Nutrition and Bone Health Research: Diet, bone health and osteoporosis and rickets (NBH)
Lead Research Organisation:
MRC Centre Cambridge
Abstract
We aim to identify the role of nutrition and lifestyle in bone health and the prevention of osteoporosis and rickets.
Osteoporosis is a major global public health concern. In the UK, fractures caused by osteoporosis affect 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men aged over 50 years. Internationally, more than 1.5 million hip fractures occur annually and it is predicted that this will increase four-fold by the year 2050. Research into the prevention of osteoporosis is of strategic relevance to the general population, government and industry. Poor bone health can also affect people in several other ways. Stunting, for example affects millions of children around the world, with implications for the health of individuals and for national economies. Rickets, a debilitating disease of children, is a problem in many countries and is re-emerging in the UK.
Our research focuses on the importance of nutrition for the developing skeleton in childhood and adolescence, bone mass and strength in young adult life, or women during pregnancy and breast-feeding, and in older people. We study different areas of the skeleton using various scanning techniques. We measure metabolites and hormones in blood and urine samples, and assess dietary intakes. We conduct comparative studies in the UK, The Gambia, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya in order to provide a world-wide perspective to these issues. The work is focussed on calcium nutrition, vitamin D status and other dietary factors but with consideration of other potentially important aspects such as sunshine exposure, body size and composition
Osteoporosis is a major global public health concern. In the UK, fractures caused by osteoporosis affect 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men aged over 50 years. Internationally, more than 1.5 million hip fractures occur annually and it is predicted that this will increase four-fold by the year 2050. Research into the prevention of osteoporosis is of strategic relevance to the general population, government and industry. Poor bone health can also affect people in several other ways. Stunting, for example affects millions of children around the world, with implications for the health of individuals and for national economies. Rickets, a debilitating disease of children, is a problem in many countries and is re-emerging in the UK.
Our research focuses on the importance of nutrition for the developing skeleton in childhood and adolescence, bone mass and strength in young adult life, or women during pregnancy and breast-feeding, and in older people. We study different areas of the skeleton using various scanning techniques. We measure metabolites and hormones in blood and urine samples, and assess dietary intakes. We conduct comparative studies in the UK, The Gambia, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya in order to provide a world-wide perspective to these issues. The work is focussed on calcium nutrition, vitamin D status and other dietary factors but with consideration of other potentially important aspects such as sunshine exposure, body size and composition
Technical Summary
We aim to identify the role of nutrition & lifestyle in bone health & the prevention of osteoporosis & rickets within the wider context of nutrition policy for calcium & vitamin D in developed & developing countries. Our goal is to promote global public health by investigating the role of nutrition & other factors in the optimisation of bone health & the prevention of fragility fractures & rickets.
Poor bone health can affect people in several ways. Stunting, for example, affects millions of children around the world, with implications for the health of individuals & for national economies. Rickets, a debilitating disease of children, is a problem in many countries & is re-emerging in the UK. Osteoporosis is a major health concern world-wide. In the UK, fractures caused by osteoporosis affect 1 in 2 women & 1 in 5 men aged over 50 years. Internationally, more than 1.5 million hip fractures occur annually & it is predicted that this will increase four-fold by the year 2050.
Our research is focussed on calcium nutrition & vitamin D requirements but with consideration of other potentially important influences such as muscle strength, body size & composition & metabolic processes. Health outcomes of particular relevance are fracture risk, osteoporosis, rickets, growth & stunting. The programme has a strong emphasis on translational engagement with policy informers.
The main study sites are UK (especially Cambridge and Southampton); Keneba, The Gambia (Calcium, Vitamin D & Bone Health sub-programme U.1232.00.002.00001.01); Shenyang, People's Republic of China; Chakaria, Bangladesh; Johannesburg, South Africa; Blantyre, Malawi; Kampala, Uganda, & Nairobi Kenya. These populations vary widely in fragility fracture incidence, calcium intake, vitamin D status & physical activity patterns. Our research integrates human physiological studies at different stages of life, conducted across population groups from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, with metabolic studies of the calcium-phosphate-vitamin D system.
Studies are being conducted in infants, children, adolescents, women during pregnancy and lactation, young adults, and in older people. Measurements of bone mineral content, shape and size, using techniques such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) & high resolution pQCT, are combined with assessments of dietary intake, physical activity, sunshine exposure, body composition, muscle function, bone turnover, & calcium, phosphate and vitamin D metabolism. Intervention studies, with follow-up & prospective longitudinal investigations permit hypotheses to be tested concerning the influence of diet & lifestyle on musculoskeletal health & the mechanisms of adaptation to a low calcium intake, a low vitamin D supply, or both.
Research into the optimisation of bone health & prevention of osteoporosis is of strategic relevance to global health policy. This programme aims to provide the scientific evidence on which future nutritional policy & practice world-wide can be based, with a pathway to impact through our translational involvements with governmental scientific advisory committees, other bodies & academic dissemination.
