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Personal profile
Biography
As a neuropharmacologist I have contributed to the understanding of brain circuitry, particularly the involvement of the neurotransmitter dopamine on regulating brain function using rodent models. In the past few years I have discovered neurotransmitter/neurochemical interactions that regulate behaviours associated with drug abuse and dietary intake, such as: reward, addiction, psychoses, depression, anxiety and memory function. I am a member of the Centre for Emotional Health, Frontiers in Biomolecular Research Centre and the Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence).
Research interests
I am particularly interested in understanding the neurobiology of:
- drug (methamphetamine) addiction
- drug (methamphetamine)-induced psychosis
- alcopop addiction
- anxiety
- oxytocin as a therapeutic
- cannabinoids as therapeutics
- brain circuitry - dopamine, glutamate, GABA
Research student supervision
I supervise honours, Clinical Masters (Neuropsychology), Masters of Research and PhD candidates studying the impact of drug abuse on mental health for pharmacotherapeutic discovery.
Teaching
- PSYC104 First year Psychology (Lecturer)
- PSY236 Biopsychology & Learning (Lecturer, co-convenor)
- PSY354 Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience (Convenor, Lecturer)
- PSYN841/987 Clinical Psychopharmacology (Convenor, Lecturer)
- MRES700 Research Communications (Convenor, Lecturer)
- MEDI303 Neuroscience 2 (Guest Lecturer)
Research engagement
Research affiliations:
- Centre for Emotional Health
- Center for Atypical Neurodevelopment
- Frontiers in Biomolecular Research Centre
- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (ARC, AI)
- Australasian Neuroscience Society
- British Society of Neuroendocrinology
- Kinoxis Pharmaceuticals
- Lambert Initiative
Community engagement
- Panel member for the National Health and Medical Research Council
- Associate Dean, Higher Degree Research for the Faculty of Human Sciences
- Frequent reviewer for neuroscience and pharmacology journals
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USYD Led: Novel dopamine pathways underlying motivated behaviours
Prasad, A. & Cornish, J.
18/08/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Does oxytocin treatment in adolescence reverse the negative impact of early life stress on mental health and susceptibility for drug addiction?
Baracz, S. & Cornish, J.
1/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre
Packer, N., Paulsen, I., Nevalainen, H., Haynes, P., Molloy, M., Atwell, B., Barron, A., Beggs, P., Bergquist, P. L., Brown, L., Cornish, J., Chung, R., De Deene, Y., Garcia-Bennett, A., Gillings, M., Goodchild, A., Guillemin, G., Hallinan, J., Hose, G., Jaschke, P., Mabbutt, B., Raftos, D., Ranganathan, S., Sofronov, G., Sunna, A., Tetu, S., Andersen, M., Willows, R., Ahn, C., Breen, E., Campbell, M., Care, A., Cordina, N., Curach, N., Everest Dass, A., Elbourne, L., Goold, H., Hassan, K., Kautto, L., Krisp, C., Kroukamp, H., Lee, A., Lin, C., Mackie, A., McKay, M., McQuade, L., Mirzaei, M., Mohamedali, A., Ostrowski, M., Parker, L., Pascovici, D., Penesyan, A., Shah, B., Sun, A., Thompson, E. & Williams, T.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Novel Therapeutics for the remediation of social deficits in psychiatric illness
Cornish, J., McGregor, I., Kassiou, M. & Hunt, G.
18/03/15 → …
Project: Research
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Cannabidiol but not cannabidiolic acid reduces behavioural sensitisation to methamphetamine in rats, at pharmacologically effective doses
Umpierrez, L. S., Costa, P. A., Michelutti, E. A., Baracz, S. J., Sauer, M., Turner, A. J., Everett, N. A., Arnold, J. C., McGregor, I. S. & Cornish, J. L., May 2022, In: Psychopharmacology. 239, 5, p. 1593-1603 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cannabis extract alone and in combination with cannabidiol reduces relapse to methamphetamine and locomotor sensitization
Umpierrez, L., Perry, C., Costa, P., Arnold, J., McGregor, I., Baracz, S. & Cornish, J., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 162, S1, p. 82-83 2 p., MTU07-13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
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Descending pathways from the superior colliculus mediating autonomic and respiratory effects associated with orienting behaviour
Lynch, E., Dempsey, B., Saleeba, C., Monteiro, E., Turner, A., Burke, P. G. R., Allen, A. M., Dampney, R. A. L., Hildreth, C. M., Cornish, J. L., Goodchild, A. K. & McMullan, S., 15 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Physiology. 600, 24, p. 5311-5332 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Four hypothalamic peptides and their impact on drug-seeking behaviour: a prefrontal cortex view
Perry, C. J. & Cornish, J. L., Jun 2022, In: Addiction Neuroscience. 2, p. 1-10 10 p., 100018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxytocin as an adolescent treatment for methamphetamine addiction after early life stress in male and female rats
Baracz, S. J., Robinson, K. J., Wright, A. L., Turner, A. J., McGregor, I. S., Cornish, J. L. & Everett, N., Jul 2022, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 47, 8, p. 1561–1573 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure)