Phillip M. Beart

Biography

 Professor Philip Beart is Head of the Florey's Cellular Neurodegeneration Laboratory, and co-head of the Neurodegeneration Division. Philip Beart (PhD ANU, DSc Melbourne) has been a NH&MRC Research Fellow for 30 years and is currently Professorial Fellow in the Florey Neuroscience Institutes and Adjunct Professor in Pharmacology, University of Melbourne. He worked at the Cambridge and Harvard Universities, before holding positions at the Austin Hospital and Monash University.

Research Interest

 Phil's research focus is on brain cell death and homeostatic mechanisms pertinent to neurological diseases. Phil has a long-term commitment to the promotion of medical research, and especially neuroscience, to the wider community and has provided extensive service to the NH&MRC (RF & RGMS User Reference Committees 2010; CDF Committee 2011)