Suzanne Mashtoub

Research Interests

Cancer Therapy Complementary & Alternative Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology Immunology Medical and Health Sciences Medical Biochemistry: Lipids Medical Physiology Nutrition and Dietetics Physiology Preventive Medicine Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology Immunology and Infection Nutrition and Metabolic Health

Dr Suzanne Mashtoub

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Suzanne MashtoubBSc (Biomed), Hons, PhD (Med), Grad Cert Ed (Higher Ed), MDDr Suzanne Mashtoub is a Grant-Funded Researcher leading a research group at the Gastroenterology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital. In 2017, Dr Mashtoub completed a NHMRC Postdoctoral Biomedical (Doherty) Fellowship focussing on the efficacy of nutraceuticals (particularly Emu Oil, first used by Indigenous Australian people) in intestinal diseases, including the inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), associated colorectal cancer and chemotherapy-induced mucositis. Dr Mashtoub’s team specialises in pre-clinical models of intestinal disorders, as part of the wider Digestive Health Research Group. Extending promising pre-clinical findings, Dr Mashtoub has been funded by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation and the Nutricia Research Foundation to conduct the world’s first clinical trial translating the efficacy of Emu Oil (encapsulated) in children with ulcerative colitis.

Active projects available for Honours/Masters/PhD students:

Project 1

Clinical trial of orally-administered Emu Oil in children with ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing, incurable and debilitating inflammatory bowel disease which commonly has its onset during childhood and adolescent years. Despite attaining remission, children are at risk of clinical recurrence, side-effects from corticosteroids, surgery and poor growth, highlighting the need to identify novel therapeutic approaches. Previously, we highlighted the anti-inflammatory and reparative properties of orally-administered Emu Oil, extracted from Emu fat, in several models of intestinal disorders, including UC. It is important to translate these encouraging preclinical findings in the human setting. This project aims to determine whether orally-administered Emu Oil maintains remission in children with UC, in a prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized, early-phase cross over clinical trial. 

Location: Gastroenterology Department, Women's and Children's Hospital

Available for Masters/PhD student

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Lecturer Flinders University
2020 - ongoing Visiting Senior Research Fellow University of South Australia
2019 - ongoing Grant-Funded Researcher University of Adelaide
2018 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Research Fellow University of Western Australia
2017 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2014 - 2017 National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postdoctoral (Peter Doherty) Fellowship University of Western Australia
2014 - 2017 Research Assistant Professor University of Western Australia
2014 - 2017 Adjunct Lecturer University of Adelaide
2009 - 2019 Tutor, Lecturer, Demonstrator, Marker University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2023 Award Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation 2023 Flinders University Australia -
2022 Award Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Scholarship Travel Grant Healthy Development Adelaide Australia -
2017 Award Poster of Merit Award Australian Gastroenterology Week Australia -
2016 Award New Investigator Award International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids South Africa -
2016 Achievement Young Investigator Award Finalist Australian Gastroenterology Week Australia -
2015 Award SA Young Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia -
2015 Achievement SA Tall Poppy of the Year Finalist Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia -
2015 Award Science and Technology Award Winner Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards Australia -
2014 Scholarship NHMRC Early Career Postdoctoral (Peter Doherty) Fellowship NHMRC Australia -
2014 Scholarship Cancer Council WA Postdoctoral Fellowship Cancer Council of WA Australia -
2013 Scholarship Travel Grant School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide Australia -
2013 Scholarship The 2013 Trevor Prescott Freemasons Memorial Scholarship Freemasons Foundation Australia -
2013 Award Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia -
2013 Achievement The Governor’s Multicultural Award Finalist Government of SA Australia -
2012 Achievement SA Young Investigator Award Finalist Women’s and Children’s Hospital Australia -
2011 Award Best Oral Presentation Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of The Nutrition Society of Australia and the Nutrition Society of New Zealand New Zealand -
2011 Award Leadership Award Winner Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards Australia -
2011 Scholarship Travel Grant Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation Australia -
2010 Scholarship Travel Award Nutrition Society of Australia Australia -
2010 Scholarship The 2010 Trevor Prescott Freemasons Memorial Scholarship Freemasons Foundation Australia -
2010 Scholarship Travel Grant Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australia -
2010 Award Best Poster Presentation Australian Gastroenterology Week Australia -
2010 Achievement 3 Minute Thesis Competition Finalist The University of Adelaide Australia -
2009 Scholarship AstraZeneca Junior Travel Award Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australia -
2009 Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award Australian Postgraduate Award Australia -
2009 Scholarship PhD Top-up Scholarship Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation Australia -
2008 Recognition The Golden Key International Honour Society The Golden Key International Honour Society Australia -
2008 Scholarship Gastroenterological Society of Australia Travel Grant Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australia -
2008 Award Best Poster & Oral Presentation Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
2008 Award Top Honours in Physiology Cohort Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
2008 Scholarship Travel Grant Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation Australia -
2008 Scholarship The 2008 Basil Hetzel Institute Honours Research Scholarship Basil Hetzel Institute Australia -
2007 Scholarship Carpe Diem Travel Award Rotary Club Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2022 Flinders University Australia Doctor of Medicine
2017 - 2017 Flinders University Australia Grad Cert Education (Higher Education)
2009 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)
2008 - 2008 University of Adelaide Australia Honours (First Class)
2005 - 2007 University of Adelaide Australia BSc (Biomedical Science)

