Research interests

• Molecular genetics of metabolic disorders
• Developmental Origins of diseases
• Preterm Birth
• Neonatal Hyperglycaemia

Completed BSc (First Class Honours) in Medical Biotechnology, Dundee, United Kingdom. Currently pursuing PhD at the Liggins Institute, looking at developmental origins of adult diseases.

Conference papers

Amita Bansal, Jane M Alsweiler, Kristin L Connor, Mike Dragunow, Jane E Harding, and Frank H Bloomfield. Preterm Birth in Sheep Alters Adult Pancreatic Beta-Cell Mass and Expression of Key Genes Involved in Insulin Secretion and Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity. ENDO 2013: The 95th Annual Meeting & Expo, San Francisco, California. June 15 to 18, 2013.

Jane M Alsweiler, Amita Bansal, Kristin L Connor, Jane E Harding, Mike Dragunow, and Frank H Bloomfield. Preterm Birth and Neonatal Hyperglycemia Reduce Ovine Beta Cell Mass and Alter Pancreatic Gene Expression. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 4 to 7 2013.

Bansal A, Alsweiler JM, Connor KL, Phua HH, Dragunow M, Bloomfield FH. Long-term effects of preterm birth and neonatal hyperglycaemia on beta-cell number, mass and islet size in the ovine endocrine pancreas. In: Isaacs D, ed. 17th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) and the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) - (FAOPS & PSANZ 2012). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 2012;48: 34-5.

Bansal A, Connor KL, Alsweiler JM, Phua HH, Bloomfield FH. Effects of preterm birth and neonatal hyperglycaemia on the expression of key genes in the ovine endocrine pancreas. In: Isaacs D, ed. 15th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ). Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 2011; 47:22-3.