Nutrition, Endocrinology and Metabolism

• 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. 

Our research teams and labs  

• Academic Geriatric Medicine team, led by Harnish Patel and Stephen Lim
• Diabetes team, led by Richard Holt
• Diabetes Education team, led by Nicola Englyst
• Functional Nutrigenomics lab, led by Cornelia Blume
• Immunometabolism lab, led by Jaswinder Sethi
• MASLD team, led by Chris Byrne
• Metabolomics lab, led by Jonathan Swann
• Muscle Cell Biology lab, led by Colleen Deane
• Nutritional Immunology lab, led by Philip Calder, Caroline Childs and Elizabeth Miles
• Nutritional Biochemistry lab, led by Steve Wootton
• Public Health Nutrition team

Our early career researchers

• Paul Afolabi, (SRA) based in the Metabolomics lab
• Ella Baker, based in the Nutritional Immunology lab
• Josh Bilson, based in the MASLD lab
• Natalie Cox, based in the Academic Geriatric Medicine team
• Helena Fisk, based in the Nutritional Immunology lab
• Samantha Meridith, based in the Academic Geriatric Medicine team
• Veronica Santiago, based in the Metabolomics lab

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