Dr Michael Kendig

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My work examines how dietary factors impact cognition, metabolism and the gut microbiota. Major research streams include the cognitive effects of diets high in sugar; how environmental cues can prolong food intake beyond satiety; the effects of diet cycling; and the behavioural effects of maternal obesity.

University role:

Postdoctoral Fellow

Grants:

2020: Associate investigator on NHMRC Ideas grant ($400,372) APP2003686. Examining the metabolic and cognitive deficits caused by insulin resistance in the ventral striatum. CIA Dr Vincent Laurent.

2019: School of Medical Sciences Accelerator Grant ($10,000). Validating new methods of measuring diet-induced cognitive impairment.

2018: UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addictions Theme and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group seed funding ($19,926) to Morris, Eapen, Ooi, Kasparian & Kendig. Evaluating the Gut-Brain Axis in Autism.

2018: Ian Potter Foundation Knowledge and Learning/Conference grant ($5000). Funding to support travel expenses for two keynote speakers at the 2018 Australian Learning Group Winter Conference, held July 11^th-13^th, 2018, in Katoomba, NSW.

2018: Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant ($2400). Funding to support travel to Neuroscience 2018, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held November 3^rd-7^th, in San Diego, USA.

2013-2016: Australian Postgraduate Research Award, University of Sydney (full-time scholarship for duration of PhD course; total value ~$78,000).

2013 – 2014: Alumni Scholarship, University of Sydney ($5,000). 1-year top-up scholarship awarded to highly-ranked commencing PhD candidates.

Awards:

2019: Award for research excellence (Early Career Academic Staff), Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney.

2018: Best new researcher, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney.

2017: Oral presentation award at New Zealand Association for Behaviour Analysis annual conference.

2017: Best student talk at Australian Learning Group Mid-Year Conference.

2014 and 2016: Postgraduate Publication Prize, School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

Keywords:

diet

obesity

cognition

neurosciences

Research

Teaching & Supervision

I am available to supervise:

Yes

Currently supervising:

PhD students (co-supervisor)

Mr. Md Jakir Hossain (PhD submitted) - effects of diet and type 2 diabetes on peripheral neuropathy

Ms. Aynaz Seyed Tajaddini (2019-) - effects of maternal obesity on offspring behaviour

Mr. Michael Leong (2019-) - contrasting obesity- and diabetes-associated changes to the liver

Honours/ILP

Mr. Roger Xie (2019-2020; H1 SoMS Honours) - effect of diet cycling on the liver

Ms. Ching Ho (2019; ILP; H1 equivalent) - comparing continuous and restricted access to cafeteria-style diet

Ms. Sahana Nandakumar (2020; ILP; H1 equivalent) - insights from animal models of binge eating

Ms. Arya Shinde (2021; SoMS Honours) - dietary influences on anxiety-like behaviour

Ms. Nipuni Hapangama (2021; ILP Honours) - effects of maternal obesity on brown fat in offspring

Undergraduate interns

Ms. Briony Wijeyaratne (2020; NEUR3211 research internship)

ECR mentor for PATH3205 (2020)

Ms. Mushka Kaye (2018; SOMS3001 research internship)

Ms. Jemma Rezitis and Ms. Sindu Sritharan (2018; NEUR3221 research internship)

Media

Twitter Account:

https://twitter.com/mike_kendig

Publications related to this Person

Journal articles

Kendig MD; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Pattern of access to cafeteria-style diet determines fat mass and degree of spatial memory impairments in rats', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, pp. 13516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50113-3

Leigh SJ; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Palatable western-style cafeteria diet as a reliable method for modeling diet-induced obesity in rodents', Journal of Visualized Experiments, vol. 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/60262

Deng F; Li Y; Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Arnold R; Goldys EM; Morris MJ; Liu G, 2019, 'Polymer brush based fluorescent immunosensor for direct monitoring of interleukin-1β in rat blood', Analyst, vol. 144, pp. 5682 - 5690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9an01300h

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Fizzing out: No effect of acute carbohydrate consumption on mood', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 104, pp. 56 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.028

Gemikonakli G; Keay KA; Kendig MD; Kang JWM; Corbit LH; Mor D, 2019, 'Altered monoamine levels in the dorsal striatum of the rat are associated with alterations in behavioural selection and motivation following peripheral nerve injury and acute stress', European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 50, pp. 2786 - 2800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14518

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Reviewing the effects of dietary salt on cognition:mechanisms and future directions', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 28, pp. 6 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.201903_28(1).0002

