Field of Expertise
Nutrition research
Expertise
I direct NUTRAN (NUtrition TRials At Northumbria; www.northumbria.ac.uk/nutran), an interdisciplinary research group at Northumbria University in the heart of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. We combine the expertise of six labs within the University; the Brain, Sleep, Sport, Vascular, Omics and Biology labs and, together, we investigate the effects of nutrition and nutritional compounds on human functioning. As an example, we can investigate whether meat replacement products differentially affect physical performance in athletes and whether this is related to functional changes in their gut microbiome. We can investigate whether medicinal products influence mental performance and sleep quality and we can also measure the levels of that product in the blood stream. We could also investigate whether other markers of health in the blood are present and if these are related to health outcomes; for example, correlating levels of inflammatory analytes with cardiovascular function. Whatever the research aim, our team of experts will collaborate to design a bespoke solution; from consultancy, assistance with product claims, support with study design, provision of full research project conducted to good clinical practice (GCP) standard through to dissemination of results (e.g. publishing in academic journal articles, presentation at conference and at public/customer/distributer events).