BAppSc(Med Sci), BBiomedSc(Hons), MBiomedSc(Research), Grad Dip ULT, MAIMS

Lecturer

Jane holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Science, a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with first class Honours, a Masters by Research in Biomedical Science and Graduate Diploma in University Learning and Teaching, all from UTas. Prior to commencing at the university, Jane spent 16 years working in the Pathology Department at the Launceston General Hospital as a Medical Scientist and 2½ years with the Menzies Centre for Population Health Research as the Northern Research Assistant in the Tasmanian Multiple Sclerosis Study. Jane is a member of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS).

Research Interests

Jane’s research interests for both her Honours and Masters by Research centred on the effect of diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors, specifically the effect of supplementing a usual Australian-type diet with canned chickpeas. Currently she is a member of a research group investigating environmental and dietary factors that may affect balance and thus falls, in older people.

Teaching

Jane is part of a multi-member team teaching human bioscience and anatomy to undergraduate science and nursing students and teaches into a number of other health and bioscience units. She is also part of a team with extensive professional experience responsible for the Biomedical Science program. She is co-ordinator for the professional placement units CXA412 & CXA425

Units

• CXA101 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Sciences
  
• CXA102 - Introduction to Health Sciences
  
• CXA107 - Fundamentals of Bioscience
  
• CXA161 - Introduction to Human Biology
  
• CXA171 - Cell Biology and Function
  
• CXA204 - Bioscience for Nursing 1
  
• CXA205 - Bioscience for Nursing 2
  
• CXA273 - Anatomy and Physiology 2
  
• CXA412 - Medical Laboratory Placement 1
  
• CXA425 - Medical Laboratory Placement 2
  

Selected Publications:

• Pittaway JK; Robertson IK; Ball MJ: , 2008, 'Chickpeas may influence fatty acid and fiber intake in an ad libitum diet, leading to small improvements in serum lipid profile and glycemic control.', J Am Diet Assoc , 108(6): , pgs. 1009-13
• Jane K. Pittaway, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Iain K. Robertson, Madeleine J. Ball, 2006, 'Effects of a Controlled Diet Supplemented with Chickpeas on Serum Lipids, Glucose Tolerance, Satiety and Bowel Function.', Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 26(4), pgs. 334-340
• J.K. Pittaway, K.D.K. Ahuja, I.K. Robertson, P.J. Nestel, M.J. Ball, 2006, 'Dietary supplementation with chickpeas for at least five weeks results in small but significant reductions in serum total- and LDL-cholesterol in adult women and men.', Archives of Nutrition and Metabolism, 50, pgs. 512-518
• Ahuja, K.D., Pittaway, J.K., Ball, M.J., 2006, 'Effects of olive oil and tomato lycopene combination on serum lycopene, lipid profile, and lipid oxidation.', Nutrition, 22(3), pgs. 259-65
• J.K. Pittaway, K.D.K. Ahuja, I.K. Robertson, M.J. Ball, 2006, 'Effects of a controlled diet supplemented with chickpeas versus wheat on serum lipids, glucose tolerance, satiety and bowel function. ', Asia Pac J Clin Nutr, 15(Suppl 3), pgs. S130
• J.K. Pittaway, I.K. Robertson, M.J. Ball, 2006, 'Chickpeas influence P:S ratio and fibre content of ad libitum dietary intake and improve serum lipid profile and glycaemic control. ', Asia Pac J Clin Nutr , 15(Suppl 3), pgs. S129
• C.M. Murty, J.K. Pittaway, I.K. Robertson, M.J. Ball., 2006, 'Qualitative analysis of the effects of chickpea supplementation on habitual diet. ', Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2006, 15(Suppl 3), pgs. S126

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