Overview
Background
Dr Jennifer Borowsky, MBChB, FRCPA (Anatomical and Molecular Pathology), PhD, graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2008 and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Pathologists in Anatomical Pathology in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston in 2017. She concurrently commenced and has completed a PhD in the molecular pathobiology of colorectal cancer and continues to publish in this field through appointments to the Conjoint Gastroenterology Group at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and national and international collaborations. Jennifer is a Senior Pathologist and co-director of Anatomical Pathology at the Princess Alexandra Hospital as well as Molecular Pathologist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital overseeing molecular sequencing of solid tumours.
Availability
- Dr Jennifer Borowsky is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine Surgery, University of Otago
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), The University of Queensland
Research impacts
morphological and molecular profiling of colorectal cancer and its precursors to elucidate diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic options.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Utility of random neosquamous and cardia biopsy specimens during surveillance after dysplastic Barrett eradication: a prospective single-center study
Yadav, Aman, Gupta, Sunil, Karim, Shwan, Banh, Xuan, Borowsky, Jennifer, Cooper, Caroline, Hughes, Ian, Hourigan, Luke F. and Huelsen, Alexander (2025). Utility of random neosquamous and cardia biopsy specimens during surveillance after dysplastic Barrett eradication: a prospective single-center study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2025.08.033
2025
Conference Publication
Tumor bacteria, tumor-infiltrating T cells, and colorectal cancer survival outcomes
Ugai, Tomotaka, Borowsky, Jennifer, Zhong, Yuxue, Ugai, Satoko, Lau, Mai Chan, Arima, Kota, Haruki, Koichiro, Giannakis, Marios, Nowak, Jonathan and Ogino, Shuji (2025). Tumor bacteria, tumor-infiltrating T cells, and colorectal cancer survival outcomes. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Chicago, IL United States, 25-30 April 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2025-3597
2025
Journal Article
Inflammatory polypoid mass caused by sevelamer and sodium polystyrene crystals
Huang, Andrea, Borowsky, Jennifer, Ketheson, Prabha, Taylor, Andrew and Hamarneh, Zaki (2025). Inflammatory polypoid mass caused by sevelamer and sodium polystyrene crystals. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 101 (3), 685-686. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.10.048
2025
Journal Article
Tumor-immune partitioning and clustering algorithm for identifying tumor-immune cell spatial interaction signatures within the tumor microenvironment
Lau, Mai Chan, Borowsky, Jennifer, Vayrynen, Juha P., Haruki, Koichiro, Zhao, Melissa, Dias Costa, Andressa, Gu, Simeng, da Silva, Annacarolina, Ugai, Tomotaka, Arima, Kota, Nguyen, Minh N., Takashima, Yasutoshi, Yeong, Joe, Tai, David, Hamada, Tsuyoshi, Lennerz, Jochen K., Fuchs, Charles S., Wu, Catherine J., Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Ogino, Shuji and Nowak, Jonathan A. (2025). Tumor-immune partitioning and clustering algorithm for identifying tumor-immune cell spatial interaction signatures within the tumor microenvironment. PLoS Computational Biology, 21 (2) e1012707, 1-32. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012707
2025
Journal Article
Enterocolitis with rectal and ileal stenosis: a rare presentation of metastatic urothelial carcinoma
Smith, Nicholas, Borowsky, Jennifer and Taylor, Andrew (2025). Enterocolitis with rectal and ileal stenosis: a rare presentation of metastatic urothelial carcinoma. BMJ Case Reports, 18 (1) e261930, 1-3. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261930
2024
Conference Publication
Enterocolitis with rectal and ileal stenosis: a rare presentation of metastatic urothelial carcinoma
Smith, Nicholas, Taylor, Andrew and Borowsky, Jennifer (2024). Enterocolitis with rectal and ileal stenosis: a rare presentation of metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14 - 16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16704
2024
Conference Publication