Poor bone health can affect people in several ways. Stunting, for example, affects millions of children around the world, with implications for the health of individuals & for national economies. Rickets, a debilitating disease of children, is a problem in many countries & is re-emerging in the UK. Osteoporosis is a major health concern world-wide. In the UK, fractures caused by osteoporosis affect 1 in 2 women & 1 in 5 men aged over 50 years. Internationally, more than 1.5 million hip fractures occur annually & it is predicted that this will increase four-fold by the year 2050.
Our research is focussed on calcium nutrition & vitamin D requirements but with consideration of other potentially important influences such as muscle strength, body size & composition & metabolic processes. Health outcomes of particular relevance are fracture risk, osteoporosis, rickets, growth & stunting. The programme has a strong emphasis on translational engagement with policy informers.
The main study sites are UK (especially Cambridge and Southampton); Keneba, The Gambia (Calcium, Vitamin D & Bone Health sub-programme U.1232.00.002.00001.01); Shenyang, People's Republic of China; Chakaria, Bangladesh; Johannesburg, South Africa; Blantyre, Malawi; Kampala, Uganda, & Nairobi Kenya. These populations vary widely in fragility fracture incidence, calcium intake, vitamin D status & physical activity patterns. Our research integrates human physiological studies at different stages of life, conducted across population groups from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, with metabolic studies of the calcium-phosphate-vitamin D system.
Studies are being conducted in infants, children, adolescents, women during pregnancy and lactation, young adults, and in older people. Measurements of bone mineral content, shape and size, using techniques such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) & high resolution pQCT, are combined with assessments of dietary intake, physical activity, sunshine exposure, body composition, muscle function, bone turnover, & calcium, phosphate and vitamin D metabolism. Intervention studies, with follow-up & prospective longitudinal investigations permit hypotheses to be tested concerning the influence of diet & lifestyle on musculoskeletal health & the mechanisms of adaptation to a low calcium intake, a low vitamin D supply, or both.
Research into the optimisation of bone health & prevention of osteoporosis is of strategic relevance to global health policy. This programme aims to provide the scientific evidence on which future nutritional policy & practice world-wide can be based, with a pathway to impact through our translational involvements with governmental scientific advisory committees, other bodies & academic dissemination.
Organisations
- MRC Centre Cambridge, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Nairobi, Kenya (Collaboration)
- University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Collaboration)
- Mayo Clinic (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Wageningen University, Netherlands (Collaboration)
- Oregon Health and Science University, United States (Collaboration)
- Harvard University (Collaboration)
- University of St Andrews, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC) (Collaboration)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) (Collaboration)
- University of Leuven (Collaboration)
- Uni-Pol (Collaboration)
- Grenoble University Hospital (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- National Inst of Agricultural Botany (Collaboration)
- Centre for the Study of Social Change (Collaboration)
- London Sch of Hygiene and Trop Medicine, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Shenyang Medical College (Collaboration)
- University of Jos (Collaboration)
- Nestlé Research Center (Collaboration)
- KEM Hospital Research Centre (Collaboration)
- University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Beit CURE International Hospital (Collaboration)
- National Institutes of Health, United States (Collaboration)
- Medical University of Innsbruck (Collaboration)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Collaboration)
- Makerere University, Uganda (Collaboration)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (Collaboration)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (Collaboration)
- Versus Arthritis (Collaboration)
- King's College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester (Collaboration)
- Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Aarhus University Hospital (Collaboration)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Collaboration)
- University of Delhi (Collaboration)
- African Population and Health Research Center (Collaboration)
- Aga Khan University (Collaboration)
- Public Health Foundation of India (Collaboration)
- Jimma University (Collaboration)
- University of Tsukuba, Japan (Collaboration)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) (Collaboration)
- CGIAR (Collaboration)
- Baylor College of Medicine, United States (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Hyderabad, India (Collaboration)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Collaboration)
- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda (Collaboration)
- Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV- Bangladesh) (Collaboration)
- Ulster University (Collaboration)
- MuJhu Care Ltd (Collaboration)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Collaboration)
- Zoology Ecology and Plant Science (Collaboration)
- The Rosie Hospital (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (Collaboration)
- Swedish National Food Agency (Collaboration)
- Biomedical Research and Training Inst, Zimbabwe (Collaboration)
- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (Collaboration)
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
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| Ann Prentice (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Adams JE
(2014)
Quantitative computer tomography in children and adolescents: the 2013 ISCD Pediatric Official Positions.
in Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
Amirabdollahian F
(2009)
Is the zinc intake of young people in the UK adequate?
in European journal of clinical nutrition
Ashby RL
(2011)
The muscle-bone unit of peripheral and central skeletal sites in children and young adults.
in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Ashwell M
(2008)
Nutrition and bone health projects funded by the UK Food Standards Agency: have they helped to inform public health policy?
in The British journal of nutrition
Aspray TJ
(2019)
Randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in older people to optimize bone health.
