
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
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Microbiome in pregnancy
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Complications of pregnancy
Works
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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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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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on infant development via changes to dietary intake and quality, mental health, and the gut microbiome of Queensland families
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton, Dr Danielle Borg, Professor Kym Rae
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Doctor Philosophy
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Women's experiences of dietary management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shelley Wilkinson, Associate Professor Susie de Jersey
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Doctor Philosophy
Cattle Pregnancy and Methane Emissions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elizabeth Ross, Associate Professor Marina Fortes
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Doctor Philosophy
Cattle Pregnancy and Methane Emissions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elizabeth Ross, Associate Professor Marina Fortes
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Doctor Philosophy
Cattle Pregnancy and Methane Emissions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elizabeth Ross, Associate Professor Marina Fortes
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The gut microbiome in overweight and obese pregnant women.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Morrison
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Composition, Inflammation, and the Gut Microbiome in Cancer Survivors in Response to High Intensity Interval Training
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Infant body composition as a predictor of childhood obesity, cardiovascular risk and inflammatory markers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yvonne Eiby
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic and biochemical analysis of host-microbe interactions affecting gut homeostasis: functional and genomic analysis of polyphenol catabolism by bacteria from Clostridium cluster IV
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Morrison
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2017
Master Philosophy
Periconception weight loss: what are the effects on the HPA axis in the infant?
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Maternal lipids and placental lipases in complicated pregnancy.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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