Dr Anastazja Gorecki is a Teaching & Research Scholar in Biomedical Sciences at the School of Health Sciences, University of Notre Dame Fremantle, teaching across neuroscience, microbiology, gastroenterology and research & writing skills. In this role, she loves sharing evidence-based information about the gut-brain axis as well as the intersection between neuroscience and wellness.
Her PhD explored the gut barrier in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, which involved a Fulbright Future Scholarship at Johns Hopkins University and resulted in several first-author and co-authored publications.
Anastazja is interested in leveraging the connections between the brain and periphery to optimise health and wellbeing, and in the interplay between lifestyle, diet and sustainability. Her current research (with Notre Dame and the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute) includes the effect of microplastics on the gut, and the role of the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease and post-concussion neurodegeneration. In the future, she hopes to contribute to the implementation of current research into practice.
Experience
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–presentLecturer in Biomedical Science, University of Notre Dame
Education
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2023University of Western Australia, PhD
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2018University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Publications
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2024Mind over Microplastics: Exploring Microplastic-Induced Gut Disruption and Gut-Brain-Axis Consequences, Current Issues in Molecular Biology
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2021TLR2 and TLR4 in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis: The environment takes a toll on the gut, Translational Neurodegeneration
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2020The gut-brain axis and gut inflammation in Parkinson’s disease: stopping neurodegeneration at the toll gate, Expert opinion on therapeutic targets
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2020Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with gut homeostasis influence risk and age-at-onset of Parkinson's disease, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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2019Altered gut microbiome in Parkinson’s disease and the influence of lipopolysaccharide in a human α-synuclein over-expressing mouse model, Frontiers in Neuroscience
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