Professor Kate Steinbeck
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Professor
C29 - Children's Hospital Westmead |
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Themes
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease; Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health; Chronic disease and ageing
Biographical details
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Research interests
Research Interests: There are 3 broad areas of research interest
1)Puberty hormones and their effects on adolescent health, behaviour and wellbeing. This program includes the development and use of minimally invasive laboratory measures of puberty hormones.
2)Chronic illness in adolescents and youth including transition to adult care, the late effects of cancer therapy and adolescent obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors,
3)Out of home and disadvantaged youth, funded primarily by the Marie Bashir Research Fellowships in Adolescent Health program. There are two Marie Bashir Fellowships which are supported by NSW Health. These are primarily open to graduates from Medicine, Nursing, and Psychology, although graduates from other disciplines will be considered if they have the necessary qualifications. Generally one of these fellowships will be at a post-doctoral level and one at PhD level. Application details will be posted: for further information contact the Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine (+612 9845 2507)
Current national competitive grants*
2011
Adolescent Rural Cohort Study Hormones, Health, Education, Environments and Relationships
Steinbeck K, Hawke C, Hazell P, Skinner R, Ivers R, Booy R, Cumming R, Fulcher G
National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant ($975,652 over 4 years)
2010
Influence of iron deficiency on cognition, mood, and quality of life in young normal weight and obese women
O'Connor H, Steinbeck K, O'Dwyer N, Rooney K
Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd Human Nutrition Research Program ($461,640 over 3 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
International links
United Kingdom. (Leeds University School of Medicine) Professor Andrew Hill; Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Leeds University School of Medicine, UK (long standing obesity collaboration).