Dennis Brown (academic)
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Dennis Brown is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
. He is the director of the Program in Membrane Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital
(MGH), and is the Associate Director of the MGH Center for Systems Biology. He is a member of the MGH Executive Committee on Research, and the chair of the MGH Research Council.
He was born in Grimsby
, England
and educated at the University of East Anglia
where he took a bachelor's degree
, and stayed on to complete his PhD under Michael Balls
, studying the hormonal control of glycogen metabolism in long-term amphibian organ culture. He then spent 10 years working under the direction of Prof. Lelio Orci at the University of Geneva Medical School in Switzerland, where he eventually became an Assistant Professor.
Dennis Brown is a cell biologist/physiologist who specializes in the use of state-of-the art imaging and cell biological techniques to follow and dissect physiologically-relevant membrane protein trafficking events in epithelial and non-epithelial cells. He is an internationally recognized authority on membrane protein trafficking in epithelial cells, with special focus on water channels aquaporins and vacuolar proton pumping ATPase function in the kidney and, more recently, in the male reproductive tract. He has published over 330 articles in peer reviewed journals.
Brown is currently the editor-in-chief of the prestigious journal Physiological Reviews
, which has a citation index of 35, ranking 5th among all scientific journals. He previously served as the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physiology
- Cell Physiology from 2002–2008 and an associate editor of American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. He was a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
, the Journal of Membrane Biology
, the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and the Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry.
Brown has received numerous awards including the A. Clifford Barger "Excellence in Mentoring" Award from Harvard University
in 2005 and the Carl Gottschalk Award from the American Physiological Society
in 1999. He received an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, and was the invited plenary lecturer on aquaporins at the Silver Anniversary meeting of the American Society of Nephrology
. He has given several endowed lectures, including the Robert Schrier endowed lecture (on aquaporin trafficking) at the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Nephrology
, the Suk-Ki Hong Endowed Lectureship in Physiology at the University of Buffalo in May 2008, the Dunaway Burnham Endowed Lectureship at Dartmouth College in 2005, and the Daniel L. Kline Lecture at the 2009 Univ. Cincinnati annual Systems Biology retreat.
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
. He is the director of the Program in Membrane Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
(MGH), and is the Associate Director of the MGH Center for Systems Biology. He is a member of the MGH Executive Committee on Research, and the chair of the MGH Research Council.
He was born in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and educated at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
where he took a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, and stayed on to complete his PhD under Michael Balls
Michael Balls
Michael Balls, CBE, is a British zoologist and professor emeritus of medical cell biology at Nottingham University. He is best known for his work on laboratory animal welfare and alternatives to animal testing.-Biography:...
, studying the hormonal control of glycogen metabolism in long-term amphibian organ culture. He then spent 10 years working under the direction of Prof. Lelio Orci at the University of Geneva Medical School in Switzerland, where he eventually became an Assistant Professor.
Dennis Brown is a cell biologist/physiologist who specializes in the use of state-of-the art imaging and cell biological techniques to follow and dissect physiologically-relevant membrane protein trafficking events in epithelial and non-epithelial cells. He is an internationally recognized authority on membrane protein trafficking in epithelial cells, with special focus on water channels aquaporins and vacuolar proton pumping ATPase function in the kidney and, more recently, in the male reproductive tract. He has published over 330 articles in peer reviewed journals.
Brown is currently the editor-in-chief of the prestigious journal Physiological Reviews
Physiological Reviews
Physiological Reviews is a journal published quarterly by the American Physiological Society. Physiological Reviews provides state of the art coverage of timely issues in the physiological and biomedical sciences. It appeals to physiologists, neuroscientists, cell biologists, biophysicists, and...
, which has a citation index of 35, ranking 5th among all scientific journals. He previously served as the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physiology
American Journal of Physiology
The American Journal of Physiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on physiology published by the American Physiological Society.Vols...
- Cell Physiology from 2002–2008 and an associate editor of American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. He was a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Biological Chemistry
The Journal of Biological Chemistry is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1905. Since 1925 it is published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It covers research in any area of biochemistry or molecular biology. The editor-in-chief is...
, the Journal of Membrane Biology
Journal of Membrane Biology
The Journal of Membrane Biology publishes papers on the nature the structure genesis and functions of biological membranes and on the physics and chemistry of artificial membranes with a bearing on biomembranes. - External links :***...
, the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and the Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry.
Brown has received numerous awards including the A. Clifford Barger "Excellence in Mentoring" Award from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 2005 and the Carl Gottschalk Award from the American Physiological Society
American Physiological Society
The American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members. Of them, 21 were graduates of medical schools, but only 12 had studied in schools that had a professor of physiology. Today, the APS has 10,500 members, most of whom hold doctoral degrees in medicine, physiology or other...
in 1999. He received an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, and was the invited plenary lecturer on aquaporins at the Silver Anniversary meeting of the American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology
Founded in 1966, the American Society of Nephrology is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease. Composed of 11,000 physicians and scientists, ASN promotes expert patient care, advances medical research, and educates the renal community...
. He has given several endowed lectures, including the Robert Schrier endowed lecture (on aquaporin trafficking) at the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology
Founded in 1966, the American Society of Nephrology is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease. Composed of 11,000 physicians and scientists, ASN promotes expert patient care, advances medical research, and educates the renal community...
, the Suk-Ki Hong Endowed Lectureship in Physiology at the University of Buffalo in May 2008, the Dunaway Burnham Endowed Lectureship at Dartmouth College in 2005, and the Daniel L. Kline Lecture at the 2009 Univ. Cincinnati annual Systems Biology retreat.