Alison Heather
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Alison Kay Heather | |
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| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | Heart Research Institute, University of Technology Sydney, University of Otago. |
| Thesis | |
Alison Kay Heather is an Australian synthetic and molecular biologist at the University of Otago[1] and founder of Insitugen.[2]
After obtaining her PhD in 1996 from the University of Sydney for a thesis entitled Between feast and famine: adaptation of Escherichia coli to growth on low carbohydrate concentrations, Heather moved to the Sydney Heart Research Institute and University of Technology Sydney, and then to the University of Otago, rising to full professor.[1] Heather is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Insitugen.[2]
Heather competes in ultra-long-distance running events and triathlons.[3][4] Her area of specialisation is the effect of sex hormones on non-reproductive tissues, which includes use of sex hormones and related substances in sports doping.[5][2][6] Heather's company Insitugen provides rapid hormone screening in the sporting, veterinary, and environmental fields.[2]
