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Romana Stark is a Research Fellow at Monash University, having specialized in Medical Sciences with a PhD focusing on endocrinology and metabolism, particularly diabetes. She completed her PhD studies in 2012 after conducting significant research at Yale University under the mentorship of world leaders in diabetes and obesity research. Stark's training provided her with advanced skills in developing innovative methodologies, including those to measure mitochondrial substrate flux through mass spectrometry. Her doctoral research highlighted the role of mitochondrial PEPCK in glucose homeostasis and was recognized in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Since moving to Australia in 2009, she has collaborated with notable researchers at Monash, focusing on lipid metabolism and neural mechanisms that regulate food intake and energy balance. Stark's work contributed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and wellness, and she is engaged in several significant research projects aimed at understanding metabolic hormones and their influence on appetitive behaviors.
Monash University • Melbourne, Australia
Conducting research on neural mechanisms regulating food intake and metabolic cues from the brain to maintain energy balance.
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