Dr Elizabeth Brown
Visiting Scientific Officer, NeuRA
Current Appointments
Senior Principal Research ScientistKey Research Areas
From a background in biomechanical engineering, the focus of my research is on how the soft tissues in the human body respond to mechanical loading – both those loads which cause injury and those which are part of normal function. I develop novel methods for measuring biomechanical properties and behaviour of soft tissues in humans, particularly using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and rheometry. I apply these techniques to study mechanisms of traumatic injury, disorders of cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and spinal cord, and obstructive sleep apnoea.
2024, 03 Jul
The effects of postural support padding modifications to child restraints for children with disability on crash protection
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2024.2334400
2024, 21 Feb
Modifications to Child Restraints for Children With Disabilities – Experiences of Australian Caregivers and Health Professionals
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.33492/JRS-D-24-1-2126682
2023, 11 Dec
Direct optogenetic activation of upper airway muscles in an acute model of upper airway hypotonia mimicking sleep onset
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad226
2023 Sep
A novel method to quantify perivascular space enlargement near the syrinx in a rodent model of post-traumatic syringomyelia.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37700036
2023 Aug
Differences in participant characteristics and observed child restraint use between population-based and restraint fitting service samples.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37585680
2023 Jun
Aquaporin-4 expression and modulation in a rat model of post-traumatic syringomyelia.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37316571
2023 May
Current Understanding of the Anatomy, Physiology, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neurofluids: Update From the 2022 "ISMRM Imaging Neurofluids Study group" Workshop in Rome.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37141288
2023 May
Optogenetic Control of Muscles: Potential Uses and Limitations.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37029800
2023 May
Strain-dependent shear properties of human adipose tissue in vivo.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37276651
2023 Feb
Ex vivo bovine liver nonlinear viscoelastic properties: MR elastography and rheological measurements
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105638
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