Jade Kenna

BSc (Hons)
Lecturer

Email: jade.kenna@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0208

  • Biography

    Jade completed undergraduate studies at The University of Western Australia, majoring in neuroscience, anatomy and physiology, finishing with a first class honours. Jade is currently completing a PhD in clinical neuroscience at the University of Western Australia through The Perron Institute and school of medicine. Her research focusses on the role of the gut microbiome in neurodegeneration, specifically in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Jade is currently involved in a range of neuroscience research projects, co-authoring numerous journal articles. She currently coordinates, lectures, and supervises projects in anatomy, physiology and neuroscience courses within the School of Health Sciences.

  • Teaching Areas

    • Anatomy
    • Physiology
    • Neuroscience
    • Neurodegenerative diseases
    • Clinical neurosciences
    • Microbiome

  • Research Expertise and Supervision

    • Jade has current research students and projects in neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, human gut microbiome, stress, and sleep.
    • Supervised 7 Honours students to completion

  • Book Chapters

    • Kenna, J. E., & Anderton, R. (2020). The role of the gastrointestinal system and gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease. In Martin, C. & Preedy, V (Ed.), The Neuroscience of Parkinson’s Disease Volume 2. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815950-7.00036-9

  • Journal Articles and Proceedings

    • Bakeberg, M. C., Gorecki, A. M., Kenna, J. E., Jefferson, A., Byrnes, M., Ghosh, S., Horne, M. K., McGregor, S., Stell, R., Walters, S., Chivers, P., Winter, S. J., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2021, May). Differential effects of sex on longitudinal patterns of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol, 268(5), 1903-1912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-10367-8
    • Bakeberg, M. C., Gorecki, A. M., Kenna, J. E., Jefferson, A., Byrnes, M., Ghosh, S., Horne, M. K., McGregor, S., Stell, R., Walters, S., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2021). Elevated HDL Levels Linked to Poorer Cognitive Ability in Females With Parkinson's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci, 13, 656623. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.656623
    • Bakeberg, M. C., Hoes, M. E., Gorecki, A. M., Theunissen, F., Pfaff, A. L., Kenna, J. E., Plunkett, K., Koks, S., Akkari, P. A., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2021, Mar 18). The TOMM40 '523' polymorphism in disease risk and age of symptom onset in two independent cohorts of Parkinson's disease. Sci Rep, 11(1), 6363. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85510-0
    • Bakeberg, M. C., Jefferson, A., Riley, M., Byrnes, M., Ghosh, S., Mastaglia, F. L., Horne, M. K., McGregor, S., Stell, R., Kenna, J., Walters, S., Hince, D., & Anderton, R. S. (2019). Elevated Serum Homocysteine Levels Have Differential Gender-Specific Associations with Motor and Cognitive States in Parkinson's Disease. Parkinsons Dis, 2019, 3124295. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3124295
    • Gorecki, A. M., Bakeberg, M. C., Theunissen, F., Kenna, J. E., Hoes, M. E., Pfaff, A. L., Akkari, P. A., Dunlop, S. A., Koks, S., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2020). Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Gut Homeostasis Influence Risk and Age-at-Onset of Parkinson's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci, 12, 603849. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.603849
    • Gorecki, A. M., Preskey, L., Bakeberg, M. C., Kenna, J. E., Gildenhuys, C., MacDougall, G., Dunlop, S. A., Mastaglia, F. L., Akkari, P. A., Koengten, F., & Anderton, R. S. (2019). Altered Gut Microbiome in Parkinson's Disease and the Influence of Lipopolysaccharide in a Human alpha-Synuclein Over-Expressing Mouse Model. Front Neurosci, 13, 839. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00839
    • Jacob, Ysabel, Hart, Nicolas H., Cochrane, Jodie L., Spiteri, Tania, ., Laws, Simon M., Jones, Anthony, Rogalski, Brent., Kenna, Jade., Anderton, Ryan S. ACTN3 (R577X) Genotype Is Associated With Australian Football League Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36(2):p 573-576, February 2022. | DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003458
    • Jeyadevan, A., Bakeberg, M. C., Byrnes, M., Kenna, J., Ghosh, S., Stell, R., Walters, S., Evans, T., McGregor, S., Horne, M., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2019). Trait Impulsivity Is Independent of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Parkinson's Disease Cohort. Parkinsons Dis, 2019, 2672075. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2672075
    • Kenna, J., & Anderton, R. S. (2020). The role of the gastrointestinal system and gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease. In C. Martin & V. Preedy (Eds.), The Neuroscience of Parkinson’s Disease (Vol. Volume 2, pp. 569-582). Elsevier.
    • Kenna, J. E., Anderton, R. S., Knuckey, N. W., & Meloni, B. P. (2020, May). Assessment of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) toxicity in cultured neural cells and subsequent treatment with poly-arginine peptide R18D. Neurochem Res, 45(5), 1215-1229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-020-03004-3
    • Kenna, J. E., Bakeberg, M. C., Gorecki, A. M., Chin Yen Tay, A., Winter, S., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2021, Feb). Characterization of Gastrointestinal Symptom Type and Severity in Parkinson's Disease: A Case-Control Study in an Australian Cohort. Mov Disord Clin Pract, 8(2), 245-253. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13134
    • Kenna, J. E., Chua, E. G., Bakeberg, M., Tay, A., McGregor, S., Gorecki, A., Horne, M., Marshall, B., Mastaglia, F. L., & Anderton, R. S. (2021). Changes in the Gut Microbiome and Predicted Functional Metabolic Effects in an Australian Parkinson's Disease Cohort. Front Neurosci, 15, 756951. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.756951
    • Yates, N. J., Giacci, M. K., O'Hare Doig, R. L., Chiha, W., Ashworth, B. E., Kenna, J., Bartlett, C. A., & Fitzgerald, M. (2017, Feb). Delayed treatment of secondary degeneration following acute optic nerve transection using a combination of ion channel inhibitors. Neural Regen Res, 12(), 307-316. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.200814

  • Professional Affiliations

    Australasian Neuroscience Society