Professor Elizabeth Beckett

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2015 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer Level C	University of Adelaide
  2008 - 2014	Lecturer Level B	University of Adelaide

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2000 - 2004	University of Nevada, Reno	United States	PhD (Cellular & Molecular Physiology & Pharmacology)
  1996 - 2000	Queen's University Belfast	United Kingdom	BSc Hons (Physiology)

• Certifications

  Date	Title	Institution name	Country
  2014	Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education)	University of Adelaide	Australia

• Research Interests

  Nutrition and Metabolic Health Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Immunology and Infection

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2025	Kwon, J. G., Hwang, S. J., Beckett, E. A. H., Sanders, K. M., & Ward, S. M. (2025). Differential responses to prostaglandins in the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the murine ileum.. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 329(1), G29-G44. DOI
  2025	Hwang, S. J., Kwon, J. G., Beckett, E. A. H., Kim, M., Herbert, T., Sanders, K. M., & Ward, S. M. (2025). Functional roles of interstitial cells of Cajal in the GI tract of rats. American Journal of Physiology Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 328(6), G677-G695. DOI
  2023	Tangalakis, K., Lexis, L., Hryciw, D. H., Towstoless, M., Bakker, A. J., Beckett, E., . . . Hayes, A. (2023). ESTABLISHING CONSENSUS FOR THE CORE CONCEPTS OF PHYSIOLOGY IN THE AUSTRALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT USING THE DELPHI METHOD.. Advances in physiology education, 47(3), 419-426. DOI Scopus16 WoS4 Europe PMC7
  2023	Beckett, E., Gaganis, V., Bakker, A. J., Towstoless, M., Hayes, A., Hryciw, D. H., . . . Task Force. (2023). Unpacking the Homeostasis Core Concept in Physiology: An Australian Perspective.. Advances in physiology education, 47(3), 427-435. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC2
  2023	Moro, C., Douglas, T., Phillips, R., Towstoless, M., Hayes, A., Hryciw, D. H., . . . Perry, B. (2023). Unpacking and validating the “integration” core concept of physiology by an Australian team. Advances in Physiology Education, 47(3), 436-442. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC2
  2023	Perry, B. D., Cameron, M. S., Cooke, M. B., Towstoless, M., Hryciw, D. H., Hayes, A., . . . Bakker, A. (2023). Unpacking the renal system component of the “structure and function” core concept of physiology by an Australian team. Advances in Physiology Education, 47(3), 453-460. DOI Scopus2
  2023	Chopin, L. K., Choate, J., Rathner, J. A., Towstoless, M., Hayes, A., Hryciw, D. H., . . . Wadley, G. (2023). Unpacking and validating the “cell-cell communication” core concept of physiology by an Australian team. Advances in Physiology Education, 47(3), 443-452. DOI Scopus3
  2023	Brown, D., Uebergang, T., Masters, N., Towstoless, M., Hayes, A., Hryciw, D. H., . . . Wadley, G. (2023). Unpacking the “movement of substances” core concept of physiology by an Australian team. Advances in Physiology Education, 47(3), 514-520. DOI Scopus3
  2021	Choate, J., Aguilar-Roca, N., Beckett, E., Etherington, S., French, M., Gaganis, V., . . . Zubek, J. (2021). International educators' attitudes, experiences, and recommendations after an abrupt transition to remote physiology laboratories. Advances in physiology education, 45(2), 310-321. DOI Scopus14 WoS9 Europe PMC6
  2021	Dodds, K. N., Travis, L., Beckett, E. A., & Spencer, N. J. (2021). Identification of a novel distension-evoked motility pattern in the mouse uterus. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 321(3), R317-R327. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC3
  2021	Gaganis, V., Beckett, E., Choate, J., Aguilar-Roca, N., Etherington, S., Haigh, C., . . . French, M. (2021). Virtual delivery: a panacea for the financial and ethical challenges associated with physiology laboratory classes?. Adv Physiol Educ, 45(4), 744-748. DOI Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2021	Dodds, K. N., Kyloh, M. A., Travis, L., Beckett, E., & Spencer, N. J. (2021). Morphological identification of thoracolumbar spinal afferent nerve endings in mouse uterus. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529(8), 2029-2041. DOI Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC7
  2019	Dodds, K., Beckett, E., Evans, S., & Hutchinson, M. (2019). Spinal glial adaptations occur in a minimally invasive mouse model of endometriosis: potential implications for lesion etiology and persistent pelvic pain. Reproductive Sciences, 26(3), 1-13. DOI Scopus20 WoS13 Europe PMC16
