Colin Brown
Professor
Department of Physiology
University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Colin Brown is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Physiology, University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences , New Zealand. His research interests includes Neuroendocrinology. He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Colin Brown is the member of many international affiliations. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to Neuroendocrinology.
Research Interest
Dr. Colin Brown's research group principally uses electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry to determine how the brain controls birth, lactation, food intake and water balance. They currently focus on the control of the secretion of the hormone, oxytocin, which is necessary for birth and lactation, and is involved in driving increased food intake during pregnancy. They are also investigating how vasopressin (anti-diuretic hormone) neurons prevent water loss in the urine to protect from dehydration and how malfunction of vasopressin neurons might contribute to the development of hypertension.
Publications
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Augustine RA, Bouwer GT, Seymour AJ, Grattan DR, Brown CH. Reproductive regulation of gene expression in the hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 2016 Apr 1;28(4).
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Seymour AJ, Scott V, Augustine RA, Bouwer GT, Campbell RE, Brown CH. Development of an excitatory kisspeptin projection to the oxytocin system in late pregnancy. The Journal of physiology. 2017 Feb 1;595(3):825-38.
