Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health

Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health Our Centre of Excellence in Transforming Gut Health (Previously CRE- Digestive Health) supports gut research, training and collaboration.

Our Centre is funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres of Research Excellence program, from 2020-2024. It brings together researchers from universities, hospitals and research institutions in Newcastle, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. World leading researchers, clinicians and healthcare providers are joining with stakeholders, patients and carers to improve the understanding, diagnosis and management of chronic digestive diseases.

This Friday 8th August, the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) Virtual Scientific Meeting will...
06/08/2025

This Friday 8th August, the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) Virtual Scientific Meeting will be held. Featuring various professionals from around the world speaking on high importance topics such as the role of AI and peer review processes, this free event is not one to miss.
If you have an interest in medical journalism, join the meeting by scanning the QR code on the program or visiting the link on the website below. Pre registration is not required. All program times are in AEST.
https://apameditors.org.au/2025-program/

National Eosinophilic Week (NEOSW) is currently taking place, from 3-9 August 2025. Hosted by ausEE Inc. to raise aware...
06/08/2025

National Eosinophilic Week (NEOSW) is currently taking place, from 3-9 August 2025. Hosted by ausEE Inc. to raise awareness for eosinophilic diseases, find out more on our blog about how they aim to increase understanding of these diseases.

https://transformingguthealth.org/eos-awareness-2025/

Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander spoke with Nicholas J. Talley, AC, MD, PhD on ABC Radio National on the Health Re...
13/06/2025

Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander spoke with Nicholas J. Talley, AC, MD, PhD on ABC Radio National on the Health Report about how gut health is more complex than we think.
They discussed the intricacies of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ranging from the various causes, to the benefits of diet and exercise.
You can find the full episode linked below, and listen to Professor Talleys' interview from the 12 minute mark. The full excerpt from ABC Radio will be coming soon to transformingguthealth.org.
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https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/gut-health-ibs-iron-deficiency/105222278

The Dietitians Australia Gastroenterology Summit is in under a months time! The day-long summit will be held virtually o...
14/05/2025

The Dietitians Australia Gastroenterology Summit is in under a months time! The day-long summit will be held virtually on Friday 6 June 2025 from 8:30am - 4:00pm (AEST).
This educational virtual summit will cover a variety of popular and practical GI topics, with an expert line up of multidisciplinary speakers including dietitians, gastroenterologists, psychologists, exercise physiologists, and researchers.
CRE Chief Investigator & Laureate Professor Nick Talley, will be presenting in the afternoon session "The common but often forgotten upper GI disorders" chaired by Ele Stojanoska. At 1PM, he will be discussing "Eosinophilic GI disorders - should dietary management take centre stage?". We expect the audience, consisting mainly of dietitians, will hope and expect the answer to be a resounding "YES"!
Registration information and more: https://transformingguthealth.org/upcoming-event-d…nterology-summit/

Our diet and nutrition PhD and postdoc researchers presenting today on diet-microbiome research methods at the Internati...
29/04/2025

Our diet and nutrition PhD and postdoc researchers presenting today on diet-microbiome research methods at the International Conference of Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada .27

The Centre for Research Excellence in Transforming Gut Health aims to build research capacity and promote opportunities ...
23/04/2025

The Centre for Research Excellence in Transforming Gut Health aims to build research capacity and promote opportunities through an annual Pilot Grant Scheme. Recently our 2025 CRE Pilot Grants have been awarded, and we are excited to announce our recipients!

Congratulations to Kai, Emily and Stella-Maris, and we look forward to seeing the outcomes of your research.

Read more: https://transformingguthealth.org/2025-pilot-grants/

The Selected Topics in Gastroenterology Conference (STG) 2025 is almost here! Over the weekend in Newcastle a world-clas...
04/04/2025

The Selected Topics in Gastroenterology Conference (STG) 2025 is almost here!
Over the weekend in Newcastle a world-class faculty of experts, including our CRE researchers, will be presenting specialist physicians including gastroenterologists, surgeons, doctors in training, and other healthcare providers with cutting-edge approaches to multiple topics across gastroenterology and hepatology.
Distinguished Laureate Professor Nick Talley will be presenting “5 practical tips that actually work in IBS - beyond standard therapy”, and Dr Kerith Duncanson will be presenting “Diet Therapies for Obesity - do they work?”. Be sure to get to these sessions if you are attending the conference in Newcastle this weekend!

The following CRE Researchers have been invited to present at Digestive Disease Week 2025: Dr Stella-Maris Egboh, Nicole...
02/04/2025

The following CRE Researchers have been invited to present at Digestive Disease Week 2025: Dr Stella-Maris Egboh, Nicole Simm, Dr Emily Hoedt, and Prof Guy Eslick.

Congratulations to all who have been accepted to share their work at this prestigious conference, and are increasing awareness about CRE projects and research on the world stage.

The 2025 NHMRC Investigator Grant recipients have been announced and Dr Ayesha Shah was successful in the Emerging Leade...
12/03/2025

The 2025 NHMRC Investigator Grant recipients have been announced and Dr Ayesha Shah was successful in the Emerging Leadership 1 (EL1) category for 'From Bedside to Bench: Improving Clinical Care Using Insights from the Small Intestinal Microbiome'. Dr Shah aims "to develop better techniques for diagnosing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and create new therapies to modify the gut bacteria to treat or even eradicate SIBO."
We would like to send our congratulations to Dr Ayesha Shah, and all other recipients of the 2025 NHMRC Investigator Grants.
Read more: https://transformingguthealth.org/2025/03/12/2025-nhmrc-investigator-grant/

Our upcoming event is not one to miss for clinicians!This event will explore both established practices and groundbreaki...
21/02/2025

Our upcoming event is not one to miss for clinicians!
This event will explore both established practices and groundbreaking innovations in diagnosis and treatment of GORD and dysphasia, providing clinicians with the critical insights needed to enhance patient care. Expert speakers will delve into the latest research findings, emerging therapeutic options, and diagnostic tools that are shaping the management and stand to substantially improve the quality of life of those affected by these conditions.
The event will be held on the 27th February 2025 from 6PM-8PM at the TRI Room 2004(Brisbane) or online via the link below. For more information about speakers and agenda, visit our website.
We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-and-outside-the-boundaries-for-gord-dysphagia-management-tickets-1144910420889

Our Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) is transforming! With the awarding of the 2024-2029 NHMRC grant funding, our cen...
13/12/2024

Our Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) is transforming! With the awarding of the 2024-2029 NHMRC grant funding, our centre has been reshaped into the CRE in Transforming Gut Health.
Professor Nicholas Talley, Lead Investigator for the CRE is delighted by the prospect of progressing this important work: “I’m very pleased to share that the success, outputs and outcomes of our NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence has resulted in new funding for the coming 5 years, to progress novel work that builds on recent research gains. I want to thank my superb team of collaborators for their efforts over the last 5 years, and look forward to the next 5 years of leading research in transforming gut health”.

We are looking forward to sharing our future research and helping transform gut health, for good.

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