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DrGunveen Kaur

Senior Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences

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

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  • 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

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Kaur's research focuses on role of dietary fat in the prevention and management of chronic diseases such
as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Knowledge Areas:
Nutrition

Omega-3 fats
Lipid metabolism
Insulin resistance
Type 2 diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Skeletal muscle metabolism

Microcirulation

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Does short-term high-calorie high-fat feeding impair skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow and increase the risk of pre-diabetes in humans?
    1 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant - Y22G-KAUG - $52,720.00
  • GRANT
    Home-based vascular therapy for improving exercise tolerance and glycaemia in type 2 diabetes
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant - Y22G-KESM - $70,000.00
  • GRANT
    Does mitochondrial dysfunction impair muscle glucose metabolism?
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y15G-BRUC - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Faculty Research Development Grant
    Faculty of Health, Deakin University1 Jan 2014
    Awarded $17,000 for the project entitled, “The role of membrane lipids in regulating mitochondrial function and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle.”