Chris Maloney

Dr. Chris Maloney is a researcher at the School of Health Sciences within UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, specializing in the intersection of nutrition, obesity, and epigenetics. His work focuses on understanding how parental obesity can program offspring for metabolic diseases across generations.

Dr. Maloney holds a BMed Sci (Hons 1) and PhD from the University of Sydney. His research centers on the 'fetal programming of adult diseases,' particularly Obesity and Diabetes, with increasing emphasis on paternal obesity and its transgenerational epigenetic consequences. He investigates how micronutrient supplementation might prevent the transmission of obesity effects from parents to offspring.

His methodological approach examines DNA methylation as a key mechanism for permanent alterations in gene expression that affect metabolism. Dr. Maloney's work bridges basic epigenetic science with potential nutritional interventions that could mitigate the global obesity epidemic.

Dr. Maloney serves as Editor for The Journal of Nutrition Science (2018-current) and previously for The British Journal of Nutrition (2015-2021). His professional affiliations include The Nutrition Society (2015-current), The Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (Council member, 2009-2015), and The Nutrition Society of Australia (2009-2021).

His publication record includes 1 book, 34 journal articles, 6 conference papers, 7 conference posters, 5 conference presentations, and 6 conference abstracts, demonstrating his significant contribution to understanding transgenerational epigenetic inheritance related to obesity and metabolic health.