Over the next five years, I will further expand and continue to translate my basic and clinical research programs in women’s health to deliver outcomes to the Australian and international health care systems. In particular, I will target the concept of pregnancy as a determinant of future community health and wellbeing. There is now substantial consensus that environmental influences (including, but not limited to, maternal nutrition) during early life can have a fundamental impact on human deve ....Over the next five years, I will further expand and continue to translate my basic and clinical research programs in women’s health to deliver outcomes to the Australian and international health care systems. In particular, I will target the concept of pregnancy as a determinant of future community health and wellbeing. There is now substantial consensus that environmental influences (including, but not limited to, maternal nutrition) during early life can have a fundamental impact on human development, with consequences for biological and social function and behaviour throughout the lifecourseRead moreRead less
I am a clinical scientist investigating the mechanisms linking renal impairment and cardiovascular disease with a particular focus on the role of the sympathetic nervous system.