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

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Biochemistry (discovery)

Physiology

Clinical

Lifestyle and behaviour

Our experts

Dr Charles Affourtit

Associate Professor (Reader) in Mitochondrial Biology
Dr Jane Carre

Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Dr Natasha Hill

Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences
Dr Lee Hutt

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Dr Feisal Subhan

Lecturer in Biomedical Science - Human Physiology (Education)
Dr Nicola King

Lecturer in Cardiac Physiology (Education)
Professor Mary Hickson

Professor in Dietetics
Dr Raul Bescos Garcia

Lecturer in Dietetics (Physiology Specialist)
Dr Avril Collinson

Associate Professor in Dietetics
Dr Desley White

Lecturer in Dietetics
Dr Melanie Moore

Visiting Specialist
Dr Zoe Brookes

Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research
Dr Louise Belfield

Associate Professor of Biomedical and Oral Health Sciences (Education)
Dr Gail Rees

Head of School
Dr Kathy Redfern

Lecturer in Human Nutrition
Dr Brynmor Breese

Lecturer in Human Physiology (Education)
Professor Jonathan Pinkney

Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Dr Joanne Hosking

Senior Research Fellow & BMBS Lead for Statistics & Numeracy
Dr David Sheridan

Associate Professor & Honorary Consultant in Hepatology
Professor Matthew Cramp

Chair in Hepatology
Dr Ashwin Dhanda

Honorary Associate Professor in Hepatology
Dr Daniel Felmlee

Lecturer in Hepatology
Professor Daniel Martin

Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine
Professor Jonathan Marsden

Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation
Dr Joanne Paton

Associate Professor of Podiatry
Professor Jill Shawe

Professor of Maternal and Family Health
Professor Adrian Taylor

Professor in Health Services Research
Dr Dawn Swancutt

Senior Research Fellow
Dr Tom Thompson

Senior Research Fellow
Professor Jackie Andrade

Professor in Psychology