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Biography
- 2001 - PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, UNSW, AU
- 2001-2003 - postdoc, Technical University of Delft, NL
- 2003-2011 - postdoc, University College London, UK
- 2011-2016 - Royal Society University Research Fellow, University College London, UK
- 2016 - present - ARC Future Fellow, Monash University, AU
Research interests
I am interested in how nutrition affects various aspects of fitness and and long-term health. Our model organism of choice is the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
The interaction between an organism, nutrition and its environment is complex. Inevitably, organisms must consume a diet that is not perfectly matched to their requirements. They must therefore implement strategies to alter their ability to seek out, consume, absorb and metabolise various nutrients in a manner that is sensitive to their nutritional history as well as current and perceived future experiences. My work seeks to understand the mechansms by which organisms modulate these traits.
Together, these underpin a range of projects on insect behaviour and physiology. The application of these activities will enable us to use nutrition as a treatment to enhance health and ageing.
Research area keywords
- nutrition
- Drosophila
- ageing
- fitness
- dietary restriction
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Projects 2016 2022
- 2 Active
Deciphering the role of SIK3 in development and disease
Parsons, L., Warr, C., Piper, M. & Cagan, R.
1/04/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
Understanding diet designs that break life history trade-offs
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/03/16 → 29/02/20
Project: Research
Research Output 1999 2019
Branched-chain amino acids impact health and lifespan indirectly via amino acid balance and appetite control
Solon-Biet, S. M., Cogger, V. C., Pulpitel, T., Wahl, D., Clark, X., Gregoriou, G. C., Senior, A. M., Wang, Q-P., Brandon, A. E., Perks, R., O’Sullivan, J., Koay, Y. C., Bell-Anderson, K., Kebede, M., Yau, B., Atkinson, C., Svineng, G., Dodgson, T., Wali, J. A., Piper, M. D. W. & 7 others, , 1 May 2019, In : Nature Metabolism. 1, 5, p. 532-545 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Sex-specific transcriptomic responses to changes in the nutritional environment
Camus, M. F., Piper, M. D. W. & Reuter, M., 22 Aug 2019, In : eLife. 8, 24 p., e47262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Transgenerational Obesity and Healthy Aging in Drosophila
Camilleri Carter, T-L., Dowling, D. K., Robker, R. & Piper, M., Oct 2019, In : Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 74, 10, p. 1582-1589 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Turning food into eggs: insights from nutritional biology and developmental physiology of Drosophila
Mirth, C. K., Nogueira Alves, A. & Piper, M. DW., 1 Feb 2019, In : Current Opinion in Insect Science. 31, p. 49-57 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Drosophila as a model for ageing
Piper, M. D. W. & Partridge, L., Sep 2018, In : Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1864, 9, p. 2707-2717 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review