Associate 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
  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 Scopus13 WoS4
  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 Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC1
  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 Scopus5 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 Scopus2
  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 Scopus2
  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 Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus2 Europe PMC2
  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 Scopus2 WoS1
  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 Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus19 WoS13 Europe PMC13
  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 Scopus16 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus35 WoS29 Europe PMC18
  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 Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC11
  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 Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC8
  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 Scopus20 WoS14 Europe PMC12
  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 Scopus40 WoS35 Europe PMC24
  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 Scopus46 WoS41 Europe PMC33
  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 Scopus27 WoS20 Europe PMC19
  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 Scopus33 WoS28 Europe PMC23
  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 Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC11
  2014	Betts, G., Beckett, E., & Nonaka, D. (2014). GATA3 shows differential immunohistochemical expression across thyroid and parathyroid lesions. Histopathology, 65(2), 288-290. DOI Scopus20 Europe PMC12
  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 Scopus51 Europe PMC26
  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 Scopus54 WoS42 Europe PMC37
  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 Scopus29 WoS26 Europe PMC22
  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 Scopus80 WoS62 Europe PMC52
  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 Scopus139 WoS126 Europe PMC93
  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 Scopus79 WoS76 Europe PMC59
  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 Scopus40 Europe PMC30
  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 PMC17
  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 Scopus81 WoS74 Europe PMC66
  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 Scopus49 WoS41 Europe PMC40
  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 Scopus74 WoS59 Europe PMC53
  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 PMC27
  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 PMC76
  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 Scopus127 WoS109 Europe PMC107
  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 PMC9
  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 Scopus413 WoS374 Europe PMC288
  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 Scopus238 Europe PMC132
  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 is the course coordinator of Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis, a level II undergraduate physiology course that focuses on the physiological systems that underpin the body's regulation of its internal environment. Elizabeth also co-coordinates Principles of Human Health and Disease - a level I course that explains key health and disease concepts via a series of clinical scenarios.  Elizabeth is convenor of the Medical Sciences Major within the Bachelor of Health & Medical Science program and teaches within Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programs.

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