Overview
Background
Dr Nida Murtaza is a Postdoctoral Research Officer in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Research Group at Mater Research Institute – The University of Queensland.Her current research focuses on harnessing the immunomodulatory functions of gut microbes to develop microbiome-based therapeutics aimed at improving treatment outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
Dr Murtaza received her PhD from The University of Queensland, where she investigated the influence of dietary components on human gut microbial communities in both healthy subjects and elite athletes. Her work contributed to a better understanding of how diet shapes microbial ecosystems and their health-related functions.
Following her PhD, Dr Murtaza gained research experience in the biotechnology industry, where she contributed to the development of recombinant dairy proteins using precision fermentation. She also worked on projects focused on creating microbial-derived functional ingredients designed to support health and wellbeing across human and animal applications.
Her current research investigates the anti-inflammatory potential of commensal gut microbes and their derived compounds, with the goal of identifying novel microbial therapeutics for IBD. Dr Murtaza is committed to translational microbiome research, with a focus on microbiota-based solutions for chronic inflammatory diseases.
Availability
- Dr Nida Murtaza is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Effects of dietary FODMAP content on the faecal microbiome and gastrointestinal physiology in healthy adults: a randomised, controlled cross-over feeding study
Murtaza, Nida, Collins, Lyndal, Yao, Chu K., Thwaites, Phoebe A., Veitch, Patricia, Varney, Jane E., Gill, Paul A., Gibson, Peter R., Morrison, Mark and Muir, Jane G. (2025). Effects of dietary FODMAP content on the faecal microbiome and gastrointestinal physiology in healthy adults: a randomised, controlled cross-over feeding study. The British Journal of Nutrition, 1-39. doi: 10.1017/s0007114525000868
2023
Book Chapter
The importance of the microbiome in the gut
Morrison, Mark, Murtaza, Nida and Talley, Nicholas J. (2023). The importance of the microbiome in the gut. Clinical understanding of the human gut microbiome. (pp. 1-11) edited by Mark Pimentel, Ruchi Mathur and Gillian M. Barlow. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-46712-7_1
2022
Journal Article
Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations between gut microbiota composition and cognition in the second year of life: findings from the Child Health and Resident Microbes study
Matsuyama, Misa, Murtaza, Nida, Morrison, Mark, Davies, Peter S. W., Hill, Rebecca J. and Loughman, Amy (2022). Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations between gut microbiota composition and cognition in the second year of life: findings from the Child Health and Resident Microbes study. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 189 (7-8), 285-292. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32915
2022
Journal Article
Successful Manipulation of the Gut Microbiome to Treat Spontaneous and Induced Murine Models of Colitis
Movva, Ramya, Murtaza, Nida, Giri, Rabina, Png, Chin Wen, Davies, Julie, Alabbas, Saleh, Oancea, Iulia, O'Cuiv, Páraic, Morrison, Mark, Begun, Jakob and Florin, Timothy H. (2022). Successful Manipulation of the Gut Microbiome to Treat Spontaneous and Induced Murine Models of Colitis. Gastro Hep Advances, 1 (3), 359-374. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2021.12.008
2021
Journal Article
Wheat-based food form has a greater effect than amylose content on fermentation outcomes and microbial community shifts in an in vitro fermentation model
Bui, Alexander T., Williams, Barbara A., Murtaza, Nida, Lisle, Allan, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Morrison, Mark and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Wheat-based food form has a greater effect than amylose content on fermentation outcomes and microbial community shifts in an in vitro fermentation model. Food Hydrocolloids, 114 106560, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106560
2020
Conference Publication
Microbiota and viruence factors associated with Crohn's Disease recurrence revealed at strain-level resolution by novel combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing (mc-mgs). The Enigma Study
Teh, Jing Jie, Kang, Seungha, Murtaza, Nida, Zhang, Jingwan, Zhang, Fen, Liu, Qin, Hamilton, Amy L., Wilson-O'Brien, Amy, Ching, Jessica Y., Sung, Joseph J., Yu, Jun, Ng, Siew C., Kamm, Michael A. and Morrison, Mark (2020). Microbiota and viruence factors associated with Crohn's Disease recurrence revealed at strain-level resolution by novel combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing (mc-mgs). The Enigma Study. AGA 2020, Online, 2020. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(20)33265-0
2020
Conference Publication
Polyols are a key driver of the bifidobacteria niche expansion and reduced bacterial richness observed with a moderate intake of food-borne prebiotics by healthy Australian subjects
Murtaza, Nida, Collins, Lyndal S., Krause, Lutz, Muir, Jane, Gibson, Peter R. and Morrison, Mark (2020). Polyols are a key driver of the bifidobacteria niche expansion and reduced bacterial richness observed with a moderate intake of food-borne prebiotics by healthy Australian subjects. Crohn's and Colitis Congress, Austin, TX USA, 23-25 January 2020. Philadelphia, PA USA: Elsevier.