  2018	Hofma, B., Wardill, H., Mavrangelos, C., Campaniello, M., Dimasi, D., Bowen, J., . . . Hughes, P. (2018). Colonic migrating motor complexes are inhibited in acute tri-nitro benzene sulphonic acid colitis. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0199394-1-e0199394-15. DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC11
  2018	Lamarca, A., Galdy, S., Barriuso, J., Moghadam, S., Beckett, E., Rogan, J., . . . Valle, J. W. (2018). The HR3 pathway as a potential target for inhibition in patients with biliary tract cancers. PLoS ONE, 13(10), 1-19. DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC11
  2018	Spencer, N., Greenheigh, S., Kyloh, M., Hibberd, T., Sharma, H., Grundy, L., . . . Zagorodnyuk, V. (2018). Identifying unique subtypes of spinal afferent nerve endings within the urinary bladder of mice. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 526(4), 707-720. DOI Scopus39 WoS29 Europe PMC27
  2018	Beckett, E., Staikopoulos, V., & Hutchinson, M. (2018). Differential effect of morphine on gastrointestinal transit, colonic contractions and nerve-evoked relaxations in Toll-Like Receptor deficient mice. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 5923-1-5923-13. DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC14
  2017	Beckett, E., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2017). Inhibitory responses mediated by vagal nerve stimulation are diminished in stomachs of mice with reduced intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus18 WoS12 Europe PMC11
  2017	Dodds, K. N., Beckett, E. A., Evans, S. F., & Hutchinson, M. R. (2017). Lesion development is modulated by the natural estrous cycle and mouse strain in a minimally invasive model of endometriosis. Biology of Reproduction, 97(6), 810-821. DOI Scopus22 WoS14 Europe PMC16
  2016	Spencer, N. J., Kyloh, M., Beckett, E. A., Brookes, S., & Hibberd, T. (2016). Different types of spinal afferent nerve endings in stomach and esophagus identified by anterograde tracing from dorsal root ganglia. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 524(15), 3064-3083. DOI Scopus42 WoS35 Europe PMC29
  2016	Dodds, K., Beckett, E., Evans, S., Grace, P., Watkins, L., & Hutchinson, M. (2016). Glial contributions to visceral pain : implications for disease etiology and the female predominance of persistent pain. Translational Psychiatry, 6(9), e888-1-e888-13. DOI Scopus49 WoS41 Europe PMC37
  2015	Dodds, K., Staikopoulos, V., & Beckett, E. (2015). Uterine contractility in the nonpregnant mouse: changes during the estrous cycle and effects of chloride channel blockade. Biology of Reproduction, 92(6), 141-1-141-15. DOI Scopus31 WoS20 Europe PMC24
  2014	Barnes, K., Beckett, E., Brookes, S., Sia, T., & Spencer, N. (2014). Control of intrinsic pacemaker frequency and velocity of colonic migrating motor complexes in mouse. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8(May), 96-1-96-8. DOI Scopus35 WoS28 Europe PMC27
  2014	Herweijer, G., Kyloh, M., Dodds, K. N., Spencer, N. J., & Spencer, E. (2014). Characterization of primary afferent spinal innervation of mouse uterus. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8(Jul), 202-1-202-6. DOI Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC15
  2014	Betts, G., Beckett, E., & Nonaka, D. (2014). GATA3 shows differential immunohistochemical expression across thyroid and parathyroid lesions. Histopathology, 65(2), 288-290. DOI Scopus23 Europe PMC17
  2013	Nonaka, D., Wang, B. Y., Edmondson, D., Beckett, E., & Sun, C. C. J. (2013). A study of Gata3 and phox2b expression in tumors of the autonomic nervous system. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 37(8), 1236-1241. DOI Scopus52 Europe PMC32
  2013	Yool, A., Morelle, J., Cnops, Y., Verbavatz, J., Campbell, E., Spencer, E., . . . Devuyst, O. (2013). AqF026 is a pharmacologic agonist of the water channel aquaporin-1. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 24(7), 1045-1052. DOI Scopus58 WoS42 Europe PMC43
  2013	Spencer, N., Nicholas, S., Sia, T., Staikopoulos, V., Kyloh, M., & Spencer, E. (2013). By what mechanism does ondansetron inhibit colonic migrating motor complexes: does it require endogenous serotonin in the gut wall?. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 25(8), 677-685. DOI Scopus31 WoS26 Europe PMC25
  2010	Roberts, R., Ellis, M., Gwynne, R., Bergner, A., Lewis, M., Spencer, E., . . . Young, H. (2010). The first intestinal motility patterns in fetal mice are not mediated by neurons or interstitial cells of Cajal. Journal of Physiology-London, 588(7), 1153-1169. DOI Scopus82 WoS62 Europe PMC59
  2009	Migliati, E., Meurice, N., Dubois, P., Fang, J., Somasekharan, S., Spencer, E., . . . Yool, A. (2009). Inhibition of aquaporin-1 and aquaporin-4 water permeability by a derivative of the loop diuretic bumetanide acting at an internal pore-occluding binding site. Molecular Pharmacology, 76(1), 105-112. DOI Scopus144 WoS126 Europe PMC109
  2008	Spencer, E., Han, I., Baker, S., Han, J., Britton, F., & Koh, S. (2008). Functional and molecular identification of pH-sensitive K+ channels in murine urinary bladder smooth muscle. BJU International, 102(1), 113-124. DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC8
  2007	Spencer, E., Ro, S., Bayguinov, Y., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2007). Kit signaling is essential for development and maintenance of interstitial cells of Cajal and electrical rhythmicity in the embryonic gastrointestinal tract. Developmental Dynamics, 236(1), 60-72. DOI Scopus82 WoS76 Europe PMC65
  2007	Spencer, E., Hollywood, M., Thornbury, K., & McHale, N. (2007). Spontaneous electrical activity in sheep mesenteric lymphatics. Lymphatic Research and Biology, 5(1), 29-44. DOI Scopus42 Europe PMC35
  2006	Spencer, E., McCloskey, C., O'Kane, N., Sanders, K., & Koh, S. (2006). Effects of female steroid hormones on A-type K⁺ currents in murine colon. Journal of Physiology-London, 573(2), 453-468. DOI Scopus26 WoS21 Europe PMC18
  2005	Cho, S., Spencer, E., Baker, S., Han, I., Park, K., Monaghan, K., . . . Koh, S. (2005). A pH-sensitive potassium conductance (TASK) and its function in the murine gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Physiology-London, 565(1), 243-259. DOI Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC20
  2005	Spencer, E., Takeda, Y., Yanase, H., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2005). Synaptic specializations exist between enteric motor nerves and interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine stomach. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 493(2), 193-206. DOI Scopus84 WoS74 Europe PMC70
  2004	Spencer, E., Bayguinov, Y., Sanders, K., Ward, S., & Hirst, D. (2004). Properties of unitary potentials generated by intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine and guinea-pig gastric fundus. Journal of Physiology-London, 559(1), 259-269. DOI Scopus52 WoS41 Europe PMC43
  2003	Spencer, E., McGeough, C., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2003). Pacing of interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine gastric antrum: neurally mediated and direct stimulation. Journal of Physiology-London, 553(2), 545-559. DOI Scopus76 WoS59 Europe PMC59
  2002	Kim, T., Spencer, E., Hanna, R., Koh, S., Ordog, T., Ward, S., & Sanders, K. (2002). Regulation of pacemaker frequency in the murine gastric antrum. Journal of Physiology-London, 538(1), 145-157. DOI Scopus42 WoS35 Europe PMC29
  2002	Hirst, D., Spencer, E., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2002). Regional variation in contribution of myenteric and intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal to generation of slow waves in mouse gastric antrum. Journal of Physiology-London, 3(3), 1003-1012. DOI Scopus92 WoS78 Europe PMC80
  2002	Spencer, E., Horiguchi, K., Khoyi, M., Sanders, K., & Ward, S. (2002). Loss of enteric motor neurotransmission in the gastric fundus of Sl/Sld mice. Journal of Physiology-London, 543(3), 871-887. DOI Scopus129 WoS109 Europe PMC112
  2002	Sergeant, G., Large, R., Spencer, E., McGeough, C., Ward, S., & Horowitz, B. (2002). Microarray comparison of normal and W/Wv mice in the gastric fundus indicates a supersensitive phenotype. Physiological Genomics, 11(1), 1-9. DOI Scopus33 WoS33 Europe PMC32
  2002	Lorenz, J., Riddervold, M., Spencer, E., Baker, S., & Perrino, B. (2002). Differential autophosphorylation of CaM kinase II from phasic and tonic smooth muscle tissues. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 283(5), C1399-C1413. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC14
  2000	Ward, S. M., Beckett, E. A. H., Wang, X. Y., Baker, F., Khoyi, M., & Sanders, K. M. (2000). Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate cholinergic neurotransmission from enteric motor neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 20(4), 1393-1403. DOI Scopus420 WoS374 Europe PMC310
  1999	Menasce, L. P., Banerjee, S. S., Beckett, E., & Harris, M. (1999). Extra-medullary myeloid tumour (Granulocytic sarcoma) is often misdiagnosed: A study of 26 cases. Histopathology, 34(5), 391-398. DOI Scopus245 Europe PMC144
  1980	Tappin, J. W., Pollard, J., & Beckett, E. A. (1980). Method of measuring 'shearing' forces on the sole of the foot. Clinical Physics and Physiological Measurement, 1(1), 83-85. DOI Scopus71

