrenia

Petty, Alice, Cui, Xiaoying, Tesiram, Yasvir, Kirik, Deniz, Howes, Oliver and Eyles, Darryl (2019). Enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia (EDiPS): a new animal model of relevance to schizophrenia. NPJ Schizophrenia, 5 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1038/s41537-019-0074-z

Enhanced dopamine in prodromal schizophrenia (EDiPS): a new animal model of relevance to schizophrenia

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

Developmental vitamin D and autism spectrum disorders: findings from the Stockholm Youth Cohort

Lee, Brian K., Eyles, Darryl W., Magnusson, Cecilia, Newschaffer, Craig J., McGrath, John J., Kvaskoff, David, Ko, Pauline, Dalman, Christina, Karlsson, Håkan and Gardner, Renee M. (2019). Developmental vitamin D and autism spectrum disorders: findings from the Stockholm Youth Cohort. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (5), 1578-1588. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0578-y

Developmental vitamin D and autism spectrum disorders: findings from the Stockholm Youth Cohort

2019

Journal Article

Newborn vitamin D levels in relation to autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: a case–control study in California

Windham, Gayle C., Pearl, Michelle, Anderson, Meredith C., Poon, Victor, Eyles, Darryl, Jones, Karen L., Lyall, Kristen, Kharrazi, Martin and Croen, Lisa A. (2019). Newborn vitamin D levels in relation to autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: a case–control study in California. Autism Research, 12 (6), 989-998. doi: 10.1002/aur.2092

Newborn vitamin D levels in relation to autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: a case–control study in California

2019

Journal Article

Neonatal vitamin D status in relation to autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay in the CHARGE case–control study

Schmidt, Rebecca J., Niu, Qiaojuan, Eyles, Darryl W., Hansen, Robin L. and Iosif, Ana-Maria (2019). Neonatal vitamin D status in relation to autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay in the CHARGE case–control study. Autism Research, 12 (6), 976-988. doi: 10.1002/aur.2118

Neonatal vitamin D status in relation to autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay in the CHARGE case–control study

2019

Journal Article

Developmental vitamin D deficiency produces behavioral phenotypes of relevance to Autism in an animal model

Ali, Asad, Vasileva, Svetlina, Langguth, Mia, Alexander, Suzanne, Cui, Xiaoying, Whitehouse, Andrew, McGrath, John J. and Eyles, Darryl (2019). Developmental vitamin D deficiency produces behavioral phenotypes of relevance to Autism in an animal model. Nutrients, 11 (5) 1187, 1187. doi: 10.3390/nu11051187

Developmental vitamin D deficiency produces behavioral phenotypes of relevance to Autism in an animal model

2019

Journal Article

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and risk of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Heath, Alicia K., Hodge, Allison M., Ebeling, Peter R., Eyles, Darryl W., Kvaskoff, David, Buchanan, Daniel D., Giles, Graham G., Williamson, Elizabeth J. and English, Dallas R. (2019). Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and risk of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 28 (5), 900-908. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-1155

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and risk of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

2019

Journal Article

Half the genetic variance in vitamin D concentration is shared with skin colour and sun exposure genes

Mitchell, Brittany L., Zhu, Gu, Medland, Sarah E., Renteria, Miguel. E., Eyles, Darryl W., Grasby, Katrina L., McGrath, John J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2019). Half the genetic variance in vitamin D concentration is shared with skin colour and sun exposure genes. Behavior Genetics, 49 (4), 386-398. doi: 10.1007/s10519-019-09954-x

Half the genetic variance in vitamin D concentration is shared with skin colour and sun exposure genes

2019

Journal Article

A collaborative analysis of individual participant data from 19 prospective studies assesses circulating Vitamin D and prostate cancer risk

Travis, Ruth C., Perez-Cornago, Aurora, Appleby, Paul N., Albanes, Demetrius, Joshu, Corinne E., Lutsey, Pamela L., Mondul, Alison M., Platz, Elizabeth A., Weinstein, Stephanie J., Layne, Tracy M., Helzlsouer, Kathy J., Visvanathan, Kala, Palli, Domenico, Peeters, Petra H., Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Gunter, Marc J., Tsilidis, Konstantinos K., Sanchez, Maria-Jose, Olsen, Anja, Brenner, Hermann, Schottker, Ben, Perna, Laura, Holleczek, Bernd, Knekt, Paul, Rissanen, Harri, Yeap, Bu B., Flicker, Leon, Almeida, Osvaldo P. ... Allen, Naomi E. (2019). A collaborative analysis of individual participant data from 19 prospective studies assesses circulating Vitamin D and prostate cancer risk. Cancer Research, 79 (1), 274-285. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-2318

A collaborative analysis of individual participant data from 19 prospective studies assesses circulating Vitamin D and prostate cancer risk

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Intranasal delivery of clozapine to reduce side-effects: The preclinical evidence
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Vitamin D in autism; preventative mechanisms
    Child Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Histology and Advanced Microscopy Research Facility upgrade
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Assessment of the role of early life vitamin D on allergic disease outcomes in the Melbourne Atopy Cohort study (MACs)
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Developmental Vitamin D-deficiency and Autism; exploration of potential mechanisms and refining phenotype in an animal model
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    A new animal model of the prodrome in schizophrenia. Enhanced Dopamine in Prodromal Schizophrenia (EDiPs)
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Maternal vitamin D supplementation in a maternal immune activation model of schizophrenia: mechanisms of prevention
    NHMRC Project Grant
    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 - 2020
    Voltage gated calcium channels and vitamin D: exploring the convergent links between risk factors for schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Role of pre-natal Vitamin D and gene interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorders; leveraging an existing case-control study (NIH grant administered by the Sequoia Foundation)
    Sequoia Foundation
    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
  • 2014 - 2016
    Early life vitamin D levels and risk of autism spectrum disorders (NIH grant administered by Drexel University)
    Drexel University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Do the Developmental vitamin D-deficiency and maternal immune activation animal models of schizophrenia have convergent early pathways?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Is developmental vitamin D deficiency associated with autism-related phenotypes: a birth cohort study
    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
  • 2013 - 2016
    Early pharmacological intervention in an animal model of schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Establishment of an Integrated Facility for Single Cell Analysis
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1 - Professor Francois Feron
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2024
    Developmental Neurobiology of Vitamin D Deficiency Program Funding
    West Moreton Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Developmental Neurobiology Programme Funding
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Developmental vitamin D deficiency and prefrontal cortical dysfunction
    NHMRC Project Grant
    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 - 2013
    Vitamin D and risk of cancer and mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (NHMRC Project administered by The Cancer Council Victoria)
    Cancer Council Victoria
    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
  • 2008
    HPLC to Support Behavioural Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Neonatal vitamin D status and risk of schizophrenia: a study using Danish dried bloods spots
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    The Developmental vitamin D model (DVD) as an animal model for schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    The impact of low maternal vitamin D on learning and memory in adult offspring: an animal model of schizophrenia
    Australian Brain Foundation
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Mitochondrial abnormalities in selective regions of post-mortem brains from schizophrenic patients treated with haloperidol: a link with tardive dyskinesia
    Brain Research Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Darryl Eyles is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Investigating corticostriatal networks and cognitive flexibility to understand schizophrenia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr James Kesby

Completed supervision

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