Testing Effects of Environmental Exposures on Subsequent Human Generations
Description: This project aims to develop new statistical models to determine how environmental exposures in pregnancy, such as smoking, alcohol consumption and diet, can impact the first and second generations of children. The project will fill a void in unbiased tools to disentangle genetic and environmental components in the inheritance of complex traits, and will be the first to determine objectively if and how effects from environmental exposures can be inherited. Through international collaborations and advanced interdisciplinary approaches, this project will generate new knowledge in the emerging field of multigenerational inheritance to drive the future design of interventions and influence positive behaviours during pregnancy.
Funder: Australian Research Council
Amount: A$455,600
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Start date: 2022-01-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Investigator: Gunn-Helen Moen
Institution: The University of Queensland
Funded outputs count: 19
Funder award ID: DE220101226
OpenAlex ID: G4168941295