Belinda Henry

Belinda Henry is an Associate Professor in Physiology at Monash University's Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. Her research focuses on metabolic neuroendocrinology, particularly the regulation of body weight through thermogenesis. She investigates how the brain controls energy expenditure, with a focus on sex steroids, stress, and exercise. Her work utilizes novel models to study energy homeostasis, including studies on sheep and human subjects.

Education details are not explicitly provided in the text, but her extensive research and publications suggest advanced training in physiology and endocrinology.

Her research interests include thermogenesis, obesity, hypothalamic regulation, aging, sex steroids, and stress. Notable projects include investigating the use of cold receptor agonists for weight loss, exploring sex differences in energy expenditure, and studying stress impacts on obesity. She has received awards for innovation in teaching, including the Dean's Award and Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award in 2023.

Her publications explore topics like oestrogen's role in energy balance, sleep in PCOS, and GLP-1's control of GnRH. She has secured funding from NHMRC and ARC for projects related to thermogenesis, skeletal muscle regulation, and obesity.

Belinda collaborates on grants and leads research teams, contributing to the development of therapies targeting metabolic disorders. She is affiliated with the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and has a lab focused on metabolic neuroendocrinology.