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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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
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Targeting the gut microbiota to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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A new role for gut pH in blood pressure regulation
Coelho Marques, F., Mackay, C., O'Donnell, J., Drummond, G. R., Vinh, A. & Baell, J.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Targeting the gut microbiota to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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A roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice
Chapman, N., Thomas, E. E., Tan, J. T. M., Inglis, S. C., Wu, J. H. Y., Climie, R. E., Picone, D. S., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Wise, S. G., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., Calkin, A. C. & Marques, F. Z., Nov 2022, In: Nature Reviews Cardiology. 19, 11, p. 765–777 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Association between the Gut Microbiome and Their Metabolites with Human Blood Pressure Variability
Dinakis, E., Nakai, M., Gill, P., Ribeiro, R., Yiallourou, S., Sata, Y., Muir, J., Carrington, M., Head, G. A., Kaye, D. M. & Marques, F. Z., Aug 2022, In: Hypertension. 79, 8, p. 1690-1701 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Characterization of Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous System and Inflammatory Activation in HFpEF Patients
Kaye, D. M., Nanayakkara, S., Wang, B., Shihata, W., Marques, F. Z., Esler, M., Lambert, G. & Mariani, J., Feb 2022, In: JACC: Basic to Translational Science. 7, 2, p. 116-127 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Content and delivery preferences for information to support the management of high blood pressure
Chapman, N., Marques, F. Z., Picone, D. S., Adji, A., Broughton, B. R. S., Dinh, Q. N., Gabb, G., Lambert, G. W., Mihailidou, A. S., Nelson, M. R., Stowasser, M., Schlaich, M., Schultz, M. G., Mynard, J. P. & Climie, R. E., 10 Aug 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Human Hypertension. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites in Stroke: A Double-Edged Sword
Peh, A., O'Donnell, J. A., Broughton, B. R. S. & Marques, F. Z., 1 May 2022, In: Stroke. 53, 5, p. 1788-1801 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
16 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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