Maria Nunez Salces
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
PhD Project: Nutrient-sensing mechanisms involved in the secretion of gastric ghrelin in health and obesity.
I am a graduate in Nutrition and Dietetics as well as in Food Science and Technology. Throughout the period of my undergraduate studies I had the opportunity of doing internships and jobs under diverse roles. For instance, I worked within a Nutritional Biochemistry research team that focused on development of new foods for prevention and treatment of childhood overweight and obesity. On the other hand, I also worked in a healthcare centre as a Dietitian.
In 2013, I started my postgraduate studies at Aarhus University, Denmark. Where I joined the Molecular Biology and Genetics department to study the potential health benefits of a particular milk protein. After finishing my master's degree, I moved to Australia to continue my studies.
Currently, I am a PhD student in Medicine at the Adelaide University. The focus of my project is to investigate the involvement of nutrient-sensing mechanisms for the control of gastric ghrelin secretion. Moreover, the project also aims to investigate such mechanisms under different conditions, like obesity or gastrointestinal diseases.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2014 - 2015 Postgraduate student Aarhus University 2011 - 2011 Intern University of Granada, Granada 2011 - 2011 Research assistant University of Granada 2010 - 2010 Dietitian Grupo NC Salud 2009 - 2010 Nutrition and Dietetic Internship Albayzín Care Centre 2009 - 2009 Dietetic Internship Albayzín College 2009 - 2009 Community Nutrition Adviser International Fair of Andalusian Sports (Sport Medicine Team) -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2018 Award Best Poster (PhD researcher) South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia — 2016 Scholarship Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI) University of Adelaide Australia — 2013 Distinction Honorary Youth Goodwill Ambassador of Denmark Copenhagen Capacity Denmark — -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish - Latin American Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2019 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD in Medicine 2013 - 2015 Aarhus University, Aarhus Denmark MSc in Molecular Nutrition and Food Technology 2009 - 2012 University of Granada, Granada Spain BSc in Food Science and Technology 2005 - 2008 University of Granada, Granada Spain BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 Christie, S., O'Rielly, R., Li, H., Nunez-Salces, M., Wittert, G. A., & Page, A. J. (2020). Modulatory effect of methanandamide on gastric vagal afferent satiety signals depends on nutritional status. The Journal of Physiology, 598(11), 2169-2182.
Scopus32020 Kaur, H., Muhlhausler, B. S., Sim, P. S. -L., Page, A., Li, H., Nunez-Salces, M., . . . Gatford, K. L. (2020). Pregnancy, but not dietary octanoic acid supplementation, stimulates the ghrelin-pituitary growth.. J Endocrinol, 245(2), 327-342.
2020 Nunez-Salces, M., Li, H., Feinle-Bisset, C., Young, R. L., & Page, A. J. (2020). Nutrient-sensing components of the mouse stomach and the gastric ghrelin cell. Neurogastroenterol Motil, OnlinePubl, e13944-1-e13944-13.
Scopus12020 Nunez-Salces, M., Li, H., Christie, S., & Page, A. (2020). The effect of high-fat diet-induced obesity on the expression of nutrient chemosensors in the mouse stomach and the gastric ghrelin cell. Nutrients, 12(9), 1-14.
2019 Li, H., Buisman-Pijlman, F. T., Nunez-Salces, M., Christie, S., Frisby, C. L., Inserra, A., . . . Page, A. J. (2019). Chronic stress induces hypersensitivity of murine gastric vagal afferents.. Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society, 31(12), e13669.
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2015 - 2016 Representative Food Science Department Aarhus University Denmark 2007 - 2012 Representative Nutrition and Bromatology Department University of Granada Spain -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2013 - 2015 Member Society of Spanish Researchers in Denmark Denmark
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