Professor Joanne Bowen

Professor Joanne Bowen
 Position Professor
 Org Unit Medical Sciences
 Email joanne.bowen@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 1374
 Location Floor/Room 2 ,  Helen Mayo South ,   North Terrace

  • Biography/ Background

    Professor Joanne Bowen is an academic in the School of Biomedicine. She graduated from a PhD in Medicine at the University of Adelaide in December of 2006 having focused on the molecular control of chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal tissue injury under the supervision of Professor Dorothy Keefe and Associate Professor Adrian Cummins. In January 2009 she was awarded an NHMRC Australian-based Biomedical Training Fellowship (2009 - 2012) to conduct research focused on discovery of mRNA expression profiles associated with risk of toxicity during treatment for oesophageal cancer, under supervision of Professor Richard Logan. This work was a novel approach to discovery of peripheral blood biomarkers able to predict severe treatment toxicity and has led to numerous collaborations and awards. In 2011 she took up a lecturing position in Physiology and to Head her own research group, the Cancer Treatment & Toxicities Group. She actively works with colleagues crossing discipline areas to investigate the interaction between the gut and other organ systems (incl. bone, brain, and heart) to understand mechanisms and managment of cancer treatment side effects. Professor Bowen is also the current Faculty Honours coordinator and Associate Dean Gender Equity and Diversity.

  • Awards & Achievements

    Dawes Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Committee (2002-2004)
    Gastroenterology Society of Australia Poster Prize, AGW Conference (2003)
    Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Young Investigator Award and Young Investigator of the Year (2006).
    Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Young Investigator Award (2007)
    Charles Darwin University, Outstanding Academic Achievement Letter (2007)
    Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Young Investigator Award (2008)
    Australian Institute of Policy and Science, South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2009).
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2009-2012)
    Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Travel Award (2010)
    Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Best of the Best Poster finalist (2013)
    Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Young Investigator Award (2014)

    Telstra Women's Business Award - State winner, Public Sector and Academia category (2016)

    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Executive Deans Award for Teaching Excellence (2020)

    Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in HDR Supervisory Practice (2021)

  • Research Interests

    Gastrointestinal health and disease

    Supportive care in cancer

    Microbiome

    Toxicogenomics

  • Research Funding

    Professor Bowen's research program has been funded by NHMRC, Australian Dental Research Foundation, Cancer Council SA, Cure Cancer Australia, The University of Adelaide, The Hospital Research Foundation, and multiple pharmaceutical companies. 

  • Publications

    For an up to date publication list check out my Google Scholar profile

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  • Professional Interests

    To see an up to date profile of research interests and professional networks please check out my ResearchGate and LinkedIn profiles

     

     

     

  • Media Expertise
    CategoriesMedicine & Medical Research
    Expertisemucositis; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; cancer; gut; intestine; transcriptomics; inflammation; rodent models of disease
    NotesDirector - Australian Society for Medical Research
    Member - Multinational Association of Supportive Care Governance Committee
    Co-Chair - Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Mucositis Study Group
    Mobile0419 840 885
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Entry last updated: Friday, 23 Aug 2024

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