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Dr Samantha Gardener

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6298 6306
Email: s.gardener@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-5260


Samantha is a post-doctoral research fellow based at the McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2014.
  • Bachelor of Science Molecular Genetics in Biotechnology, England, 2007.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Al Shamsi, H., Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Pedrini, S., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Masters, CL., Martins, R., Fernando, B. (2025). The moderating effect of diet on the relationship between depressive symptoms and Alzheimer's disease-related blood-based biomarkers. Neurobiology of Aging, 147(2025), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2025.01.003.
  • Gardener, S., Doecke, JD., Lyons-Wall, P., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S. (2025). Validation of the Alzheimer's disease-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation food frequency questionnaire using weighed food records and biomarkers: the Method of Triads model. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60(1), article number vvae073. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijfood/vvae073.
  • Al Shamsi, H., Gardener, S., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Masters, CL., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R., Fernando, B. (2025). The moderating effect of dietary patterns on the association of depression and anxiety with cognitive function. Clinical Nutrition, 51(August 2025), 278 - 286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2025.06.013.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Murray, K., Zhong, L., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Doré, V., Villemagne, VL., Laws, S., Brown, BM., Taddei, K., Masters, CL., Rowe, CC., Martins, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2025). Baseline habitual dietary nitrate intake and Alzheimer's Disease related neuroimaging biomarkers in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of ageing. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 12(6), Article number 100161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100161.
  • Gardener, S. (2025). Integrative multiomics reveals common endotypes across PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP mutations in familial Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, 17(5), Article number 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-024-01659-6.
  • Rainey-Smith, S., Sewell, KR., Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R., Gardener, S. (2025). Moderate coffee and tea consumption is associated with slower cognitive decline. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2025(Article in press), 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251361058.
  • Sewell, K., Doecke, J., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Peiffer, J., Gardener, S., Sohrabi, H., Erickson, K., Brown, B. (2025). Longitudinal associations between self-reported exercise levels and cognition in ADAD. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 21(6), Article number e70383. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70383.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S. (2024). Generation of a gene-corrected human isogenic iPSC line from an Alzheimer's disease iPSC line carrying the PSEN1 H163R mutation. Stem Cell Research, 79(Unknown), Unknown. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2024.103495.
  • Al Shamsi, H., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Sohrabi, H., Canovas, R., Martins, R., Fernando, B. (2024). The Relationship between Diet, Depression, and Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 68(13), article number 2300419. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202300419.
  • Gardener, S., Fuller, SJ., Naismith, SL., Baker, L., Kivipelto, M., Villemagne, V., Grieve, SM., Yates, P., Rainey-Smith, S., Chen, J., Thompson, B., Armstrong, NJ., Fernando, MG., Blagojevic Castro, C., Meghwar, S., Raman, R., Gleason, A., Ireland, C., Clarnette, R., Anstey, KJ., Taddei, K., Garg, M., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2024). The AUstralian multidomain Approach to Reduce dementia Risk by prOtecting brain health With lifestyle intervention study (AU-ARROW): A study protocol for a single-blind, multi-site, randomized controlled trial. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 10(2), article number e12466. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12466.
  • Sewell, KR., Doecke, JD., Xiong, C., Benzinger, T., Masters, CL., Laske, C., Jucker, M., Lopera, F., Gordon, BA., Llibre-Guerra, J., Levin, J., Huey, ED., Hassenstab, J., Schofield, PR., Day, GS., Fox, NC., Chhatwal, J., Ibanez, L., Roh, JH., Perrin, R., Lee, J., Allegri, RF., Supnet-Bell, C., Berman, SB., Daniels, A., Noble, J., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Peiffer, J., Gardener, S., Bateman, RJ., Morris, JC., McDade, E., Erickson, KI., Sohrabi, H., Brown, B. (2024). Longitudinal associations between exercise and biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 20(11), 7923-7939. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14270.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Zhong, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Murray, K., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Magliano, DJ., Shaw, JE., Daly, RM., Anstey, KJ., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2024). Plant but not animal sourced nitrate intake is associated with lower dementia-related mortality in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11(2024), article number 1327042. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1327042.
