Rate My Professor David Brown

Brown holds key positions as Director of the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research and Director of Immunopathology at NSW Health Pathology-ICPMR Westmead, Deputy Director of the Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Senior Staff Specialist in Clinical Immunology at Westmead Hospital, and Clinical Professor at Westmead Clinical School. His research focuses on inflammation in chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the role of immunity in cancer and neuroinflammatory diseases, and effects on the central nervous system in treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. He has commercialised his research on GDF15 internationally and leads programs bridging neuroimmunology research with clinical trials for personalised treatments. Notable awards include NHMRC Career Development Fellowships (2013, 2009), NHMRC Neil Hamilton Fairley Training Fellowship (2003), National MS Society Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2005), and Rick Hanson Difference Maker Award (2011). Key publications are 'Pancreatic volume and immune biomarkers predict checkpoint inhibitor–associated autoimmune diabetes in humans' (2025), 'Neuroimmune-mediated neuropsychiatric syndromes: perspectives for standardised diagnostics and personalised care' (2024), 'Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus Is Characterized by C-peptide Loss and Pancreatic Atrophy' (2023), and 'Risk Factors and Characteristics of Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus (CIADM): A Systematic Review' (2023).