How will nutritional genomics drive medical nutrition therapy? 2014 HMS Seminar Series
Event Details
- Date:
- Friday, 31 October 2014
- Time:
- 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
- Room:
- room 219
- UQ Location:
- Human Movement Studies Building (St Lucia)
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Sandrine Kingston-Ducrot
- Phone:
- 56912
- Email:
- s.ducrot@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Event Description
- Full Description:
- How will nutritional genomics drive medical nutrition therapy?
Abstract:
Rapid advances in genomics technology have significantly broadened the scope of information available about the interaction of genes and nutrients at the cellular level, the impact of nutrients on the transcription and translation of proteins and human metabolism. This has led to the relatively novel field of “nutritional genomics”, which encompasses the study of the genome-wide effects of nutrients and their molecular mechanisms, termed nutrigenomics and the interaction of variations in an individual’s genotype with nutrients consumed, termed nutrigenetics. The Human Genome Project revealed a range of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) responsible for such effects and specific diet-related conditions. Furthermore, the International HapMap Project has examined patterns in genetic variation by determining an extensive number of haplotypes, or combinations of SNPs that occur simultaneously. A map of this genetic variation will be used to predict disease patterns and responses to treatments. It is anticipated that medical nutrition therapy of the future will harness this new knowledge and involve prescription of nutrients alone or in combination with medical treatments in order to optimise health and alleviate or minimise the progression of genetically-associated diseases or conditions.
This presentation will discuss some of the currently available nutritional genomics tests, what they mean and how they can be used, and will open the floor to debate about where to from here and potential ethical implications.
Presenter:
Olivia Wright is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of the Master of Dietetics Studies Program at the SHMS. Her main research streams include: (i) The production and metabolism of Vitamin D and it's relation to metabolic health; (ii) Clinical trials of dietary/lifestyle interventions and the evaluation of novel biomarkers; (iii) Scholarship of teaching in nutritional genomics; and (iv) Development of innovative models of dietetics service delivery to prevent nutritional decline and improve quality of life in residents of aged care facilities. She is an Associate Editor for the Dietitians Association of Australia national journal, Nutrition and Dietetics.
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