Ifeoma Dikeocha

Ifeoma Dikeocha

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biomedicine

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Ifeoma's Research focuses on the effect of Diet and the microbiome on breast cancer tumor response to chemotherapy.  Her research looks at how novel diet affects the tumor size in a cyclical chemotherapy model and how these diets mitigate the chemotherapy side effects and improve overall survival.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2023 Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Ahmeda, A. F., Mathai, M., & Alshawsh, M. A. (2023). Investigation into the Potential Role of Propionibacterium freudenreichii in Prevention of Colorectal Cancer and Its Effects on the Diversity of Gut Microbiota in Rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(9), 8080.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
    2022 Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Miftahussurur, M., & Alshawsh, M. A. (2022). Pharmacomicrobiomics: Influence of gut microbiota on drug and xenobiotic metabolism. FASEB Journal, 36(6), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS7 Europe PMC12
    2022 Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Eid, E. E. M., Hussin, S., & Alshawsh, M. A. (2022). Probiotics supplementation in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Nutrition Reviews, 80(1), 22-49.
    DOI Scopus27 WoS18 Europe PMC16
    2022 Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Chiu, H. T., & Alshawsh, M. A. (2022). Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Ameliorates Colorectal Tumorigenesis and Suppresses Proliferation of HCT116 Colorectal Cancer Cells. Biomedicines, 10(5), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS20 Europe PMC20
    2020 Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Hussin, S., & Alshawsh, M. A. (2020). Role of probiotics in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review protocol of randomised controlled trial studies. BMJ Open, 10(8), 5 pages.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    - Dikeocha, I. J., Al-Kabsi, A. M., Hussin, S., & Alshawsh, M. A. (n.d.). Probiotic Administration Ameliorate Azoxymethane Induced-Carcinogenesis by Reducing the Formation of Aberrant Crypt Foci and Modulation Oxidative Stress in Rats. In The 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine. MDPI.
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Ifeoma's Research is funded by industry partner Nutricia, which has a long-standing arrangement with the university.

Ifeoma is currently involved in Lecturing, Tutoring and Lab demonstrations for Physiology courses and the university preparatory courses for the health and medical science cohort on a Part time basis.

  • Tutor/Lab demonstrator Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems  
  • Lecturer/ Tutor EDUC 1014 Nursing & Health Sciences 
  • Tutor/Lab demonstrator Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Convener Australian Society for Medical Research University Of Adelaide Australia
    2023 - ongoing Vice-President Australasian Human Microbiome Research Network University of Adelaide Australia
    2023 - ongoing Vice-President Health Sciences Postgraduate Association (HeSPA University of Adelaide Australia
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