Year Citation
2024 Kennewell, T. L., Haidari, H., Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G. S., Wormald, P. J., Cowin, A. J., . . . Kopecki, Z. (2024). Deferiprone and Gallium-Protoporphyrin Chitogel as an antimicrobial treatment: Preclinical studies demonstrating antimicrobial activity for S. aureus infected cutaneous wounds. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 276(Pt 1), 133874.
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2024 Kennewell, T. L., Haidari, H., Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G. S., Bennett, C., Cooksley, C. M., . . . Kopecki, Z. (2024). Deferiprone-Gallium-Protoporphyrin Chitogel decreases Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infection without impairing wound healing. Materials, 17(4), 1-19.
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2024 Mashtoub, S., Ullah, S., Collinson, A., Singh, G. R., Clark, J., Leemaqz, S., . . . Barreto, S. G. (2024). Childhood cancer incidence and survival in South Australia and the Northern Territory, 1990-2017, with emphasis on Indigenous peoples. Cancers, 16(11), 1-12.
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2023 Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. S. (2023). Emu Oil and zinc monoglycerolate independently reduce disease severity in a rat model of ulcerative colitis.. Biometals, 36(6), 1331-1345.
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2022 Bajic, J., Howarth, G., Mashtoub, S., Whittaker, A., Bobrovskaya, L., & Hutchinson, M. R. (2022). Neuroimmunological complications arising from chemotherapy-induced gut toxicity and opioid exposure in female dark agouti rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 100(1), 237-250.
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2021 Chartier, L. C., Fujino, J., Howarth, G. S., Freysdottir, J., Hardardottir, I., & Mashtoub, S. (2021). Emu Oil and Saireito in combination reduce tumour development and clinical indicators of disease in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer.. Biomed Pharmacother, 138, 1-13.
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2021 Mashtoub, S., Chartier, L. C., Trinder, D., Lawrance, I. C., & Howarth, G. S. (2021). Emu Oil Attenuates Disease Severity and Results in Fewer Large Colonic Tumors in a Mouse Model of Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer.. Nutr Cancer, 74(2), 1-10.
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2020 Mitchell, C. J., Howarth, G. S., Chartier, L. C., Trinder, D., Lawrance, I. C., Huang, L. S., & Mashtoub, S. (2020). Orally administered emu oil attenuates disease in a mouse model of Crohn's-like colitis.. Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 245(18), 1535370220951105.
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2020 Chartier, L. C., Howarth, G. S., Trinder, D., & Mashtoub, S. (2020). Emu oil and grape seed extract reduce tumour burden and disease parameters in murine colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis, 42(2), 202-209.
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2020 Chartier, L., Hebart, M., Howarth, G., Whittaker, A., & Mashtoub, S. (2020). Affective state determination in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. PLoS ONE, 15(1), e0228413-1-e0228413-14.
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2020 Mashtoub, S. (2020). Mucosal stimulation following oral administration of Emu Oil represents a process of normal intestinal growth in rats. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine, 32(1).
2020 Barker, S., Howarth, G., Scherer, B., Chartier, L., Cheah, K. Y., & Mashtoub, S. (2020). Mucosal stimulation following oral administration of Emu Oil represents a process of normal intestinal growth in rats. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine, 32(1), 15-23.
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2019 Kopecki, Z., Yang, G., Treloar, S., Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G. S., Cummins, A. G., & Cowin, A. J. (2019). Flightless I exacerbation of inflammatory responses contributes to increased colonic damage in a mouse model of dextran sulphate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 12792-1-12792-10.
