Dr. Ysabella Van Sebille is the Program Facilitator responsible for Health programs at UniSA Online. She has responsibility for leading the development and delivery of teaching for UniSA Online students. Her role involves working closely with staff to provide high-quality online teaching to undergraduate students, and to coordinate the day-to-day activities of online course facilitators. In this role, Ysabella is committed to ensuring every student is well supported to succeed with their studies in a flexible style that allows them to choose where and when they study.
Ysabella is a member of the Cancer Treatment Toxicities Group. She completed her PhD (Medicine) on gastrointestinal toxicities of cancer treatment, with a... Read more
About me
Dr. Ysabella Van Sebille is the Program Facilitator responsible for Health programs at UniSA Online. She has responsibility for leading the development and delivery of teaching for UniSA Online students. Her role involves working closely with staff to provide high-quality online teaching to undergraduate students, and to coordinate the day-to-day activities of online course facilitators. In this role, Ysabella is committed to ensuring every student is well supported to succeed with their studies in a flexible style that allows them to choose where and when they study.
Ysabella is a member of the Cancer Treatment Toxicities Group. She completed her PhD (Medicine) on gastrointestinal toxicities of cancer treatment, with a focus on developing interventions for targeted therapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicities. Dr Van Sebille’s research has been published many times, all in quartile 1 journals, and is widely cited. Ysabella has conducted contract research with Pfizer, and her work has been acknowledged with over 20 awards, including The South Australian Young Achiever of the Year (2017, Science and Technology), as a Finalist in the SA Science Excellence Awards, The Florey Medical Research Grant for Cancer Research, and a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Research Excellence. Dr Van Sebille is a member and ambassador for the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), and is the chair of the MASCC Digital Health subgroup. Her work has been featured in the media multiple times, including live on Channel 9 news, The Advertiser, and multiple radio interviews. She also frequently engages in community presentations, particularly those that promote women into STEM fields.
Learn more about her here: https://youtu.be/pHPWj-9_Myk
About me
Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Medical Science The University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma in Education Studies (Digital Education) (In Progress) University of South Australia
Honours in Bachelor of Health Sciences The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Health Science The University of Adelaide
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2023 |
16
15
9
|
| 2022 |
9
8
11
|
| 2022 |
Open access
43
37
27
|
| 2022 |
Open access
27
19
7
|
| 2021 |
Open access
43
38
73
|
| 2020 |
Open access
36
35
13
|
| 2020 |
48
41
20
|
| 2019 |
54
48
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
58
49
9
|
| 2019 |
Open access
15
16
5
|
| 2018 |
Open access
5
5
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
13
14
|
| 2018 |
51
48
4
|
| 2017 |
8
7
|
| 2017 |
Open access
27
25
4
|
| 2016 |
7
6
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
42
39
|
| 2016 |
Open access
111
103
2
|
| 2016 |
Open access
7
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
15
15
|
| 2016 |
Open access
116
97
1
|
| 2015 |
50
47
6
|
| 2015 |
63
56
1
|
| 2015 |
32
31
14
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) | SINGAPORE |
| Al-Yarmouk College | SUDAN |
| Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi | ITALY |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| Cancer Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte | UNITED STATES |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | UNITED STATES |
| Eastman Institute for Oral Health | UNITED STATES |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| German Cancer Research Center | GERMANY |
| Humanitas University | ITALY |
| Institut Català d’Oncologia | SPAIN |
| Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
| Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation | NETHERLANDS |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Oncology Nursing Society | UNITED STATES |
| Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | CANADA |
| Radboud University Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
| Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
| Rambam Health Care Campus | ISRAEL |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| Smilow Cancer Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| The Alfred Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| University College Cork | IRELAND |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Brescia | ITALY |
| University of Calgary | CANADA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Connecticut | UNITED STATES |
| University of Groningen | NETHERLANDS |
| University of Leeds | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Pittsburgh | UNITED STATES |
| University of Rochester | UNITED STATES |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | UNITED STATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| Washington University in St Louis | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
AmbassadorMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) |
2018 |
Information and Communication CommitteeMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) |
2018 |
Invited PresenterSTEMable |
2018 |
Invited PresenterThe University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands |
2018 |
Invited PresenterAsiaAus Leader Opt In, Stand Out event |
2018 |
Sessions ChairMultinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer |
2018 |
Ad-Hoc ReviewerPathophysiology |
2017 |
Ad-Hoc ReviewerAnnals of Hematology |
2017 |
Ad-Hoc ReviewerBritish Medical Journal |
2017 |
Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards: Science and Technology AwardChannel 9 |
2017 |
Co-founder and committee member for working group to develop The University of Adelaide Student-Led Teaching AwardThe University of Adelaide |
2017 |
Finalist, Channel 9 Young Achiever Award in Service to the Community categoryChannel 9 |
2017 |
Invited PresenterAdelaide Medical School Honours cohort, University of Adelaide |
2017 |
Invited presenter: Cancer Treatment ToxicitiesA-STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore |
2017 |
Semi-finalist, Channel 9 Young Achiever Award in Create Change categoryChannel 9 |
2017 |
TreasurerAustralian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) |
2017 |
Invited presenter: Characterisation of dacomitinib-induced diarrhoea targeting chloride secretionPfizer pharmaceuticals |
2016 |
Invited presenter: Comparison of chemotherapy and targeted therapy induced diarrhoeaBasil Hetzel Research Seminar |
2016 |
John Barker Prize in Cancer ResearchUniversity of Adelaide |
2016 |
Northern Communities Health Foundation PrizeThe University of Adelaide |
2016 |
Northern Communities Health Foundation PrizeNorthern Communities Health Foundation |
2016 |
Radio Interview: As if Cancer Was not Shitty EnoughAustralian Broadcasting Corporation 891 |
2016 |
The John Barker Prize in Cancer ResearchThe John Barker Prize |
2016 |
Florey Medical Research Foundation Project Grant in Cancer ResearchUniversity of Adelaide |
2015 |
Invited presenter: Cancer therapy-induced gut toxicity: recent advances in pathobiologyPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
2014 |
Invited presenter: Cancer therapy-induced gut toxicity: recent advances in pathobiologyMonash University |
2014 |
Teaching & student supervision
