Gina Guzzo

Dr Gina Guzzo

Post-doctoral Researcher

Adelaide Dental School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Gina is a microbiome scientist and team member in the Indigenous Oral Health Unit (IOHU) at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). She completed her PhD in 2022 at the University of Adelaide where she focused on the role of the gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease using bioinformatic methods. Gina is passionate about improving health outcomes by understanding the link between microbes of the mouth and body in disease.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Guzzo, G. L., Andrews, J. M., & Weyrich, L. S. (2022). The Neglected Gut Microbiome: Fungi, Protozoa, and Bacteriophages in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 28(7), 1112-1122.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS37 Europe PMC30
    2022 Guzzo, G. L., Mittinty, M. N., Llamas, B., Andrews, J. M., & Weyrich, L. S. (2022). Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have an Altered Gut Microbiome Composition of Fungi and Protozoa. Microorganisms, 10(10), 1910.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC9

  • Datasets
    Year Citation
    - Guzzo, G. (n.d.). Table S1. Contaminants identified with Decontam with a prevalence score of 0.52 or greater..
    DOI
    - Guzzo, G. (n.d.). Table S6. Differentially abundant genera in swab samples across year of FMT..
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    - Guzzo, G. (n.d.). Chapter 2 - Supplemental Material.docx.
    DOI

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Assessing the dental treatment needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in South Australia Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Hyun Seung Lee
    2025 - ongoing Co-Supervisor South Australian Indigenous peoples’ experiences of racism in health and dental care. Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Syin Rui Lim
    2025 - ongoing Co-Supervisor E-Scooter-Related Facial Trauma in South Australia: A Multi-Year Retrospective Analysis Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Bobby Y Cao
  • Position: Post-doctoral Researcher
  • Phone: 83132556
  • Email: gina.guzzo@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: 44-60 Rundle Mall - Rundle Mall Plaza, floor Level Four
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Dental School
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