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2019 Chartier, L. C., Howarth, G. S., & Mashtoub, S. (2019). Chemotherapy-induced mucositis development in a murine model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer.. Scand J Gastroenterol, 55(1), 47-54.
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2019 Tahlia, K., Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G., Allison, C., & Kopecki, Z. (2019). Antimicrobial and healing promoting properties of animal and plant oils for treatment of infected wounds. Wound Practice and Research, 27(4), 175-183.
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2019 Chartier, L. C., Howarth, G. S., & Mashtoub, S. (2019). Combined Nutraceuticals: A Novel Approach to Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer?. Nutrition and Cancer, 71(2), 199-206.
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2019 Safaeian, R., Howarth, G. S., Lawrance, I. C., Trinder, D., & Mashtoub, S. (2019). Emu Oil reduces disease severity in a mouse model of chronic ulcerative colitis. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 31(3), 273-280.
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2018 Chartier, L., Howarth, G., Lawrance, I., Trinder, D., Barker, S., & Mashtoub, S. (2018). Emu oil improves clinical indicators of disease in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 63(1), 135-145.
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2018 Mashtoub, S., Cheah, K. Y., Lymn, K. A., & Howarth, G. S. (2018). Intestinal homeostasis is restored in mice following a period of intestinal growth induced by orally administered Emu Oil. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 243(11), 945-952.
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2018 Lotfollahi, Z., Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G., Chartier, L., Simson, L., Cheah, K., & Bastian, S. (2018). Comparative effects of mistletoe extracts in combination with 5-Fluorouracil on viability of IEC-6 and Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine, 30(4), 174-179.
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2017 Mashtoub, S. (2017). Potential therapeutic applications for emu oil. Lipid Technology, 29(3-4), 28-31.
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2017 Wang, H., Jatmiko, Y., Bastian, S., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. (2017). Effects ofs from Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii on intestinal epithelial cells and a rat model of 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis. Nutrition and Cancer, 69(2), 307-318.
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2016 Mashtoub, S., Lampton, L., Eden, G., Cheah, K., Lymn, K., Bajic, J., & Howarth, G. (2016). Emu oil combined with Lyprinol™ reduces small intestinal damage in a rat model of chemotherapy-induced mucositis. Nutrition and Cancer, 68(7), 1171-1180.
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2015 Mashtoub, S., Bennett, D. C., Tran, C. D., & Howarth, G. S. (2015). Processing and storage of ratite oils affects primary oxidation status and radical scavenging ability. Animal Production Science, 55(10), 1332-1337.
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2015 Wang, H., Bastian, S., Lawrence, A., & Howarth, G. (2015). Factors derived from escherichia coli nissle 1917, grown in different growth media, enhance cell death in a model of 5-fluorouracil-induced caco-2 intestinal epithelial cell damage. Nutrition and Cancer, 67(2), 316-326.
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2015 Mashtoub, S., Feo, B., Whittaker, A., Lymn, K., Martinez-Puig, D., & Howarth, G. (2015). Oral nucleotides only minimally improve 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis in rats. Nutrition and Cancer, 67(6), 994-1000.
