STAFF PROFILE
Professor Sarah Spencer
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399257745
Email:
sarah.spencer@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
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Research supervision
- Malik, S.,Wang, H.,Xavier, S.,Slayo, M.,Bozinovski, S.,Sominsky, L.,Spencer, S. (2023). The role of microglia and monocytes in the generation and resolution of the immune response in female and male rats In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 107, 179 - 192
- Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Spencer, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Saling, M.,McDonald, C.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Novel pharmacological strategies to treat cognitive dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease In: Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 233, 1 - 19
- Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Seow, H.,Wang, H.,Brassington, K.,Chan, S.,Mou, K.,Erlich, J.,Liong, S.,Selemidis, S.,Spencer, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Cigarette Smoke Exposure Induces Neurocognitive Impairments and Neuropathological Changes in the Hippocampus In: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 15, 1 - 16
- Zhao, F.,Kennedy, G.,Spencer, S.,Conduit, R.,Zhang, W.,Fu, Q.,Zheng, Z. (2022). The Role of Acupuncture in the Management of Insomnia as a Major or Residual Symptom Among Patients With Active or Previous Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 1 - 26
- Mandal, S.,Denham, M.,Spencer, S.,Denham, J. (2022). Exercise regulates shelterin genes and microRNAs implicated in ageing in Thoroughbred horses In: Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 474, 1159 - 1169
- Younesi, S.,Soch, A.,Sominsky, L.,Spencer, S. (2022). Long-term role of neonatal microglia and monocytes in ovarian health In: The Journal of Endocrinology, 254, 103 - 119
- Yip, J.,Balasuriya, G.,Spencer, S.,Hill, E. (2022). Examining enteric nervous system function in rat and mouse: an interspecies comparison of colonic motility In: American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 323, 477 - 487
- Yip, J.,Balasuriya, G.,Spencer, S.,Hill, E. (2021). The Role of Intestinal Macrophages in Gastrointestinal Homeostasis: Heterogeneity and Implications in Disease In: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12, 1701 - 1718
- Younesi, S.,Spencer, S.,Sominsky, L. (2021). Monocyte perturbation modulates the ovarian response to an immune challenge In: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 536, 1 - 8
- Xavier, S.,Soch, A.,Younesi, S.,Malik, S.,Spencer, S.,Sominsky, L. (2021). Maternal diet before and during pregnancy modulates microglial activation and neurogenesis in the postpartum rat brain In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 98, 185 - 197
- Visualising Retinal Microglia as a Window into Brain Inflammation. Funded by: ARC-Discovery Projects from (2023 to 2026)
- Effects of early-Stress On Lipid mediators and Inflammation for early Detection of neurodegeneration (SOLID). Funded by: NHMRC-European Union Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research - JPND from (2022 to 2025)
- Identifying novel targets for treating the diseases of the brain: microglial metabolism as a treatment option. Funded by: CASS Foundation - grant from (2021 to 2022)
- Targeting the brain’s immune system to understand, prevent, and treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Funded by: Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Project Research Grant 2017 onwards from (2020 to 2023)
- Delayed start therapy for improving brain health after perinatal brain injury; a proof-of-concept targeting dysfunctional microglia. Funded by: Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation - competitive from (2019 to 2024)
10 PhD Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions
Perinatal programming of adult behaviour, stress, and immune function. The impact of obesity on responses to stress and immune challenge, Ghrelin's role in stress and neuroprotection after ischaemic stroke.