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University of Otago

Biology Health Science Medicine Neuroscience Physiology Endocrinology

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Associate Professor Rosie Brown is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiology in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Otago, where she leads the Rosie Brown Laboratory within the Centre for Neuroendocrinology. She completed her BSc (Hons) and PhD at the University of Otago. Brown's research focuses on neuroendocrinology, specifically investigating how hormones during pregnancy and lactation, such as prolactin and progesterone, modulate neural circuitry in the maternal brain to regulate maternal behaviours that promote offspring survival and wellbeing. Her laboratory employs transgenic mouse models, viral technology for circuit manipulation, behavioral assays, molecular biology techniques to assess transcriptional changes, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridisation to map hormone-responsive neurons, and imaging to track hormone movement into the brain. The research also explores disruptions in hormone access to the brain in physiological and pathological states, with relevance to conditions like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and maternal obesity.