Beyond the biopsy: unraveling a rare cause of cholestasis
Smith, Nicholas, Arjun, Gandhi, Saad, Nivene, Borowsky, Jennifer and Thomas, James (2024). Beyond the biopsy: unraveling a rare cause of cholestasis. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14 - 16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16700
2024
Conference Publication
Temporal heterogeneity in HER2 status of gastric/ gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Borowsky, J. and Cooper, C. (2024). Temporal heterogeneity in HER2 status of gastric/ gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of the IAP, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 May - 2 June 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/his.15253
2024
Journal Article
Expanding the diagnostic toolkit in chronic cholestasis
Smith, Nicholas, Borowsky, Jennifer and Thomas, James A. (2024). Expanding the diagnostic toolkit in chronic cholestasis. Gastroenterology, 168 (4), 655-658. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.005
2023
Other Outputs
Morphological and molecular characterisation of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
Borowsky, Jennifer (2023). Morphological and molecular characterisation of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/b16f51b
2023
Conference Publication
KRAS mutant bowel cancers segregate into two distinct subgroups
Borowsky, J., Su, C., Fennell, L., Burge, M., Liu, J., Costa, A. Dias, Ogino, S., Mckeone, D., Olsen, K., Badshah, J., Bond, C., Nowlan, B., Tria, S., Laki, V., Walker, N., Brown, I., Bettington, M., Leggett, B. and Whitehall, V. (2023). KRAS mutant bowel cancers segregate into two distinct subgroups. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
2023
Conference Publication
Determining if osteopontin is an immune checkpoint of KRAS mutant colorectal cancer
Nowlan, B., Borowsky, J., Dumenil, T., Tria, S., Wright, J., Fennell, L., Bond, C., McKeone, D., Hartel, G., Woods, S., Leggett, B. and Whitehall, V. (2023). Determining if osteopontin is an immune checkpoint of KRAS mutant colorectal cancer. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2023
Journal Article
Bayesian risk prediction model for colorectal cancer mortality through integration of clinicopathologic and genomic data
Zhao, Melissa, Lau, Mai Chan, Haruki, Koichiro, Väyrynen, Juha P., Gurjao, Carino, Väyrynen, Sara A., Dias Costa, Andressa, Borowsky, Jennifer, Fujiyoshi, Kenji, Arima, Kota, Hamada, Tsuyoshi, Lennerz, Jochen K., Fuchs, Charles S., Nishihara, Reiko, Chan, Andrew T., Ng, Kimmie, Zhang, Xuehong, Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Song, Mingyang, Wang, Molin, Giannakis, Marios, Nowak, Jonathan A., Yu, Kun-Hsing, Ugai, Tomotaka and Ogino, Shuji (2023). Bayesian risk prediction model for colorectal cancer mortality through integration of clinicopathologic and genomic data. npj Precision Oncology, 7 (1) 57. doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00406-8
2022
Journal Article
Ileal pouch adenocarcinoma following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in a transplant recipient
Williams, Thomas, Kaazan, Patricia, Slack, Timothy, Tallis, Caroline, Borowsky, Jennifer and Martin, Neal (2022). Ileal pouch adenocarcinoma following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in a transplant recipient. Internal medicine journal, 52 (8), 1448-1449. doi: 10.1111/imj.15876
2022
Conference Publication
Body mass index throughout adulthood and incidence of colorectal cancer subclassified by T cell, macrophage, and myeloid cell infiltrates in cancer tissue
Ugai, Tomotaka, Vayrynen, Juha P., Takashima, Yasutoshi, Kahaki, Seyed Mostafa Mousavi, Langworthy, Benjamin, Haruki, Koichiro, Akimoto, Naohiko, Lau, Mai Chan, Zhong, Rong, Vayrynen, Sara A., Zhao, Melissa, Costa, Andressa Dias, Borowsky, Jennifer, Guerriero, Jennifer L., Zhang, Xuehong, Chan, Andrew T., Wang, Molin, Giannakis, Marios, Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Giovannucci, Edward L., Nowak, Jonathan A. and Ogino, Shuji (2022). Body mass index throughout adulthood and incidence of colorectal cancer subclassified by T cell, macrophage, and myeloid cell infiltrates in cancer tissue. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), New Orleans, LA United States, 8-13 April 2022. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research.
