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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 6d

Her PhD focuses on how the gut #microbiome and intestinal pH contribute to human physiology such as #bloodpressure and the #immunesystem

Her papers so far include:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40560060/

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38899764/

One more submitted, 2 under preparation! Watch this space

pH-sensor GPR68 plays a role in how dietary fibre lowers blood pressure in a preclinical model of hypertension - PubMed

Dietary fibre lowers blood pressure (BP) via short-chain fatty acids, acidic metabolites released from fibre fermentation by bacteria in the large intestine. This acidic microenvironment may activate ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to our PhD student Evany Dinakis who completed her final milestone today, delivering a fantastic presentation 👏👏👏 an example of great science communication skills + great science

#microbiome
#bloodpressure

@monashuniversity.bsky.social

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 17d

There are guidelines for fibre intake (eg pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38586958/)

Yes the amounts of fibre are correct, the diets used in mice were extreme, reusing samples from a previous paper (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32093510/) however we have data across several human populations

Recommendations for the Use of Dietary Fiber to Improve Blood Pressure Control - PubMed

According to several international, regional, and national guidelines on hypertension, lifestyle interventions are the first-line treatment to lower blood pressure (BP). Although diet is one of the ma...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 18d

If you missed Dr Chudan Xu's talk on what happens when we don't eat enough fibre, the preprint is now live 👇

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

#EESMicrobiome @events.embl.org

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 18d

Look forward to continuing the conversations from Australia!

I’m off to UKE in Hamburg today and then the Max Planck Institute in Berlin on Tuesday

For now, safe travels everyone!

Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 18d

Big thank you to @events.embl.org, @cibiocm.bsky.social, @borklab.bsky.social, Mani Arumugam & @amibhatt.bsky.social for a wonderful microbiome conference #EESMicrobiome

My team and I had a great time, learned lots, met lots of inspiring researchers & made friends ✅

@monashuniversity.bsky.social

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much for having me @events.embl.org

What a great conference this has been! We are definitely coming back 🤩

#eesmicrobiome

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 20d

☀️ Good morning from Day 3 of #EESMicrobiome 🦠

☕🥨 Fuelled by coffee and pretzels, we’re starting strong with Session 4: Microbiome–host interactions in health and disease.

🎤 'Understanding gut-to-host communication to prevent cardiovascular disease' by @fzmarques.bsky.social (Monash University)

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you for sharing it @debverran.medsky.social

Justice a note I’m a geneticist (scientist) but doing research on the intersection between discovery and clinical

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you 🙏

Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you Daniel hope you’ve been well

Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 21d

Proud of our team members Dr Chudan Xu and Phoebe Cheong for being brave and asking (great) questions at @embl.org #EESMicrobiome 👏👏👏

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 21d

Although this is an individual honour, it’s truly a reflection of the collective work of my team and collaborators — the dedication, innovation, and vision that each of them brings to our research, also helping us build a psychologically safe culture for all. This recognition belongs to all of us 🙏

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 21d

Incredibly honoured to be the recipient of the 2025 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Jian Zhou medal

aahms.org/news/two-pio...

Presenting on this topic tomorrow at @embl.org #EESmicrobiome in the beautiful Heidelberg

@monashuniversity.bsky.social

Two pioneering researchers awarded 2025 Jian Zhou Medals - AAHMS

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has awarded the 2025 Jian Zhou Medal to two outstanding mid-career researchers whose work is transform ...

aahms.org

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 23d

#GloMiNe recordings now available!!

@cassyni.bsky.social ▶️ cassyni.com/s/mvif-glomi...

YouTube ▶️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

@microbiotavault.bsky.social #MVIF

Thanks @tosina.bsky.social for putting all up.

GloMiNe 2025 by Microbiota Vault and MVIF - 9th/11th September 2025 - YouTube

www.youtube.com

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 23d

I’m here 🙌 🥳 If someone wants to catch up for coffee or a meal tomorrow let me know

@borklab.bsky.social @cibiocm.bsky.social @luispedrocoelho.bsky.social

Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 25d

Starting my journey from Australia to Heidelberg 🇩🇪 to the @embl.org Human Microbiome conference

It’s not every day we get the chance of 4 days of human microbiome research 🤩🤩🤩 I’m so excited

Still chance to attend it online 👇

www.embl.org/about/info/c...

