Dr Anouschka Ramsteijn
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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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: ArticlesParasites and childhood stunting – a mechanistic interplay with nutrition, anaemia, gut health, microbiota, and epigenetics
Trends in Parasitology, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 167-180Contributions to Journals: Review articlesPerinatal exposure to fluoxetine and maternal adversity affect myelin-related gene expression and epigenetic regulation in the corticolimbic circuit of juvenile rats
Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 47, pp. 1620-1632Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-022-01270-z
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Perinatal fluoxetine treatment and dams’ early life stress history have opposite effects on aggressive behavior while having little impact on sexual behavior of male rat offspring
Psychopharmacology, vol. 237, no. 9, pp. 2589-2600Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPerinatal fluoxetine treatment and dams’ early life stress history alter affective behavior in rat offspring depending on serotonin transporter genotype and sex
Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 392, 112657Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112657
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Perinatal fluoxetine exposure disrupts the circadian response to a phase-shifting challenge in female rats
Psychopharmacology, vol. 237, no. 8, pp. 2555-2568Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAntidepressant 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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