in The American journal of clinical nutrition
Assar S
(2017)
UPLC-MS/MS Determination of Deuterated 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (d-25OHD) and Other Vitamin D Metabolites for the Measurement of 25OHD Half-Life.
in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Barker M
(2017)
The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy.
in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Barnes MS
(2007)
Assessment of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations in male and female multiple sclerosis patients and control volunteers.
in Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
Bates CJ
(2006)
Blood indices of selenium and mercury, and their correlations with fish intake, in young people living in Britain.
in The British journal of nutrition
Bates CJ
(2007)
Dependence of blood indices of selenium and mercury on estimated fish intake in a national survey of British adults.
in Public health nutrition
| Title | GB Mothering Sun-day |
| Description | Entry in MRC Photo/Art Competition for Cambridge Centenary Celebration |
| Type Of Art | Image |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | Won 1st prize Image has subsequently been put on Unit website and used in MRC Centenary Evaluation report |
| URL | http://www.mrc.ac.uk/news-events/news/mrc-centenary-evaluation-published/ |
| Description | AR UK Clinical Steering Group on Paediatrics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Abbott Nutrition Growth Sumit (KW) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Academic Liaison Committee: Public Health at the University of Cambridge and Public Health England |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Liaison committee providing a forum for exchange of ideas and academic training opportunities between University fo Cambridge and Public Health England |
| Description | All Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | All Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group (APPOG) Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | BASELINE Steering Group |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Bone Research Society (BRS) (KW) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Cabinet Office Review of Advisory Committees |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Citations in Institute of Medicine calcium and vitamin D report |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Danish Technical University Review Advisory Board |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | High level report to the vice-Chancellor of the university and reccommendations for the future structure and funding of the unit under review |
| Description | Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Technology Strategy Board 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Technology Strategy Board 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs Consultation on the Flour and Bread Regulations 1998 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | Department of Health Calcium and Vitamin D Controversies |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | xxxx |
| Description | Department of Health Science Seminar on Calcium and Vitamin D Controversies |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | xxxx |
| Description | Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control |
| Geographic Reach | North America |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) HRpQCT Paediatric Working Group |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology - rickets prevention guidelines |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Description | Expert Advisor for NICE Centre for Guidelines (CFG) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | FSA Advisory Committee on Vitamin D Methodology |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | FSA General Advisory Committee for Science - 2010 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | FSA General Advisory Committee for Science - 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | FSA General Advisory Committee for Science - 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | FSA General Advisory Committee for Science - 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | FSA General Advisory Committee for Science - 2014 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Food Standards Agency, General Advisory Committee for Science 2015/16 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Food Stantards Agency Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs' Forum |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | A forum of chairs of government advisory committees within the remit of the Food Standards Agency to consider issues of governance and risk assessment relating to food, diet and nutrition in the UK |
| Description | Gastroenterologists SPR training day |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Expert overview on policy and practice with respect to vitamin D |
| Description | Goverment Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum - 2010 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Government Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum - 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Government Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum - 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Government Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum - 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Government Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum - 2014 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Government Office for Science, Scientific Advisory Committee Chairs Forum 2015 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | IOM Calcium and vitamin D - expert review of recommendations |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | Imperial College London, Social Medicine and Health Services Research Unit Advisory Board |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Innovate UK 2015/16 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | International Children's Conference on Bone Health (ICCBH) 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Update for the continuing professional development of health workers in the field of bone health |
| Description | International Guidelines for Clinical Densitometry |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Improvements in clinical service delivery. |
| Description | International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Pediatric Clinical Steering group |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Description | International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Pediatric Clinical Steering group |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Description | International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Pediatric Clinical Steering group 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Description | International Working Group - collection of samples and measurement of bone markers |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Invitation to Women leaders in Global Health conference at LSHTM |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | LIFE cohort survey |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | LSHTM Nutition for Global Health MSc Modules 2014 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Nutrition for Global Health MSc Modules 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Nutrition for Global Health MSc Modules 2015 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Nutrition for Global Health modules |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health and nutrition-related chronic diseases. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc Modules 2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc Modules 2007 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc Modules 2008 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc Modules 2009 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc modules 2010 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc modules 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc modules 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition MSc modules pre-2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health, vitamin and mineral and nutrition-related chronic diseases. Supervising projects and dissertations on these topics. |
