Dr Kai Liu

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2024 - ongoing	NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher	Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
  2023 - 2023	Teaching Assistant	University of Adelaide
  2022 - ongoing	Research Assistant	University of Adelaide

• Awards and Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
  2022	Award	2022 Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Grant	University of Adelaide	Australia	$1000
  2022	Award	2022 3MT Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Winner, People's Choice Award	University of Adelaide	Australia	-
  2021	Award	2021 HDR research support awards	Adelaide Medical School	Australia	$280
  2020	Award	2020 Northern Communities Health Foundation Prize for research poster	Florey Conference	Australia	-
  2018	Award	2018 Best Honours Presentation	Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University	Australia	-

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  Chinese (Mandarin)	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2019 - 2023	University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy
  2018 - 2018	Monash University	Australia	Bachelor of Nutrition (Honours)
  2013 - 2017	Flinders University	Australia	Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Certifications

  Date	Title	Institution name	Country
  2018	Accredited Practising Dietitian	Dietitians Australia	Australia

• Research Interests

  Nutrition and Metabolic Health Pregnancy and Birth Nutrition and Dietetics Medical biochemistry - lipids Public health nutrition

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Takele, W. W., Vesco, K. K., Josefson, J., Redman, L. M., Hannah, W., Bonham, M. P., . . . Lim, S. (2024). Effective interventions in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Communications Medicine, 4(1), 75-1-75-15. DOI
  2024	Felton, J. L., Redondo, M. J., Oram, R. A., Speake, C., Long, S. A., Onengut-Gumuscu, S., . . . Hannah, W. (2024). Islet autoantibodies as precision diagnostic tools to characterize heterogeneity in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review. Communications Medicine, 4(1), 18 pages. DOI Scopus3
  2024	Moumin, N. A., Shepherd, E., Liu, K., Makrides, M., Gould, J. F., Green, T. J., & Grzeskowiak, L. E. (2024). The Effects of Prenatal Iron Supplementation on Offspring Neurodevelopment in Upper Middle- or High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 16(15), 11 pages. DOI
  2024	Liu, K., Choi, T. S. T., Zhao, L., Teong, X. T., Hutchison, A. T., & Heilbronn, L. K. (2024). A qualitative exploration of behaviour change and maintenance experience in people with overweight or obesity in a dietary intervention. Nutrition and Dietetics, 81(3), 296-305. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
  2023	Liu, K., Liu, B., Wittert, G. A., Thompson, C. H., Hutchison, A. T., & Heilbronn, L. K. (2023). Intermittent fasting increases growth differentiation factor 15 in females with overweight or obesity but not associated with food intake. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 17(1), 91-93. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
  2023	Teong, X. T., Liu, K., Vincent, A. D., Bensalem, J., Liu, B., Hattersley, K. J., . . . Heilbronn, L. K. (2023). Intermittent fasting plus early time-restricted eating versus calorie restriction and standard care in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 29(4), 963-972. DOI Scopus35 WoS8 Europe PMC19
  2023	Bensalem, J., Teong, X. T., Hattersley, K. J., Hein, L. K., Fourrier, C., Liu, K., . . . Sargeant, T. J. (2023). Basal autophagic flux measured in blood correlates positively with age in adults at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Geroscience, 45(6), 3549-3560. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2023	Lim, S., Takele, W. W., Vesco, K. K., Redman, L. M., Hannah, W., Bonham, M. P., . . . Tye, S. C. (2023). Participant characteristics in the prevention of gestational diabetes as evidence for precision medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Communications Medicine, 3(1), 137. DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC6
  2023	Tobias, D. K., Merino, J., Ahmad, A., Aiken, C., Benham, J. L., Bodhini, D., . . . Franks, P. W. (2023). Second international consensus report on gaps and opportunities for the clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine.. Nature medicine, 29(10), 2438-2457. DOI Scopus54 WoS7 Europe PMC37
  2022	Zhao, L., Teong, X. T., Liu, K., Liu, B., Melaku, Y. A., Vincent, A. D., . . . Heilbronn, L. K. (2022). Eating architecture in adults at increased risk of type 2 diabetes: associations with body fat and glycaemic control. The British Journal of Nutrition, 128(2), 324-333. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
  2021	Teong, X. T., Liu, K., Hutchison, A. T., Liu, B., Feinle-Bisset, C., Wittert, G. A., . . . Heilbronn, L. K. (2021). An update to the study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing daily calorie restriction versus intermittent fasting to improve glycaemia in individuals at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 15(3), 1. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  2020	Liu, K., Liu, B., & Heilbronn, L. K. (2020). Intermittent fasting: what questions should we be asking?. Physiology and Behavior, 218, 112827-1-112827-8. DOI Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC9
  2020	Teong, X. T., Liu, K., Hutchison, A. T., Liu, B., Feinle-Bisset, C., Wittert, G. A., . . . Heilbronn, L. K. (2020). Rationale and protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing daily calorie restriction versus intermittent fasting to improve glycaemia in individuals at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 14(2), 176-183. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC3

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2023	Heilbronn, L., Liu, K., & Fontana, L. (2023). Biology of Calorie Restriction and Intermittent Fasting. In Handbook of Obesity - Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology, Fourth Edition (Vol. 1, pp. 95-102). CRC Press. DOI

2023: Teaching assistant for PUB HLTH 3007 Nutrition: Ideology, Individuals & Industry

2024: Co-coordinator for PUB HLTH 3007 Nutrition: Ideology, Individuals & Industry

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Antepartum Complications and Cardiometabolic Risk in Offspring: A Study of Telomere Length as a Biomarker	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Eskedar Getie Mekonnen

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2024 - ongoing	Member	Nutrition Society of Australia	Australia
  2024 - ongoing	Member	HiPPP EMCR-C	Australia
  2021 - ongoing	Member	ANZOS	Australia
  2017 - ongoing	Member	Chinese Nutrition Society	China
  2015 - ongoing	Member	Dietitians Association	Australia

• Position: NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher A
• Phone: 81284070
• Email: kai.liu@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: West End Health Precinct
• Building: SAHMRI - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, floor Level 7
• Org Unit: Women's and Children's Health