Dr Beverly Muhlhausler
Deputy Director, FOODplus Research Centre
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
My work on the impact of maternal overnutrition on the programming of obesity and metabolic disease has made a significant contribution to current understanding of how exposure to maternal obesity and/or an excess nutrient supply before birth acts to alter the development of key systems involved in the regulation of energy balance. A key focus of my current research is identifying and testing nutritional interventions which can be applied during the perinatal period to improve metabolic health through the life-course, and I am currently leading basic science projects and clinical trials in this area. Since 2008, my work has included a specific focus on the role of maternal omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in determining growth and metabolic health of the infant and child, and I have published 15 original research papers and 4 reviews in the fatty acid field since 2012.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2018 Research Director - Nutrition and Health CSIRO 2017 - 2010 NHMRC Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellow, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia 2017 President Australia and New Zealand Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2015 - 2018 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Award Fellow (Level 2) The University of Adelaide 2014 Treasurer International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids 2014 - 2017 Secretary Australia and New Zealand Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2014 - 2017 Deputy Director, FOODplus Research Centre The University of Adelaide and SAHMRI 2011 - 2015 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Award Fellow The University of Adelaide 2010 - 2018 Head of Nutrition Research, School of Agriculture Food and Wine The University of Adelaide 2006 - 2007 Postdoctoral Fellow University of South Australia -
Language Competencies
Language Competency German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2006 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD 1997 - 2001 The University of Adelaide Australia BSc (First Class Honours) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2020 Mühlhäusler, B., Toop, C., & Gentili, S. (2020). Nutritional models of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2076, pp. 43-69).
2018 Muhlhausler, B., Collins, C. T., Gould, J., Best, K. P., & Leghi, G. (2018). Polyunsaturated fatty acids: metabolism and nutritional requirements in pregnancy and infancy. In G. Burdge (Ed.), Polyunsaturated Fatty acid Metabolism (pp. 111-135). United Kingdom: Elsevier. 2016 Muhlhausler, B., & Gugusheff, J. (2016). Prenatal programming of the mesolimbic reward pathway and food preferences. In D. Walker (Ed.), Prenatal and Postnatal Determinants of Development (Vol. 109, pp. 169-188). New York: Springer.
2012 Mühlhäusler, B. S. (2012). Roles of Pancreatic Cell Functions, Liver, Skeletal Muscle, and Adipose Tissues in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. In D. Bagchi, & N. Sreejayan (Eds.), Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions for Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (pp. 279-288).
2009 Mühlhausler, B. S. (2009). Nutritional models of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In C. Stocker (Ed.), Type 2 Diabetes (Vol. 560, pp. 19-36). Springer.
Scopus9 Europe PMC72009 McMillen, I., Rattanatray, L., Duffield, J., Morrison, J., MacLaughlin, S., Gentili, S., & Muhlhausler, B. (2009). The early originis of later obesity: pathways and mechanisms. In B. Koletzko, T. Decsi, D. Molnar, & A. Hunty (Eds.), Early nutrition programming and health outcomes in later life: Obesity and beyond (Vol. 646, pp. 71-82). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Scopus74 WoS74 Europe PMC542006 McMillen, I., Duffield, J., & Muhlhausler, B. (2006). Prenatal programming of postnatal obesity. In D. Hodgson, & C. Coe (Eds.), Perinatal Programming: Early Life Determinants of Adult health and Disease (pp. 73-83). