Dr Kim Sally Bell-Anderson
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Senior Lecturer
G08 - Biochemistry Building |
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Research interests
Dr Kim Bell-Anderson is a Lecturer in the Human Nutrition Unit in the School of Molecular Bioscience at the University of Sydney. Kim completed her PhD in Medicine at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney. The main focus of her research was investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying diet-induced insulin resistance. She was able to show that insulin sensitivity could be completely restored in high-fat fed rats that received a single high-glucose meal, and that this was associated with changes in insulin signal transduction and lipid content in skeletal muscle. This work led to 5 publications (2 in the highly regarded journal Diabetes).
At present, Kim mentors and supervises Honours and PhD students in a laboratory within the School and is engaged in several research collaborations within the department.
Specific research areas of interest include:
Characterisation of the metabolic phenotype in transgenic animals
Effect of weight loss drugs on whole body and adipose tissue metabolism
Identification of changes in gene expression by microarray analysis in transgenic animals, and in response to exogenous substances
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis of microarray data
Reversal of insulin resistance in diet-induced insulin resistance