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Associate Professor Marloes Nitert Dekker
Associate Professor

Marloes Nitert Dekker

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Overview

Background

Dr Marloes Dekker Nitert is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland. Marloes is a biomedical researcher with a PhD from Lund University in Sweden. Her research focuses on the role of metabolism in complications of pregnancy. She currently heads a laboratory research group at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences studying the role of metabolism in pregnancy complications and especially how the gut microbiome contributes to a healthy pregnancy and to pregnancy complications. Marloes works closely together with clinician-scientists and clinicians at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the Mater Mothers' Hospital to do her translational research. Marloes is a board member of the Australian Society for Medical Research and a past Council member of the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand.

Availability

Associate Professor Marloes Nitert Dekker is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Licentiate of Medical Sciences, Linköping University
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Medical Sciences, Lund University
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Research interests

  • Microbiome in pregnancy

  • Complications of pregnancy

Works

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161 works between 1998 and 2024

1 - 20 of 161 works

2024

Journal Article

Pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with an altered maternal metabolome and reduced Flt3L expression in preterm birth

Sebina, Ismail, Bidgood, Charles, Stalley, Felicity, Hartel, Gunter, Stark, Terra, Callaway, Leonie, Amoako, Akwasi, Lehner, Christoph, Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Phipps, Simon (2024). Pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with an altered maternal metabolome and reduced Flt3L expression in preterm birth. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 30027, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-81194-4

Pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with an altered maternal metabolome and reduced Flt3L expression in preterm birth

2024

Journal Article

Exploring the Impact of Pre-pregnancy Weight Loss Surgery on Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes: a response

Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Eccles-Smith, Jade and Barrett, Helen L. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Pre-pregnancy Weight Loss Surgery on Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes: a response. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.10.020

Exploring the Impact of Pre-pregnancy Weight Loss Surgery on Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes: a response

2024

Journal Article

Pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a response

Eccles-Smith, Jade, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, McInytre, H. David and Barrett, Helen L. (2024). Pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a response. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.10.014

Pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a response

2024

Journal Article

Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community

Maidment, Toby I., Pelzer, Elise S., Borg, Danielle J., Cheung, Eddie, Begun, Jake, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Rae, Kym M., Clifton, Vicki L. and Carey, Alison J. (2024). Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14 1435745, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1435745

Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community

2024

Journal Article

Developing the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) Hypertension in Pregnancy Guideline 2023: Guideline development approaches, challenges and contextual considerations

Shanmugalingam, Renuka, Munn, Zachary, Barker, Timothy H., Barrett, Helen L., Beech, Amanda, Bowyer, Lucy, Crozier, Tim, Davidson, Amanda, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Doyle, Aunty Kerrie, Grzeskowiak, Luke, Hall, Nicole, Hassan, Hicham Cheikh, Hennessy, Annemarie, Henry, Amanda, Langsford, David, Lee, Vincent W., Peek, Michael, Said, Joanne M., Tanner, Helen, Taylor, Rachel, Ward, Meredith, Waugh, Jason, Yen, Linda, Medcalf, Ellie, Bell, Katy, Ackermann, Deonna, Turner, Robin and Makris, Angela (2024). Developing the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) Hypertension in Pregnancy Guideline 2023: Guideline development approaches, challenges and contextual considerations. Clinical and Public Health Guidelines, 1 (4). doi: 10.1002/gin2.70000

Developing the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) Hypertension in Pregnancy Guideline 2023: Guideline development approaches, challenges and contextual considerations

2024

Journal Article

Pregnancy and offspring outcomes after pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery

ECCLES-SMITH, Jade, GRIFFIN, Alison, MCINTYRE, H. David, DEKKER NITERT, Marloes and BARRETT, Helen L. (2024). Pregnancy and offspring outcomes after pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.08.044

Pregnancy and offspring outcomes after pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery

2024

Journal Article

Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics

Leech, Sophie M., Borg, Danielle J., Rae, Kym M., Kumar, Sailesh, Clifton, Vicki L. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2024). Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics. Microbial Genomics, 10 (7) 001269, 1-11. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001269

Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics

2024

Journal Article

ICP miniseries: Microbial metabolites as a way to provide crosstalk between gut and liver

Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Ovadia, Caroline (2024). ICP miniseries: Microbial metabolites as a way to provide crosstalk between gut and liver. Obstetric Medicine, 17 (3), 168-174. doi: 10.1177/1753495x241258383

ICP miniseries: Microbial metabolites as a way to provide crosstalk between gut and liver

2024

Journal Article

A summary of the 2023 Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) hypertension in pregnancy guideline