  • Pivac, L., Brown, B., Sewell, K., Doecke, J., Villemagne, V., Doré, V., Weinborn, M., Sohrabi, H., Gardener, S., Bucks, R., Laws, S., Taddei, K., Maruff, P., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S. (2024). Suboptimal self-reported sleep efficiency and duration are associated with faster accumulation of brain amyloid beta in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 16(2), Artical number e12579. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fdad2.12579.
  • Savar, SM., Ma, B., Hone, E., Jahan, F., Markovic, S., Pedrini, S., Shemehsavar, S., Easwaran, V., Taddei, K., Gardener, S., Chhatwal, JP., Van Etten, ES., Van Osch, MJ., Clarke, D., Gnjec, A., Van Buchem, MA., Wermer, MJ., Hankey, GJ., Greenberg, SM., Martins, R., Sohrabi, H. (2024). Fluid biomarkers in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18(2024), article number 1347320. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1347320.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S. (2023). Brain network decoupling with increased serum neurofilament and reduced cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. Brain, 146(7), 2928–2943. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac498.
  • Gardener, S. (2023). Comparison of amyloid burden in individuals with Down syndrome versus autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Neurology, 22(1), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00408-2.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Murray, K., Zhong, L., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Ames, D., Maruff, P., Martins, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2023). Habitual dietary nitrate intake and cognition in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of ageing: A prospective cohort study. Clinical Nutrition, 42(8), 1251-1259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.05.022.
  • Gardener, S. (2023). First presentation with neuropsychiatric symptoms in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network Study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 94(5), 403–405. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-329843.
  • Blagojevic Castro, C., Costa, L., Dias, C., Chen, J., Hillebrandt, H., Gardener, S., Brown, B., Loo, R., Garg, M., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R., Sohrabi, H. (2023). Multi-Domain Interventions for Dementia Prevention–A Systematic Review. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 27(12), 1271-1280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-023-2046-2.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Pedrini, S., Chatterjee, P., Nakamura, A., Tegg, M., Hone, E., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Kaneko, N., Gardener, S., Taddei, K., Fernando, B., Martins, I., Bharadwaj, P., Sohrabi, H., Masters, C., Brown, B., Martins, R. (2022). The Association Between Alzheimer's Disease-Related Markers and Physical Activity in Cognitively Normal Older Adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14(2022), article number 771214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.771214.
  • Drieu, A., Du, S., Storck, S., Rustenhoven, J., Papadopoulos, Z., Dykstra, T., Zhong, F., Kim, K., Blackburn, S., Mamuladze, T., Harari, O., Karch, C., Bateman, R., Perrin, R., Farlow, M., Chhatwal, J., Brosch, J., Buck, J., Farlow, M., Ghetti, B., Adams, S., Barthelemy, N., Benzinger, T., Brandon, S., Buckles, V., Cash, L., Chen, C., Chua, J., Cruchaga, C., Denner, D., Dincer, A., Donahue, T., Fagan, A., Feldman, B., Flores, S., Franklin, E., Joseph-Mathurin, N., Gonzalez, A., Gordon, B., Gray, J., Gremminger, E., Groves, A., Hassenstab, J., Hellm, C., Herries, E., Hoechst-Swisher, L., Holtzman, D., Hornbeck, R., Jerome, G., Keefe, S., Koudelis, D., Li, Y., Marsh, J., Martinez, R., Mawuenyega, K., McCullough, A., McDade, E., Morris, J., Norton, J., Shady, K., Sigurdson, W., Smith, J., Wang, P., Wang, Q., Xiong, C., Xu, J., Xu, X., Allegri, R., Mendez, P., Egido, N., Araki, A., Ikeuchi, T., Ishii, K., Kasuga, K., Bechara, J., Brooks, W., Schofield, P., Berman, S., Goldberg, S., Ikonomovic, S., Klunk, W., Lopez, O., Mountz, J., Nadkarni, N., Patira, R., Smith, L., Snitz, B., Thompson, S., Weamer, E., Bodge, C., Salloway, S., Carter, K., Duong, D., Johnson, E., Levey, A., Ping, L., Seyfried, N., Fitzpatrick, C., Chui, H., Ringman, J., Day, G., Graff-Radford, N., Graham, M., Stephens, S., Cruz, C., Goldman, J., Mejia, A., Neimeyer, K., Noble, J., Diffenbacher, A., Yakushev, I., Levin, J., Vöglein, J., Douglas, J., Fox, N., Grilo, M., Mummery, C., O’connor, A., Esposito, B., Goate, A., Renton, A., Fujii, H., Senda, M., Shimada, H., Gardener, S., Martins, R., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Gräber-Sultan, S., Häsler, L., Hofmann, A., Jucker, M., Käser, S., Kuder-Buletta, E., Laske, C., Preische, O., Haass, C., Morenas-Rodriguez, E., Nuscher, B., Ihara, R., Nagamatsu, A., Niimi, Y., Jack, C., Koeppe, R., Mason, N., Masters, C., Obermüller, U., Hu, S., Randolph, G., Smirnov, I., Kipnis, J. (2022). Parenchymal border macrophages regulate the flow dynamics of the cerebrospinal fluid. Nature, 611(7936), 585-593. