Metabolism, lifestyle and disease
Dysfunctional metabolism is associated with diverse medical disorders. Nutrition and lifestyle establish an appropriate energy balance that is crucial for metabolic health. When this energy balance is perturbed, chronic diseases may arise that affect people across the life course. Obesity, diabetes and their multifarious complications are key examples of chronic metabolic disorders, which, in turn, negatively affect the disease prognosis of people with acute illnesses.
Metabolic Health Research in Plymouth
The Metabolic Health Research Group comprises scientists with broad expertise in molecular and cellular discovery, lifestyle and behavioural change, and clinical intervention. Combining our specialised skills in translational research projects, we aim to improve current treatments for metabolic diseases by unravelling their underlying causes.Research themes
Biochemistry (discovery)
Physiology
Clinical
Lifestyle and behaviour
Our experts
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Dr Charles Affourtit
Associate Head of School - Research
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Dr Jane Carre
Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
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Dr Natasha Hill
Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences
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Dr Lee Hutt
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
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Dr Feisal Subhan
Associate Professor of Physiology (Education)
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Dr Nicola King
Associate Professor of Cardiac Physiology
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Professor Mary Hickson
Professor in Dietetics
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Dr Raul Bescos Garcia
Associate Professor of Human Nutrition and Physiology
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Dr Avril Collinson
Associate Professor in Dietetics
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Dr Desley White
Lecturer in Dietetics
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Dr Zoe Brookes
Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research
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Dr Gail Rees
Head of School of Biomedical Sciences
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Dr Kathy Redfern
Lecturer in Human Nutrition
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Dr Brynmor Breese
Lecturer in Human Physiology (Education)
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Professor Jonathan Pinkney
Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes
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Dr Joanne Hosking
Senior Research Fellow & BMBS Lead for Statistics & Numeracy
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Dr David Sheridan
Associate Professor & Honorary Consultant in Hepatology
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Professor Matthew Cramp
Chair in Hepatology
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Dr Ashwin Dhanda
Associate Professor in Hepatology
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Dr Daniel Felmlee
Lecturer in Hepatology
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Professor Daniel Martin
Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine
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Professor Jonathan Marsden
Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation
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Dr Joanne Paton
Associate Professor of Podiatry
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Professor Jill Shawe
Professor of Maternal and Family Health
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Professor Adrian Taylor
Professor in Health Services Research
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Dr Dawn Swancutt
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Tom Thompson
Senior Research Fellow
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Professor Jackie Andrade
Professor in Psychology
Contact the Metabolic Health Research Group
Dr Charles Affourtit (Biochemistry)