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Greg Neely | |
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 Neely at a conference in 2024 | |
| Born | November 5, 1974 Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian-Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Functional genomics, Pain, Neuroscience, Immunology |
| Institutions | Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney |
Greg Neely is a Canadian-Australian scientist specialising in functional genomics. He is Head of the Dr. John and Anne Chong Lab at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. His research showed neuropathic pain-like behaviour in insects,[1] the molecular basis of synesthesia,[2] and developed new antidotes to venoms from cobra snakes[3] and box jellyfish.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Neely was born in Toronto, Canada and pursued his higher education at the University of Calgary. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology in 1997, followed by a PhD in Cellular Immunology under Christopher H. Mody.[5] This was funded by the Loraine Award and focused on immunological mechanisms at the cellular level.[6][7]
Career
[edit]After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Austria (2003-10) with Josef Penninger at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Neely joined the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney as a Faculty and Principal Research Fellow (2010-2015). In 2015, he moved to the University of Sydney, where he has continued his research into genomics and pain at the Charles Perkins Centre.
Research and discoveries
[edit]Neely's research program uses functional genomics to identify core molecular mechanisms that govern physiological systems. His primary research focus is chronic pain. He has identified hundreds of new pain genes,[2] including TRPA1, an ancient pain receptor conserved across species.[8] Neely demonstrated that insects can experience something like neuropathic pain,[1] suggesting evolutionary conservation of pain responses. His research also contributed to understanding synesthesia by identifying molecular pathways linking sensory inputs.[2]
In venom research, Neely's team developed new antidotes for cobra[3] and box jellyfish[4] venoms, using CRISPR screening to identify pathways targeted by repurposed drugs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Neely's group identified LRRC15, a lung protein that may provide protection against SARS-CoV-2, offering potential avenues for treatment [9]. His lab also investigated artificial sweeteners' effects on metabolism, showing links between sucralose and increased food intake in fruit flies [10] [11][12]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Neely has received NHMRC Career Development Fellowships and the NHMRC Marshall and Warren Award for innovative research [13]. His research has been featured in major media outlets like the BBC [14][15], CNN [16], The Guardian [17][18], France 24 [19], Sydney Morning Herald [20][21], Scientific American [22], The Lancet [23], Science [24][25] and Nature [26][27].
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Khuong, TM (2019). "Nerve injury drives a heightened state of vigilance and neuropathic sensitization in Drosophila". Science Advances. 5 (7): eaaw4099. Bibcode:2019SciA....5.4099K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw4099. PMC 6620091. PMID 31309148.
- ^ a b c Neely, GG (2010). "A Genome-wide Drosophila Screen for Heat Nociception Identifies α2δ3 as an Evolutionarily Conserved Pain Gene". Cell. 143 (4): 628–38. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.09.047. PMC 3040441. PMID 21074052.
- ^ a b Du, TY (2024). "Molecular dissection of cobra venom highlights heparinoids as an antidote for spitting cobra envenoming". Science Translational Medicine. 16 (756): eadk4802. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.adk4802. PMID 39018365.
- ^ a b Lau, MT (2019). "Molecular dissection of box jellyfish venom cytotoxicity highlights an effective venom antidote". Nature Communications. 10 (1): 1655. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.1655L. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09681-1. PMC 6491561. PMID 31040274.
- ^ Mody, Christopher (27 January 2020). "Professor". University of Calgary.
- ^ Neely, GG (2004). "Monocyte Surface-Bound IL-15 Can Function as an Activating Receptor and Participate in Reverse Signaling". Journal of Immunology. 172 (7): 4225–34. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.172.7.4225. PMID 15034035.
- ^ Neely, GG (2001). "Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated or Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Stimulated Monocytes Rapidly Express Biologically Active IL-15 on Their Cell Surface Independent of New Protein Synthesis". Journal of Immunology. 167 (9): 5011–5017. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.5011. PMID 11673509.
- ^ Neely, GG (2011). "TrpA1 Regulates Thermal Nociception in Drosophila". PLOS ONE. 6 (8): e24343. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...624343N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024343. PMC 3164203. PMID 21909389.
- ^ Loo, L (2023). "Fibroblast-expressed LRRC15 is a receptor for SARS-CoV-2 spike and controls antiviral and antifibrotic transcriptional programs". PLOS Biology. 21 (2): e3001967. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001967. PMC 9910744. PMID 36757924.
- ^ Wang, QP (2016). "Sucralose Promotes Food Intake through NPY and a Neuronal Fasting Response". Cell Metabolism. 24 (1): 75–90. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2016.06.010. PMID 27411010.
- ^ Wang, QP (2017). "Chronic Sucralose or L-Glucose Ingestion Does Not Suppress Food Intake". Cell Metabolism. 26 (2): 279–280. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2017.07.002. PMID 28768164.
- ^ Wang, QP (2018). "Non-nutritive sweeteners possess a bacteriostatic effect and alter gut microbiota in mice". PLOS ONE. 13 (7): e0199080. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1399080W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199080. PMC 6033410. PMID 29975731.
- ^ "NHMRC Marshall and Warren Ideas Grant (Innovation) Awards".
- ^ "Cobra venom neutralised by common blood-thinning drug Heparin". www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Could artificial sweeteners make people more hungry?". BBC News. 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Potential antidote discovered for world's most venomous sea creature, the box jellyfish". May 2019.
- ^ Zhou, Naaman (20 July 2019). "The Guardian, article". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ Davey, Melissa (9 February 2023). "The Guardian, article, 2023". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "France 24 article, 2019". May 2019.
- ^ "The end of venom? Sydney scientists find new cure for flesh-eating snake bites". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Curing cancer, designer babies, supersoldiers: How will gene-editing change us?". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Scientific American article, 2016". Scientific American.
- ^ "Research in brief:" (PDF). www.thelancet.com.
- ^ "Common blood thinners could combat cobra venom". www.science.org.
- ^ "Researchers may have an antidote for the deadliest jellyfish sting on Earth". www.science.org.
- ^ Willyard, Cassandra (21 November 2024). "Nature article". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03818-z. PMID 39572669.
- ^ "Nature article, 2016". Nature. 535 (7611): 203. July 2016. doi:10.1038/535203e.