Martha Menberu
Research Associate
College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Martha Menberu is a clinical microbiologist and medical laboratory scientist with over 15 years’ experience in medical research, teaching, and community services. Dr Martha’s doctoral research (completion 2021) was focused on investigating novel microbiome-targeted treatments for difficult-to-treat diseases, including chronic rhinosinusitis, to improve sinus health.
Following her PhD, Dr Martha joined the Bowel Health Service, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer at Flinders University in September 2022 and coordinates an international, multi-site clinical trial on developing non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
Dr Martha has published over 23 scientific articles in internationally reputable journals, including 7 publications in the last 5 years and has over 450 citations, indicating her impact in the field of clinical microbiology. She was also involved in the clinical sample collection program at different hospital sites in Adelaide, led by the department of Otolaryngology since November 2020.
PhD - Award Date: 11 Feb 2022, University of Adelaide
Research Project: Investigating novel microbiome-targeted treatments for chronic rhinosinusitis: A novel approach to combat dysbiosis of the sino-nasal microbiome, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
MSc - Award Date: 19 Mar 2013, University of Gondar
Research Project: Active tuberculosis case finding and detection of drug resistance among HIV-infected patients: A cross-sectional study in a TB endemic area, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BSc - Award Date: 20 Sept 2008, University of Gondar
Prevalence of Smear Positive Tuberculosis, Intestinal Parasites and Their Co-Infection among Tuberculosis Suspects in Gondar University Hospital and Gondar Poly Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia
Diploma - Award Date: 21 Jul 2004, University of Gondar
Dr Menberu is a research associate played an active role in coordinating an international clinical trial for cancer prevention and biomarker discovery for cancer detection within the Bowel Health Service at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer. These includes screening of study participants, collection of clinical data and biospecimens including serum, plasma, faecal samples, tissue samples for individuals at risk for CRC. Also, she has been worked as a research assistant at the University of Adelaide and involved in the clinical sample collections for biobanking. These collections provide valuable resources for research to improve the understanding of disease states, and to improve clinical care and treatment options. Moreover, she has been actively involved in medical research, teaching, and community service activities over the last 15 years. This includes advising research projects and thesis preparation for postgraduate students and having roles as both internal and external examiners for undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Gondar.
Dr Menberu was an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology (University of Gondar, Ethiopia), where she lectured undergraduate and postgraduate students in microbiology and immunology, as well as being a supervisor to undergraduate and higher degree students. More recently, Dr Menberu worked as an academic tutor at the University of Adelaide (since February 2020) and provided research placement workshops for the Health and Medical Sciences undergraduate students.
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