| Description | LSHTM Public Health Nutrition Module |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health and nutrition-related chronic diseases. |
| Description | MRC GCRF Foundation Awards |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | MRC PSMB Strategy Workshop |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | MRC/Wits UniversityMineral Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | High level report to the South African Medical Research Council and reccommendations for the future structure and funding of the unit under review |
| Guideline Title | Quantitative Computer Tomography in Children and Adolescents |
| Description | Member of International Task Force |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| Description | NDNS Project Management Board |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| URL | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_130728 |
| Description | NDNS Scientific Reference Group Y11-14 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | The National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme underpins all Government (England, Scotland, Wales and NI) and academic assessements on the nutritional status of the UK and is widely used in all government reports on diet, nutrition, food safety and novel foods. The importance of ensuring robust data using appropriate methodologies is the focus of the advisory group. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey |
| Description | NICE Programme Development Group for Maternal and Child Nutrition |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Impact | Developing advice on health policy for NICE |
| Description | NICE Programme Development Group for Maternal and Child Nutrition |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Impact | Developing advice on health policy for NICE |
| Description | NICE Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | NICE guidance on weight management before, during and after pregnancy published in 2010 |
| Description | NICE Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Development of NICE guidance on weight management before, during and after pregnancy |
| Description | NICE guidance scoping meeting for weight management before, during and after pregnancy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Development of NICE guidance published in 2010 |
| Description | NICE workshop on public health guidance and prevention of vitamin D deficiency |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | NIHR-funded Upbeat Study-Trial Steering Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2007 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2008 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2009 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2010 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Development of nutrition advice for prevention of osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Diet and Lifestyle Advisory Committee pre-2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Health advice for the general public and patients with osteoporosis |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Education Day 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Vitamin D Working Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | xxx |
| Description | Nutrition Professions Confederation; Nutrition Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Advocacy for professionalisation of nutrition practice in UK |
| Description | Nutrition Professions Confederation; Nutrition Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Advocacy for professionalisation of nutrition practice in UK |
| Description | Nutritional biomarkers for use in global health settings |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| URL | http://www.open-global.kcl.ac.uk |
| Description | Review of Nutrition and Health Research |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Rj @ lshtm |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | SACN Carbohydrates Draft report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | Sackler Vitamin D Consultation (KJ) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network for Osteoporosis |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | UK Science Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general with international reach |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition |
| Description | UK Science Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general with international reach |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2007 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2008 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2009 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2010 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in General |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in General |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and UK Government in General |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Public Health England, Food Standards Agency and UK Governments in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2014 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Public Health England, Food Standards Agency and UK Governments in general |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2015 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | Risk assessment for nutrition and public health policy formulation in the Department of Health, Public Health England, Food Standards Agency and UK government in general. |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and several of its panels and working groups pre-2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | Advise to government and risk assessments for the UK populations in relation to nutrition |
| Description | University of Surrey MSc Nutritional Medicine 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health professionals and public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health nutrition. Setting and marking coursework and exam questions. |
| Description | University of Surrey MSc Nutritional Medicine 2012 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health professionals and public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health nutrition. Setting and marking coursework and exam questions. |
| Description | University of Surrey MSc Nutritional Medicine 2013 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health progessionals and public health specialists on modules related related to maternal and child health nutrition setting and marking coursework and exam questions |
| Description | University of Surrey MSc Nutritional Medicine pre-2006 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health professionals and public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health nutrition. Setting and marking coursework and exam questions. |
| Description | University of Surrey Nutritional Medicine MSc 2007 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health professionals and public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health nutrition. Setting and marking coursework and exam questions. |
| Description | University of Surrey Nutritional Medicine MSc 2009 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Teaching international nutritionists, clinicians, health professionals and public health specialists on modules related to maternal and child health nutrition. Setting and marking coursework and exam questions. |
| Description | University of the West Indies Tropical Medicine Research Institute |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Impact | High level report to the Director of the Unit and the Medical Research Council and reccommendations for the future structure and funding of the unit under review. |
| Description | VDSP, Federal Register notice, March 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Vitamin D Standardization Programme (VDSP) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | WHO discussions on Vitamin D in pregnancy and children |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | 2012 World AIDS Conference Travel Grant for MH |
