Andrea Stringer

A/Prof Andrea Stringer leads the Gut Health group, with research focussing on the role of vitamin D in the intestine. Andrea's broad area of research has focussed primarily on gut function, particularly on the role of the gut microbiome in this environment. She works closely with the Musculoskeletal Biology Research Group investigating links between the gut health and bone outcomes.

Andrea's broad area of expertise is in developing strategies for preventing or treating oral and gastrointestinal damage following cancer treatments (mucositis) to reduce the burden of cancer. She has been involved in multiple pre-clinical investigations with growth factors, and probiotics to investigate their effectiveness in treating cancer treatment-induced mucositis. Andrea's work has also encompassed identifying the mechanisms underpinning the damage that occurs following cancer treatments, with studies investigating the microbiome, inflammatory cytokines, the mucus barrier, and the enteric nervous system. Her current work focusses on the role of vitamin D in the intestine, specifically the effects of the microbiome, inflammatory cytokines and the mucus barrier.

Andrea coordinates and teaches into courses related to Infection and Immunity, Toxicology, Microbiology

Andrea was awarded her PhD in 2009 from The University of Adelaide.