Our Fellows and Higher Degree Research Students

Funded Research Fellows

Postdoctoral Fellow (ECR) Dr Nida Murtaza

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Functional Studies of Diet x Microbiota Interactions in Digestive Health.

Postdoctoral Fellow (ECR) Dr Yenkai (Kai) Lim

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Probiotics Research and Intestinal Spirochetosis.

Research Fellow (MCR) Dr Seungha Kang (UQDI, FoM)

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Metagenomics-Directed Characterization and Isolation of Novel Lineages of Gut Microbes.

Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Grace Burns

University of Newcastle

Dr. Grace Burns is a postdoctoral researcher in Immunology and Microbiology, working in the Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health. Her current research examines the influence of circadian rhythm on immune and microbiome-related symptoms in gastrointestinal disease.

Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Emily Hoedt

University of Newcastle

Dr Emily Hoedt is a microbiologist with expertise in microbiome/metagenome analysis and interpretation. Her research experience includes microbiome studies within gastroenterology, probiotic development and microbial/food bioreactors. She was awarded a BBioTech Hons I and PhD in Microbiology Biotechnology by the University of Queensland, Australia in 2017.

Funded PhD Students

Nicola Bray

University of Queensland

‘Gut you covered’: Delivering Effective and Acceptable Personalised Multidisciplinary Integrated Care for a Superior Treatment Approach for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs).

Mudar Irani

University of Newcastle

Investigating the pathophysiology and treatment of rumination syndrome.

Jennifer Pryor

University of Newcastle

Microbiome and Immune-Phenotyping of Dietary Wheat Sensitivity.

Samuel Makanyengo

University of Newcastle

The Role of Microbial Oxygen Sensing in the Development of Anastomotic Leaks.

Veral Vishnoi

University of Newcastle

Microbiome of Surgical Site Infections.

Kening Fan

University of Newcastle

Modulation of the Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Jessica Bruce

University of Newcastle

Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Intestinal Inflammation in GI Disease.

Kaylani Angerami Almeida

University of Newcastle

The Eosinophilic Microbiota – The Influence of Eosinophilia on the Mucosal Hostmicrobiota Homeostasis.

Analisa Cuskelly

University of Newcastle

The Impact of Perinatal Immune Challenge and Adolescent Stress on Gastrointesinal Inflammation and Integrity and the Relationship with Anxiety.

Georgia Carroll

University of Newcastle

The Impact of Surgery, Inflammation and Sepsis on Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) Formation and Subsequent Metastatic Disease in Colorectal Cancer.

Raquel Cameron

University of Newcastle

Analysis of Diverticular Disease as a Comparative Study of Histology Tissue Sections using Laser Capture Microdissection to Determine Potential Microbiome Influences on Disease State.

Sharmila Prasad

University of Newcastle

Improving the Role of Pharmacists in Primary Care of IBD Patients.

Lauren Schooth

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Defining the Role of the Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Digestive Health and Diseases.

Jing Jie Teh

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Defining the Role of the Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Digestive Health and Diseases.

James Volmer

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

Comparative and Functional Analyses of the Methane-Producing Archaea from Gut Ecosystems

Sophie Fowler

University of Newcastle

The Role of Circadian Rhythms in the Pathophysiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Laura Dowling

University of Newcastle

Modelling Epithelial-Enteric Nervous System Signalling in Gut and Brain Disorders

Cheenie Nieva

University of Newcastle

Diet in Crohn’s disease

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