A professor of genetics and genomics at Monash University, she is a Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Fellow, NHMRC Emerging Leader, and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow, known for her work on the effects of gut microbes on high blood pressure.
After moving to Australia, she completed her PhD at the University of Sydney in 2012, supported by an Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship.
Her contributions have enhanced our understanding of the effects of dietary fibre on blood pressure, and how the modulation of bacteria in our gut can improve heart health.
[1] Marques investigates the molecular mechanisms behind the development of high blood pressure, with focus on disease identification, prevention and treatment through manipulation of gut microbes and their metabolites.
Her research has shown that a diet reach in fibre is able to lower blood pressure and improve heart function through the modulation of the bacteria in our gut.