Rate My Professor Tyler Browne

Dr. Tyler Browne serves as a Research Associate in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He earned his Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy in Human Physiology from the University of Newcastle, completing his PhD under the supervision of Professor Brett Graham in the Spinal Cord Connections Group. His doctoral work concentrated on spinal projection neurons in the dorsal horn, a spinal cord region critical for transmitting touch and pain signals to the brain. Browne's research examines how neurons form circuits that process these signals, particularly in chronic pain conditions where current treatments prove ineffective, addictive, or burdened by side effects. By elucidating circuit organization and key neuronal players in the dorsal horn and broader nervous system, his studies seek to pinpoint selective targets for improved chronic pain management.

Browne's career includes roles as Casual Academic and Casual Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy from 2018 to 2022, and Research Assistant from 2018 to 2023, employed by Professor Brett Graham, involving experiment design, data collection, analysis, report writing, and laboratory support. His research specializations span biomedical science, neuroanatomy, neuroscience, pain mechanisms, patch clamp electrophysiology, and spinal cord physiology. Notable publications include 'Spinoparabrachial projection neurons form distinct classes in the mouse dorsal horn' (Pain, 2021), 'Lateral lamina V projection neuron axon collaterals connect sensory processing across the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord' (Scientific Reports, 2024), 'Diversity of inhibitory and excitatory parvalbumin interneuron circuits in the dorsal horn' (Pain, 2022), 'Calretinin positive neurons form an excitatory amplifier network in the spinal cord dorsal horn' (eLife, 2019), 'A Viral Labelling Study of Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Caudalis Projection Neurons Targeting the Parabrachial Nucleus' (Journal of Neurochemistry, 2025), and 'Recording Network Activity in Spinal Nociceptive Circuits Using Microelectrode Arrays' (Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2022). With contributions to over 15 peer-reviewed articles, Browne advances understanding of spinal nociceptive circuits and pain processing.