Research interests
Neuroimmunology, Neuroendocrinology
Affiliations
Senior Scientist, Barwon Health
Publications
S Malik, H Wang, S Xavier, M Slayo, S Bozinovski, L Sominsky, S Spencer
(2023), Vol. 107, pp. 179-192, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1
G Morris, L Sominsky, K Walder, M Berk, W Marx, A Carvalho, C Bortolasci, M Maes, B Puri
(2022), Vol. 59, pp. 3485-3503, Molecular Neurobiology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Long-term role of neonatal microglia and monocytes in ovarian health
Simin Younesi, Alita Soch, Luba Sominsky, Sarah Spencer
(2022), pp. 1-45, Journal of Endocrinology, Bristol, Eng., C1
The role of metformin as a treatment for neuropsychiatric illness
S Dodd, L Sominsky, D Siskind, C Bortolasci, A Carvalho, M Maes, A Walker, K Walder, A Yung, L Williams, H Myles, T Watson, M Berk
(2022), Vol. 64, pp. 32-43, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands, C1
S Xavier, J Gili, P McGowan, S Younesi, P Wright, D Walker, S Spencer, L Sominsky
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-19, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
Microglial ablation in rats disrupts the circadian system
L Sominsky, T Dangel, S Malik, S De Luca, N Singewald, S Spencer
(2021), Vol. 35, FASEB Journal, United States, C1
L Sominsky, S Younesi, S de Luca, S Loone, K Quinn, S Spencer
(2021), Vol. 105, pp. 100-112, Biology of Reproduction, United States, C1
The maternal gut microbiome during pregnancy and offspring allergy and asthma
Y Gao, R Nanan, L Macia, J Tan, L Sominsky, T Quinn, M O'Hely, A Ponsonby, M Tang, F Collier, D Strickland, P Dhar, S Brix, S Phipps, P Sly, S Ranganathan, J Stokholm, K Kristiansen, L Gray, P Vuillermin
(2021), Vol. 148, pp. 669-678, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, United States, C1
Monocyte perturbation modulates the ovarian response to an immune challenge
S Younesi, S Spencer, L Sominsky
(2021), Vol. 536, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Ireland, C1
S Xavier, A Soch, S Younesi, S Malik, S Spencer, L Sominsky
(2021), Vol. 98, pp. 185-197, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1
Microglia depletion fails to abrogate inflammation-induced sickness in mice and rats
E Vichaya, S Malik, L Sominsky, B Ford, S Spencer, R Dantzer
(2020), Vol. 17, Journal of Neuroinflammation, England, C1
A Soch, L Sominsky, S Younesi, S De Luca, M Gunasekara, S Bozinovski, S Spencer
(2020), Vol. 88, pp. 675-687, Brain, behavior, and immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Microglial regulation of satiety and cognition
S De Luca, A Miller, L Sominsky, S Spencer
(2020), Vol. 32, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, United States, C1
Glial remodeling enhances short-term memory performance in Wistar rats
S De Luca, A Soch, L Sominsky, T Nguyen, A Bosakhar, S Spencer
(2020), Vol. 17, Journal of Neuroinflammation, England, C1
Obesity after neonatal overfeeding is independent of hypothalamic microgliosis
A Soch, L Sominsky, S De Luca, S Spencer
(2019), Vol. 31, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, United States, C1
M Di Natale, A Soch, I Ziko, S De Luca, S Spencer, L Sominsky
(2019), Vol. 241, pp. 201-219, Journal of endocrinology, Bristol, Eng., C1
Neuroimmune regulation of female reproduction in health and disease
E Fuller, S Younesi, S Xavier, L Sominsky
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 8-13, Current opinion in behavioral sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S De Luca, L Sominsky, A Soch, H Wang, I Ziko, M Rank, S Spencer
(2019), Vol. 77, pp. 77-91, Brain, behavior, and immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S Spencer, B Basri, L Sominsky, A Soch, M Ayala, P Reineck, B Gibson, R Barrientos
(2019), Vol. 74, pp. 121-134, Neurobiology of Aging, United States, C1
L Sominsky, J Goularte, Z Andrews, S Spencer
(2019), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Switzerland, C1