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05397-3.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Potential role of dietary nitrate in relation to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, cognition, cognitive decline and dementia: a review. Food & Function, 13(24), 12572-12589. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo02427f.
  • Gardener, S. (2022). Predicting brain age from functional connectivity in symptomatic and preclinical Alzheimer disease. NeuroImage, 256(119228), Online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119228.
  • Gardener, S. (2022). . Comprehensive analysis of epigenetic clocks reveals associations between disproportionate biological ageing and hippocampal volume. GeroScience, 44(3), 1807–1823. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-022-00558-8.
  • Gardener, S. (2022). Multimodal brain age estimates relate to Alzheimer disease biomarkers and cognition in early stages: a cross-sectional observational study. eLife, 12(e81869), Unknown. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81869.
  • Gardener, S. (2022). Soluble TREM2 in CSF and its association with other biomarkers and cognition in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal observational study. Lancet Neurology, 21(4), 329-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00027-8.
  • Gardener, S. (2022). Association of BDNF Val66Met with tau hyperphosphorylation and cognition in dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease. JAMA Neurology, 79(3), 261–270. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.5181.

2021

Book Chapters

  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S. (2021). The dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) and Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diets and brain aging. Factors Affecting Neurological Aging: Genetics, Neurology, Behavior, and Diet (553-565). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817990-1.00048-2.

Journal Articles

  • Chatterjee, P., Fagan, A., Xiong, C., McKay, M., Bhatnagar, A., Wu, Y., Singh, A., Taddei, K., Martins, I., Gardener, S., Molloy, M., Multhaup, G., Masters, C., Schofield, P., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Bateman, R., Greenberg, S., Wermer, M., Van Buchem, M., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Presymptomatic Dutch-type hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy related blood metabolite alterations. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 79(2), 895-903. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201267.
  • Chatterjee, P., Tegg, M., Pedrini, S., Fagan, A., Xiong, C., Singh, A., Taddei, K., Gardener, S., Masters, C., Schofield, P., Multhaup, G., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Bateman, R., Greenberg, S., Van Buchem, M., Stoops, E., Vanderstichele, H., Teunissen, C., Hankey, G., Wermer, M., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Plasma amyloid‐beta levels in a pre‐symptomatic dutch‐type hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy pedigree: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal investigation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6), Article number 2931. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062931.
  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Villemagne, V., Fripp, J., Dore, V., Bourgeat, P., Taddei, K., Fowler, C., Masters, C., Maruff, P., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Martins, R. (2021). Higher coffee consumption is associated with slower cognitive decline and less cerebral Aβ-Amyloid accumulation over 126 months: Data from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers, and Lifestyle Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13(19 November 2021), Article number 744872. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.744872.