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2011 Vithayathil, M. A., Ong, Z. Y., & Muhlhausler, B. S. (2011). The Effects of Maternal High Fat Feeding on Body Fat Mass and Susceptibility to Diet Induced Obesity Can Be Reversed by Interventions during the Suckling Period. In JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Vol. 2 (pp. S132-S133). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 2011 Ong, Z. Y., & Muhlhausler, B. S. (2011). Reversing the Effects of Maternal High-Fat, High-Sugar Feeding on Offspring Food Preferences and Fat Deposition. In JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Vol. 2 (pp. S147-S148). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 2011 Ong, Z. Y., & Muhlhausler, B. (2011). The Role of mu-Opioid Receptors in the Regulation of Macronutrient Preferences and Body Weight Gain. In JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Vol. 2 (pp. S16-S17). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 2011 Gugescheff, J., Morrison, J. L., McMillen, C. I., & Muhlhausler, B. S. (2011). Prenatal Activation of PPAR gamma Stimulates NPY Expression in the Fetal Hypothalamus and Promotes Milk Intake in the Lamb. In JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Vol. 2 (pp. S16). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 2010 Nicholas, L., Rattanatray, L., McLaughlin, S., Muhlhausler, B., Kleeman, D., Walker, S., & McMillen, C. (2010). Periconceptional Overnutrition and Offspring Gender Influences Hepatic Expression of Metabolic Genes in Postnatal Lamb.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 17 (pp. 141A). Orlando, FL: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2010 Rattanatray, L., MacLaughlin, S. M., Muhlhausler, B. S., Kleemann, D., Walker, S., & McMillen, J. C. (2010). Periconceptional Overnutrition Results in an Increase in Fat Mass in Female Offspring; the Role of Adipogenic and Lipogenic Genes. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 17 (pp. 212A). Orlando, FL: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2010 Nicholas, L., Rattanatray, L., McLaughlin, S., Muhlhausler, B., Kleeman, D., Walker, S., . . . McMillen, C. (2010). Maternal Overnutrition in the Periconceptional Period Results in Altered Expression of Hepatic Metabolic Genes in the Postnatal Lamb. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 17 (pp. 159A). Orlando, FL: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2010 Zhang, S., Rattanatray, L., MacLaughlin, S. M., Cropley, J. E., Suter, C. M., Molloy, L., . . . McMillen, I. C. (2010). Increased Adrenal Growth and Decreased Methylation of the Adrenal Igf2/H19 Differentially Methylated Region after Exposure to Periconceptional Undernutrition.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 17 (pp. 354A). Orlando, FL: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2009 McMillen, C., Duffield, J. A., Muhlhausler, B. S., Rattanatray, L., Gentili, S., & Morrison, J. L. (2009). EARLY PATTERNS OF NUTRITION, GROWTH AND METABOLIC HEALTH. In JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Vol. 59 (pp. 69). SPRINGER TOKYO. 2008 Rattanatray, L., Muhlhausler, B. S., & McMillen, I. C. (2008). Maternal overnutrition does not upregulate hepatic 11 beta HSD1 mRNA expression of the fetal and postnatal lamb.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 15 (pp. 179A). San Diego, CA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2008 Muhlhausler, B., Duffield, J., Morrison, J., & McMillen, I. (2008). Intrauterine growth restriction increases myocellular expression of PGC-1 alpha in male lambs in early postnatal life. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 15 (pp. 69A-70A). San Diego, CA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2007 Muhlhausler, B., Duffield, J., Morrison, J., & McMillen, I. (2007). Placental restriction and the expression of AMPK in adipose tissue in the late gestation fetal sheep. In EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Vol. 83 (pp. S162). ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD.
