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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2021
Journal Article
Ketones in pregnancy: Why is it considered necessary to avoid them and what is the evidence behind their perceived risk?
Tanner, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2021). Ketones in pregnancy: Why is it considered necessary to avoid them and what is the evidence behind their perceived risk?. Diabetes Care, 44 (1), 280-289. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2008
2020
Journal Article
Dietary fiber intake alters gut microbiota composition but does not improve gut wall barrier function in women with future hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Tomsett, Kate I., Barrett, Helen L., Dekker, Evelyn E., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, David H. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). Dietary fiber intake alters gut microbiota composition but does not improve gut wall barrier function in women with future hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Nutrients, 12 (12) 3862, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/nu12123862
2020
Journal Article
The gut microbiota and inflammation: an overview
Al Bander, Zahraa, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Mousa, Aya and Naderpoor, Negar (2020). The gut microbiota and inflammation: an overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (20) 7618, 7618-22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207618
2020
Journal Article
Altered gut microbiota composition is associated with back pain in overweight and obese individuals
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Mousa, Aya, Barrett, Helen L., Naderpoor, Negar and de Courten, Barbora (2020). Altered gut microbiota composition is associated with back pain in overweight and obese individuals. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11 605, 605. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00605
2020
Journal Article
Self-reported periconception weight loss attempts do not alter infant body composition
Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L., Lust, Karin, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2020). Self-reported periconception weight loss attempts do not alter infant body composition. Nutrition, 77 110781, 110781. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110781
2020
Journal Article
The influence of wasabi on the gut microbiota of high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced hypertensive Wistar rats
Thomaz, Fernanda S., Altemani, Faisal, Panchal, Sunil K., Worrall, Simon and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). The influence of wasabi on the gut microbiota of high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced hypertensive Wistar rats. Journal of Human Hypertension, 35 (2), 170-180. doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-0359-8
2020
Journal Article
Wasabi supplementation alters the composition of the gut microbiota of diet-induced obese rats
Thomaz, Fernanda S., Tomsett, Kate I., Panchal, Sunil K., Worrall, Simon and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). Wasabi supplementation alters the composition of the gut microbiota of diet-induced obese rats. Journal of Functional Foods, 67 103868, 103868. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.103868
2020
Journal Article
Pregnancy and diet-related changes in the maternal gut microbiota following exposure to an elevated linoleic acid diet
Shrestha, Nirajan, Sleep, Simone L., Cuffe, James S. M., Holland, Olivia J., McAinch, Andrew J., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Hryciw, Deanne H. (2020). Pregnancy and diet-related changes in the maternal gut microbiota following exposure to an elevated linoleic acid diet. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318 (2), E276-E285. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00265.2019
2020
Journal Article
Re-assessing microbiomes in the low-biomass reproductive niche
O’Callaghan, J. L., Turner, R., Dekker Nitert, M., Barrett, H. L., Clifton, V. and Pelzer, E. S. (2020). Re-assessing microbiomes in the low-biomass reproductive niche. BJOG, 127 (2) 1471-0528.15974, 147-158. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15974
2020
Book Chapter
Obesity in pregnancy: epidemiology, mechanisms, nutritional and metabolic management
McIntyre, H. David, Dekker, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2020). Obesity in pregnancy: epidemiology, mechanisms, nutritional and metabolic management. Gestational Diabetes: A Decade after the HAPO Study. (pp. 21-34) edited by Annunziata Lapolla and Boyd E. Metzger. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger. doi: 10.1159/000480163
2019
Journal Article
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiota: a randomised clinical trial
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Fernanda Gomez Arango, Luisa, Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and de Courten, Barbora (2019). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiota: a randomised clinical trial. Nutrients, 11 (12) 2888, 2888. doi: 10.3390/nu11122888
2019
Journal Article
Glucolipotoxicity alters insulin secretion via epigenetic changes in human islets
Hall, Elin, Jönsson, Josefine, Ofori, Jones K., Volkov, Petr, Perfilyev, Alexander, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Eliasson, Lena, Ling, Charlotte and Bacos, Karl (2019). Glucolipotoxicity alters insulin secretion via epigenetic changes in human islets. Diabetes, 68 (10), 1965-1974. doi: 10.2337/db18-0900
2019
Journal Article
Ketonuria is associated with changes to the abundance of Roseburia in the gut microbiota of overweight and obese women at 16 weeks gestation: a cross-sectional observational study
Robinson, Helen, Barrett, Helen, Gomez-Arango, Luisa, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2019). Ketonuria is associated with changes to the abundance of Roseburia in the gut microbiota of overweight and obese women at 16 weeks gestation: a cross-sectional observational study. Nutrients, 11 (8) 1836, 1836. doi: 10.3390/nu11081836
2019
Journal Article
Faecal microbiota are related to insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight or obese adults
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker and de Courten, Barbora (2019). Faecal microbiota are related to insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight or obese adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8 (4) 452, 452. doi: 10.3390/jcm8040452
2019
Journal Article
Probiotics for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women: findings from the SPRING double-blind randomized controlled trial
Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David, Barrett, Helen L., Foxcroft, Katie, Tremellen, Anne, Lingwood, Barbara E., Tobin, Jacinta M., Wilkinson, Shelley, Kothari, Alka, Morrison, Mark, O’Rourke, Peter, Pelecanos, Anita and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2019). Probiotics for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women: findings from the SPRING double-blind randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care, 42 (3), dc182248-371. doi: 10.2337/dc18-2248
2019
Journal Article
Knights in shining armor short chain fatty acid producers to prevent atherosclerotic plaques?
Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2019). Knights in shining armor short chain fatty acid producers to prevent atherosclerotic plaques?. Circulation Research, 124 (1), 12-14. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.314246
2018
Journal Article
Placental mitochondrial adaptations in preeclampsia associated with progression to term delivery
Holland, Olivia J., Cuffe, James S. M., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Callaway, Leonie, Kwan Cheung, Keith A., Radenkovic, Filip and Perkins, Anthony V. (2018). Placental mitochondrial adaptations in preeclampsia associated with progression to term delivery. Cell Death & Disease, 9 (12) 1150, 1150. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-1190-9
2018
Journal Article
A vegetarian diet is a major determinant of gut microbiota composition in early pregnancy
Barrett, Helen L., Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Wilkinson, Shelley A., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2018). A vegetarian diet is a major determinant of gut microbiota composition in early pregnancy. Nutrients, 10 (7) 890, 890. doi: 10.3390/nu10070890
2018
Conference Publication
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiome in vitamin D-deficient, overweight or obese adults: a randomised clinical trial
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and deCourten, Barbora (2018). The effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiome in vitamin D-deficient, overweight or obese adults: a randomised clinical trial. Joint Annual Scientific Meetings of Endocrine-Society-of-Australia (ESA) and Society-for-Reproductive-Biology (SRB), Perth Australia, Aug 27-30, 2017. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2018
Journal Article
Iron supplementation has minor effects on gut microbiota composition in overweight and obese women in early pregnancy
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, Anderson, Gregory J., Frazer, David M. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2018). Iron supplementation has minor effects on gut microbiota composition in overweight and obese women in early pregnancy. British Journal of Nutrition, 120 (03), 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518001149
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
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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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: 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
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
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
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The prevalence and management of ketones in pregnancy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The gut microbiome in overweight and obese pregnant women.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, 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
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Maternal lipids and placental lipases in complicated pregnancy.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
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