Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- anouschka.ramsteijn@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Qualifications
- PhD Neurobiology2020 - University of Groningen
- MSc Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences2015 - University of Groningen
- BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences2012 - University College Utrecht, Utrecht University
Latest Publications
Dietary fibre optimisation in support of global health
Microbial Biotechnology, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. e14542Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving gut health and growth in early life: A protocol for an individually randomised, two-arm, open-label, controlled trial of a synbiotic in infants in Kaffrine District, Senegal
BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 8, no. Suppl 1, e001629Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEpigenetic studies in children at risk of stunting and their parents in India, Indonesia and Senegal: A UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper
BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 8, no. Suppl 1, e001770Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessment of the role of gut health in childhood stunting in a multisite, longitudinal study in India, Indonesia and Senegal: A UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol
BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 8, no. Suppl 1, e001637Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModulating the early-life gut microbiota using pro-, pre-, and synbiotics to improve gut health, child development, and growth
Nutrition Reviews, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 244-247Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interest is mechanisms of perinatal “programming” of long-term health outcomes.
Research Areas
Nutrition and Health
Research Specialisms
- Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Genomics
- Transcriptomics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
I am a Research Fellow as part of a multidisciplinary, multicentre team studying the biology of child growth and development in three low- and middle-income countries (India, Indonesia and Senegal). In particular, I work with Professor Paul Haggarty on Epigenetics, and Dr Alan Walker on the Microbiome. The project, Action against Stunting, is a UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund Hub.
Past Research
My PhD research focused on antidepressant use during pregnancy, and the effects on the developing offspring. Using a rat model of maternal adversity, I examined gene expression and epigenetic regulation in the brain and placenta, and the role of the maternal microbiome.
- Publications
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Antidepressant treatment with fluoxetine during pregnancy and lactation modulates the gut microbiome and metabolome in a rat model relevant to depression
Gut Microbes, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 735-753Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPerinatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure and behavioral outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analyses of animal studies
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 114, pp. 53-69Contributions to Journals: Review articlesSubjecting Dams to Early Life Stress and Perinatal Fluoxetine Treatment Differentially Alters Social Behavior in Young and Adult Rat Offspring
Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 13, 229Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00229
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Maternal separation induces anhedonia in female heterozygous serotonin transporter knockout rats
Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 356, pp. 204-207Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSerotonin transporter genotype modulates the gut microbiota composition in young rats, an effect augmented by early life stress
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, vol. 11, 222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2017.00222
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