I am a medical practitioner - clinical research scientist investigating the broad range of health issues related to obesity, especially severe obesity. My studies have largely focussed on learning more about these clinical conditions, their relationship to obesity, examining the effect of substantial sustained weight loss, and translating into practice via educational activities.
I am a molecular biologist-uterine biologist-placentalogist. My research focuses on the regulation of the dramatic uterine tissue remodelling during the establishment of pregnancy and placental development, and on the ultimate impact of uterine factors on
I am a psychologist whose research program aims to improve the long-term well-being for children born very small or immature. My research focuses on 1) determining the nature and severity of cognitive and behavioural problems faced by children born very small-immature, 2) investigating how these problems are associated with brain injury and alterations to brain development, and 3) assessing the effectiveness of clinical interventions which aim to reduce complications and enhance development.
I am a nutritional scientist with a research focus on gastrointestinal function and energy intake regulation in humans. The aim of my research is to understand (1) how any changes in gut function in obesity derail the appetite-regulatory and, thus, reinforce weight gain, ans (2) the role of gut function in the pathophysiology of digestive symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia.
I am a perinatal paediatrician undertaking clinically-focussed research on brain development, brain disorders, brain therapies, neurodevelopmental outcomes and the development, application and evaluation of new technology to clinical problems.
I conduct ethnographic, epidemiological and clinical research on drug use and related harms and studies of behavioural and biomedical prevention interventions designed to prevent infectious diseases in vulnerable populations, with a focus on injecting dru