Biography
Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis is an internationally renowned molecular scientist with a PhD from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her groundbreaking research into weight regulation has been published in prestigious science journals, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Diabetes, and Genes and Development. Her work has also featured on National Nine News and ABC Radio National's Health Report with Dr Norman Swan.
Dr Amanda leads a research team investigating weight loss at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia.
She lectures to medical professionals around the world about the science of weight regulation. Dr Amanda has received numerous awards for her research, including the 2002 Young Investigator Award from the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity and the 2004 NSW Young Tall Poppy Award from the Australian Institute of Political Science.
Dr Amanda shares her scientific insights with the public through her book (The Don't Go Hungry Diet, Bantam Australia, 2007), workshops, and frequent media appearances. She also writes a regular column on weight loss for Healthy & HeartWise.
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