I Ziko, L Sominsky, S De Luca, F Lelngei, S Spencer
(2018), Vol. 74, pp. 86-95, Brain, behavior, and immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
H Wang, M Blackall, L Sominsky, S Spencer, R Vlahos, M Churchill, S Bozinovski
(2018), Vol. 15, Journal of Neuroinflammation, England, C1
Hormonal and nutritional regulation of postnatal hypothalamic development
L Sominsky, C Jasoni, H Twigg, S Spencer
(2018), Vol. 237, pp. R47-R64, Journal of endocrinology, Bristol, England, C1
Microglia: key players in neurodevelopment and neuronal plasticity
L Sominsky, S De Luca, S Spencer
(2018), Vol. 94, pp. 56-60, International journal of biochemistry and cell biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Sominsky, L Ong, I Ziko, P Dickson, S Spencer
(2018), Vol. 470, pp. 295-303, Molecular and cellular endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
How Food Can Change a Baby's Brain
Luba Sominsky, Sarah Spencer
(2018), Vol. 6, pp. 1-1, Frontiers for Young Minds, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
E Fuller, L Sominsky, J Sutherland, K Redgrove, L Harms, E McLaughlin, D Hodgson
(2017), Vol. 97, pp. 719-730, Biology of reproduction, Oxford, Eng., C1
S De Luca, I Ziko, K Dhuna, L Sominsky, M Tolcos, L Stokes, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 29, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, United States, C1
L Sominsky, I Ziko, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Early life disruption to the ghrelin system with over-eating is resolved in adulthood in male rats
L Sominsky, I Ziko, T Nguyen, Z Andrews, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 113, pp. 21-30, Neuropharmacology, England, C1
Linking stress and infertility: a novel role for Ghrelin
L Sominsky, D Hodgson, E McLaughlin, R Smith, H Wall, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 38, pp. 432-467, Endocrine reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1
Hyperleptinemia in neonatally overfed female rats does not dysregulate feeding circuitry
I Ziko, L Sominsky, T Nguyen, K Yam, S Luca, A Korosi, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Switzerland, C1
Hypothalamic effects of neonatal diet: reversible and only partially leptin dependent
L Sominsky, I Ziko, T Nguyen, J Quach, S Spencer
(2017), Vol. 234, pp. 41-56, Journal of Endocrinology, England, C1
Early life peripheral lipopolysaccharide challenge reprograms catecholaminergic neurons
L Ong, E Fuller, L Sominsky, D Hodgson, P Dunkley, P Dickson
(2017), Vol. 7, Scientific Reports, England, C1
G Cai, I Ziko, J Barwood, A Soch, L Sominsky, J Molero, S Spencer
(2016), Vol. 6, Scientific Reports, England, C1
S De Luca, I Ziko, L Sominsky, J Nguyen, T Dinan, A Miller, T Jenkins, S Spencer
(2016), Vol. 13, Journal of Neuroinflammation, England, C1
L Sominsky, I Ziko, A Soch, J Smith, S Spencer
(2016), Vol. 431, pp. 24-35, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Ireland, C1
Effects of exercise on adolescent and adult hypothalamic and hippocampal neuroinflammation
A Soch, S Bradburn, L Sominsky, S De Luca, C Murgatroyd, S Spencer
(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 1435-1446, Hippocampus, Chichester, Eng., C1
Delayed Spatial Win-shift Test on Radial Arm Maze
Simone De Luca, Luba Sominsky, Sarah Spencer
(2016), Vol. 6, Bio-Protocol, Sunnyvale, Calif., C1
Oral immune activation by disgust and disease-related pictures
R Stevenson, D Hodgson, M Oaten, L Sominsky, M Mahmut, T Case
(2015), Vol. 29, pp. 119-129, Journal of psychophysiology, Boston, Mass., C1
Factors in early-life programming of reproductive fitness
L Sominsky, E Fuller, D Hodgson
(2015), Vol. 102, pp. 216-225, Neuroendocrinology, Sydney, N.S.W., E1
Eating behavior and stress: A pathway to obesity
L Sominsky, S Spencer
(2014), Vol. 5, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1-1
I Ziko, S De Luca, T Dinan, J Barwood, L Sominsky, G Cai, R Kenny, L Stokes, T Jenkins, S Spencer
(2014), Vol. 41, pp. 32-43, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1-1