| Amount | £2,200 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British HIV Association (BHIVA) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2012 |
| End | 07/2012 |
| Description | Arthritis Research UK PhD Grant for ME |
| Amount | £58,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Versus Arthritis |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 08/2014 |
| Description | BBRSC DRINC |
| Amount | £550,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/M027252/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2019 |
| Description | BIS (formerly DfES) UK-China Research Fellowships for Excellence |
| Amount | £7,306 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2007 |
| End | 12/2007 |
| Description | BRS Barbara Mawer Travelling Fellowship for JR |
| Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Bone Research Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 04/2012 |
| Description | BRS Mellanby Centre Member Claim for GB for New Investigator Workshop Sheffield |
| Amount | £100 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Bone Research Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2013 |
| End | 07/2013 |
| Description | Barbara Mawer Travel Fellowship |
| Amount | £2,180 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Bone Research Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2016 |
| End | 05/2017 |
| Description | Bone Research Society Barbara Mawer Fellowship for SS for travel and susbsistence for visit to South Africa |
| Amount | £2,150 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Bone Research Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 12/2013 |
| Description | British Council Workshop on Fluoride Metabolism and Public Health Brazil |
| Amount | £2,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Cambridge Philosophical Society Research Studentship Grant for GB |
| Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | Cambridge-Africa for GG |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Alborada Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2013 |
| End | 05/2014 |
| Description | Cambridge-Gates Scholarship for FN |
| Amount | £105,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 302544242 |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| Department | Gates Cambridge Scholarship |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | DH VIDEOS Study |
| Amount | £274,651 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department of Health (DH) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2012 |
| End | 02/2014 |
| Description | Dietary determinants of nutritional status among Gambian adolescent girls (Sackler) |
| Amount | £34,933 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | Unknown |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | EU-FP7 for ODIN |
| Amount | € 103,536 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 613977 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 11/2013 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | Endocrine Society Travel Grant |
| Amount | € 1,234 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Endocrine Society (USA) |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 05/2016 |
| Description | European Nutrition Leadership Programme |
| Amount | € 750 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Nutrition Leadership Programme (ENLP) |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 04/2016 |
| Description | European Nutrition Leadership Programme 2014 |
| Amount | € 750 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Nutrition Leadership Programme (ENLP) |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Evelyn Trust Research Award/The Evelyn Trust |
| Amount | £88,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Evelyn Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2010 |
| End | 01/2013 |
| Description | Flexible Funding award for interdisciplinary placement at UEA, Norwich |
| Amount | £4,965 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2017 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | HNR Career Development Fellowship for VB |
| Amount | £180,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | Hughes Hall Travel Grant to JR for ECTS |
| Amount | £250 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2011 |
| End | 10/2011 |
| Description | Hughes Hall Travel Grant to JR for ISNAO 2012 |
| Amount | £250 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2012 |
| End | 06/2012 |
| Description | ISRHML 2012 Travel Grant to GB |
| Amount | £400 (GBP) |
| Organisation | International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Global |
| Start | 09/2012 |
| End | 10/2012 |
| Description | International Course on Mixed Methods |
| Amount | € 1,234 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 04/2016 |
| Description | MPhil studentship for MJ/Self-funded |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | MRC Centenary Award MH |
| Amount | £64,473 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | MRC Centenary Award for VB |
| Amount | £29,700 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2012 |
| End | 07/2013 |
| Description | MRF Mid-Career Capital Bid Award for KW |
| Amount | £146,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | C0442 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | Medical Research Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Fellowship for MH |
| Amount | £107,228 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MC_EX_G0800783 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2011 |
| End | 11/2012 |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Project Grant for KW/SaM. Nutrition through the lifecourse and skeletal health at age 60-64 |
| Amount | £49,779 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Osteoporosis Society |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2012 |
| End | 08/2013 |
| Description | New Investigator Scholarship for the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) |
| Amount | $2,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | International Antiviral Society USA |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Newnham College Book Grant |
| Amount | £47 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Newnham College |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2013 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | Newnham College Travel Grant for GB to attend ECTS PhD Training, Hamburg |
| Amount | £383 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Newnham College |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2013 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | Nutrition Society travel grant and registration paid for JR to attend Annual Summer Meeting 2013 |
| Amount | £259 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Nutrition Society |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2013 |
| End | 06/2013 |
| Description | PhD Studentship for JB |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | PhD Studentship for SD |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | PhD Studentship for SS |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | PhD studentship for AR |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2011 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | PhD studentship for FH |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | PhD studentship for GB |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | PhD studentship for GS/Nestle Research Center |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Nestlé Research Center |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Start | 09/2003 |
| End | 09/2006 |
| Description | PhD studentship for HJ |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2005 |
| End | 09/2009 |
| Description | PhD studentship for JR |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | PhD studentship for LD |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2005 |
| End | 09/2008 |
| Description | PhD studentship for MH |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
| End | 09/2012 |
