Centre for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

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Dr Jane Cleal PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Areas of Scientific Expertise:
  • Reproductive Cell Biology – Fundamental mechanisms of cell biology in placenta and endometriu…

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Professor Janis Baird

Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology

Research interests

  • NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  Understanding the food choices of adolesce…
  • NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits …
  • NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)  Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of …
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Dr Jonathan Swann

Professor of Biomolecular Medicine

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Professor Kalyanaraman Kumaran

Professor
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Professor Kate Ward

Associate Dean International
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Professor Kath Woods-Townsend

Professor

Research interests

  • Adolescent Health
  • Scientific Literacy
  • Health Literacy

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Dr Kirsten Poore

Principal Teaching Fellow
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Dr Leo Westbury PhD

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Medical statistics
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Professor Lucy Green

Prof of Public Eng and Dev Physiology

Research interests

  • Fetal physiology and nutrition
  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
  • Equality and diversity in research, education and public engagement

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Emeritus Professor Mark Hanson

Research interests

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Developmental nutrition and epigenetic mechanisms
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