Professor David Ronald Brown (born 7 September 1964, Sydney, Australia)[2] is an Australian-born research scientist notable for his work on prion diseases, which include bovine spongiform encephalopathy and vCJD. His most notable research relates to the metal binding of the protein central to these diseases, the prion protein, and its possible cellular role as an antioxidant.
Brown was a member of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC), a British government advisory board on BSE and related diseases.[3] Since then he has pursued research related to other neurodegenerative diseases.[4]
Brown completed his studies at the University of Sydney at the age of 25 and gained the degrees B.Sc. M.Sc. and Ph.D. His doctoral studies were carried out in the Neurobiology Research Centre under Professor Max Bennett and involved research on nerve regeneration.
After completing his Ph.D. he worked for several more years in Australia before moving to the US in 1993 where he worked at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He moved to Germany and worked at the University of Göttingen where he first began work on the study of prion diseases in the Department of Neuropathology with Hans Kretzschmar. In 1997 he moved to the University of Cambridge and in 2001 to the University of Bath, where he is currently Professor of Biochemistry.[4] He consults in this capacity with the media.[5] He is the author of several textbooks and a number of research papers on prion diseases, and has served on the boards of four scientific journals,[6][7][8] including the Journal of Neurochemistry.[9]
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Brown advanced research related to the role of metals in the cause of prion diseases such as vCJD. Media attention focused on this work when it became associated with that of the farmer Mark Purdey, who argued that human cases of vCJD might be caused by exposure to manganese rather than eating beef from BSE-infected cattle (the medical consensus).[10][11] Both Purdey and Brown agreed that exposure to elevated levels of manganese in the environment could increase the incidence of BSE.[12]
Brown's research showed that manganese causes the protein to change conformation, similar to that seen in prion diseases such as BSE.[13] Additionally, his research also showed that animals with BSE and humans with vCJD had elevated levels of manganese in their brains, and that prion protein extracted from their brains retained some of this manganese. Brown agreed with Purdey only in as far as the potential for manganese to be a risk factor, increasing the likelihood that BSE or another prion disease would occur. Brown supported Purdey in his quest to investigate the potential role of manganese in prion disease and this led to the filming of a program for the BBC in which both Brown and Purdey appeared.[14] While Purdey pursued the notion that environmental manganese was a cause of BSE (something that arguably could never be proven), Brown suggested that a chelation therapy to remove the excess manganese from patients with vCJD could be of benefit. While Brown's more conventional research was very well funded, such chelation therapy for prion disease was never funded despite support for the idea from a number of sources including Charles, Prince of Wales.[11]
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Books
Brown, D. R. (2002) Prion Diseases and Copper Metabolism. Horwood Press, Chichester, UK. ISBN1-898563-87-X.
Brown D. R. (2005) Neurodegeneration and Prion Disease. Springer, USA. ISBN0-387-23922-7.
Kozlowski, H, Brown, D. R. and Valensin G. (2006) Metallochemistry of Neurodegeneration. Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing, UK. ISBN0-85404-360-8.
Brown, D. R. (2012) Brain Diseases and Metalloproteins, Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore, ISBN978-981-4316-01-9.
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^The metal detector, Anjana Ahuja, The Times, February 4, 2002
^ abCharles backs controversial CJD research, Lorraine Fraser, The Telegraph, 13 Jan 2002
^p4, CJD is caused by BSE 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, David R Brown, Body & Mind, BBC/Open University, Open2.net
^Brown, D. R. et al. (2000) Consequences of manganese replacement of copper for prion protein function and proteinase resistance. EMBO J. 19, 1180-1186.
^. news.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007.