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2014 Cheah, K., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. (2014). Ostrich oil failed to improve intestinal barrier function following 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis in rats. The FASEB Journal, 28(1), 1111.5.
2014 Mashtoub, S., Hoang, B., Vu, M., Lymn, K., Feinle-Bisset, C., & Howarth, G. (2014). Clinical and structural effects of traditional Chinese medicine and the herbal preparation, Iberogast, in a rat model of ulcerative colitis. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 19(1), 10-19.
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2013 Mashtoub, S., Tran, C., & Howarth, G. (2013). Emu oil expedites small intestinal repair following 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis in rats. Experimental Biology and Medicine (Maywood), 238(11), 1305-1317.
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2013 Cheah, K., Bastian, S., Acott, T., Mashtoub, S., Lymn, K., & Howarth, G. (2013). Grape seed extract reduces the severity of selected disease markers in the proximal colon of dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis in rats. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 58(4), 970-977.
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2013 Mashtoub, S., Tran, C., & Howarth, G. (2013). Emu oil reduces small intestinal inflammation in the absence of clinical improvement in a rat model of Indomethacin-induced enteropathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, 1-10.
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2012 Raghu Nadhanan, R., Mashtoub, S., Su, Y., Scherer, M., Howarth, G., & Xian, C. (2012). Dietary emu oil supplementation suppresses 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy-induced inflammation, osteoclast formation, and bone loss. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 302(11), E1440-E1449.
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2012 Samanta, A., Torok, V., Percy, N., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. (2012). Microbial Fingerprinting Detects Unique Bacterial Communities in the Faecal Microbiota of Rats with Experimentally-Induced Colitis. Journal of Microbiology, 50(2), 218-225.
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2012 Mashtoub, S., Tran, C., & Howarth, G. (2012). Emu Oil: A novel therapeutic for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract?. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 27(5), 857-861.
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2012 Samanta, A. K., Torok, V. A., Percy, N. J., Abimosleh, S. M., & Howarth, G. S. (2012). Erratum to: Microbial Fingerprinting Detects Unique Bacterial Communities in the Faecal Microbiota of Rats with Experimentally-Induced Colitis (The Journal of Microbiology, (2012), 50, 2 (218-225)). Journal of Microbiology, 50(3), 554.
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2011 Mashtoub, S., Lindsay, R., Butler, R., Cummins, A., & Howarth, G. (2011). Emu oil increases colonic crypt death in a rat model of ulcerative colitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 57(4), 1-10.
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2009 Vu, M., Hoang, B., Ding, X. D., Sultani, M., Mashtoub, S., Lindsay, R. J., . . . Howarth, G. S. (2009). A safety study of emu oil as a potential adjunctive treatment for ulcerative colitis and mucositis. JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 24, A240.
2009 Wright, T., Yazbek, R., Lymn, K., Whitford, E., Cheah, K., Butler, R., . . . Howarth, G. (2009). The herbal extract, Iberogast®, improves jejunal integrity in rats with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced mucositis. Cancer Biology & Therapy, 8(10), 923-929.
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2008 Yazbeck, R., Mashtoub, S., Abbott, C. A., Wendland, A., Leach, M., Jennings, R., . . . Howarth, G. S. (2008). Dextran sulphate sodium induced colitis in mice induces jejunal and ileal changes in villus height. GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134(4), A525.

