Jenny Gunton

Professor

Centre Director

MBBS, PhD

Jenny.gunton@sydney.edu.au

Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology Research

Diabetes and Transcription Factors Group

Vitamin D and Liver Group

Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:

Diabetes

Obesity

Nutrition and Metabolism

Vitamin D

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Jenny Gunton

Biography

Professor Jenny Gunton heads the Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology Research (CDOER) at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). She is Chair of Medicine at Westmead Hospital and a clinical endocrinologist/diabetologist.

She received her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2003. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School in 2005. She returned to Australia to the Garvan Institute and set up the Diabetes and Transcription Factors lab. In 2014, she took on her current role and moved her lab moved to WIMR.

Research interests

The effects of vitamin D on skeletal muscle, Investigating the role of transcription factors and their regulation by nutrients

Adjunct roles

Head of Discipline of Medicine University of Sydney
Chair of Medicine Westmead Hospital

Current grants

NSW Office of Health and Medical Research 2023 Complexity in Nutrition

Affiliations

Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney

Professional Associations and Organisations

2023-present Endocrine Society of Australia Treasurer
2012-2014 Australian Diabetes Society President
2010-2012 Australian Diabetes Society Vice-President
2008-2015 Diabetes Australia Board Member

Awards and recognition

2019 The Australian Diabetes Society Wikramanayake Mid-Career Award
2013 Bruce Hunt Medal and Oration.