About me
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
|
| 2015 |
Open access
11
12
3
|
| 2015 |
5
5
2
|
| 2013 |
Open access
22
21
2
|
| 2013 |
37
35
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
| 2017 |
2
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2016 |
2
2
1
|
| 2015 |
7
8
|
| 2015 |
Open access
11
12
3
|
| 2015 |
6
5
|
| 2015 |
18
14
1
|
| 2015 |
5
5
2
|
| 2014 |
4
4
|
| 2013 |
36
43
|
| 2013 |
Open access
4
5
1
|
| 2013 |
98
89
14
|
| 2013 |
Open access
22
21
2
|
| 2013 |
37
35
|
| 2013 |
9
7
|
| 2013 |
15
14
|
| 2012 |
Open access
10
11
|
| 2012 |
Open access
1
|
| 2011 |
17
15
|
| 2011 |
10
11
|
| 2011 |
53
44
|
| 2010 |
34
31
|
| 2010 |
7
5
|
| 2010 |
Open access
55
48
|
| 2009 |
33
|
| 2009 |
84
73
|
| 2009 |
60
50
|
| 2009 |
55
50
|
| 2009 |
74
62
|
| 2009 |
41
38
|
| 2008 |
82
69
|
| 2008 |
100
94
|
| 2008 |
63
57
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 |
|---|---|
Training FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2011 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 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 |
