Women Speakers Database
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Name
Eliana Marino -
Email
Eliana.marino@monash.edu -
Country/Region
Australia -
Institute
Monash University -
Career Stage
Post-doctoral Researcher -
Website
www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/marino-lab -
Research Interests
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Profile
Dr. Eliana Marino is the head of the Immunology and Diabetes Research Group at Monash University. She completed her PhD from New South Wales University in 2010, and over the last nine years, her research has focused on the field of nutrition, immunity, metabolism and gut microbiome. She has been awarded with a Career Development Award from JDRF and with the distinguished Type 1 Millenium Award from Diabetes Australia. Her latest work has recently been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Immunology, 2017. She is currently investigating innovative dietary technologies to boost the good gut microbiome and modulate the immune system to tackle type 1, type 2 diabetes and associated complications.