  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Weinborn, M., Bondonno, C., Martins, R. (2021). Intake of Products Containing Anthocyanins, Flavanols, and Flavanones, and Cognitive Function: A Narrative Review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13(3 September 2021), article number 640381. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.640381.
  • Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Gardener, S., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Cassidy, A., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J. (2021). Flavonoid intake and incident dementia in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 7(1), Article number e12175. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12175.
  • Fowler, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Bird, S., Bomke, J., Bourgeat, P., Brown, B., Burnham, S., Bush, A., Chadunow, C., Collins, S., Doecke, J., Dore, V., Ellis, K., Evered, L., Fazlollahi, A., Fripp, J., Gardener, S., Gibson, S., Grenfell, R., Harrison, E., Head, R., Jin, L., Kamer, A., Lamb, F., Lautenschlager, N., Laws, S., Li, Q., Lim, L., Lim, Yy., Louey, A., Macaulay, L., Mackintosh, L., Martins, R., Maruff, P., Masters, C., McBride, S., Milicic, L., Peretti, M., Pertile, K., Porter, T., Radler, M., Rembach, A., Robertson, J., Rodriguez, M., Rowe, C., Rumble, R., Salvado, O., Savage, G., Silbert, B., Soh, M., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Taddei, T., Thai, C., Trounson, B., Tyrell, R., Vacher, M., Varghese, S., Villemagne, V., Weinborn, M., Woodward, M., Xia, Y., Ames, D. (2021). Fifteen years of the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study: Progress and observations from 2,359 older adults spanning the spectrum from cognitive normality to Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 5(1), 443-468. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-210005.
  • Gardener, S. (2021). Pre-symptomatic Evaluation of Experimental or Novel Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (PREVENT-AD) Research Group. Accelerated functional brain aging in pre-clinical familial Alzheimer's disease. Nature Communications, 12(1), 5346. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25492-9.
  • Gardener, S. (2021). Amyloid and tau pathology associations with personality traits, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and cognitive lifestyle in the preclinical phases of sporadic and autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. Biological Psychiatry, 89(8), 776-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.01.023.
  • Gardener, S., Weinborn, M., Sohrabi, H., Doecke, J., Bourgeat, P., Rainey-Smith, S., Shen, K., Fripp, J., Taddei, K., Maruff, P., Salvado, O., Savage, G., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Martins, R. (2021). Longitudinal Trajectories in Cortical Thickness and Volume Atrophy: Superior Cognitive Performance Does Not Protect Against Brain Atrophy in Older Adults. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 81(3), 1039-1052. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201243.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S. (2020). Single-subject grey matter network trajectories over the disease course of autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. Brain Communications, 2(2), Unknown. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa102.
  • Gardener, S. (2020). A soluble phosphorylated tau signature links tau, amyloid and the evolution of stages of dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease. Nature Medicine, 26(3), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0781-z.
  • Gardener, S., Lyons-Wall, P., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S. (2020). Validation and Reliability of the Alzheimer’s Disease-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Food Frequency Questionnaire. Nutrients, 12(12), Article number 3605. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123605.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Schultz, A., Kloet, R., Sohrabi, H., Van Der Weerd, L., Van Rooden, S., Wermer, M., Moursel, L., Yaqub, M., Van Berckel, B., Chatterjee, P., Gardener, S., Taddei, K., Fagan, A., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Sperling, R., Johnson, K., Bateman, R., Gurol, ME., Van Buchem, M., Martins, R., Chhatwal, J., Greenberg, S. (2019). Amyloid Imaging of Dutch-Type Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Carriers. Annals of Neurology, 86(4), 616-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25560.
  • Sohrabi, H., Weinborn, M., Laske, C., Bates, K., Christensen, D., Taddei, K., Rainey-Smith, S., Brown, B., Gardener, S., Laws, S., Martins, G., Burnham, S., Bucks, R., Reisberg, B., Lautenschlager, N., Foster, J., Martins, R. (2019). Subjective memory complaints predict baseline but not future cognitive function over three years: results from the Western Australia Memory Study. International Psychogeriatrics, 31(4), 513-525. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218001072.
