Dr. Samantha M Solon-Biet
My research investigates the complex role nutrition plays in mediating metabolic health, reproduction, appetite and ageing. A major focus of my research is to explore how macronutrients and dietary balance influence the underlying biochemical and physiological processes that drive metabolism, behaviour, and age-related disease.
Working at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney, I have been supported by a NHMRC Peter Doherty Biomedical Fellowship and a University of Sydney SOAR Fellowship.
Healthy ageing: low protein, high carbohydrate diets or calorie restriction?
Branched chain amino acids in long-term health and ageing
CURRENT PROJECTS
Is FGF21 the master regulator of protein intake?
Optimising diet for reproduction and lifespan
MEDIA
2019 ABC Catalyst
Staying Younger for Longer: Body
Recently retired ABC newsreader Ian Henderson sets out on a quest to find the secrets of ageing healthily. He discovers that a new understanding of how the trillions of cells in our bodies age could keep us all younger for longer. He meets Australian scientists working at the cutting edge of ageing biology and learns that their research isn’t just about making us live longer, but also about keeping us healthier into old age — improving our ‘healthspan’. They reveal that we can all improve our healthspan by making simple changes to the way we live our lives.
2019 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowhip
"You are what your mother eats"
1 of 5 Fellows from the Aus/NZ region
Vice Chancellor's Research Pitch Challenge
"Let food by thy medicine: delaying ageing and extending healthy lifespan"
Click here to check out my 2 minute research pitch submission.
March 2017
2019 Brand Campaign
Nutrition for healthy ageing
April 2019
Research at the Charles Perkins Centre
Research Integrity
Fostering a culture of research excellence at Sydney
June 2018
ABC Heath Report
A diet to stimulate the 'miracle hormone'?
Oct 3 2016