2005 Duffield, J., Tellam, R., Vuocolo, T., McFarlane, J., Kanter, K., Muhlhausler, B., & McMillen, I. (2005). Impact of low birth weight and gender on PPAR7, leptin and adiponectin expression in the subcutaneous fat of lambs. In FASEB JOURNAL Vol. 19 (pp. A191-A192). San Diego, CA: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. 2005 Muhlhausler, B., Duffield, J., & McMillen, I. (2005). Maternal overnutrition in late gestation increases peripheral fat deposition in the postnatal lamb. In FASEB JOURNAL Vol. 19 (pp. A191). San Diego, CA: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. 2005 Duffield, J., Vuocolo, T., Tellam, R., McFarlane, J., Kauter, K., Muhlhausler, B., & McMillen, I. (2005). Differential impact of low birth weight on PPAR gamma and leptin expression in perirenal fat in male and female lambs.. In JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR GYNECOLOGIC INVESTIGATION Vol. 12 (pp. 114A-115A). Los Angeles, CA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2005 Muhlhausler, B., Adam, B., Findlay, P., Duffield, J., & McMillen, I. (2005). Increased maternal nutrition increases hypothalamic expression of the appetite inhibitor proopiomelanocortin in the postnatal lamb. In PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Vol. 58 (pp. 1125). Toronto, CANADA: INT PEDIATRIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2004 Muhlhausler, B., Adam, C., Findlay, P., Marrocco, E., & McMillen, I. (2004). Glucose increases the expression of POMC mRNA in the hypothalamus of the fetal sheep in late gestation.. In JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR GYNECOLOGIC INVESTIGATION Vol. 11 (pp. 113A). Houston, TX: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2003 Muhlhausler, B., Schultz, C., Chatterton, B., & McMillen, I. (2003). Adiposity is positively correlated with weight gain over the first 6 months of postnatal life in female sheep. In PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Vol. 53 (pp. 40A). BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: INT PEDIATRIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2017 Gatford, K. L., Muhlhausler, B. S., Sim, P. S. -L., Roberts, C. T., Veldhuis, J. D., Huang, L., & Chen, C. (2017). Pulsatile GH profiles in the pregnant mouse reveal marked increases in circulating GH and GH secretion between early and mid-pregnancy. Poster session presented at the meeting of CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL. 2011 Fong, L., Muhlhausler, B., Gibson, R. A., & Xian, C. J. (2011). Effects of maternal dietary supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation on offspring's bone growth and adult bone mass. Poster session presented at the meeting of Bone. Athens, Greece: Elsevier.
2009 Muhlhausler, B. S. C. J., James, M., Duthroit, E., & Gibson, R. A. (2009). Dietary balance of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA controls expression of lipogenic genes. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 19th International Congress of Nutrition, as published in Annals Of Nutrition And Metabolism. Bangkok, Thailand: Karger.
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2015 |
The University of Adelaide DVCR Interdisciplinary Research Fund (IRF) |
Consumer perceptions, sensory appeal and nutritional value of edible insects: realising the potential of an emerging agricultural industry. |
Wilkinson K, Muhlhausler BS, Ankeny R, Bray H |
$25,000 |
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2015-2018 |
NHMRC Career Development Award (Level 2) |
Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Obesity through Nutritional Interventions |
Muhlhausler BS |
$455,113 |
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2015-2016 |
Diabetes Australia Research Trust |
Early Epigenetic Predictors of Insulin Resistance |
Muhlhausler BS, Molloy P, VanDijk S, Buckley M, Makrides M |
$60,000 |
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2013 |
Waite Research Institute |
How Do Nutrients Regulate the Microbiome-Genome Interactions in the Maturing GI tract of Preterm Infants |
Muhlhausler BS, McPhee A, Collins CT, Gibson RA, Makrides M, Penttila , Bianco-Miotto T, Bent S |
$70,000 |
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2013-2016 |
Premier’s Research and Industry Fund |
Improving the efficacy of sustainable plant oils to increased omega-3 levels in chicken products |
Gibson RA, Hughes B, Hynd P, Muhlhausler B |
$150,000 |
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2013-2014 |
Channel 7 Children’s Health Research Foundation |
Low GI diets for improving metabolic outcomes |
Muhlhausler B, Brand-Miller J, Gentili S |
$70,000 |
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2012-2016 |
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Foods for Future Australians |
Foods for Future Australians |
Makrides M, Gibson RA, Ryan P, Zhou SJ, Dodd J, McPhee AJ, Umberger W, Muhlhausler B, Collins CT, Penttila I |
$2,500,000 |
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2011-2014 |
SIEF (Science & Industry Endowment Fund)
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Early Nutrition, the Epigenome and the Prevention of Disease
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Molloy P, Tellam P, Ryan L, Clark S, Samaras K, Cooney GJ, Makrides M, Muhlhausler B, McMillen C, Morrison J, Noakes M. |
$2,000,000 |
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2011 |
NHMRC Equipment Grant |
The BOD-POD: A state-of-the-art system for measuring body composition |