  • Dube, U., Del-Aguila, J., Li, Z., Budde, J., Jiang, S., Hsu, S., Ibanez, L., Fernandez, M., Farias, F., Norton, J., Gentsch, J., Wang, F., Allegri, R., Amtashar, F., Benzinger, T., Berman, S., Bodge, C., Brandon, S., Brooks, W., Buck, J., Buckles, V., Chea, S., Chrem, P., Chui, H., Cinco, J., Clifford, J., D’mello, M., Donahue, T., Douglas, J., Edigo, N., Erekin-Taner, N., Fagan, A., Farlow, M., Farrar, A., Feldman, H., Flynn, G., Fox, N., Franklin, E., Fujii, H., Gant, C., Gardener, S., Ghetti, B., Goate, A., Goldman, J., Gordon, B., Gray, J., Gurney, J., Hassenstab, J., Hirohara, M., Holtzman, D., Hornbeck, R., Dibari, S., Ikeuchi, T., Ikonomovic, S., Jerome, G., Jucker, M., Kasuga, K., Kawarabayashi, T., Klunk, W., Koeppe, R., Kuder-Buletta, E., Laske, C., Levin, J., Marcus, D., Martins, R., Mason, N., Maue-Dreyfus, D., McDade, E., Montoya, L., Mori, H., Nagamatsu, A., Neimeyer, K., Noble, J., Perrin, R., Raichle, M., Ringman, J., Roh, J., Schofield, P., Shimada, H., Shiroto, T., Shoji, M., Sigurdson, W., Sohrabi, H., Sparks, P., Suzuki, K., Swisher, L., Taddei, K., Wang, J., Wang, P., Weiner, M., Wolfsberger, M., Xiong, C., Xu, X., Salloway, S., Masters, C., Lee, J., Graff-Radford, N., Chhatwal, J., Bateman, R., Morris, J., Karch, C., Harari, O., Cruchaga, C. (2019). An atlas of cortical circular RNA expression in Alzheimer disease brains demonstrates clinical and pathological associations. Nature Neuroscience, 22(11), 1903-1912. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0501-5.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Weinborn, M., Bucks, R., Sohrabi, H., Rainey-Smith, S., Brown, B., Gardener, S., Gozt, O., Christensen, D., Savage, G., Laws, S., Taddei, K., Maruff, P., Robertson, J., Ellis, K., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Martins, R. (2018). Trajectories of Irregular Word Reading Ability as a Proxy for Premorbid Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Healthy Aging: A Longitudinal Study. Psychological Assessment, 30(10), 1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000565.
  • Fernando, B., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Villemagne, V., Burnham, S., Macaulay, SL., Brown, B., Gupta, V., Sohrabi, H., Weinborn, M., Taddei, K., Laws, S., Goozee, K., Ames, D., Fowler, C., Maruff, P., Masters, C., Salvado, O., Rowe, C., Martins, R. (2018). Associations of dietary protein and fiber intake with brain and blood amyloid-β. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 61(4), 1589-1598. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-170742.
  • Rainey-Smith, S., Gu, Y., Gardener, S., Doecke, J., Villemagne, V., Brown, B., Taddei, K., Laws, S., Sohrabi, H., Weinborn, M., Ames, D., Fowler, C., Macaulay, SL., Maruff, P., Masters, C., Salvado, O., Rowe, C., Scarmeas, N., Martins, R. (2018). Mediterranean diet adherence and rate of cerebral Aβ-amyloid accumulation: Data from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Ageing. Translational Psychiatry, 8(2018), Article Number: 238. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-018-0293-5.
