Rebecca L Thomson
Dr Thomson is a Senior Researcher at Adelaide University, South Australia. She joined the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study, Australia’s largest study investigating the causes of type 1 diabetes, as a project manager and nutrition researcher in June 2015. She has played an integral role in expanding the cohort, which completed recruitment of 1500 mother-infant dyads in late 2019. Within the ENDIA consortium, she leads the LEGEND theme (Lifestyle, Epidemiology, Growth, Experiences, Nutrition and Development) and manages the Coeliac theme. Her program of research investigates the potential determinants of type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease during preconception, pregnancy and early life. This includes investigating the impact of maternal and paternal preconception lifestyle behaviours, maternal weight and gestational weight gain, maternal diet, physical activity levels, mental health and lifestyle during pregnancy, paternal weight and infant growth, diet and lifestyle.
For more information about the ENDIA study please visit our website at http://www.endia.org.au.
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