Couper J, Makrides M, Gibson RA, Dodd J, Muhlhausler BS, Collins CT, McPhee A |
$65,000 |
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2011-2014 |
NHMRC Career Development Award |
Better nutrition for mothers and infants for healthier Australians |
Muhlhausler B |
$384,160 |
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2010-2012 |
NHMRC Project Grant |
Nutrition Before Conception and Later Obesity |
McMillen C, Morrison J, Muhlhausler B, Ozanne S |
$434,150 |
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2009-2013 |
NHMRC Project Grant |
The Childhood Obesity and Insulin Resistance Prevention Study (ChOIR) |
Makrides, Muhlhausler, Gibson, McDermott, Tapsell |
$1,380,000 |
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2007-2009 |
NHMRC Project Grant |
The EarlyOrigins Of Obesity |
McMillen IC & Muhlhausler BS |
$320,250 |
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2009-2011 |
Channel 7 Children’s Health Research Foundation
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Blocking the Early Origins of Obesity: A Role for Omega-3 fatty acids? |
Muhlhausler B, Gibson RA |
$100,000 |
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2009 |
The Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Establishment Grant |
Early Origins of A Taste for Fat: A New Perspective on the Early Life Origins of Obesity |
Muhlhausler B |
$29,000 |
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2009 |
UniSA Health Sciences Divisional Research Grant |
Blocking the Early Origins of Obesity: A Role for Omega-3 fatty acids? |
Muhlhausler B |
$10,000 |
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2007-2011 |
NHMRC Peter Doherty Post Doctoral Fellowship |
The Early Origins of Obesity: A Population Based and Mechanistic Approach |
Muhlhausler B |
$269,000 |
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2007-2008 |
Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Grant |
Intrauterine Growth Restriction and the Early Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome |
Muhlhausler B |
$40,000 |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2017 Principal Supervisor Investigating The Metabolic Health Benefits of Low Glycemic Index Grains Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr See Meng Lim 2017 Co-Supervisor A novel intervention strategy to prevent IUGIR intrauterine growth restriction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Harleen Kaur 2016 Principal Supervisor Identifying Predictions of Dietary Patterns and Obesity in Early Childhood Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Shannon Elizabeth Hunt 2016 Principal Supervisor Improved Understanding of Human Milk Composition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Gabriela Esteves Leghi 2015 Principal Supervisor Early life factors influencing the infant gut microbiota development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Chloe Alexandra Douglas -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2015 - 2018 Principal Supervisor The Short and Long Term Effects of DHA in Preterm Infants: Free Fatty Acids, Lipid Mediators and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Erandi Hewawasam Gardiye Hewawasam Thuduwage 2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Use of Flaxseed Oil for Sustainable Enrichment of Chicken Meat with Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Human Consumption Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Khaled Adnan Khaled Kanakri 2013 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Assessing the Impact of Maternal Omega-3 LCPUFA DHA on the Body Composition of Children at 7 Years of Age using Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Katie Wood 2013 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Evaluation of antioxidant capacity and vitamin E content in barley grains and the impact of processing and storage Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Thi Thu Dung Do 2011 - 2013 Co-Supervisor DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST DRIED BLOOD SPOT METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF N-3 FATTY ACID STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ge Liu 2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Early Origins of Metabolic Syndrome Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jing Zhou 2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Iodine status of pregnant and lactating women and their infants in South Australia and the impacts of current and perinatal iodine nutrition status on body composition and insulin sensitivity of children at 5 years of age Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Dao Hoa Anh Huynh 2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor The early origins of obesity: The importance of prenatal vs postnatal environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Mini Aprem Vithayathil 2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Maternal cafeteria diet consumption and the programming of food preferences in the offspring: the role of the mu-opioid receptor Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jessica Rose Gugusheff
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - ongoing President Australia and New Zealand Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) — Australia 2014 - ongoing Secretary Australia New Zealand Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease — Australia
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