DrClare Reynolds

My current research focus centers on the identification of molecular targets which influence early life risk factors for obesity in offspring born to parents (both mother and father) who are obese or consume a Westernized diet. Evidence from animal studies, including those from our laboratory, have shown that exposure to the adverse effects of an obesogenic diet likely begin in utero. This work programalso investigates dietary and exercise based intervention strategies during critical early life time-points (pregnancy, lactation and infancy) to examine the potential for reversal of negative health implications in the offspring. To address these research questions I will utilise small animal models of diet-induced metabolic dysregulation accompanied by immunological, biochemical and molecular methodologies.