Nutrient Gene Interactions
Key scientists:
Evidence is emerging that nutritional insults in pregnancy and early life can affect specific genes to predispose progeny to greater health risks later in life. The changes seem semi-permanent and can take 2-3 generations to restore the genome. We are investigating both the genes that are affected by nutritional supply and most importantly, how effect of one nutrient might be reversed by another.
Please contact Foodplus if you are interested in an honours or postgraduate student project in this area of research.
