Metabolic Health Research Group
Understanding the causes of and improving treatments for obesity, diabetes and comorbidities
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]( "Dr Charles Affourtit")
Dr Charles Affourtit
Associate Head of School - Research
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![Dr Jane Carre Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism]( "Dr Jane Carre")
Dr Jane Carre
Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
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![Dr Natasha Hill Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences]( "Dr Natasha Hill")
Dr Natasha Hill
Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences
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![Dr Lee Hutt Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences]( "Dr Lee Hutt")
Dr Lee Hutt
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
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![Dr Feisal Subhan Associate Professor of Physiology (Education)]( "Dr Feisal Subhan")
Dr Feisal Subhan
Associate Professor of Physiology (Education)
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![Dr Nicola King Associate Professor of Cardiac Physiology]( "Dr Nicola King")
Dr Nicola King
Associate Professor of Cardiac Physiology
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![Professor Mary Hickson Professor in Dietetics]( "Professor Mary Hickson")
Professor Mary Hickson
Professor in Dietetics
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![Dr Raul Bescos Garcia Associate Professor of Human Nutrition and Physiology]( "Dr Raul Bescos Garcia")
Dr Raul Bescos Garcia
Associate Professor of Human Nutrition and Physiology
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![Dr Avril Collinson Associate Professor in Dietetics]( "Dr Avril Collinson")
Dr Avril Collinson
Associate Professor in Dietetics
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![Dr Desley White Lecturer in Dietetics]( "Dr Desley White")
Dr Desley White
Lecturer in Dietetics
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![Dr Zoe Brookes Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research]( "Dr Zoe Brookes")
Dr Zoe Brookes
Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research
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![Dr Gail Rees Head of School of Biomedical Sciences]( "Dr Gail Rees")
Dr Gail Rees
Head of School of Biomedical Sciences
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![Dr Kathy Redfern Lecturer in Human Nutrition]( "Dr Kathy Redfern")
Dr Kathy Redfern
Lecturer in Human Nutrition
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![Dr Brynmor Breese Lecturer in Human Physiology (Education)]( "Dr Brynmor Breese")
Dr Brynmor Breese
Lecturer in Human Physiology (Education)
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![Professor Jonathan Pinkney Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes]( "Professor Jonathan Pinkney")
Professor Jonathan Pinkney
Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes
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![Dr Joanne Hosking Senior Research Fellow & BMBS Lead for Statistics & Numeracy]( "Dr Joanne Hosking")
Dr Joanne Hosking
Senior Research Fellow & BMBS Lead for Statistics & Numeracy
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![Dr David Sheridan Associate Professor & Honorary Consultant in Hepatology]( "Dr David Sheridan")
Dr David Sheridan
Associate Professor & Honorary Consultant in Hepatology
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![Professor Matthew Cramp Chair in Hepatology]( "Professor Matthew Cramp")
Professor Matthew Cramp
Chair in Hepatology
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![Dr Ashwin Dhanda Associate Professor in Hepatology]( "Dr Ashwin Dhanda")
Dr Ashwin Dhanda
Associate Professor in Hepatology
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![Dr Daniel Felmlee Lecturer in Hepatology]( "Dr Daniel Felmlee")
Dr Daniel Felmlee
Lecturer in Hepatology
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![Professor Daniel Martin Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine]( "Professor Daniel Martin")
Professor Daniel Martin
Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine
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![Professor Jonathan Marsden Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation]( "Professor Jonathan Marsden")
Professor Jonathan Marsden
Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation
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![Dr Joanne Paton Associate Professor of Podiatry]( "Dr Joanne Paton")
Dr Joanne Paton
Associate Professor of Podiatry
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![Professor Jill Shawe Professor of Maternal and Family Health]( "Professor Jill Shawe")
Professor Jill Shawe
Professor of Maternal and Family Health
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![Dr Dawn Swancutt Senior Research Fellow]( "Dr Dawn Swancutt")
Dr Dawn Swancutt
Senior Research Fellow
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![Dr Tom Thompson Senior Research Fellow]( "Dr Tom Thompson")
Dr Tom Thompson
Senior Research Fellow
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![Professor Jackie Andrade Professor in Psychology]( "Professor Jackie Andrade")
Professor Jackie Andrade
Professor in Psychology
Contact the Metabolic Health Research Group
Dr Charles Affourtit (Biochemistry)