DrErin Shanahan

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science

Research projects & supervision summary

Gene, Diet and Microbiota Interactions in the Intestinal Microenvironment: Understanding Epithelial Homeostasis and the Development of Colorectal Cancer

Microbiota to predict and enhance outcomes in cancer immunotherapy

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Development of a Genome Scale Model-Based Computational Framework to Predict Metabolic and Nutritional Drivers of Gut Microbiome Community Structure
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Insect-microbe symbiosis as a driver of speciation in Australian stingless bees
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the role of diet in microbiome-immune interactions during immune checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the role of diverse microbial exposure in host defence against respiratory infections
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the therapeutic potential of Australian honey as a prebiotic and anti-inflammatory to improve gut health
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Microbes, Metabolites and Immunity: Relationships in Colorectal Cancer
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Microbiome-immune interactions in immune checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Beneficial Relationship Between Fungi and Australian Stingless Bees
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The gut microbiome in colorectal adenomas
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Role of Macronutrient Distribution and Diet-Microbiome Interactions in the Development of Colorectal Cancer