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Dr. Bronwen Mayo is a Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Australia (UniSA) within the Clinical & Health Sciences school, based at City East Campus. She has held this position since 2015 and contributes to academic integrity initiatives, emphasizing ethical practices in allied and clinical health education. Her PhD research, conducted in partnership with Helsinn Healthcare, explored gut peptides’ role in mitigating cancer treatment toxicities.
Education:
- PhD in partnership with Helsinn Healthcare (focus: gut peptides and cancer treatment toxicities)
Her research interests center on cancer treatment-induced gastrointestinal damage, particularly the microbiome’s role in chemotherapy and targeted therapy side effects. She investigates molecular changes and bacterial population shifts in the gut under treatment interventions. Recent work includes a study on gut peptide interventions for alimentary toxicity.
Awards & Grants:
- Lion’s Medical Research Foundation Scholarship
Teaching & Collaboration:
- Teaches digestive physiology, genetics, microbiology, and physiology
- Collaborations include Helsinn Healthcare, University of Adelaide, and international institutions like the Free University of Amsterdam and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
She advocates for science outreach,曾 served on the Australian Society for Medical Research committee from 2009. Her work bridges clinical research and educational integrity in health sciences.