| Description | PhD studentship for MoB |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | PhD studentship for RW |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2004 |
| End | 09/2008 |
| Description | PhD studentship for SA/Cambridge ORS via Islamic Development Bank |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2009 |
| End | 04/2013 |
| Description | PhD studentship for SS |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2007 |
| End | 09/2011 |
| Description | PhD studentship for VB |
| Amount | £55,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
| End | 09/2012 |
| Description | Royal Society Research Grant |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RG150268 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 08/2017 |
| Description | The Nutrition Society (Irish Section) Travel Bursary for JR for ISNAO 2012 |
| Amount | £350 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Nutrition Society |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2012 |
| End | 06/2012 |
| Description | University of Cambridge Newnham College Continuing Research Studentship for GB |
| Amount | £500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2011 |
| End | 12/2011 |
| Description | ALPHABET - Amalgamated Paediatric Bone Density Studies |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of DXA data from children and adolescents for the creation of a national reference |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of DXA data from children and adolescents for the creation of a national reference |
| Impact | Project development and successful application to Arthritis Research UK for Clinical Studies/Pilot Feasibility Grant |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Adolescent bone growth in South Africa |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC) |
| Department | Developmental Pathways of Health Research Unit (DPHRU) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone growth and development, and in bone imaging, access to adolescent cohorts in The Gambia and UK, and PhD studentship |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to data from the Birth-to-Twenty cohort. Expertise in clinical paediatrics |
| Impact | PhD studentship sucessfully awarded. Travel award to student for visit to South Africa Abstracts of preliminary findings at international meetings PhD dissertation submitted Feb 2016 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Aetiology of African and Asian Rickets |
| Organisation | Mayo Clinic |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics and expertise in metabolic medicine; senior involvement in studies of rickets in Nigeria and elsewhere |
| Impact | Inputs into international policy discussions concerning the aetiology, treatment and prevention of African and Asian rickets PubMed ID 16801179 Multidisclipinary - clinical, paediatrics, endocrinology, nutrition and bone health |
| Description | Aetiology of African rickets |
| Organisation | University of Jos |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study designs and interpretation, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics; metabolic bone disease; diagnosis of rickets; access to potential study subjects with rickets in Nigeria; study design, data acquisition and interpretation |
| Impact | Refinement of concepts about the aetiology of African rickets; inouts into international discussions on the prevention and treatment of rickets Pubmed ID 16801179 |
| Description | Aetiology of African rickets |
| Organisation | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study designand interpretation, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; African context; diagnosis of rickets and radiological assessments |
| Impact | Development of novel hypotheses on the aetiology of non-vitamin D deficiency rickets in Africa; inputs into international policy discussions on vitamin D requirements and rickets prevention Pub ID: 18234575, 16801179 Multidisclipinary - clinical, paediatrics, nutrition and bone health |
| Description | Aetiology of Rickets in Bangladesh |
| Organisation | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays, joint supervision of PhD student |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in local context, co-ordination study designs and grant applications, access to potential study subjects, acquisition of data, supervision of joint PhD student |
| Impact | Joint supervision of PhD student, Project development, Collaborative Agreement, development of protocols approved by Research Review Board and Ethics Committee Multidiscliplinary - clinical paediatrics, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Aetiology of rickets in Chakaria |
| Organisation | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Hypothesis development, study design, supervision of PhD student, data and laboratory analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation |
| Collaborator Contribution | access to potential study subjects, provision of clinical and fieldwork and staff |
| Impact | Development of study proposal, successful ethics application, Collaborative Agreement. Fieldwork complete, data analysis ongoing. PhD thesis completion and award Abstracts presented at international meetings Papers in draft |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Aetiology of rickets in Chakaria |
| Organisation | Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV- Bangladesh) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Hypothesis development, study design, supervision of PhD student, data and laboratory analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation |
| Collaborator Contribution | access to potential study subjects, provision of clinical and fieldwork and staff |
| Impact | Development of study proposal, successful ethics application, Collaborative Agreement. Fieldwork complete, data analysis ongoing. PhD thesis completion and award Abstracts presented at international meetings Papers in draft |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Austrian FGF23 and iron studies |
| Organisation | Medical University of Innsbruck |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific expertise in phosphate metabolism, specialist biochemical analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study design and provision of samples |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Babybones - Trial of Vitamin D in Pregancy among Ethnic Minorities |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Trial co-ordination, study design, grant application |
| Impact | Grant applications submitted to Big Lottery and for EME funding (MRC/NIHR). Unsucessful and therefore currently in abeyance |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Baylor-Uganda for NIH |
| Organisation | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Department | Children's Foundation - Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise about preroduction and bone health, nutrition and bone health in Africa |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on HIV and PMTCT,research facilities |
| Impact | Grant proposal to NIH in 2013. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Bone Health of Indian Children: Follow-up of a Randomised Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation During Infancy |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific inputs into trial design in India; study design, grant applications |
| Impact | Training in specialist assays Project formulation and grant submission |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Bone Health of Indian Children: Follow-up of a Randomised Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation During Infancy |
| Organisation | University of Delhi |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Trial co-ordination, study design, grant application |
| Impact | Training in specialist assays Project development and grant submission |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Bone Health through the lifecourse studies |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Funding of inputs by Associate Professor, access to facilities and data in Cambridge and The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Time of Associate Professor for joint studies |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Bone health in cystic fibrosis children |
| Organisation | Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and research investigations in bone metabolism and phenotyping: population health nutrition |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical expertise in cystic fibrosis and access to patients |
| Impact | Study protocols finalised and submitted; ethics approval granted. Studies are underway |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Bone imaging for human research |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; nutrition policy and practice; involvement in research studies and cohorts requiring bone imaging |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical radiology; expertise in bone imaging and interpretation |
| Impact | Refinement of bone imaging for research studies in human volunteers; incorporation of bone imaging in national cohort data collections. Multidisciplinary (clinical radiology plus human bone physiology) |
| Description | Bone imaging for nutrition studies |
| Organisation | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study designs and interpretation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Networking, scientific discussions, data acquisition and interpretation, radiation safety |
| Impact | Technology transfer into The Gambia through the establishment of bone imaging for research studies in The Gambia, training of personnel and development of relevant radiation governance framework. Studies of bone health in lactation. Paper submitted. Multidisclipinary - clinical radiology, nutrition and bone health |
| Description | Bone studies in children |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Institute of Child Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, access to research data for developing new concepts in children's bone imaging |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics; bone imaging in children; scientific interchange |
| Impact | Refinement of guidelines for clinical densitometry in children PubMed ID 18541591 |
| Description | Bone studies in children and pregnant women |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Department of Human Metabolism |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays, joint PhD supervision |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics; expertise in metabolic bone disease; involvement in 1) MAVIDOS vitamin D trial of mothers and young children; 2) evidence review of vitamin D requirements in pregnancy; 3) bone health of obese children; 4) co-supervision of PhD student |
| Impact | Refinement of concepts on nutritional requirements of mothers and young children; input into the discussions of UK SACN; submission of grant proposals. Multidisclipinary - clinical, paediatrics, nutrition and bone health |
| Description | Bone through the lifecourse |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Ongoing support of Dr Ward in her research on bone through the lifecourse linked to this programme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ongoing support of Dr Ward in her research on bone through the lifecourse linked to this programme. |
| Impact | Peer-reviewed papers with joint affiliations with Dr Ward. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Breast milk vitamin D |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Department | School of Food and Nutritional Sciences |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health and lactational physiology; refinement of protocols for in vivo and in vitro methodology for assying vitamin D in breast-milk |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of new laboratory methods, training in lab techniques for PhD student, access to unpublished data |
| Impact | Development of PhD research plan and research protocols Data and protocol sharing Completion of lab analysis PhD Thesis completion and award Abstracts of preliminary data presented at international meetings |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | CDBH hosting by LSHTM@MRCG |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research into nutrition and bone health in The Gambia with the associated finances; range of collaborative studies in areas of mutual interest; provision of bone imaging instrumentation, senior expertise, training and governance oversight; access to, and maintenance of, dietary platform "DINO Gambia" and related expertise. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Range of collaborative studies in areas of mutual interest; scientific, fieldworker and technical support the Gambian component of the MRC programme "Nutrition and Bone Health Research" |
| Impact | All outputs related to the Gambian component of the MRC programme "Nutrition and Bone Health Research" |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CDBH hosting by LSHTM@MRCG |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Research into nutrition and bone health in The Gambia with the associated finances; range of collaborative studies in areas of mutual interest; provision of bone imaging instrumentation, senior expertise, training and governance oversight; access to, and maintenance of, dietary platform "DINO Gambia" and related expertise. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Range of collaborative studies in areas of mutual interest; scientific, fieldworker and technical support the Gambian component of the MRC programme "Nutrition and Bone Health Research" |
| Impact | All outputs related to the Gambian component of the MRC programme "Nutrition and Bone Health Research" |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CISL Fellowships |
| Organisation | Uni-Pol |
| PI Contribution | Expertise, knowledge and awareness of the nutrition landscape and context in Africa. Global public health nutrition |
| Collaborator Contribution | Catalysing leadership for a sustainable economy Development and mentoring fellow Epidemiology and food systems in Africa Global public heakth |
| Impact | Working up proposal with funders |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CISL Fellowships |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise, knowledge and awareness of the nutrition landscape and context in Africa. Global public health nutrition |
| Collaborator Contribution | Catalysing leadership for a sustainable economy Development and mentoring fellow Epidemiology and food systems in Africa Global public heakth |
| Impact | Working up proposal with funders |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CISL Fellowships |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | Expertise, knowledge and awareness of the nutrition landscape and context in Africa. Global public health nutrition |
| Collaborator Contribution | Catalysing leadership for a sustainable economy Development and mentoring fellow Epidemiology and food systems in Africa Global public heakth |
| Impact | Working up proposal with funders |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Calcium and bone metabolism during reproduction in British and Swedish women |
| Organisation | University of Gothenburg |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study design and execution |
| Impact | PubMed ID: 18842791, 22894942 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Calcium and bone metabolism in China |
| Organisation | Shenyang Medical College |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Fieldwork and scientific inputs into Chinese bone studies |
| Impact | Pubmed ID: 19394454 |
| Description | Circadian Rhythm Study in China |
| Organisation | Shenyang Medical College |
| Department | Department of Food and Preventive Medicine |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research leadership, PhD studentship, research funding, project design |
| Collaborator Contribution | Volunteer and laboratory facilities in China; inputs into study design, cultural context and interpretation |
| Impact | Preparation of study protocols and ethics submission. Fieldwork completed. Data and sample analysis ongoing. Presentation at Nutrition Society Symposium in July 2013. PhD awarded Publications and presentations PubMed ID 24621477 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Convergence Rickets Group |
