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Nutrition, Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Our mission is to understand disease processes and to improve lifelong human health and wellbeing through research and innovation in the areas of nutrition, endocrinology and metabolism.

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About

Our research aims to improve the understanding of human disease, health and wellbeing across the lifecourse. We investigate: 

  • How lifestyle and nutrition influence growth, development, function, and resilience 
  • How nutrition, endocrinology, and metabolism link to altered functional capacity in cardiometabolic diseases 
  • How early life nutrition influences functional capacity and resilience in later life 
  • Translation of new innovations to promote healthy aging in clinical/care settings. 

We propose new mechanisms, and test interventions, studying molecules, cells, individuals, and populations. We are especially interested in endocrine, metabolic, muscle and immune health. Our discoveries have identified new understandings for maintaining health and reducing disease risk, new therapeutic targets, new disease treatments and have influenced government policy. 

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We welcome potential new ECRs to contact individual lab/team leads directly to enquire about fellowships and upcoming research opportunities.

People, projects, publications and PhDs

People

Doctor Caroline Childs

Associate Professor

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Email: c.e.childs@soton.ac.uk

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, SO16 6YD (View in Google Maps)

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Professor Chris Byrne

Professor of Endocrinol & Met

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Email: c.d.byrne@soton.ac.uk

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, SO16 6YD (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Colleen Deane

Lecturer in Muscle Cell Biology

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Doctor Ella Baker PhD

Research Fellow

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Professor Helen Roberts BSc, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), PhD

Professor of Medicine For Older People

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Email: h.c.roberts@soton.ac.uk

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, SO16 6YD (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Helena Fisk PhD

Research Fellow

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Email: h.fisk@soton.ac.uk

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, SO16 6YD (View in Google Maps)

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Ms Ihuoma Amadi PhD

Research Fellow

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Professor Jaswinder Sethi BSc DPhil FRSB

Professor of Immunometabolism

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Email: j.sethi@soton.ac.uk

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, SO16 6YD (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Jonathan Swann

Professor of Biomolecular Medicine

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Mr Josh Bilson

Research Fellow

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