The human microbiome

www.embl.org

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · 25d

Starting my journey from Australia to Heidelberg 🇩🇪 to the @embl.org Human Microbiome conference

It’s not every day we get the chance of 4 days of human microbiome research 🤩🤩🤩 I’m so excited

Still chance to attend it online 👇

www.embl.org/about/info/c...

The human microbiome

www.embl.org

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 27d

Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social talks about
Preserving microbial diversity: An Australian perspective

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Katrina Ray @heykatray.bsky.social · Sep 4

#microsky #gastrosky 🧪

Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our new @natrevgastrohep.nature.com
review is now online

"Parental diet and offspring health: a role for the gut microbiome via epigenetics"

Co-authors Chaoran Yang, @mattsnelson.bsky.social &
Sam El-Osta

A fascinating area of research with lots of potential

nature.com/articles/s41...

Parental diet and offspring health: a role for the gut microbiome via epigenetics - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

In this Review, Marques and colleagues discuss the evidence regarding the effects of parental diet on the health of offspring, with a focus on how changes to the gut microbiome alter epigenomic respon...

nature.com

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · Sep 3

Some of our relevant original research papers:

- Maternal fibre intake & offspring cardioprotection, published in Circulation Research: lnkd.in/gwRKAT9U

- Paternal microbiome and offspring health (from Anthony Hannan and Carolina Gubert), published in Brain, Behaviour & Immunity:
lnkd.in/gQrzxYgt

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our new @natrevgastrohep.nature.com
review is now online

"Parental diet and offspring health: a role for the gut microbiome via epigenetics"

Co-authors Chaoran Yang, @mattsnelson.bsky.social &
Sam El-Osta

A fascinating area of research with lots of potential

nature.com/articles/s41...

Parental diet and offspring health: a role for the gut microbiome via epigenetics - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

In this Review, Marques and colleagues discuss the evidence regarding the effects of parental diet on the health of offspring, with a focus on how changes to the gut microbiome alter epigenomic respon...

nature.com

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · Aug 22

✨Pacific Session speakers✨

Gloria Dominguez-Bello

Adrian Egli

Safarina Malik

@meghanazad.bsky.social ‬

Thomas Sharpton

@gilbertjacka.bsky.social

David Mills

Kate Bowerman

Takuji Yamada

@fzmarques.bsky.social ‬

@calumwalsh.bsky.social

3/3

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · Sep 3

#MeetTheSpeakers

#GloMiNe2025 Pacific event closing talks:
Preserving microbial diversity: An Australian perspective
by @fzmarques.bsky.social

and

Rational Engineering of Live Bacterial Therapeutics from a Human Microbiome Biobank
by
@calumwalsh.bsky.social

10/10

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · Aug 15

So proud 🤩 well done @rikeish.bsky.social and Malindi

That’s our 2nd RCT and 5th human study, aimed at producing high quality evidence of how the gut #microbiome contributes to #bloodpressure

Rikeish R Muralitharan MD, PhD @rikeish.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚀 Big milestone achieved!

GRAINS-BP trial is officially underway as we’ve randomised our first participant.

Huge thanks to @fzmarques.bsky.social, our collaborators, funders, and PhD student Malindi. 🙌

For more information and recruitment, please check out www.marqueslab.com/trials

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ISHR Australasian Section @ishr-aus.bsky.social · Aug 14

🌟 Thanks to everyone who joined our ECI Networking Event!

We loved seeing such vibrant discussions on career development and research, led by the brilliant @fzmarques.bsky.social, @milesdeblasio.bsky.social and
Rebecca Ritchie.

Here’s to more collaboration and connection! 💬🔬
#CSANZ2025

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ISHR Australasian Section @ishr-aus.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 Happening now at #CSANZ2025! Join the ECI panel in Mezzanine 3 for a lively discussion on the pros & cons of doing an overseas postdoc 🌏🔬Hear real experiences, ask questions, and get inspired! @fzmarques.bsky.social @dr-yktham.bsky.social

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