Year Citation
2024 Thomson, S., Kennewell, T., Howarth, G., & Mashtoub, S. (2024). Distal colonic crypt hyperplasia is not adversely impacted by emu oil and saireito in a murine model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. In JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Vol. 39 (pp. 42). WILEY.
2024 Mhlanga, S. N., Howarth, G. S., Maiolo, K. E., Chartier, L. C., Trinder, D., Lawrance, I. C., . . . Mashtoub, S. (2024). Orally-Administered Emu Oil Reduces Proximal Colonic Crypt Hyperplasia in a Murine Model of Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer (vol 8, 102567, 2024). In CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION Vol. 8 (pp. 1 page). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
2024 Mhlanga, S. N., Howarth, G. S., Ndukwe, S., Wanner, K. E., Mitchell, C. J., Chartier, L. C., & Mashtoub, S. (2024). Emu Oil-Modulated Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Improves Disease Indicators in a Mouse Model of Crohn's-Like Colitis (vol 8, 103476, 2024). In CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION Vol. 8 (pp. 1 page). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
2022 Ndukwe, S., Wanner, K., Mitchell, C., Chartier, L., Howarth, G., & Mashtoub, S. (2022). Emu oil-modulated fecal microbiota transplantation reduces histologically assessed disease severity in a mouse model of Crohn's-like colitis. In JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Vol. 37 (pp. 105-106). WILEY.
2018 Chartier, L. C., Maiolo, K. E., Howarth, G. S., Lawrance, I., Trinder, D., Barker, S. J., . . . Mashtoub, S. (2018). EMU OIL IMPROVES CLINICAL INDICATORS OF DISEASE AND REDUCES PROXIMAL COLONIC CRYPT HYPERPLASIA IN A MURINE MODEL OF COLITIS-ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL CANCER. In GASTROENTEROLOGY Vol. 154 (pp. S875). Washington, DC: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
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2014 Cheah, K. Y., Howarth, G. S., Bindon, K. A., Kennedy, J. A., Mashtoub, S., & Bastian, S. E. (2014). Low Molecular Weight Procyanidins From Grape Seeds Enhance the Impact of 5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy on Colon Cancer Cells. In GASTROENTEROLOGY Vol. 146 (pp. S341). Chicago, IL: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
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2009 Mashtoub, S., Lindsay, R., Lymn, K., Geier, M., Butler, R., & Howarth, G. (2009). Emu oil improves parameters of intestinal integrity in rat models of inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal mucositis. In Abstracts of the 2009 International MASCC/ISOO Symposium (pp. 910-911). Italy: Springer.
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Year Citation
2019 Chartier, L. C., Howarth, G. S., Trinder, D., & Mashtoub, S. (2019). GRAPE SEED EXTRACT AND EMU OIL IN COMBINATION REDUCES COLITIS SEVERITY AND TUMOUR NUMBER IN A MOUSE MODEL OF COLITIS-ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL CANCER. Poster session presented at the meeting of GASTROENTEROLOGY. San Diego, CA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
2018 Mitchell, C. J., Howarth, G. S., Chartier, L. C., Trinder, D., Lawrance, I. C., & Mashtoub, S. (2018). Orally administered emu oil attenuates clinical indicators of disease in a mouse model of acute Crohn's disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY.
2017 Safaeian, R., Howarth, G. S., Lawrance, I. C., Trinder, D., & Mashtoub, S. (2017). Emu Oil Reduces Colonic Damage Severity in a Mouse Model of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis. Poster session presented at the meeting of FASEB JOURNAL. Chicago, IL: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL.
2017 Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G. S., Trinder, D., & Lawrance, I. (2017). EMU OIL ATTENUATES DISEASE SEVERITY AND RESULTS IN FEWER LARGE COLONIC TUMOURS IN A MOUSE MODEL OF COLITIS-ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL CANCER. Poster session presented at the meeting of GASTROENTEROLOGY. Chicago, IL: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
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2017 Barker, S. J., Howarth, G. S., Scherer, B. L., Chartier, L. C., Cheah, K. Y., Lymn, K. A., & Mashtoub, S. (2017). Mucosal thickening following oral administration of emu oil represents a process of normal intestinal growth in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the annual scientific meeting of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Australian Gastroenterology Week (GESA AGW 2017), as published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Gold Coast, QLD: Wiley.
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2017 Chartier, L., Howarth, G., Lawrance, I., Trinder, D., Barker, S., & Mashtoub, S. (2017). Emu oil improves clinical indicators of disease in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australian Gastroenterology Week Precision Medicine in Gastroenterology, as published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Gold Coast, QLD: Wiley-Blackwell.
