Associate Professor Rae-Chi Huang is a paediatric physician and leading clinical researcher in early antecedents of cardiometabolic disease. Rae-Chi is a Core member of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute (NHIRI) within the School of Medical and Health Sciences.
Background
Rae-Chi Huang is a practicing paediatrician and researcher who has dedicated her working life to understanding and trying to make a difference with respect to treatment and prevention of childhood non-communicable disease. The recent pandemic of overweight/obese children accompanied with soaring prevalence of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes has prompted Rae-Chi to investigate E-Health interventions and the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and related metabolic disease with a particular emphasis on their origins in pregnancy and early childhood.
Rae-Chi’s research career has been supported by multiple NHMRC fellowships and funding. She currently leads NHMRC project "A two generation population study of obesity epigenetics" and the Australian arm of the EU “Early-life stressors and LifeCycle health”.
Professional Associations
- Cluster Leader for Cardio-metabolic group in the Early Life Origins of Health Consortium
- Raine Management Committee, Raine Genetic Subcomittee
- Origins Scientific Committee
- Member of Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics (P.A.C.E.) Consortium
Awards and Recognition
- University of Western Australia Research Collaboration Award. University of Western Australia Research Collaboration, 2016
- New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award. Department of Health, 2013.
- UWA Young Investigator Award, 2013
- WUN International Inflammation (in-FLAME) Network. Worldwide Universities Network WUN, 2012
- 'The International Inflammation (in-FLAME) network. UWA Research Collaboration Awards, 2012
- Junior Faculty Travel Stipend Award 2011 Developmental Origins of Health and Disease World Congress, Oregon USA 2011
- Finalist for Early Career Investigator at the High Blood Pressure Research Council Australia ASM – Sydney 2009
- Finalist for Early Career Investigator at the High Blood Pressure Research Council Australia ASM, 2007
- Robert Van Dongen Award HBPRCA 2007, Adelaide
- Early Career Investigator Oral Award HBPRCA 2007, Adelaide
- Travel Grant High Blood Pressure Research Council Australia 2007
- Best abstract for Young Investigator, International DOHaD 2007
- Best Oral Presentation for Young Investigators in the Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension finals at the International Society Hypertension 2006, Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006
- High Blood Pressure Research Foundation’s Young Investigator Travel Award 2006
- Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension (APSH) Fellowship 2006
- Best Postgraduate Student Research Award, UWA - School of Medicine and Pharmacology Research Showcase , University of Western Australia 2005
- Finalist New Investigator’s Award oral presentation at High Blood Pressure Research Council Australia (HBPRCA) Melbourne 2005
- Robert Van Dongen Award at HBPRCA 2005
- Student Travel Grant for ASM of HBPRCA 2005