  • Martins, R., Villemagne, V., Sohrabi, H., Chatterjee, P., Shah, T., Verdile, G., Fraser, P., Taddei, K., Gupta, V., Rainey-Smith, S., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Lim, F., Martins, I., Frost, S., Gupta, S., O'Bryant, S., Rembach, A., Ames, D., Ellis, K., Fuller, S., Brown, B., Gardener, S., Fernando, B., Bharadwaj, P., Burnham, S., Laws, S., Barron, A., Goozee, K., Wahjoepramono, EJ., Asih, P., Doecke, J., Salvado, O., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Gandy, S., Masters, C. (2018). Alzheimer’s Disease: A Journey from Amyloid Peptides and Oxidative Stress, to Biomarker Technologies and Disease Prevention Strategies—Gains from AIBL and DIAN Cohort Studies. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 62(3), 965-992. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-171145.
  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S. (2018). The Role of Nutrition in Cognitive Function and Brain Ageing in the Elderly. Current Nutrition Reports, 7(3), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-018-0229-y.
  • McCabe, K., Woods, S., Weinborn, M., Sohrabi, H., Rainey-Smith, S., Brown, B., Gardener, S., Taddei, K., Martins, R. (2018). Personality characteristics are independently associated with prospective memory in the laboratory, and in daily Life, among older adults. Journal of Research in Personality, 76(Oct 2018), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.06.006.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Sohrabi, H., Weinborn, M., Verdile, G., Fernando, B., Lim, YY., Harrington, K., Burnham, S., Taddei, K., Masters, C., Macaulay, S., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Maruff, P., Martins, R. (2017). Increased carbohydrate intake is associated with poorer performance in verbal memory and attention in an APOE genotype-dependent manner. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 58(1), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-161158.
  • Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Peiffer, J., Xiong, C., Fagan, A., Benzinger, T., Buckles, V., Erickson, K., Clarnette, R., Shah, T., Masters, C., Weiner, M., Cairns, N., Rossor, M., Graff-Radford, N., Salloway, S., Voglein, J., Laske, C., Noble, J., Schofield, P., Bateman, R., Morris, J., Martins, R. (2017). Habitual exercise levels are associated with cerebral amyloid load in presymptomatic autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 13(11), 1197-1206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.03.008.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R. (2016). Diet and Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Chronic Diseases: A Review. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 50(2), 301-334. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150765.
  • Gardener, S., Sohrabi, H., Shen, K., Rainey-Smith, S., Weinborn, M., Bates, K., Shah, T., Foster, J., Lenzo, N., Salvado, O., Laske, C., Laws, S., Taddei, K., Verdile, G., Martins, R. (2016). Cerebral Glucose Metabolism is Associated with Verbal but not Visual Memory Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 52(2), 661-672. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-151084.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Macaulay, SL., Taddei, K., Rembach, A., Maruff, P., Ellis, K., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Keogh, J., Martins, R. (2015). Comparative analysis of the Cancer Council of Victoria and the online Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation FFQ. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 114(10), 1683-1693. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515003335.
  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Barnes, M., Sohrabi, H., Weinborn, M., Lim, Y., Harrington, K., Taddei, K., Gu, Y., Rembach, A., Szoeke, C., Ellis, K., Masters, C., Macaulay, S., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Keogh, J., Scarmeas, N., Martins, R. (2015). Dietary patterns and cognitive decline in an Australian study of ageing. Molecular Psychiatry, 20(7), 860-866. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2014.79.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Keogh, J., Mathieson, S., Martins, R. (2013). Dietary Patterns Associated with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Chronic Disease Risk: A Review. Alzheimer's Disease & Parkinsonism, Special(2013), online.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Gardener, S., Gu, Y., Rainey-Smith, S., Keogh, JB., Clifton, PM., Mathieson, SL., Taddei, K., Mondal, A., Ward, V., Scarmeas, N., Barnes, M., Ellis, K., Head, R., Masters, C0., Ames, D., Macaulay, S0., Rowe, C0., Szoeke, C., Martins, R. (2012). Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and Alzheimer's disease risk in an Australian population. Translational Psychiatry, 2(2012), e164. https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2012.91.

Research Projects

  • Validation of a modified dietary questionnaire for use in Alzheimer’s disease research, Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences Research Grant Scheme 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $9,997.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Contribute of Diet on the Relationship Between Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, and Alzheimer's Disease
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Potential role of dietary nitrate in relation to cognition, cognitive decline, and dementia
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