Sanna Barrand

Sanna Barrand is a Research Fellow at Deakin University's School of Health and Social Development under the Faculty of Health. Her work bridges molecular biology, epigenetics, and clinical sciences to explore the developmental origins of health and disease.

• Research Focus: Epigenetic mechanisms in stem cells, maternal diet impacts on offspring organ development, and transgenerational inheritance patterns.
• Key Collaborations: Works with teams studying cardiovascular and renal health programming, including collaborations with researchers like Davis JA, Collas P, and Wood-Bradley RJ.
• Publications: Recent studies examine in utero dietary effects on kidney and cardiac development, hypothalamic transcriptome changes, and epigenetic regulation in stem cells.