Maria Nunez Salces

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
    Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Food Science Nutrition and Dietetics Nutritional Physiology
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  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2019 Li, H., Buisman-Pijlman, F., Nunez-Salces, M., Christie, S., Frisby, C., Inserra, A., . . . Page, A. (2019). Chronic stress induces hypersensitivity of murine gastric vagal afferents. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 31(12), 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1
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