2020
Other Outputs
Investigation of diet - microbiota interactions as affected by the carbohydrate intake of healthy human subjects
Murtaza, Nida (2020). Investigation of diet - microbiota interactions as affected by the carbohydrate intake of healthy human subjects. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.151
2019
Journal Article
Analysis of the effects of dietary pattern on the oral microbiome of elite endurance athletes
Murtaza, Nida, Burke, Louise, Vlahovich, Nicole, Charlesson, Bronwen, O’Neill, Hayley, Ross, Megan, Campbell, Katrina, Krause, Lutz and Morrison, Mark (2019). Analysis of the effects of dietary pattern on the oral microbiome of elite endurance athletes. Nutrients, 11 (3) 614, 614. doi: 10.3390/nu11030614
2019
Journal Article
The effects of dietary pattern during intensified training on stool microbiota of elite race walkers
Murtaza, Nida, Burke, Louise, Vlahovich, Nicole, Charlesson, Bronwen, O’ Neill, Hayley, Ross, Megan, Campbell, Katrina, Krause, Lutz and Morrison, Mark (2019). The effects of dietary pattern during intensified training on stool microbiota of elite race walkers. Nutrients, 11 (2) 261, 261. doi: 10.3390/nu11020261
2018
Conference Publication
Diets with Different Prebiotic Content Alter the Gut Prokaryote and Fungal Microbiota
Murtaza, Nida, McNamara, Lyndal, Hoedt, Emily C., Muir, Jane, Gibson, Peter R. and Morrison, Mark (2018). Diets with Different Prebiotic Content Alter the Gut Prokaryote and Fungal Microbiota. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2018, Washington, DC United States, 2-8 June 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(18)32306-0
2017
Journal Article
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion
Lynch, Jason P., Werder, Rhiannon B., Loh, Zhixuan, Sikder, Md Al Amin, Curren, Bodie, Zhang, Vivian, Rogers, Matthew J. , Lane, Katie, Simpson, Jennifer, Mazzone, Stuart B., Spann, Kirsten, Hayball, John, Diener, Kerrilyn, Everard, Mark L., Blyth, Christopher C., Forstner, Christian, Dennis, Paul G., Murtaza, Nida, Morrison, Mark, Ó Cuív, Páraic, Zhang, Ping, Haque, Ashraful, Hill, Geoffrey R., Sly, Peter D., Upham, John W. and Phipps, Simon (2017). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215 (2), 537-557. doi: 10.1084/jem.20170298
2017
Journal Article
Diet and the microbiome
Murtaza, Nida, O Cuiv, Paraic and Morrison, Mark (2017). Diet and the microbiome. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 46 (1), 49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2016.09.005
2014
Journal Article
Finger millet bran supplementation alleviates obesity-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbial derangements in high-fat diet-fed mice
Murtaza, Nida, Baboota, Ritesh K, Jagtap, Sneha, Singh, Dhirendra P, Khare, Pragyanshu, Sarma, Siddhartha M, Podili, Koteswaraiah, Alagesan, Subramanian, Chandra, T S, Bhutani, K K, Boparai, Ravneet K, Bishnoi, Mahendra and Kondepudi, Kanthi Kiran (2014). Finger millet bran supplementation alleviates obesity-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbial derangements in high-fat diet-fed mice. The British Journal of Nutrition, 112 (9), 1447-1458. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514002396
2014
Journal Article
Capsaicin-induced transcriptional changes in hypothalamus and alterations in gut microbial count in high fat diet fed mice
Baboota, Ritesh K, Murtaza, Nida, Jagtap, Sneha, Singh, Dhirendra P, Karmase, Aniket, Kaur, Jaspreet, Bhutani, Kamlesh K, Boparai, Ravneet K, Premkumar, Louis S, Kondepudi, Kanthi Kiran and Bishnoi, Mahendra (2014). Capsaicin-induced transcriptional changes in hypothalamus and alterations in gut microbial count in high fat diet fed mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 25 (9), 893-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.04.004
2014
Book Chapter
Dietary Polysaccharides for the Modulation of Obesity via Beneficial Gut Microbial Manipulation
Kondepudi, Kanthi Kiran, Bishnoi, Mahendra, Podili, Koteswaraiah, Ambalam, Padma, Mazumder, Koushik, Murtaza, Nida, Baboota, Ritesh K. and Boparai, Ravneet K. (2014). Dietary Polysaccharides for the Modulation of Obesity via Beneficial Gut Microbial Manipulation. Polysaccharides: Natural Fibers in Food and Nutrition. (pp. 367-384) edited by Benkeblia, N.. Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press.
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