DrGunveen Kaur

Senior Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

  • Senior Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Gunveen Kaur is a Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and is a member of Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin University. Dr Kaur's teaching and research interests focus on investigating the effects of dietary fats, specifically omega-3 fats, on metabolism and in prevention and management of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance, at a clinical and molecular level. Dr Kaur has 40 peer-reviewed publications with >2200 citations. Out of her 40 publications, >78% are published in top 25% journals and 58% feature international collaborations. Dr Kaur has won $182K in competitive category 1 research funding as CI, including $52K as CI-A  on diet and cardiometabolic health.


Research Groups
Biology of cardiovascular and metabolic health
Redox regulation of health and disease

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    Victoria University, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Australia2012 - 2014

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition and Molecular Biology)
    Deakin University, Australia2007 - 2011
  • Master of Science (Food and Nutrition; Biochemistry)
    Punjab Agricultural University, India2004 - 2006
  • Bachelor of Science
    Punjab Agricultural University, India2000 - 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and Teaching
    Deakin University2014 - 2016

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Clinical sciences
  • Medical physiology

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition