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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2016
Journal Article
Increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure is associated with altered gut microbiota composition and butyrate production in early pregnancy
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2016). Increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure is associated with altered gut microbiota composition and butyrate production in early pregnancy. Hypertension, 68 (4), 974-981. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07910
2016
Journal Article
Connections between the gut microbiome and metabolic hormones in early pregnancy in overweight and obese women
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, SPRING Trial Group, Kang, Alicia, Shanahan, Erin, Fukuma, Naoki, Angel, Nicola and Wilkinson, Shelley (2016). Connections between the gut microbiome and metabolic hormones in early pregnancy in overweight and obese women. Diabetes, 65 (8), 2214-2223. doi: 10.2337/db16-0278
2016
Journal Article
CART is overexpressed in human type 2 diabetic islets and inhibits glucagon secretion and increases insulin secretion
Abels, Mia, Riva, Matteo, Bennet, Hedvig, Ahlqvist, Emma, Dyachok, Oleg, Nagaraj, Vini, Shcherbina, Liliya, Fred, Rikard G., Poon, Wenny, Sorhede-Winzell, Maria, Fadista, Joao, Lindqvist, Andreas, Kask, Lena, Sathanoori, Ramasri, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Kuhar, Michael J., Ahren, Bo, Wollheim, Claes B., Hansson, Ola, Tengholm, Anders, Fex, Malin, Renstrom, Erik, Groop, Leif, Lyssenko, Valeriya and Wierup, Nils (2016). CART is overexpressed in human type 2 diabetic islets and inhibits glucagon secretion and increases insulin secretion. Diabetologia, 59 (9), 1928-1937. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4020-6
2016
Journal Article
Successful vaginal delivery following spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage at term
Street, Sally, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Callaway, Leonie K. (2016). Successful vaginal delivery following spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage at term. BMJ Case Reports, 2016 215096, bcr2016215096. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215096
2016
Journal Article
Serotonin (5-HT) receptor 2b activation augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in human and mouse islets of Langerhans
Bennet, Hedvig, Mollet, Inês G., Balhuizen, Alexander, Medina, Anya, Nagorny, Cecilia, Bagge, Annika, Fadista, Joao, Ottosson-Laakso, Emilia, Vikman, Petter, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Eliasson, Lena, Wierup, Nils, Artner, Isabella and Fex, Malin (2016). Serotonin (5-HT) receptor 2b activation augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in human and mouse islets of Langerhans. Diabetologia, 59 (4), 744-754. doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3847-6
2016
Journal Article
Prenatal exposures to multiple thyroid hormone disruptors: effects on glucose and lipid metabolism
Molehin, Deborah, Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Richard, Kerry (2016). Prenatal exposures to multiple thyroid hormone disruptors: effects on glucose and lipid metabolism. Journal of Thyroid Research, 2016 8765049, 8765049-14. doi: 10.1155/2016/8765049
2016
Conference Publication
Expression of hexosamine signaling pathway genes in placentae from women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Ramin, Charlotte, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2016). Expression of hexosamine signaling pathway genes in placentae from women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Annual Scientific Meeting of the Endocrine-Society-of-Australia, Adelaide Australia, Aug 23-26, 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/cen.13010
2015
Journal Article
Less pronounced response to exercise in healthy relatives to type 2 diabetic subjects compared with controls
Ekman, C., Elgzyri, T., Strom, K., Almgren, P., Parikh, H., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ronn, T., Koivula, Fiona Manderson, Ling, C., Tornberg, A. B., Wollmer, P., Eriksson, K. F., Groop, L. and Hansson, O. (2015). Less pronounced response to exercise in healthy relatives to type 2 diabetic subjects compared with controls. Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (9), 953-960. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01067.2014
2015
Journal Article
Placental lipase expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A case-control study
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin., Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H.David., Callaway, Leonie K. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes. (2015). Placental lipase expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A case-control study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (1) 100, 100. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0098-9
2015
Journal Article
The rat placental renin-angiotensin system - a gestational gene expression study
Vaswani, Kanchan, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Verma, Pali, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Peiris, Hassendrini N., Wood-Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2015). The rat placental renin-angiotensin system - a gestational gene expression study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (89) 89, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0088-y
2015
Journal Article
Altered serotonin (5-HT) 1D and 2A receptor expression may contribute to defective insulin and glucagon secretion in human type 2 diabetes
Bennet, H., Balhuizen, A., Medina, A., Dekker Nitert, M., Ottosson Laakso, E., Essen, S., Spegel, P., Storm, P., Krus, U., Wierup, N. and Fex, M. (2015). Altered serotonin (5-HT) 1D and 2A receptor expression may contribute to defective insulin and glucagon secretion in human type 2 diabetes. Peptides, 71, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.07.008
2015
Journal Article
Rapid method for growth hormone receptor exon 3 delete (GHRd3) SNP genotyping from archival human placental samples
Pelekanos, Rebecca A., Sardesai, Varda S., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Callaway, Leonie K., Fisk, Nicholas M. and Jeffery, Penny L. (2015). Rapid method for growth hormone receptor exon 3 delete (GHRd3) SNP genotyping from archival human placental samples. Endocrine, 49 (3), 643-652. doi: 10.1007/s12020-015-0647-1
2015
Journal Article
Placental fibroblast growth factor 21 is not altered in late-onset preeclampsia
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kubala, Marta H., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2015). Placental fibroblast growth factor 21 is not altered in late-onset preeclampsia. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (14) 14, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0006-3
2015
Journal Article
Exercise in pregnancy does not alter gestational weight gain, MCP-1 or leptin in obese women
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L, Denny, Kerina J, McIntyre, H.David and Callaway, Leonie K (2015). Exercise in pregnancy does not alter gestational weight gain, MCP-1 or leptin in obese women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 55 (1), 27-33. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12300
2015
Journal Article
Interventions before and during pregnancy to minimize the risks of an overweight pregnancy
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2015). Interventions before and during pregnancy to minimize the risks of an overweight pregnancy. Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series, 80, 105-116. doi: 10.1159/000360354
2015
Journal Article
Gestation related gene expression of the endocannabinoid pathway in rat placenta
Vaswani, Kanchan, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Peiris, Hassendrini N., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Wood Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2015). Gestation related gene expression of the endocannabinoid pathway in rat placenta. Mediators of Inflammation, 2015 (1) 850471, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2015/850471
2015
Conference Publication
Can neonatal stress reactivity be reliably measured in the context of routine care? Salivary cortisol and the neonatal heel stick
Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Callaway, Leonie K. (2015). Can neonatal stress reactivity be reliably measured in the context of routine care? Salivary cortisol and the neonatal heel stick. RCOG World Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12-15 April 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2014
Journal Article
Probiotics and Pregnancy
Gomez Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes D. (2014). Probiotics and Pregnancy. Current Diabetes Reports, 15 (1) 567, 567.1-567.9. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0567-0
2014
Journal Article
Placental lipases in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin, Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Placental lipases in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). PLoS One, 9 (8) e104826, e104826.1-e104826.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104826
2014
Journal Article
Effects of palmitate on genome-wide mRNA expression and DNA methylation patterns in human pancreatic islets
Hall, Elin, Volkov, Petr, Dayeh, Tasnim, Bacos, Karl, Ronn, Tina, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Ling, Charlotte (2014). Effects of palmitate on genome-wide mRNA expression and DNA methylation patterns in human pancreatic islets. BMC Medicine, 12 (103) 103, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-103
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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