Kate Beecher Matthews

Dr. Kate Beecher Matthews is an Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's UQ Centre for Clinical Research within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. She works in the Molecular Breast Pathology Lab collaborating with Prof. Sunil Lakhani, A/Prof Amy McCart Reed, A/Prof Peter Simpson, and Dr. Vaibhavi Joshi.

• Masters (Research) of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology (2018)
• Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology (2022)

Dr. Matthews focuses on breast cancer and brain metastasis, with a unique interest in the interaction between the nervous system and breast cancer cells in the brain. Her work integrates neuroscience with oncology, particularly examining serotonin and dopamine signaling in neurocognitive effects of dietary factors and fetal growth restriction.

Her recent publications analyze neuroinflammation from high-sugar diets, genomic landscapes of breast cancers, and neurotransmitter regulation in metabolic disorders. She also contributes to neuroscience education through virtual dissection tools.

Dr. Matthews is available for research supervision and leads projects on TSPO biomarkers and peer review dynamics in scientific publishing. Her lab work investigates neuroprotective strategies for fetal growth restriction and neural circuits in appetite regulation.