Francesca Amitrano
Areas of expertise:
- Cardiovascular diseases and genetic risk factors
- Dyslipidaemias including familial hypercholesterolemia
- Atherosclerosis
- Type II diabetes and gestational diabetes
- Endometriosis
- Metabolic syndrome
- Food sensitivities and genetic risk factors
- Low FODMAP diet for IBS trained by Monash University
- Weight management
- Nutrition in oncology patients
- Metabolic assessments in children
- Randomised Clinical Trials
- Cohort Studies
Qualifications:
- PhD Public Health, Liggins Institute (Auckland University)
- PhD Human Genetics, University of Florence (IT)
- MSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics, First Class Hons, Federico II University of Naples (IT)
- BSc Biology and Human Pathophysiology, First Class Hons, Federico II University of Naples (IT)
- AFMCP, Institute for Functional Medicine (USA)
- PHRP (Protecting Human Research Participants)
- GCP (Good Clinical Practice)
Current Employment:
- Public Health Researcher, Auckland University
- Registered Nutritionist at MacMurray Gastroenterology Centre
- Registered Nutritionist Private Practitioner
Overseas Training:
- Atherosclerosis and Lipid Genomics training. Cardiovascular Diseases Department. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, US)
- Lipidomics of red blood cell membrane, Italian Council of Research (IT)
- Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, European Nutrigenomics Organisation
- Nutrition in oncology patients (DD clinic Foundation, IT)
- Preventive and antiaging nutritional interventions (Anti-aging Medical Association of Italy)
- Intestinal microbiota modifications in health and diseases (Bromatech, Milan)
Overseas Experience:
- Registered Nutritionist, Da Vinci clinic, Florence (IT)
- RBC lipidomics consultant, Lipinutragen Srl ( IT)
- Nutrigenetic consultant, Eurogenetica Ltd (IT)
Memberships:
- National Lipid Association (USA)
- Institute for Functional Medicine (USA)
- Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrition Society of New Zealand
- International Society of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (UK)
- NNEdPro, Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, Cambridge (UK)
- Italian Board of Biologists, Clinical Registered Nutritionists Section A
