Dr Andrea Stringer is a senior research fellow with the Musculoskeletal Biology Research Laboratory in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. She coordinates research into the role of the intestine related to vitamin D with musculoskeletal outcomes. Andrea's broad area of research has focussed primarily on gut function, with varied applications.
Andrea's broad area of research and expertise is in developing strategies for preventing or treating oral and gastrointestinal damage following cancer treatments (mucositis) to reduce the burden of cancer. She has been involved in multiple pre-clinical investigations with growth factors, and probiotics to investigate their effectiveness in treating cancer... Read more
About me
Dr Andrea Stringer is a senior research fellow with the Musculoskeletal Biology Research Laboratory in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. She coordinates research into the role of the intestine related to vitamin D with musculoskeletal outcomes. Andrea's broad area of research has focussed primarily on gut function, with varied applications.
Andrea's broad area of research and expertise is in developing strategies for preventing or treating oral and gastrointestinal damage following cancer treatments (mucositis) to reduce the burden of cancer. She has been involved in multiple pre-clinical investigations with growth factors, and probiotics to investigate their effectiveness in treating cancer treatment-induced mucositis. Andrea's work has also encompassed identifying the mechanisms underpinning the damage that occurs following cancer treatments, with studies investigating the microbiome, inflammatory cytokines, the mucus barrier, and the enteric nervous system. Her current work focusses on the role of vitamin D in the intestine, specifically the effects of the microbiome, inflammatory cytokines and the mucus barrier.
About me
Australian Society for Medical Research committee member
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer member
About me
Doctorate of Philosophy University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Medical Laboratory Science The University of South Australia
Bachelor of Biomedical Science The University of South Australia
My current research focusses on the digestive tract. The two streams of work are the undesirable effects of cancer therapy (those other than curing the cancer), and the role of the intestine in vitamin D metabolism and bone health and repair. My current projects are:
- damage to tissue along the entire digestive tract, including the mouth, and the role of endogenous microbiota and inflammatory signalling following cancer therapy
- intestinal function related to vitamin D synthesis in the intestine and the downstream effects on bone, and the effects of vitamin D on the intestine.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The role of microbes in the development of side effects in cancer patients, NHMRC - Early Career Fellowship, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2015
Travel Grant, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, 19/03/2012 - 18/03/2013
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
13
15
3
|
| 2015 |
5
5
2
|
| 2013 |
Open access
21
21
2
|
| 2013 |
38
36
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
1
1
9
|
| 2018 |
1
|
| 2018 |
|
| 2018 |
|
| 2017 |
5
5
|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
|
| 2016 |
5
4
1
|
| 2015 |
10
9
|
| 2015 |
Open access
13
15
3
|
| 2015 |
Open access
6
5
|
| 2015 |
21
17
1
|
| 2015 |
5
5
2
|
| 2014 |
4
6
|
| 2013 |
40
43
|
| 2013 |
Open access
4
5
1
|
| 2013 |
108
98
14
|
| 2013 |
Open access
21
21
2
|
| 2013 |
38
36
|
| 2013 |
10
8
|
| 2013 |
16
16
|
| 2012 |
Open access
10
11
|
| 2012 |
Open access
1
|
| 2011 |
18
16
|
| 2011 |
10
11
|
| 2011 |
55
47
|
| 2010 |
36
33
|
| 2010 |
7
5
|
| 2010 |
Open access
57
53
|
| 2009 |
34
|
| 2009 |
85
75
|
| 2009 |
62
53
|
| 2009 |
59
55
|
| 2009 |
79
69
|
| 2009 |
42
40
|
| 2008 |
84
71
|
| 2008 |
104
99
|
| 2008 |
69
64
1
|
Research
My current research focusses on the digestive tract. The two streams of work are the undesirable effects of cancer therapy (those other than curing the cancer), and the role of the intestine in vitamin D metabolism and bone health and repair. My current projects are:
- damage to tissue along the entire digestive tract, including the mouth, and the role of endogenous microbiota and inflammatory signalling following cancer therapy
- intestinal function related to vitamin D synthesis in the intestine and the downstream effects on bone, and the effects of vitamin D on the intestine.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| Ghent University | BELGIUM |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| University Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Connecticut | UNITED STATES |
| University of Groningen | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | UNITED STATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Editorial Board MemberAnalytical and Cellular Pathology |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberWorld Journal of Clinical Oncology |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2018 |
MemberMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) |
2018 |
MemberSociety of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) |
2018 |
MemberMucositis Study Group (MASCC) |
2018 |
Invited Chair (multiple sessions)Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) |
2017 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of Gothenburg, Sweden |
2017 |
MemberMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) |
2017 |
Member, CommitteeAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2017 |
Invited ChairNew perspectives on Mucositis research workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark |
2015 |
Invited speakerNew perspectives on Mucositis research workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark |
2015 |
Invited speaker, ISOO sessionMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), Copenhagen, Denmark |
2015 |
Basic Science memberMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Awards Committee |
2014 |
Invited PresentationUniversity of Ghent, Belgium |
2014 |
Invited PresentationAcademisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2014 |
Member, State CommitteeAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2014 |
Treasurer, State CommitteeAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2013 |
Treasurer, State CommitteeAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2012 |
Gala Dinner ConvenorAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2011 |
Training FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2011 |
Gala Dinner Co-convenorAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2010 |
Invited PresentationDiscipline of Anatomical Sciences, University of Adelaide, |
2008 |
Invited PresentationsUniversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Netherlands |
2008 |
Biosciences
Supervision of Honours and Higher Degree Research students
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Targeting Vitamin D Metabolism in Bone to Improve Bone Strength | Current |
| Chemotherapy-induced mucositis: the role of mucin secresion and regulation, and the enteric nervous system | Completed |
| Further characterisation of the rotenone model: investigation of TH and BDNF in the brain and periphery, and associated gastrointestinal dysfunction | Completed |
| The effects of elsiglutide on chemotherapy-induced mucositis | Completed |
| The intestinal microbiome and the stressed gastrointestinal mucosa | Completed |
