DMU Research Advisory Groups: Longlife Health and Wellbeing

I am a member of the DMU Grand Challenges Research Advisory Groups: Longlife Health and Wellbeing.

CURRENT RESEARCH: Prior to joining DMU in 2007 I enjoyed over ten years post-doctoral research at the UK Government’s Institute of Food Research, The University of Sheffield and Nottingham Medical Schools and co-authoring over £1.5 million research grants. My research expertise spans from the molecular biology, to the food and nutrition, to the community in which people live, to the policy which governs these. All the Grand Challenge statements identified above will be served by these research activities

DMU RIF: In collaboration with Oscar (3^rd Sector East Midlands Charity) / Action Medical Research/ NHS to investigate molecular, nutrition and social solutions to sickle cell disease using novel research techniques. DMU RIF: In collaboration with Faculty of Art and Design, IESD and NHS to investigate the effect of the built environment of health and wellness. Pepsi Co: Working on their wellness programme by reformulating products to contain less sugar and salt. One Nottingham / Nottingham City Council / Marmot to investigate how social housing, school meals and nutrition effects social aspiration, health and wellness. HOPE Cancer Charity application to study the effect of food in Leicestershire and Rutland on cancer risk using novel techniques Trial manager for UK Food Standards Agency / World Cancer Research Fund previous work to study the effect of nutrition of cancer and heart disease in large multicentre human intervention studies. FreshGrow are a major East Midland’s vegetable grower with whom I have links and projects with and help to link the food at source to our molecular work. University of Leeds collaboration to measure photochemical activity in ethnic foods in Leicester

BENEFIT FROM NETWORK: Networking and collaborative opportunities; Access to review documents, grant calls, support network; Bring my research knowledge and expertise to the network; Shape DMU research policy and apply to School as I am Associate Head of School

Interests: Factors that influence health and wellbeing; Effective quality of life interventions Improving quality of life at all levels; Informing policy and practice