PROF. BRIAN BICKNELL

PhD, BSc(Hons)

Brian completed his PhD in marine microbiology. He is a Research Fellow at the NICM Health Research Institute, University of Western Sydney and a Research Associate at the Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney University. He research uses molecular biology and has conducted studies of marine microbiology, bioremediation, geomicrobiology, and cellular signalling. His research is currently focussed on the effect of photobiomodulation on the microbiome, including animal models of Parkinson’s disease and chronic kidney disease, as well as clinical trials and case studies. He works closely with Dr Ann Liebert in her studies on the effect of photobiomodulation on the microbiome in Parkinson’s disease, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diabetic Kidney disease, Oral Mucositis and other neurological and metabolic diseases. He is also interested in the molecular signalling in response to PBM in a various animal models, PBM upregulation of genes and the translational implications of PBMt effects in metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Together, he and Ann have published more than 40 journal manuscripts in the past 10 years, with a review of the gutbrain axis receiving the most yearly citations in the International Journal of Molecular Biology. Brian is currently conducting research on peripheral nerve cells at the Brain and Mind Centre.

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