Professor Simon Brookes
Academic Status
College of Medicine and Public Health
Simon Brookes was awarded his PhD in 1984 for studies on the nervous system of insects. From this he developed a continuing interest in simple neural circuits. He did post-doctoral research in the Royal London Hospital, then moved to Flinders University in 1988. He has been funded by senior research fellowships from the Gastroenterological Society and NHMRC of Australia. In 2005, he was appointed Professor and Head of Human Physiology at Flinders University. Simon's research focusses on how nerve cells work together to give coordinated control of the organs of the body and how they go wrong in disease. His interests range from the molecular level through to the whole organism. He has worked extensively on 'simple' autonomic and sensory pathways to the gut and has published over 200 papers, chapters and reviews. He was convenor of the Centre for Neuroscience for 6 years (2005 - 2011).
PhD University of Bristol, (1980-1984)
1980 Science Research Council postgraduate scholarship, Dept of Zoology, University of Bristol, UK
1984 PhD, University of Bristol "Studies of two unpaired median neurones in the abdominal ganglia of silkmoth caterpillars"
1986 Wellcome travel award to USA
1992 First Senior Research Fellowship in Digestive Sciences, Gastroenterological Society of Australia 1992-1997.
1995 Sandoz "Neurogastroenterology Award" for best presentation at meeting at Little Brain-Big Brain meeting, Munich
2001 Janssen Award in Basic or Clinical Research in Digestive Sciences, awarded at Digestive Disease Week, Atlanta, GA
2001 Senior Research Fellowship of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
2002 Promotion to Associate Professor (Flinders University, academic status)
2005 Appointed as Professor and Head of Dept of Human Physiology, Flinders University
2012 Appointed, Associate Dean Flinders Medical Science and Technology
Head of Department (2005-)
Member of Faculty Research Committee
Member of BMedSc Executive Committee
Member BMedSc Exam Board
Chair, BMedSc Course Committee
Editorial boards: Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience
Grant Referee; NH&MRC, ARC, FMC Foundation and Faculty Grants Committee
Chair NHMRC Grant Review Panel (2009)
Member NHMRC Grant Review Panel (2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009)
Member NHMRC Senior Fellowships Panel (2011, 2012)
body systems,
visceral organs,
neuroscience,
sensory physiology,
autonomic nervous system,
gastrointestinal physiology
Editorial boards: Autonomic Neuroscience, Basic and Clinical (-2008) Neurogastroenterology and motility
American Journal of Physiology (GI & Liver) (-2009), Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience (2009-)
Secretary of South Australian Neuroscience Institute (SANI)
Member/Chairman of International Steering Committee, Emerging Leaders Program, Gothenburg Sweden 2005-2009
Grant Referee: NH&MRC, ARC, FMC Foundation, Faculty of Health Sciences Grant Ctee,
Member Grant Review Panel NHMRC: 2001-3, 2008-9; NHMRC Senior Fellowships Panel 2011,2012
Referee for Scientific Journals: Journal of Physiology, Gut, Gastroenterology etc
Founding President of Australasian NeuroGastroenterology and Motility Association (ANGMA - 2012)
- Gastrointestinal physiology
- Neuroscience
- Gastrointestinal Motility and Pain
- Molecular, Cellular and Organ Physiology of The Gut
- Neuroanatomy of The Autonomic Nervous System
- Sensory Neurobiology of The Gastrointestinal Tract
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