L Shaashua, E Rosenne, E Neeman, L Sorski, L Sominsky, P Matzner, G Page, S Ben-Eliyahu
(2014), Vol. 42, pp. 11-23, Psychoneuroendocrinology, England, C1-1
Predicting Health: The Role of the Early-Life Environment
L Sominsky, A Walker, D Hodgson
(2013), pp. 266-295, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Psychoneuroimmunology, London, England, B1-1
Immune regulation of ovarian development: Programming by neonatal immune challenge
L Sominsky, A Sobinoff, M Jobling, V Pye, E McLaughlin, D Hodgson
(2013), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1-1
K Zavitsanou, V Dalton, A Walker, C Weickert, L Sominsky, D Hodgson
(2013), Vol. 67, pp. 290-299, Synapse, United States, C1-1
L Sominsky, E Fuller, E Bondarenko, L Ong, L Averell, E Nalivaiko, P Dunkley, P Dickson, D Hodgson
(2013), Vol. 8, PLoS ONE, United States, C1-1
L Shaashua, L Sominsky, B Levi, L Sorski, M Reznick, G Page, S Ben-Eliyahu
(2012), Vol. 26, pp. 996-1005, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1-1
Neonatal immune challenge alters reproductive development in the female rat
L Sominsky, C Meehan, A Walker, L Bobrovskaya, E McLaughlin, D Hodgson
(2012), Vol. 62, pp. 345-355, Hormones and Behavior, United States, C1-1
The sustained phase of tyrosine hydroxylase activation in vivo
L Ong, L Sominsky, P Dickson, D Hodgson, P Dunkley
(2012), Vol. 37, pp. 1938-1943, Neurochemical Research, United States, C1-1
A Walker, G Hawkins, L Sominsky, D Hodgson
(2012), Vol. 37, pp. 1320-1335, Psychoneuroendocrinology, England, C1-1
Increased microglial activation in the rat brain following neonatal exposure to a bacterial mimetic
L Sominsky, A Walker, L Ong, R Tynan, F Walker, D Hodgson
(2012), Vol. 226, pp. 351-356, Behavioural Brain Research, Netherlands, C1-1
Maternal separation in early life impairs tumor immunity in adulthood in the F344 rat
T Nakamura, A Walker, L Sominsky, T Allen, S Rosengren, D Hodgson
(2011), Vol. 14, pp. 335-343, Stress, England, C1-1
A Walker, S Hiles, L Sominsky, E McLaughlin, D Hodgson
(2011), Vol. 25, pp. 674-684, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1-1
R Naor, V Domankevich, S Shemer, L Sominsky, E Rosenne, B Levi, S Ben-Eliyahu
(2009), Vol. 23, pp. 611-621, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1-1
Reducing resistance to diabetes treatment using short narrative interventions
M Mishalia, L Sominskya, A Heymann
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 192-197, Family Practice, England, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Effects of early-Stress On Lipid mediators and Inflammation for early Detection of neurodegeneration (SOLID)
Prof Sarah Spencer, Dr Luba Sominsky
NHMRC - European Union Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research
- 2023: $20,788
- 2022: $84,123
Industry and Other Funding
Investigating whether the expression of immune related genes in the placenta influence the baby's risk of developing food allergy.
Prof Peter Vuillermin, Dr Luba Sominsky
Epworth Foundation
- 2022: $50,000
Biomarkers of negative symptoms, cognitive impairment and metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenia
Prof Alison Yung, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Luba Sominsky, Prof Ken Walder, Prof Julie Pasco, Prof Lana Williams, Dr Steve Moylan, Dr Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Dr Zoe Liu, Mr Marko Milicevic, Mr Wesley Plange
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Foundation Catalyst Grants
- 2022: $4,980
Clinical Biomarker Shoulder Study: Transcriptomic differences between inflammatory conditions of the shoulder: osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tears -The SHOaW Study.
Dr Samuel James Lynskey, Prof Richard Page, Dr Stephen Gill, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Mark Ziemann, Dr Luba Sominsky
Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation
- 2023: $10,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report