Kendig MD; Fu MX; Rehn S; Martire SI; Boakes RA; Rooney KB, 2018, 'Metabolic and cognitive improvement from switching to saccharin or water following chronic consumption by female rats of 10% sucrose solution', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 188, pp. 162 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.008

Kendig MD; Boakes RA; Corbit LH, 2018, 'Variety overcomes the specificity of cue-potentiated feeding in rats', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, vol. 44, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xan0000159

Mor D; Kendig MD; Kang JWM; Gemikonakli G; Austin PJ; Kalman E; Corbit LH, 2017, 'Peripheral nerve injury impairs the ability to maintain behavioural flexibility following acute stress in the rat', Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 328, pp. 123 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.003

Kendig MD; Cheung AMK; Raymond JS; Corbit LH, 2016, 'Contexts paired with junk food impair goal-directed behavior in rats: Implications for decision making in obesogenic environments', Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00216

Boakes RA; Kendig MD; Martire SI; Rooney KB, 2016, 'Sweetening yoghurt with glucose, but not with saccharin, promotes weight gain and increased fat pad mass in rats', Appetite, vol. 105, pp. 114 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.05.011

Boakes RA; Martire SI; Rooney KB; Kendig MD, 2016, 'Individual differences in saccharin acceptance predict rats' food intake', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 164, pp. 151 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.05.050

Kendig MD; Ekayanti W; Stewart H; Boakes RA; Rooney K, 2015, 'Metabolic effects of access to sucrose drink in female rats and transmission of some effects to their offspring', PLoS ONE, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131107

Boakes RA; Patterson AE; Kendig MD; Harris JA, 2015, 'Temporal distributions of schedule-induced licks, magazine entries, and lever presses on fixed- and variable-time schedules', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, vol. 41, pp. 52 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xan0000046

Kendig MD, 2014, 'Cognitive and behavioural effects of sugar consumption in rodents. A review', Appetite, vol. 80, pp. 41 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.04.028

Kendig MD, 2014, 'Maltodextrin can produce similar metabolic and cognitive effects to those of sucrose in the rat', Appetite, vol. 77, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.02.011

Kendig MD; Rooney KB; Corbit LH; Boakes RA, 2014, 'Persisting adiposity following chronic consumption of 10% sucrose solution: Strain differences and behavioural effects', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 130, pp. 54 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.021

Yan-Yan Chan C; Kendig M; Boakes RA; Rooney K, 2013, 'Low-volume exercise can prevent sucrose-induced weight gain but has limited impact on metabolic measures in rats', European Journal of Nutrition, vol. 52, pp. 1721 - 1732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-012-0475-5

Kendig MD; Boakes RA; Rooney KB; Corbit LH, 2013, 'Chronic restricted access to 10% sucrose solution in adolescent and young adult rats impairs spatial memory and alters sensitivity to outcome devaluation', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 120, pp. 164 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.08.012

Motbey CP; Karanges E; Li KM; Wilkinson S; Winstock AR; Ramsay J; Hicks C; Kendig MD; Wyatt N; Callaghan PD; McGregor IS, 2012, 'Mephedrone in Adolescent Rats: Residual Memory Impairment and Acute but Not Lasting 5-HT Depletion', PLoS ONE, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045473

Bowen MT; Keats K; Kendig MD; Cakic V; Callaghan PD; McGregor IS, 2012, 'Aggregation in quads but not pairs of rats exposed to cat odor or bright light', Behavioural Processes, vol. 90, pp. 331 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2012.03.014

Kendig MD; Bowen MT; Kemp AH; McGregor IS, 2011, 'Predatory threat induces huddling in adolescent rats and residual changes in early adulthood suggestive of increased resilience', Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 225, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2011.07.058

Conference Papers

McGregor IS; Hargreaves GA; Kashem MA; Bowen M; Kendig M; Motbey C; Callaghan PD, 2010, 'STUDIES OF ADOLESCENT BINGE DRINKING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES USING THE BEER MODEL IN RATS', in ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, Paris, FRANCE, pp. 55A - 55A, presented at World Congress on International-Society-for-Biomedical-Research-on-Alcoholism, Paris, FRANCE, 13 September 2010 - 16 September 2010, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000280252600164&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Wild BM; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2021, 'Effects of Diet Reversal on Metabolic and Peripheral Neuropathy Endpoints in a Rat Model of Cafeteria Diet-Induced Obesity', in METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, Vol. 116, pp. 68 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154638

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Wild BM; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2020, 'Longitudinal Characterization of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Cafeteria Diet and Low-Dose Streptozotocin Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 69, presented at 80th Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association (ADA), ELECTR NETWORK, 12 June 2020 - 16 June 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db20-530-P