2022
Journal Article
Immune cell profiles in the tumor microenvironment of early-onset, intermediate-onset, and later-onset colorectal cancer
Ugai, Tomotaka, Väyrynen, Juha P., Lau, Mai Chan, Borowsky, Jennifer, Akimoto, Naohiko, Väyrynen, Sara A., Zhao, Melissa, Zhong, Rong, Haruki, Koichiro, Dias Costa, Andressa, Fujiyoshi, Kenji, Arima, Kota, Wu, Kana, Chan, Andrew T., Cao, Yin, Song, Mingyang, Fuchs, Charles S., Wang, Molin, Lennerz, Jochen K., Ng, Kimmie, Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Giannakis, Marios, Nowak, Jonathan A. and Ogino, Shuji (2022). Immune cell profiles in the tumor microenvironment of early-onset, intermediate-onset, and later-onset colorectal cancer. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 71 (4), 933-942. doi: 10.1007/s00262-021-03056-6
2022
Journal Article
Desmoplastic Reaction, Immune Cell Response, and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer
Akimoto, Naohiko, Väyrynen, Juha P,, Zhao, Melissa, Ugai, Tomotaka, Fujiyoshi, Kenji, Borowsky, Jennifer, Zhong, Rong, Haruki, Koichiro, Arima, Kota, Lau, Mai Chan, Kishikawa, Junko, Twombly, Tyler S., Takashima, Yasutoshi, Song, Mingyang, Zhang, Xuehong, Wu, Kana, Chan, Andrew T., Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Giannakis, Marios, Nowak, Jonathan A. and Ogino, Shuji (2022). Desmoplastic Reaction, Immune Cell Response, and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 840198, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.840198
2022
Journal Article
Spatial Organization and Prognostic Significance of NK and NKT-like Cells via Multimarker Analysis of the Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment
Väyrynen, Juha P., Haruki, Koichiro, Lau, Mai Chan, Väyrynen, Sara A., Ugai, Tomotaka, Akimoto, Naohiko, Zhong, Rong, Zhao, Melissa, Dias Costa, Andressa, Borowsky, Jennifer, Bell, Phoenix, Takashima, Yasutoshi, Fujiyoshi, Kenji, Arima, Kota, Kishikawa, Junko, Shi, Shan-Shan, Twombly, Tyler S., Song, Mingyang, Wu, Kana, Chan, Andrew T., Zhang, Xuehong, Fuchs, Charles S., Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Giannakis, Marios, Ogino, Shuji and Nowak, Jonathan A. (2022). Spatial Organization and Prognostic Significance of NK and NKT-like Cells via Multimarker Analysis of the Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment. Cancer Immunology Research, 10 (2), 215-227. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-21-0772
2022
Journal Article
Coffee Intake of Colorectal Cancer Patients and Prognosis According to Histopathologic Lymphocytic Reaction and T-Cell Infiltrates
Ugai, Tomotaka, Haruki, Koichiro, Väyrynen, Juha P., Borowsky, Jennifer, Fujiyoshi, Kenji, Lau, Mai Chan, Akimoto, Naohiko, Zhong, Rong, Kishikawa, Junko, Arima, Kota, Shi, Shan-Shan, Zhao, Melissa, Fuchs, Charles S., Zhang, Xuehong, Giannakis, Marios, Song, Mingyang, Nan, Hongmei, Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Wang, Molin, Nowak, Jonathan A. and Ogino, Shuji (2022). Coffee Intake of Colorectal Cancer Patients and Prognosis According to Histopathologic Lymphocytic Reaction and T-Cell Infiltrates. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 97 (1), 124-133. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.007
2021
Conference Publication
Seattle protocol biopsies of normal neosquamous epithelium in patients with eradicated Barrett's epithelium with prior dysplasia have minimal value: A prospective single-center study
Huelsen, A., Karim, S., Banh, X., Borowsky, J., Cooper, C. and Hourigan, L. (2021). Seattle protocol biopsies of normal neosquamous epithelium in patients with eradicated Barrett's epithelium with prior dysplasia have minimal value: A prospective single-center study. GESA AGW 2021, Virtual, 4 - 12 September 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15608
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