Alecia-Jane Twigger
- Group Leader, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry
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Alecia-Jane Twigger's group focusses on uncovering the biology behind how breastfeeding works and the impact this has on the future health and welfare of the mother and child, establishing state-of-the-art models of lactation with the aim of developing and trialling treatments to support mothers with low-milk production in partnership with breastfeeding advocates and clinical stakeholders. Learn more about Alecia-Jane's research.
Research Areas
- Omics analysis
- Biosynthesis pathways
- Mammary gland
- Lactation
Techniques
- scRNA-sequencing
- Organoid culture
- Bioinformatics
- Confocal imaging
Areas for Collaboration
- Lipidomics
- Metabolomics
- Cross species comparisons
- Artificial Intelligence
Research Theme
Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health