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Professor David Ronald Brown born 7 September 1964 Sydney Australia 2 is an Australian born research scientist notable for his work on prion diseases which include bovine spongiform encephalopathy and vCJD His most notable research relates to the metal binding of the protein central to these diseases the prion protein and its possible cellular role as an antioxidant David R BrownDavid R BrownBorn 1964 09 07 7 September 1964 age 59 Sydney AustraliaCitizenshipBritish AustralianAlma materUniversity of Sydney BSc MSc PhD Known forResearch on prion diseasesScientific careerFieldsNeuroscienceDoctoral advisorMax Bennett scientist 1 Brown was a member of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee SEAC a British government advisory board on BSE and related diseases 3 Since then he has pursued research related to other neurodegenerative diseases 4 Contents 1 Career 2 Prion research 3 Select bibliography 4 ReferencesCareer editBrown completed his studies at the University of Sydney at the age of 25 and gained the degrees B Sc M Sc and Ph D His doctoral studies were carried out in the Neurobiology Research Centre under Professor Max Bennett and involved research on nerve regeneration After completing his Ph D he worked for several more years in Australia before moving to the US in 1993 where he worked at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine He moved to Germany and worked at the University of Gottingen where he first began work on the study of prion diseases in the Department of Neuropathology with Hans Kretzschmar In 1997 he moved to the University of Cambridge and in 2001 to the University of Bath where he is currently Professor of Biochemistry 4 He consults in this capacity with the media 5 He is the author of several textbooks and a number of research papers on prion diseases and has served on the boards of four scientific journals 6 7 8 including the Journal of Neurochemistry 9 Prion research editBrown advanced research related to the role of metals in the cause of prion diseases such as vCJD Media attention focused on this work when it became associated with that of the farmer Mark Purdey who argued that human cases of vCJD might be caused by exposure to manganese rather than eating beef from BSE infected cattle the medical consensus 10 11 Both Purdey and Brown agreed that exposure to elevated levels of manganese in the environment could increase the incidence of BSE 12 Brown s research showed that manganese causes the protein to change conformation similar to that seen in prion diseases such as BSE 13 Additionally his research also showed that animals with BSE and humans with vCJD had elevated levels of manganese in their brains and that prion protein extracted from their brains retained some of this manganese Brown agreed with Purdey only in as far as the potential for manganese to be a risk factor increasing the likelihood that BSE or another prion disease would occur Brown supported Purdey in his quest to investigate the potential role of manganese in prion disease and this led to the filming of a program for the BBC in which both Brown and Purdey appeared 14 While Purdey pursued the notion that environmental manganese was a cause of BSE something that arguably could never be proven Brown suggested that a chelation therapy to remove the excess manganese from patients with vCJD could be of benefit While Brown s more conventional research was very well funded such chelation therapy for prion disease was never funded despite support for the idea from a number of sources including Charles Prince of Wales 11 Select bibliography editBooks Brown D R 2002 Prion Diseases and Copper Metabolism Horwood Press Chichester UK ISBN 1 898563 87 X Brown D R 2005 Neurodegeneration and Prion Disease Springer USA ISBN 0 387 23922 7 Kozlowski H Brown D R and Valensin G 2006 Metallochemistry of Neurodegeneration Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing UK ISBN 0 85404 360 8 Brown D R 2012 Brain Diseases and Metalloproteins Pan Stanford Publishing Singapore ISBN 978 981 4316 01 9 Articles See Research Profile 4 for selected papers References edit Discipline of Physiology Archived from the original on 21 March 2012 Retrieved 25 April 2012 http www euchems2008 unito it download WBioL III 3DRBrown pdf Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine bare URL PDF see http www seac gov uk papers papers htm Archived 2009 10 10 at the Wayback Machine where he is listed as being in attendance between the 81st meeting http www seac gov uk minutes final81 pdf Archived 2009 10 10 at the Wayback Machine and then thanked for completing two terms in the 100th meeting http www seac gov uk minutes final100 pdf Archived 2009 10 10 at the Wayback Machine a b c Research Profile University of Bath Human remains link to BSE cases September 2005 Biochemistry Research International an Open Access Journal Covering Addiction News from a Evidence Based amp Scientific View Archived from the original on 25 June 2009 Retrieved 25 November 2009 BioMed Research International an Open Access Journal Wolters Kluwer Ovid is the world s most trusted medical research platform The metal detector Anjana Ahuja The Times February 4 2002 a b Charles backs controversial CJD research Lorraine Fraser The Telegraph 13 Jan 2002 p4 CJD is caused by BSE Archived 8 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine David R Brown Body amp Mind BBC Open University Open2 net Brown D R et al 2000 Consequences of manganese replacement of copper for prion protein function and proteinase resistance EMBO J 19 1180 1186 BBC NEWS Programmes Correspondent Europe Solidarity Mad cows and an Englishman news bbc co uk Archived from the original on 6 February 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David R Brown neuroscientist amp oldid 1197070147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
