Professor Robert Gibson

Biography/ Background

Prof Gibson is a biochemist/nutritionist who has published over 200 peer reviewed papers in a variety of paediatric, nutrition and biochemical journals. His work has been cited a total of 3,818 times in scholarly journals (over 180 citations per year since 2000). Average citation per item is 27 with an h-index of 34. Several papers enjoy high citation rates with 8 having over 100 citations each and 24 having over 50 citations each. Prof Gibson has been invited to write editorials for the Lancet, Paediatrics and the Medical Journal of Australia and his work published in the Am J Clin Nutr, the leading journal of his discipline, has been subject to invited editorials from other research leaders.

Prof Gibson has been actively involved in fatty acid research in cells, animals and humans for 25 years and has published over 80 papers in this area. He has designed and conducted many randomised clinical trials involving nutrition interventions in the perinatal period.  The trials were designed to test the effects of interventions with iron, selenium, probiotics, nucleotides and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on infant biochemistry, growth, physiology and developmental outcome. Two RCTs are currently in progress – DINO: a National DHA-dose response study on mental development in 650 preterm infants and DOMInO: a National DHA in pregnancy study on postnatal depression and child development in approximately 2200 women/infants.

Awards & Achievements

• 2003 Nutrition Society of Australia, Research Medal. Awarded for research excellence in the area of Nutrition.
• 2004 Fellow, Nutrition Society of Australia. The most prestigious award of the Society.
• 2006 Elected to the Board of Directors, International Society of the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL)

Research Funding

Current NHMRC grants:

• ID 627174. RA Gibson; PJ Anderson; L Smithers. Project Grant: Does maternal supplementation with n-3 long-chain PUFA in pregnancy influence cognitive development in childhood? 2010-2012: $534,125.
• ID 570109.  M Makrides, B Muhlhausler, RA Gibson, R McDermott, L Tapsell. Project Grant: Effect of prenatal n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on body mass in early childhood. 2009 $350,350; 2010 $258,350; 2011 $258,350; 2012 $258,350; 2013 $258,350.
• ID 519324. R Gibson, Senior Research Fellowship: 2008-12 SRF level B (2008 $119,000; 2009 $119,000; 2010 $119,000; 2011 $119,000; 2012 $119,000).
• ID 508003.M Makrides, RA Gibson, L Doyle, P Anderson, P Ryan, CT Collins. Project grant: Long-term follow-up of children born preterm who received high dose DHA: the DINO trial follow-up.  2008 $175,400; 2009 $65,400; 2010 $205,800; 2011 $205,800; 2012 $218,500.
• ID 399389. M Makrides, RA Gibson, MS Gold, J Hawkes, S Prescott, H Zola. Project grant:  n-3 LCPUFA supplementation in pregnancy to reduce allergies in early childhood.  2006 $101,600; 2007 $96,600; 2008 $221,600; 2009 $171,600; $2010 $171,600.

Other current grants:

• ID:LP100100668  RA Gibson, BK O’Neill ARC LINKAGE Novel technologies for biodiesel production from meat processing waste streams 2010-2012;$222,000

Professional Associations

• NHMRC 2008 Project Grant Review Panel Member Selector Committee.
• Board member, International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL)
• Member of Australian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Member of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Member of the Nutrition Society of Australia

Community Engagement

Recent invitations to speak at Conferences

• Richardson Centre for Functional Food and Nutraceutical research, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jan 2007.
• 3^rd Asian congress of Paediatric Nutrition, Beijing, China, Oct 2007
• Paediatric and Gastroenterology Workshop, Indianapolis, USA, Oct 2007
• Nestle Nutrition Institute Symposium, Penang, Malaysia, April 2008
• Food and Health Innovation Workshop, Edmonton, Canada, May 2008
• Richardson Centre for Functional Food and Nutraceutical research, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2008
• International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, Kansas City, USA, May 2008
• 19^th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), Bangkok, Thailand, October 2009
• 67^th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop, Marrakech, Morocco, March 2010
• 9^th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Maastricht, The Netherlands, May/June 2010
• Danone Asia Pacific Nutrition Symposium, Suzhou, China, July 2010

Files

• Full Publication List - Gibson_FullPubList_Feb_2011(1).doc [130.5K] (application/msword)

Entry last updated: Saturday, 18 Aug 2012