Ines Semendric

Ines Semendric

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biomedicine

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Ines holds a Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Neuroscience) with Honours (Physiology) and is undertaking her Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine. She is a member of the Cognition, Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease laboratory (CANDL) and Animal Welfare, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (AWCAN) laboratory.

Her research focuses on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in children/adolescents who are survivors of childhood cancer. She is particularly interested in characterising this condition further in children, and seeks to maintain/improve cognition through a novel cognitive gaming suite funded by the Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation Annual 2023 grant.

Date Project Investigators Funding Body Amount
01 March 2021 to 01 March 2023

Research Training Program PhD Scholarship

 Semendric I The University of Adelaide $32,000
01 March 2023 to 28 Feb 2025

"Can cognitive function be improved in childhood cancer survivors with the use of a custom cognitive gaming suite?"

 Collins-Praino L; Whittaker A; Hobbs D; Pope K; Semendric I; O'Loughlin R; Haller O; George R Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation Annual Grant 2023 $100,000
Subject Role Year
HLTH SC 1001 - Essentials of Neuroscience Tutor 2021
ANIML SC 3100RW - Laboratory Animal Science III Lab Demonstrator 2021
VET TECH 1030RW - Evidence-based Veterinary Technology I Assessment Marker 2022
MEDIC ST 1501 - Foundations of Medicine Workshop Demonstrator 2022
ANAT SC 2006 - Foundations of Human Neuroanatomy Lab Demonstrator 2022
VET TECH 1030RW - Evidence-based Veterinary Technology I Assessment Marker 2023
HLTH SC 1002 - Create. Communicate. Connect. Tutor and Assessment Marker 2024

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2022 Other Prevalence of chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences Third Year Research Placement Other Full Time Clancy Bright, Rowan Douglass, Ananno Arunima

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2023 - 2024 Member Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Australia
    2020 - 2022 Member Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Australia

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing In Their Own Words: A Qualitative Systematic Review of ‘Chemobrain’ in Childhood Cancer Survivors Florey Postgraduate Conference The University of Adelaide -
    2023 - 2023 'Chemobrain' in survivors of childhood cancer - the impact on social, academic, and daily living skills: A qualitative systematic review MASCC/JASCC/ISOO 2023 Annual Meeting Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Japan
    2023 - 2023 ‘Chemobrain' in childhood cancer survivors – social, academic, and daily living: aqualitative systematic review The Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience Conference AS4SAN -
    2023 - 2023 ‘Chemobrain' in childhood cancer survivors – social, academic, and daily living: aqualitative systematic review The Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience Conference AS4SAN -
    2022 - ongoing Acute, sub-acute, and chronic effects of Methotrexate and 5-Fluorouracil in a Rodent Model of Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Impairment Australasian Neuroscience Society Conference Australasian Neuroscience Society -
    2022 - ongoing Neuroimmune reactivity marker expression in rodent models of chemotherapy- induced cognitive impairment: A systematic scoping review Florey Postgraduate Research Conference The University of Adelaide -
    2021 - ongoing Chemobrain: Assessing the effects of chemotherapy drugs, MTX and 5-FU treatment, at multiple time-points Florey Undergraduate Conference The University of Adelaide -
    2021 - ongoing Reporting in rodent models of ‘chemobrain’: a systematic review assessing compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines Florey Postgraduate Research Conference The University of Adelaide -
    2019 - ongoing Methotrexate and Fluorouracil impair learning and memory in the Barnes Maze and 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task 28 days post-treatment Florey Undergraduate Research Conference The University of Adelaide -
    2018 - ongoing The Effects of The Amyloid Precursor Protein on Neuroinflammation Following Traumatic Brain Injury Florey Undergraduate Research Conference The University of Adelaide -
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