Professor Briony Forbes

Deputy Director (Research Education and Development) and Head of Medical Biochemistry

Briony’s aim is to develop improved treatments for diabetes and cancer. She is a Biochemist and Protein Chemist with research interests in understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating insulin and insulin-like growth factor action in normal growth and development, as well as in diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Briony’s research contributes directly to the fundamental understanding of how insulin and insulin-like growth factors interact with receptors and regulatory proteins. She has an international profile and over 80 publications in this area.

Briony is also passionate about training and supporting researchers to be successful and to make a positive impact on society and in communities with their research. She is thrilled to be able to do this in her role as Deputy Director of Research Education Development. In this capacity, Briony aims to develop a vibrant and outstanding research environment in the College of Medicine and Public Health through developing professional and personal development opportunities. She aims particularly to encourage and support young researchers, women in science as well as Indigenous and Rural and Remote CMPH researchers.