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Research funding
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Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Public health
  • Human Nutricion and Dietetics
  • Health and Social Policy

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About Lannie O'keefe

Dr Lannie O’Keefe is an Accredited Practising Dietitian holding professional memberships with the Dietitians Association of Australia. Lannie is a founding member of the First Year College. She teaches and convenes the domain teams of Public Health, Health and Social welfare and Human Nutrition and Food.

She teaches public health, health policy and human nutrition units and plays a key role in developing public health and nutrition units for the block model. Following completion of her PhD Lannie worked at the Federal Government as a grant manager for the Department of Health. She has extensive experience working in primary, community care and local government.

An active researcher of metabolism and is supporting two current PhD students to complete their candidature. Lannie has publications in Q1 journals in a variety of different research areas such as genetic, nutrition, dietetics, cancer, food chemistry, pharmacology, molecular and research. She has a keen interest in nutrition, public health and chronic disease.

 

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy -Biomedical Science (Molecular effects of Obesity and Diabetes on skeletal muscle) – Victoria University
  • Master of Science – Nutrition and Dietetics (A.P.D) -Victoria University
  • Bachelor of Science -Honour’s (H1) -Victoria University
  • Bachelor of Science -Nutritional Therapy-Victoria University
  • Cert IV Health and Community Care - (HA-Victoria University CC)

Key publications

Year Citation
2017 Meza, C., Montenegro, C., De, La., O'Keefe, L., Naughton, S., Simcocks, A., Hryciw, D., Mathai, M., Varela, A., & McAinch, A. (170501). A High-Fat Diet Rich In Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Downregulates Glut4, But Not Skeletal Muscle Glycogen. Paper presented at MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE (pp. 439-439).

doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000518087.49126.6e

Year Citation
2023 O Keefe, L., Vu, T., Simcocks, A. C., Jenkin, K. A., Mathai, M. L., McAinch, A. J., Hutchinson, D. S., & Hryciw, D. H. (230401). Treatment of Diet-Induced Obese Rats with CB2 Agonist AM1241 or CB2 Antagonist AM630 Reduces Leptin and Alters Thermogenic mRNA in Adipose Tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(8),

doi: 10.3390/ijms24087601

2022 O Keefe, L., Vu, T., Simcocks, A. C., Jenkin, K. A., Mathai, M. L., Hryciw, D. H., Hutchinson, D. S., & McAinch, A. J. (221001). CB1 Ligand AM251 Induces Weight Loss and Fat Reduction in Addition to Increased Systemic Inflammation in Diet-Induced Obesity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19),

doi: 10.3390/ijms231911447

2020 Simcocks, A. C., O keefe, L., Jenkin, K. A., Cornall, L. M., Grinfeld, E., Mathai, M. L., Hryciw, D. H., & McAinch, A. J. (200802). The role of atypical cannabinoid ligands o-1602 and o-1918 on skeletal muscle homeostasis with a focus on obesity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(16), (1-18).

doi: 10.3390/ijms21165922

2019 Simcocks, A. C., O Keefe, L., Jenkin, K. A., Mathai, M. L., Hryciw, D. H., & McAinch, A. J. (190501). The effect of atypical cannabinoid compounds on skeletal muscle homeostasis in a diet induced obese rat model. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13(3), (294-294).

doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.168

2019 Simcocks, A., Jenkin, K., O'Keefe, L., Samuel, C., Mathai, M., Mcainch, A., & Hryciw, D. (190301). Atypical cannabinoid ligands O-1602 and O-1918 administered chronically in diet-induced obesity. Endocrine Connections, 8(3), (203-216).

doi: 10.1530/EC-18-0535.

2019 Simcocks, A. C., Jenkin, K. A., O Keefe, L., Samuel, C. S., Mathai, M. L., McAinch, A. J., & Hryciw, D. H. (190101). Atypical cannabinoid ligands O-1602 and O-1918 administered chronically in diet-induced obesity. Endocrine Connections, 8(3), (203-216).

doi: 10.1530/EC-18-0535

2018 Shi, M., O'Keefe, L., Simcocks, A. C., Su, X. Q., & McAinch, A. J. (181201). The effect of cyanidin-3-O--glucoside and peptides extracted from yoghurt on glucose uptake and gene expression in human primary skeletal muscle myotubes from obese and obese diabetic participants. Journal of Functional Foods, 51 (55-64).

doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2018.10.012

2018 Yan, X., Dvir, N., Jacques, M., Cavalcante, L., Papadimitriou, I. D., Munson, F., Kuang, J., Garnham, A., Landen, S., & Li, J. (180101). ACE I/D gene variant predicts ACE enzyme content in blood but not the ACE, UCP2, and UCP3 protein content in human skeletal muscle in the Gene SMART study. Journal of Applied Physiology, 125(3), (923-930).

doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00344.2018

2017 Yan, X., Eynon, N., Papadimitriou, I. D., Kuang, J., Munson, F., Tirosh, O., O'Keefe, L., Griffiths, L. R., Ashton, K. J., & Byrne, N. (171114). The gene SMART study: Method, study design, and preliminary findings. BMC Genomics, 18

doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4186-4

Research funding for the past 5 years

Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Associate supervisor
1 PhD Integrated Associate supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Associate supervisor
PhD Integrated (1) Associate supervisor

Keynote and invited speeches

Year Title/Description
2022

Conference Presentation

Lannie O’Keefe (2022) ‘CB1 ligand AM251 induces weight loss and fat reduction in addition to increased systemic inflammation in diet-induced obesity’ Victorian Muscle network – oral presentation – 5th annual symposium.

Professional memberships

  • Academic Member, Dietitians Australia

Media appearances

21st November 2022

PARENTS: COULD RETURNING TO STUDY MAKE YOUR KIDS SMARTER?

Interviewed for a Victoria University Article