The collective research facilities of the ATN Centre for Metabolic Fitness are extensive. Each Institution is well equipped to conduct research in their specialised disciplinary areas.
The Nutritional Physiology Research Facility was established with a joint ARC Linkage Infrastructure Grant to the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia. Located in the Bonython Jubilee Building on Frome Road, the facility comprises state of the art equipment including Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), diagnostic ultrasound, pulse wave analysis and ambulatory blood pressure monitors for non-invasive assessment of biomarkers of vascular and metabolic function. It has exercise performance testing equipment including indirect calorimetry and analytical equipment including gas chromatography and high pressure liquid chromatography.
The facility enables the Research Centre to participate in large scale, multicentre studies to examine potential benefits of functional foods and lifestyle change on cardiovascular health and fitness. The facility supports collaboration in fields of nutrition, cardiovascular physiology and metabolism, exercise and sports science, foetal development and programming of cardiovascular and metabolic function. It complements and extends existing projects funded by ARC Linkage grants in partnership with the food industry.
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Professor Andrew Hills is a prominent exercise scientist who heads a team of researchers in the Department of Health at Queensland University of Technology and Dr Bruce Rich manages the Centre for Social Change Research at Queensland University of Technology. This team has a primary research interest in the physiological effects of exercise and obesity and their social consequences.
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Professor John Mamo leads a team of physicians and biochemists in the School of Public Health at Curtin University. This team has extensive experience in researching the effects of exercise and nutritional interventions on cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, with particular current interests in postprandial metabolism, energy expenditure and body composition.
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The Food Science Research Group (FSRG) was created in 1995 following the
formation of the Department of Food Science.
The FSRG is a high quality area of research concentration which focuses on
lipid biotechnology and product development in collaboration with Industry
to support new product development. The FSRG is known for omega 3 fatty acid
research and for nutrition research on meat throughout the world. The FSRG
also has an enviable reputation for texture research (physical measurements
and sensory evaluation). The members of the FSRG have a wide range of
research skills including Lipid Biotechnology, Nutrition, Dairy Science, Soy
& Fish Product Development, Food Microbiology & Food Safety, Physical &
Chemical Analysis of Foods and Sensory Evaluation. The FSRG has strong
multi-disciplinary interactions with external groups from other RMIT
Departments, other Universities, CSIRO and the Food Industry.
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The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) is a key University Research Centre of the University of Technology, Sydney. CHERE is a joint initiative of the Faculties of Business and Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Technology, Sydney, in collaboration with Sydney South West Area Health Service. It was established as a UTS Centre in February, 2002.
CHERE's aim is to contribute to the development and application of health economics and health services research through research, teaching and policy support. CHERE is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in health economics and health services research.
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