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DrAmanda Brandon

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Science

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4996-7189 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

My research interests centre around the development of obesity, insulin resistance and aging and how nutrition and gender can modify these parameters. I am especially interested in the effects of these and liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue metabolism.

Previous research Supervision:

  • Primary Supervisor of 2 honours students.
  • Co-Supervisor of one PhD and three honours students.
  • Supervisor for 1 bath student and co-supervisor for a visiting PhD student.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Targeting Impaired Glucose Sensing in the Brain to Improve Glucose Homeostasis in T2D
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Schmitz-Peiffer C,
    • Brandon A
  • GRANT
    How do diet, gender and obesity interact to regulate insulin sensitivity and metabolism in mice
    Diabetes Australia1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Brandon A
  • GRANT
    Can enhancing futile cycles combat obesity related insulin resistance?
    Diabetes Australia1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cooney G,
    • Brandon A