Srinivas Kamath

Mr Srinivas Kamath

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

College of Health


Sri is a PhD student with research interests focussing how gut-targeted treatments influence brain function and therapeutic response in mental health disorders. By integrating approaches from neuroscience, microbiology, and pharmacology, his research aims to inform the development of personalised, microbiome-informed strategies to improve mental health treatment outcomes.

 

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Award Best Emerging Researcher Presentation Adelaide University Australia -
2025 Award Marcello Costa Young Investigator Award Australasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association Australia -
2025 Award SHMR Student/ECR Best Oral Presentation 2025 Adelaide University Australia -
2025 Award Australasian Human Microbiome Research Network People’s Choice 2025 Adelaide University Australia -
2025 Award Australasian Human Microbiome Research Network Best Talk Runner Up 2025 Adelaide University Australia -
2025 Award Adelaide University Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People’s Choice Award 2025 Adelaide University Australia -
2024 Award Adelaide University Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People’s Choice Award 2024 Adelaide University Australia -
2024 Scholarship Gould Experimental Science Research Grant Commendation Adelaide University Australia -
2023 Scholarship Dr Terry Farquharson Pharmacy PhD Encouragement award Adelaide University Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2022 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Year Citation
2026 Kamath, S., Sokolenko, E., Collins, K., Chan, N. S. L., Mills, N., Clark, S. R., . . . Joyce, P. (2026). IUPHAR Themed Review: The Gut Microbiome in Schizophrenia.. Pharmacological Research, 211(107561), 107561-1-107561-13.
DOI Scopus23 WoS20 Europe PMC15
2026 Kamath, S., Chan, N. S. L., & Joyce, P. (2026). GLP-1 agonists and the gut microbiome: A bidirectional relationship. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 92(5), 1309-1325.
DOI Scopus15 WoS17 Europe PMC9
2026 Kamath, S., Sun, Y. -H., Wardill, H. R., & Joyce, P. (2026). Gut-brain axis targeting postbiotics for treatment of psychological and neurodegenerative disorders. Food Bioscience, 80, 108950.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2026 Collins, K., Donnellan, L., Asif, Z., Chan, N. S. L., Subramaniam, S., Kamath, S., . . . Joyce, P. (2026). The gut microbiome modulates the lipase-mediated digestion of dietary lipid emulsions. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 265, 115715-1-115715-14.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2026 Khetan, R., Donnellan, L., Collins, K., Kamath, S., Ariaee, A., Rajapaksha, W., . . . Joyce, P. (2026). The gut microbiota regulates the protein corona formation, biodistribution, and cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles. Journal of Controlled Release, 395, 114995-1-114995-15.
DOI
2026 Collins, K., Kamath, S., Davis, R. H., Costello, S. P., Bryant, R. V., Day, A. S., & Joyce, P. (2026). Review Article: The Impact of the Gut Microbiome on Ulcerative Colitis Pharmacotherapy. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 19 pages.
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2025 Kamath, S., Bryant, R. V., Costello, S. P., Day, A. S., Forbes, B., Haifer, C., . . . Joyce, P. (2025). Translational strategies for oral delivery of faecal microbiota transplantation.. Gut, online(12), gutjnl-2025-335077.
DOI Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC10
2025 Kamath, S., Sokolenko, E., Clark, S. R., Cross, C. B., Scott, J., Wardill, H. R., . . . Joyce, P. (2025). Distinguishing the causative, correlative and bidirectional roles of the gut microbiota in mental health. Nature mental health, 3(10), 1137-1151.
DOI Scopus13 WoS16
2025 Kamath, S., & Joyce, P. (2025). A critical need for 'gut neutrality': mitigating adverse drug-microbiome interactions. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, 21(1), 1-4.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC5
2025 Kamath, S., Ariaee, A., Abdelhafez, A., Asif, Z., Chan, N. S. L., Collins, K., . . . Joyce, P. (2025). Microbiome-active drug delivery systems (MADDS): leveraging microbial stimuli for controlled drug release. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 227(115720), 1-23.
DOI Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC6
2024 Stringer, A. M., Hargreaves, B. M., Mendes, R. A., Blijlevens, N. M. A., Bruno, J. S., Joyce, P., . . . Wardill, H. R. (2024). Updated perspectives on the contribution of the microbiome to the pathogenesis of mucositis using the MASCC/ISOO framework. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(8), 558-1-558-15.
DOI Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC11
2024 Meola, T. R., Kamath, S., Elz, A. S., Prestidge, C. A., Wignall, A., & Joyce, P. (2024). Contrasting the pharmacokinetic performance and gut microbiota effects of an amorphous solid dispersion and lipid nanoemulsion for a poorly water-soluble anti-psychotic. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 203, 10 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2024 Kamath, S., Hunter, A., Collins, K., Wignall, A., & Joyce, P. (2024). The atypical antipsychotics lurasidone and olanzapine exert contrasting effects on the gut microbiome and metabolic function of rats. British Journal of Pharmacology, 181(22), 4531-4545.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC17
2024 Meola, T. R., Elz, A., Wignall, A., Paxton, K., Hunter, A., Ariaee, A., . . . Joyce, P. (2024). Inulin-Lipid Core–Shell Microcapsules Target the Gut Microbiota and Mimic the Pharmaceutical Food Effect for Improved Oral Antipsychotic Delivery. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(40), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus22 WoS20
2023 Kamath, S., Stringer, A. M., Prestidge, C. A., & Joyce, P. (2023). Targeting the gut microbiome to control drug pharmacomicrobiomics: the next frontier in oral drug delivery. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 20(10), 1315-1331.
DOI Scopus45 WoS41 Europe PMC30
2023 Subramaniam, S., Elz, A., Wignall, A., Kamath, S., Ariaee, A., Hunter, A., . . . Joyce, P. (2023). Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) disrupt the gut microbiota and trigger an intestinal inflammatory response in rats. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 648(123614), 123614-1-123614-10.
DOI Scopus42 WoS35 Europe PMC23
2023 Kamath, S., Soo, B., Mill, D., Johnson, J., & Page, A. T. (2023). Who would be a pharmacist? A national representative cross-sectional survey of pharmacists and students to explore personality traits and associations with job satisfaction and career outlook. International Journal Of Pharmacy Practice, 31(3), 328-336.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2023 Subramaniam, S., Kamath, S., Ariaee, A., Prestidge, C., & Joyce, P. (2023). The impact of common pharmaceutical excipients on the gut microbiota. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 20(10), 1297-1394.
DOI Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC25

Year Citation
2024 Collins, K., Kamath, S., Meola, T., Wignall, A., & Joyce, P. (2024). The Oral Bioavailability of Lurasidone is Impacted by Changes to the Gut Microbiome: Implications for Antipsychotic Therapy.
DOI Europe PMC3

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2026 - ongoing Vice-President Centre of Pharmaceutical Innovation Future Leaders Adelaide University Australia

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