Prof Francine Marques
@FZMarques
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Viertel @nhmrc & @HeartFoundation Fellow & #Hypertension Lab Head @MonashVHI /BDI. Gut microbes, 🐶 lover, #Cancer survivor @Science_Academy Gottschalk🏅she/her
Melbourne
Joined May 2014
RT @HyperAHA: REVIEW: Hypertension and the Gut Microbiome: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. .
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RT @HyperAHA: The 2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline has been released along with many accompanying articles. Check them all out today!.Gui….
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RT @HypertensionAus: AOBP is now recommended as Australia’s standard of care for BP detection, diagnosis & management. If widely adopted, i….
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Celebrating the launch of the @MonashVHI Velos Accelerator today, aimed at accelerating research to commercialisation and clinical practice . An inspiring group of presenters who have navigated this path including Prof Shaun Gregory (QUT) & Prof Peter Currie (ARMI). @MonashUni
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I'm pleased to see @TheASMR1 recognising communication as a critical research skill with their new Communication Excellence Awards (2x $2K awards for up to 3y pot-PhD) at the National Scientific Conference in Brisbane!. You can read more here:
asmr.org.au
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RT @ProfJRMcMullen: Mechanisms and Preclinical Discovery:.What’s Hot 🔥 from Prof James Hudson #CSANZ2025 @thecsanz @ISHR_AUS #GeneTherapy #….
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Both superstars 🤩.
Congratulations again @ProfJRMcMullen @HRIAust President @ISHR_AUS for being awarded the prestigious Winifred Naylor Award 👏. Prof Naylor was a pioneer in #cardiovascular #research & grateful to you for making time for our interview. @thecsanz #CSANZ2025 @lund_mayanna
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Great summary of the CVD genetics talks presented at @thecsanz by A/Prof Sonia Shah (the only female speaker in the session)
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RT @NaturePortfolio: A Review in @NatRevGastroHep discusses how diet shapes the gut microbiome, the role of diet–microbiome interactions on….
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RT @EricTopol: The "second brain" of the body—the gut (enteric) nervous system—can tamp down inflammation of the gut lining via release of….
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Congratulations to @ProfJRMcMullen on delivering the inaugural Winifred G Nayler Lecture @ISHR_AUS @thecsanz
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RT @AnastasiaSMihai: Congratulations Prof @Drroxmehran for @thecsanz #ANZET25 Vanguard Lecture starting now👏👏. “From intervention to preven….
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Congratulations to @rikeishm for winning the @ISHR_AUS Postdoctoral publication prize for his paper “Gut Microbiota Metabolites Sensed by Host GPR41/43 Protect Against Hypertension” published in @CircRes .
ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Fermentation of dietary fiber by the gut microbiota leads to the production of metabolites called short-chain fatty acids, which lower blood pressure and exert cardioprotective effects....
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Thank you @ProfJRMcMullen ☺️🙏.
Prof Francine Marques- Understanding gene-by-environment interactions that dictate blood pressure response to food. Combining #fundamental & #ClinicalResearch 🧬 #Microbiome #RiskFactor #BloodPressure #RiskPrediction #csanz25 @thecsanz @ISHR_AUS @FZMarques 👏
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Thank you @McClementsLana 🙏.
Great talk at the Mechanisms and Preclinical Discovery stream @thecsanz by @FZMarques on fibre, short-chain fatty acids and hypertension with a take home message:. ‘Eat more fibre’ - 70% of Australians don’t eat enough! . #CSANZ2025.#hypertension.#CVDprevention
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Thank you @k8weeks and for asking a question 🙂 it was a great session, great science.
Always a delight to hear from @FZMarques about her group’s clinical & preclinical investigations into how dietary fibre reduces blood pressure & improved heart health 🌾🥦🫀. @ISHR_AUS.@thecsanz .#csanz25
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RT @ISHR_AUS: 🚨 Happening now at #CSANZ2025! Join the ECI panel in Mezzanine 3 for a lively discussion on the pros & cons of doing an overs….
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It was a great discussion! We ran out of time 😅 thank you for inviting me.
Huge thank you to our amazing panellists for such thoughtful and inspiring conversations at today’s ECI Luncheon session 🙌 Over 50 attendees joined us to hear about the real pros & cons of doing an overseas postdoc #CSANZ2025 @FZMarques @Dr_YKTham @DrDanDonner
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