Shanmugalingam, Renuka, Barrett, Helen L., Beech, Amanda, Bowyer, Lucy, Crozier, Tim, Davidson, Amanda, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Doyle, Kerrie, Grzeskowiak, Luke, Hall, Nicole, Cheikh Hassan, Hicham Ibrahim, Hennessy, Annemarie, Henry, Amanda, Langsford, David, Lee, Vincent Ws, Munn, Zachary, Peek, Michael J., Said, Joanne M., Tanner, Helen, Taylor, Rachel, Ward, Meredith, Waugh, Jason, Yen, Linda Ly, Medcalf, Ellie, Bell, Katy Jl, Ackermann, Deonna, Turner, Robin and Makris, Angela (2024). A summary of the 2023 Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) hypertension in pregnancy guideline. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (11), 582-591. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52312

A summary of the 2023 Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) hypertension in pregnancy guideline

2024

Conference Publication

Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus do not have compromised polyunsaturated fatty acid status

Meyer, B.J., Dekker-Nitert, M., Cortie, C., Freeman, D.J. and Barrett, H.L. (2024). Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus do not have compromised polyunsaturated fatty acid status. 57th Nutrition Society of New Zealand and 47th Nutrition Society of Australia Joint Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 November – 1 December 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s0029665124001599

Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus do not have compromised polyunsaturated fatty acid status

2023

Journal Article

OFFSPRING: a SPRING follow-up study assessing the efficacy of maternal probiotics and allergic disease in the child

Shipton, Emma V., Foxcroft, Katie, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, McIntyre, H. David, Barrett, Helen, Tang, Mimi and Callaway, Leonie (2023). OFFSPRING: a SPRING follow-up study assessing the efficacy of maternal probiotics and allergic disease in the child. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 185 (3), 212-217. doi: 10.1159/000535179

OFFSPRING: a SPRING follow-up study assessing the efficacy of maternal probiotics and allergic disease in the child

2023

Conference Publication

Gut microbiota composition is similar between overweight and obese pregnant women with healthy and less healthy dietary intake patterns

O'Connor, H., Li, S., Hodge, A., Callaway, L., McIntyre, D., Barrett, H., Wilkinson, S. and Nitert, M. Dekker (2023). Gut microbiota composition is similar between overweight and obese pregnant women with healthy and less healthy dietary intake patterns. 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S002966512300188X

Gut microbiota composition is similar between overweight and obese pregnant women with healthy and less healthy dietary intake patterns

2023

Journal Article

Habitual carbohydrate intake is not correlated with circulating β-hydroxybutyrate levels in pregnant women with overweight and obesity at 28 weeks' gestation

Tanner, Helen L., Ng, Hui Ting, Murphy, Grace, Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2023). Habitual carbohydrate intake is not correlated with circulating β-hydroxybutyrate levels in pregnant women with overweight and obesity at 28 weeks' gestation. Diabetologia, 67 (2), 346-355. doi: 10.1007/s00125-023-06044-w

Habitual carbohydrate intake is not correlated with circulating β-hydroxybutyrate levels in pregnant women with overweight and obesity at 28 weeks' gestation

2023

Journal Article

Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial

Meloncelli, Nina, O’Connor, Hannah, Wilkinson, Shelley A., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Kearney, Lauren and de Jersey, Susan (2023). Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 15 (21) 4653, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/nu15214653

Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial

2023

Journal Article

Women with gestational diabetes mellitus, controlled for plasma glucose level, exhibit maternal and fetal dyslipidaemia that may warrant treatment

Meyer, Barbara J., Cortie, Colin, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L. and Freeman, Dilys J. (2023). Women with gestational diabetes mellitus, controlled for plasma glucose level, exhibit maternal and fetal dyslipidaemia that may warrant treatment. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 204 110929. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110929

Women with gestational diabetes mellitus, controlled for plasma glucose level, exhibit maternal and fetal dyslipidaemia that may warrant treatment

2023

Journal Article

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – diagnosis and management: a consensus statement of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ): Executive summary

Hague, William M., Briley, Annette, Callaway, Leonie, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Gehlert, Jessica, Graham, Dorothy, Grzeskowiak, Luke, Makris, Angela, Markus, Corey, Middleton, Philippa, Peek, Michael J., Shand, Antonia, Stark, Michael and Waugh, Jason (2023). Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – diagnosis and management: a consensus statement of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ): Executive summary. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (5), 656-665. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13719

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – diagnosis and management: a consensus statement of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ): Executive summary

2023

Conference Publication

Short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria and butyrate levels are decreased in women who develop preeclampsia throughout gestation

Dekker Nitert, M., Altemani, F., Mcintyre, H.D., Callaway, L.K., Tyson, G. and Barrett, H.L. (2023). Short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria and butyrate levels are decreased in women who develop preeclampsia throughout gestation. ISSHP 2022, Montpellier, France, 28-31 August 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2023.07.096

Short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria and butyrate levels are decreased in women who develop preeclampsia throughout gestation

2023

Journal Article

Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mamun, Abdullah, Biswas, Tuhin, Scott, James, Sly, Peter D., McIntyre, H. David, Thorpe, Karen, Boyle, Frances M., Dekker, Marloes N., Doi, Suhail, Mitchell, Murray, McNeil, Keith, Kothari, Alka, Hardiman, Leah and Callaway, Leonie Kaye (2023). Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 13 (8) e063826, e063826. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063826

Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Journal Article

Developmental vitamin D-deficiency produces autism-relevant behaviours and gut-health associated alterations in a rat model

Tamang, Man Kumar, Ali, Asad, Pertile, Renata Nedel, Cui, Xiaoying, Alexander, Suzy, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Palmieri, Chiara and Eyles, Darryl (2023). Developmental vitamin D-deficiency produces autism-relevant behaviours and gut-health associated alterations in a rat model. Translational Psychiatry, 13 (1) 204, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02513-3

Developmental vitamin D-deficiency produces autism-relevant behaviours and gut-health associated alterations in a rat model

2023

Journal Article

The effect of exercise prescription on the human gut microbiota and comparison between clinical and apparently healthy populations: a systematic review

Boytar, Alexander N., Skinner, Tina L., Wallen, Ruby E., Jenkins, David G. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2023). The effect of exercise prescription on the human gut microbiota and comparison between clinical and apparently healthy populations: a systematic review. Nutrients, 15 (6) 1534, 1-30. doi: 10.3390/nu15061534

The effect of exercise prescription on the human gut microbiota and comparison between clinical and apparently healthy populations: a systematic review

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    LESTR Low Emission Saliva Test for Ruminants
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Assessing hyperglycaemia in women pregnant after bariatric surgery
    Diabetes Australia Research Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    What is the role of the gut microbiota in regulating maternal metabolism of bile acids in pregnancy in women with, or at high risk of ICP.. (University of Adelaide administered Ferring)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on human gut microbiome functional diversity, inflammation and body composition in colorectal cancer survivors
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    The role of increased gut permeability in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
    Royal Australasian College of Physicians
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Epifluorescent and live-cell imaging microscopes for the investigation of host-pathogen interactions and for molecular and cellular biology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Antibiotics in pregnancy: unintended effects on the microbiome, maternal metabolism and infant body composition?
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Linking maternal and infant microbiome: effects of GDM or effects of probiotics?
    Diabetes Australia Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Long-term consequences of altered neonatal adiposity
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Short chain fatty acids - gut microbiome messengers regulating blood pressure in pregnancy?
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Trophoblast cell-cell fusion in preeclampsia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Assessing ketone production after a meal with restricted carbohydrate in women with gestational diabetes
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Is the resistome in the gut microbiome in pregnant women changing pregnancy outcomes?
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Postprandial triglycerides in diabetes in pregnancy: a pilot study
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Periconception weight loss and the epigenetic regulation of stress and growth in the infant
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Your microbiome or your mother's? The relationship between the microbiomes of mothers and babies
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Metabolic toxins and placental functions
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Does preconception weight loss alter the neonatal stress response to heel stick? A pilot study
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    RBWH Post Doctoral Fellowship: The gut microbiome: A secret ingredient in the development of gestational diabetes?
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The gut microbiome: A secret ingredient in the development of gestational diabetes?
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Validation of a triglyceride meter for home monitoring of triglyceride levels in pregnancy
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Impact of metformin treatment for gestational diabetes on gestational lipid metabolism and infant body composition: A prospective observational study
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    A randomized controlled trial of probiotics to prevent gestational diabetes
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Marloes Nitert Dekker is:
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Available projects

  • Comparing the composition of the gut microbiota between pregnant women with and without previous bariatric surgery

    Bariatric surgery, a surgery used to reduce the size of the stomach and thereby reduce body weight, changes dietary intake. Outside pregnancy, the surgery and the change in diet are associated with changes to the composition of the gut microbiota. Pregnancy also changes the composition of the gut microbiota and may contribute to the physiological changes in metabolism of the mother that ensure adequate nutrient supply to the baby. It is not clear if women who had bariatric surgery prior to falling pregnant have similar or different changes to the composition of the gut microbiota. In this project, you would do a comparison of the composition of the gut microbiota between these two groups of women and link this to the levels of biochemical and hormonal markers.

Supervision history

Current supervision

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