Miss Ines Semendric
Research Officer
Office of Health
College of Health
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 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.
Ines is also a Research Officer at HESRI (Health Evidence Synthesis Recommendations and Impact) in the School of Public Health with a focus on the development of Australia's Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Guidelines (https://mndguideline.org.au/).
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Outstanding Oral Presentation Award | Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society | Australia | - |
| 2022 | Award | Lions Medical Research Foundation Prize | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Medicine, |
| 2019 - 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) |
| 2016 - 2018 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Haller, O., Whittaker, A., George, R., Semendric, I., & Collins-Praino, L. (2021). Investigating the effects of anti-inflammatory agents in pre-clinical models of chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment – a systematic review protocol. PROSPERO- registration no: CRD42021240789. |
| 2021 | Semendric, I., Haller, O., George, R., Pollock, D., Whittaker, A., & Collins-Praino, L. (2021). Experience of the impact of chemobrain in childhood cancer survivors: a qualitative systematic review protocol. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021240573. PROSPERO. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Semendric, I., Barker, T., Haller, O., Pollock, D., Collins-Praino, L., & Whittaker, A. (2025). Prevalence of cancer-related cognitive impairment in pediatric patients and survivors of non-CNS cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. DOI |
| 2024 | Haller, O., Semendric, I., Collins-Praino, L., Whittaker, A., & George, R. (2024). Changes in cognition and neuroinflammation in a rodent model of chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment are variable both acutely and chronically. DOI |
| 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 |
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| MEDIC ST 1501 - Foundations of Medicine | Workshop Demonstrator | 2024 |
| VET TECH 1030RW - Evidence-based Veterinary Technology I | Assessment Marker | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | GRADE Working Group | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Guidelines International Network (GIN) | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy (ESTI) Advisory Board | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Healthy Development Adelaide | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society | Australia |
| 2023 - 2024 | Member | Australasian Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience | Australia |
| 2022 - 2023 | Member | Australasian Neuroscience Society | Australia |
| 2020 - 2022 | Member | Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) | Australia |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2025 | Beyond Cancer: 'Chemobrain' and Support Challenges for Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors | Cancer Council SA Social and Behavioural Cancer Research Symposium | Cancer Council SA | Australia |
| 2024 - 2024 | Beyond Cancer: 'Chemobrain' and Support Challenges for Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors | Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society | The University of Newcastle | Australia |
| 2024 - 2024 | Beyond Cancer: 'Chemobrain' and Support Challenges for Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors | Healthy Development Adelaide 20th Anniversary Research Symposium | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2024 - 2024 | Prevalence of cancer-related cognitive impairment in paediatric patients and survivors of non-CNS cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Florey Postgraduate Research Conference | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 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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