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2016 Mashtoub, S., Ghaemi, R., Lawrance, I., Trinder, D., & Howarth, G. S. (2016). Emu Oil attenuates Disease Severity in Mouse Models of Colitis and Inflammation-Associated Colorectal Cancer. Poster session presented at the meeting of GASTROENTEROLOGY. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
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2016 Mashtoub, S., Safaeian, R., Lawrance, I. C., Trinder, D., & Howarth, G. S. (2016). Emu oil attenuates disease severity in models of colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
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2015 Bajic, J., Howarth, G., Eden, G., Lampton, L., Mashtoub, S., & Hutchinson, M. (2015). Intestinal mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil results in spinal astrocyte expression changes in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Neurochemistry. UK: Wiley.
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2015 Mashtoub, S., Howarth, G., Trinder, D., & Lawrance, I. (2015). Emu oil promotes bodyweight gain in a mouse model of inflammation-associated colorectal cancer. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2014 Mashtoub, S., Cheah, K., & Howarth, G. (2014). Safety of emu oil for intestinal applications. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Wang, H., Bastian, S. E. P., Cheah, K. Y., Lawrence, A., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. S. (2014). Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 derived factors reduce cell death, late apoptosis and increase transepithelial electrical resistance in a model of 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal epithelial cell damage. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Wiley.
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2014 Wang, H., Bastian, S. E. P., Lawrence, A., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. S. (2014). Factors derived from <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917, grown in different growth media, enhance cell death in a model of 5-fluorouracil-induced Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cell damage. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2014 Bajic, J. E., Howarth, G. S., Eden, G. L., Lampton, L. S., Mashtoub, S., & Hutchinson, M. R. (2014). Intestinal mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil results in spinal astrocyte expression changes in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Eden, G., Lampton, L., Cheah, K., Lymn, K., Bajic, J., Yool, A., & Howarth, G. (2014). Aqueous rhubarb extract improves ileal mucosal integrity and reduces acute inflammation in a rat model of 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Cheah, K., Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. (2014). Ostrich oil failed to improve intestinal barrier function following 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Mashtoub, S., Cheah, K., Lansdown, N., & Howarth, G. (2014). Emu oil source does not significantly alter therapeutic efficacy, while ostrich oil has no beneficial effect, in a rat model of chemotherapy-induced mucositis. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Mashtoub, S., Feo, B., Whittaker, A., Lymn, K., Martinez-Puig, D., & Howarth, G. (2014). Oral nucleotides only minimally improve 5-fluorouracil-induced mucositis in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 2014 World Cancer Congress Abstracts, as published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Lampton, L., Eden, G., Cheah, K., Lymn, K., Mashtoub, S., Bajic, J., & Howarth, G. (2014). Emu oil in combination with Lyprinol™ reduces small intestinal damage associated with chemotherapy-induced mucositis in rats. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Broadbeach, Qld.: Wiley.
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2014 Basic Science Luminal (2014). Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Wiley.
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2009 Mashtoub, S., Lindsay, R., Lymn, K., Acott, T., Yazbeck, R., Cumins, A., . . . Howarth, G. (2009). EMU oil increases crypt depth but only minimally affects other indicators of colonic integrity in a rat model of colitis. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC.
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2008 Wright, T. H., Yazbeck, R., Lymn, K., Whitford, E., Cheah, K. Y., Butler, R. N., . . . Howarth, G. S. (2008). The herbal extract, Iberogast, partially improves small intestinal integrity in rats with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced mucositis. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of 2008 Australian Gastroenterology Week, as published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Brisbane, Queensland: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Year Citation
2023 Wanner, K. E., Mitchell, C. J., Mhlanga, S. N., Howarth, G. S., Chartier, L. C., & Mashtoub, S. (2023). Emu Oil-modulated faecal microbiota transplantation restores distal colonic barrier function in a mouse model of Crohn’s-like colitis.
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2023 Mashtoub, S., & Howarth, G. (2023). Emu Oil and Zinc Monoglycerolate Influence the Course of Disease in a Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis.
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Project grants (last 5 years only)

