Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 5881
- elodie.kip@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Assistant Research Fellow
- Department
- Department of Physiology
- Research summary
- Neurological disorders, neuroinflammation, neuroendocrinology, healthy aging
Research
I obtained my Master’s degree in Oncology and Immunology at the University of Liege, Belgium and underwent a PhD at the University of Ghent, Belgium on neurotropic viruses pathogenesis and neuroinflammation. After my PhD I left Belgium and traveled and finally settled in New Zealand. Over the past few years, before stepping into my current role, I worked as an Assistant Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Parr-Brownlie lab focusing on alternative treatments for Parkinson’s disease, including optogenetics and the gut-brain axis.
My research interests have evolved to include the impact of healthy lifestyle choices, mindfulness and stress reduction on overall well-being and neuroinflammation, and the link with diseases. I’m passionate about continuously learning new skills and gaining a broader understanding of holistic health.
Currently, I work as a Lab Manager and Assistant Research Fellow at the Centre for Neuroendocrinology at the University of Otago in the Campbell Lab, where I continue to expand my technical lab expertise and contribute to projects investigating the link between hormones, the brain, and reproduction, particularly in pathological states such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
Additional details
Major techniques
- Virus production
- Functional and genomic virus titration
- Flow cytometry for immune cells in the brain
- Seroneutralisation test for measure of neutralizing antibodies in the blood
- qRT-PCR
- Immunohistochemistry
- ELISA
- Cell culture
- Breeding of transgenic mice and genotyping
- Rodent stereotaxic surgery
- Viral vectors
- Optogenetic experiments
- Behaviour experiments in rats
Publications
Glendining, K. A., Prescott, M., Potapov, K., Kip, E., & Campbell, R. E. (2026). Arcuate nucleus-specific progesterone receptor knockdown in female mice is sufficient to induce PCOS-like hyperactivity in the reproductive axis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 38(4), e70181. doi: 10.1111/jne.70181 Journal - Research Article
Kip, E., & Parr-Brownlie, L. (2023). Healthy lifestyles and wellbeing reduce neuroinflammation and prevent neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders [Review]. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1092537. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1092537 Journal - Research Article
Kip, E., Bentall, L., Underwood, C. F., Hughes, S. M., & Parr-Brownlie, L. C. (2022). Patterned stimulation of the Chrimson opsin in glutamatergic motor thalamus neurons improves forelimb akinesia in parkinsonian rats. Neuroscience, 507, 64-78. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.10.026 Journal - Research Article
Kip, E., Bentall, L., Underwood, C. F., Hughes, S. M., & Parr-Brownlie, L. C. (2022). Patterned simulation of the chrimson opsin in glutamatergic motor thalamus neurons improves forelimb akinesia in a chronic rat model of Parkinson's disease. In K. Horne (Ed.), Proceedings of the 38th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 85). Retrieved from https://www.queenstownresearchweek.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kip, E. C., & Parr-Brownlie, L. C. (2022). Reducing neuroinflammation via therapeutic compounds and lifestyle to prevent or delay progression of Parkinson's disease. Ageing Research Reviews, 78, 101618. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101618 Journal - Research Article