Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Francine Marques is a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, and a former National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Heart Foundation Early Career Fellow (2013-2017). She completed a BSc with first class Honours in Genetics and a Masters in Molecular Biology and Genetics, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. She then moved to Australia, where she was offered a competitive Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (EIPRS) to complete a PhD at the University of Sydney. Dr Marques was awarded her PhD in 2012, in the field of the molecular genetics of hypertension. Her research interests include finding new therapies and early markers to prevent cardiovascular disease, in particular high blood pressure and heart failure. Her research has shown that a diet reach in fibre is able to lower blood pressure and improve heart function through the modulation of the bacteria in our gut. Dr Marques has published >55 peer-reviewed papers, including in the journals Circulation, Molecular Psychiatry and Nature Reviews Cardiology. She receives funding from the NHMRC, the National Heart Foundation and the Foundation for High Blood Pressure Research. She is part of the executive committee of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia as a co-program manager and part of the mentoring committee of the International Society of Hypertension. She is also an adjunct senior lecturer at Federation University Australia.
External positions
Group leader, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2015 → …Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Federation University Australia
2011 → …Research area keywords
- Hypertension
- Heart failure
- Gut microbiome
- gut microbiota
- Gut metabolites
- MicroRNAs
- genomics
- mechanisms
- Blood pressure
- Translation
Network
Projects
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The role of gut pH in blood pressure regulation through G-coupled protein receptors
Coelho Marques, F. & Mackay, C.
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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High blood pressure and gut microbiota: mechanisms and therapeutic potential
Coelho Marques, F. & Kaye, D. M.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Early biomarkers and new therapies for prevention of hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
1/11/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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ICON: ICON Collaboration-Tracing health impacts of natural and added nutrients in foods – approach for next-generation validation of the function of foods
Bennett, L., Bucking, M., McCaffrey, T., Robinson, A., Haynes, J., Williamson, G., Murray, M., Selby-Pham, S. & Coelho Marques, F.
1/08/18 → 1/08/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Deficiency of Prebiotic Fiber and Insufficient Signaling through Gut Metabolite-Sensing Receptors Leads to Cardiovascular Disease
Kaye, D. M., Shihata, W. A., Jama, H. A., Tsyganov, K., Ziemann, M., Kiriazis, H., Horlock, D., Vijay, A., Giam, B., Vinh, A., Johnson, C., Fiedler, A., Donner, D., Snelson, M., Coughlan, M. T., Phillips, S., Du, X-J., El-Osta, A., Drummond, G., Lambert, G. W. & 4 others, , 28 Apr 2020, In : Circulation. 141, 17, p. 1393-1403 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus) -
Don't take it with a pinch of salt: How sodium increases blood pressure via the gut microbiota
Jama, H. A. & Marques, F. Z., 27 Mar 2020, In : Circulation Research. 126, 7, p. 854-856 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Highlights from the International Society of Hypertension's New Investigators Network during 2019
Kruger, R., Brunström, M., Burger, D., Charchar, F., Climie, R., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., Kempny, P., Korostovtseva, L., Marques, F. Z., Picone, D., Romero, C., Steckelings, U. M., Velkoska, E., Wainford, R., Wynne, B. M. & Zanuzzi, M. G., May 2020, In : Journal of Hypertension. 38, 5, p. 968-973 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Impact, strategies, and opportunities for early and midcareer cardiovascular researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Climie, R. E. & Marques, F. Z., 9 Jun 2020, In : Circulation. 141, 23, p. 1838-1840 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Lack of Strategic Funding and Long-Term Job Security Threaten to Have Profound Effects on Cardiovascular Researcher Retention in Australia
Climie, R. E., Wu, J. H. Y., Calkin, A. C., Chapman, N., Inglis, S. C., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., Picone, D. S., Tan, J. T. M., Thomas, E., Viola, H. M., Wise, S. G., Murphy, A. J., Nelson, M. R., Nicholls, S. J., Hool, L. C., Doyle, K., Figtree, G. A., Marques, F. Z. & on behalf of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance, 21 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Heart Lung and Circulation. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct Biomedical Research Early-Career Researcher Best Paper Award
Coelho Marques, Francine (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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American Heart Association Hypertension Council 2019 Harry Goldblatt Award for New Investigators
Coelho Marques, Francine (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Baker Institute’s Monthly Research Prize (January)
Coelho Marques, Francine (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Baker Institute’s Monthly Research Prize (March)
Coelho Marques, Francine (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best basic science paper published at the Baker Institute in 2017
Coelho Marques, Francine (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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Twitter profile and mentions
31/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Social Media Mentions
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Gut health: Investigating the role a high-fibre diet can play in controlling high blood pressure
18/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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New natural hypertension treatment to be tested
6/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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