  1. Nutricia Research Foundation Grant (2020); 30,000 euro [approx $50,000] (Chief Investigator)

    Project entitled: Clinical trial of orally-administered Emu Oil in children with ulcerative colitis
  2. Collaboration Grant, The University of Adelaide (2019); $3,500 (Co-Investigator)

    Project entitled: Influence of Emu Oil on gut microbiome in Crohn’s disease following faecal transplant
  3. Research Themes Investment Scheme 2018 Seed Funding, University of South Australia; $40,000 (Partner Investigator 1)

    Project entitled: Developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory gastrointestinal conditions including colon cancer
  4. Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (2018); $75,000 (Chief Investigator)

    Project entitled: Clinical trial of orally-administered Emu Oil to protect against ulcerative colitis in children
  5. Collaboration Grant, The University of Adelaide (2018); $4000 (Chief Investigator)

    Project entitled: Immunomodulatory effects of Emu Oil in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer.
  6. Australian Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Grant (2018); $10,000 (Co-Principal investigator)

    Project entitled: Pain as assessed by facial grimace in the mouse (strain- C57BL/6)

 

Industry grants (last 5 years only)

  1. Oncology Research International Limited (ORIL; 2016); $150,000 (Co-Principal Investigator)

    Project entitled: Assessment of ORIL formulation in a mouse model of inflammation-associated colorectal cancer
  2. Story Pharmaceutics Pty Ltd (2015); $37,714 (Co-Principal Investigator)

    Project entitled: Emu Oil in combination with a test compound in a rat model of ulcerative colitis

Dr Mashtoub's dedication to education extends beyond her supervision of PhD, Honours, DVM, undergraduate and MD Advanced Studies students. Since 2009, Dr Mashtoub has adopted several teaching roles within the Adelaide Medical School (AMS) for MBBS Case Based Learning, Human Biology I, Principles of Human Health & Disease I, Physiology II and Investigative Cell Biology III and the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (SAVS) for Animal Form & Function III. Additionally, Dr Mashtoub provides guest lectures for Fundamentals in Human Nutrition (AMS) and Statistics (SAVS).

Dr Mashtoub's passion for teaching was further defined during her Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education), completed at Flinders University in 2017. Dr Mashtoub explored various traditional and contemporary undergraduate pedagogical strategies that aim to encourage and foster self-regulated learning; concepts Dr Mashtoub extend towards her students in all teaching environments.

 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor Clinical trial of orally-administered Emu Oil in children with ulcerative colitis. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sisanda Nomcebo Mhlanga

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Emu Oil in Combination with Herbal Preparations Provides a Novel Adjunctive Approach to Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer Prevention Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Lauren Claire Chartier

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Novel approaches for treatment of infected wounds UniSA - Doctorate Full Time Miss Tahlia Kennewell

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2018 - ongoing Director STEM Centre Australia STEM Centre Australia Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2023 - ongoing Member SALHN Medical Education & Training Committee SALHN Australia
2023 - ongoing Member SALHN Junior Medical Advisory Committee SALHN Australia
2023 - ongoing Member SALHN Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Events Working Group SALHN Australia
2019 - ongoing Member MBBS Admissions Committee The University of Adelaide Australia
2019 - ongoing Member Organising Committee (New Investigator subgroup) World Congress on Paediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Australia
2019 - ongoing Member NHMRC Ideas Grant Peer Review Panel NHMRC Australia
2018 - 2018 Member MD Year 4 (Research Enquiry Project) Development Working Group The University of Adelaide Australia
2017 - ongoing Member Animal Ethics (Medical) Committee (Category B Committee Member) The University of Adelaide Australia
2017 - ongoing Member Animal Ethics Committee (Category B Committee Member) Women's and Children's Hospital Australia
2015 - 2020 Member Nutrition Society of Australia (SA Branch) Nutrition Society of Australia Australia
2012 - 2013 Member Australian Society for Medical Research (SA Branch) Australian Society for Medical Research Australia
2010 - 2013 Member Consumer Reference Group General Practice Network South Australia

Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
2019 - ongoing Health & Human Rights Group Public Community Engagement Flinders University Australia
2018 - 2020 'Talking with Aussies' program Public Community Engagement The University of Adelaide Australia
2008 - 2013 Healthy Development Adelaide Education Program Public Community Engagement Healthy Development Adelaide Australia

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