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2017	Beckett, E. A., Young, H. M., Bornstein, J. C., & Jadcherla, S. R. (2017). Development of Gut Motility. In C. Faure, N. Thapar, & C. Di Lorenzo (Eds.), Pediatric Neurogastroenterology Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children (2nd ed., pp. 21-37). Switzerland: Springer. DOI
  2016	Beckett, E., Young, H., Bornstein, J., & Jadcherla, S. (2016). Development of gut motility. In Pediatric Neurogastroenterology: Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children: Second Edition (pp. 21-37). Springer International Publishing. DOI
  2013	Young, H., Spencer, E., Bornstein, J., & Jadcherla, S. (2013). Development of gut motility. In C. Faure, C. Di Lorenzo, & N. Thapar (Eds.), Pediatric Neurogastroenterology: Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children (1 ed., pp. 23-35). United States: Springer. DOI Scopus2

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2015	Dodds, K., Beckett, E., Staikopoulos, V., Evans, S., & Hutchinson, M. (2015). Novel mouse model of endometriosis permits identification of spinal glia and nociception characteristics involved in pelvic pain. In JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY Vol. 134 (pp. 267). Cairns, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2005	Beckett, E., Troung, H., McCloskey, C., Takeda, Y., Sanders, K. M., & Koh, S. D. (2005). Effects of female steroid hormoneS on the expression of potassium currents in murine colonic myocytes. In BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL Vol. 88 (pp. 630A). Long Beach, CA: BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2020	Dodds, K. N., Beckett, E. A. H., & Spencer, N. J. (2020). Coordination of spontaneous electrical and mechanical activity in the isolated non-pregnant mouse uterus. Poster session presented at the meeting of NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. WILEY.
  2016	Campaniello, M., Mavrangelos, C., Dimasi, D., Hofma, B., Eade, S., Smid, S., . . . Hughes, P. A. (2016). Innate cell infiltration during acute TNBS colitis alters enteric nerve activity. Poster session presented at the meeting of Gastroenterology. San Diego, CA: Elsevier Inc.. DOI

Elizabeth plays a key role in curriculum development and implementation of the Bachelor of Medical Studies undergraduate medical program and teaches widely across the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences educational programs including the Bachelor of Health Science and the Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	The Role of Nitroxyl in the Development of Neuropathic Pain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Vicky Staikopoulos
  2014 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Exploring the Role of Spinal Glia and Toll-Like Receptor 4 in the Development of Endometriosis and Neuroimmune-Associated Pain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Kelsi Nicole Dodds

• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2018 - ongoing	Co-Chair	Faculty Learning Quality Innovation Committee	University of Adelaide	Australia

• Position: Professor
• Phone: 83135311
• Email: elizabeth.beckett@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Helen Mayo South, floor 4
• Org Unit: Medical Sciences