Deanne Hryciw

Associate Professor Deanne Hryciw is affiliated with Griffith University (Biomedical Sciences, Nathan Campus) and holds an honorary position at Victoria University's College of Health and Biomedicine. With a career spanning institutions including Johns Hopkins University, University of Queensland, Victoria University, and University of Melbourne, her research focuses on maternal nutrition, leptin signaling, and developmental programming of metabolic and renal diseases.

• Education: PhD in Cellular Physiology (University of South Australia, 2000)
• Research Evolution: Transitioned from renal chloride channel studies to endocannabinoid-obesity interactions and developmental origins of disease

Her work reveals causal links between maternal linoleic acid intake and offspring metabolic/cardiovascular dysfunction, with current projects exploring mitochondrial adaptions, placental signaling, and photobiomodulation in osteoblasts. Recent publications span cell biology, neurodevelopment, and physiology education frameworks.

Supervision highlights include mentoring 5 doctoral candidates and 3 masters students on topics ranging from maternal obesity to mitochondrial bioenergetics. Professional roles include Secretary of Australian Physiological Society, Vice President of DOHaD Society, and editorial contributions to Frontiers in Endocrinology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Grant activities demonstrate sustained funding from organizations like the Allen Foundation and Australian Council of Deans of Science, with international collaborations (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and industry partnerships (Griffith Institute of Drug Discovery).