| Organisation | University of Grenoble Hospital |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health, calcium and vitamin D metabolism, bone throught eh life course, biochemical assays; nutrition and public health policy and practice. Networking, scientific discussion, study design, concept refinement |
| Collaborator Contribution | Networking; refinement of concepts re aetiology and treatment of rickets in Bangladesh; study design and grant applications; policy inputs |
| Impact | Refinement of concepts and policy advice about rickets in Bangladesh and elseshere. Multidisciplinary group (clinical, paediatrics, nutrition, bone health) |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Cross-cultural bone studies |
| Organisation | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of hypotheses, study design, fieldwork, bone imaging, and laboratory analyses. Student supervision |
| Collaborator Contribution | Inputs into study design. Hosting PhD studentship during fieldwork, bone imaging, provision of fieldwork, laboratory and data facilities, access to datasets |
| Impact | Funding for Royal Society joint workshop, January 2015 Grant proposal worked up and submitted, shortlisted by Wellcome but not awarded PhD thesis submitted February 2016 Abstracts and presentations at international conferences |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | D binding protein studies |
| Organisation | University of Leuven |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Human studies of vitamin D turnover in different population groups. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in D binding protein phenotypes and genotypes |
| Impact | Sample analysis in progress |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | DH Sheffield D-Turnover Study (DTS) |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Department of Human Metabolism |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and research investigations into vitamin D turnover in human obesity |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise and research investigations into vitamin D metabolism in human obesity |
| Impact | Successful funding secured from Department of Health. Secured ethics approval Study completed, final report produced, abstracts presented at scientific meetings, paper drafts in production Multidisclipinary - clinical metabolic science, biochemistry, physiology, public health |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | DPLEX Effects of Plasma Exchange on Vitamin D Status |
| Organisation | Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Scientific and technical expertise in Ca-P-vitamin D metabolism and bone biochemistry. Laboratory analyses |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical expertise in nephrology, access to potential study participants, study data and sample collection |
| Impact | Formal collaborative agreement, study design, successful grant application. Data and statistical analyses are underway. PMID 24131546 Multidisciplinary (Clinical+nephrology+endocrinology+nutrition and bone health) |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | Centre for the Study of Social Change |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
| Department | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | KEM Hospital Research Centre |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging and body composition measurements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in early life influences on nutrition, growth and development and epigenetic markers. |
| Impact | Collaboration is multi-disciplinary. New data and peer-reviewed papers. Study website https://www.emphasisstudy.org/ Study registration Website https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper in BMC Nutrition Review paper in IJR PMID: 30137462 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | EMPHASIS-epigenetics and child growth |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Imaging, data processing and interpretation of body composition in children by DXA; inputs into study design and protocols |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on genetic and epigenetic analyses |
| Impact | Study protocols, ethical approvals, fieldwork complete. Steering committee meetings in India and The Gambia. Analyses in progress. Study registration https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper BMC Nutr (2017) 3: 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0200-0 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EMPHASIS-epigenetics and child growth |
| Organisation | University of Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Imaging, data processing and interpretation of body composition in children by DXA; inputs into study design and protocols |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on genetic and epigenetic analyses |
| Impact | Study protocols, ethical approvals, fieldwork complete. Steering committee meetings in India and The Gambia. Analyses in progress. Study registration https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper BMC Nutr (2017) 3: 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0200-0 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EMPHASIS-epigenetics and child growth |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Imaging, data processing and interpretation of body composition in children by DXA; inputs into study design and protocols |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on genetic and epigenetic analyses |
| Impact | Study protocols, ethical approvals, fieldwork complete. Steering committee meetings in India and The Gambia. Analyses in progress. Study registration https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14266771 Protocol paper BMC Nutr (2017) 3: 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0200-0 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Early Growth Genetics consortium - EGG pubertal growth |
| Organisation | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Dara from studies in which longitudinal growth data have been collected and mdelling of combined data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Longitudinal growth data from multiple studies and modelling |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | European Male Ageing Study |
| Organisation | Versus Arthritis |
| Department | Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, data interpretation and paper production |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical endocrinology; study co-ordination; access to potential study subjects; acquisition of data |
| Impact | Published papers 20012940;20205346;20205168;21052641; Pye Calcif Tissue Int 2010 PhD studentship initiated 2010 Multidisclipinary - clinical, endocrinology, nutrition and bone health Collaboration on NOS grant with Stephen Pye 2012-13 Papers PMID 23386642; 22776861 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | FACE-Africa (Food System Adaptations in Changing Environments in Africa) |
| Organisation | CGIAR |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in data acquisition, analysis and interpretation of food composition and dietary methodology in The Gambia in urban and rural settings Knowledge of historical and contemporary studies for which data are available Nutrition transition WP1 - Mapping the Gambian food system and its adaptations to climate change Aim: To characterise the food system in The Gambia along with its major trends and drivers, and map and synthesise evidence of past and current adaptations to climate change in food systems in The Gambia/West-Africa. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The research team has extensive experience in nutrition, agriculture, epidemiology, climate change, environmental policy and health policy and has a record of innovative transdisciplinary research to address emerging issues in the environment/food system/health nexus. |
| Impact | Prepararion and submission of 2nd stage full application in January 2019 to Wellcome Trust under the Climate Change and Health call |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | FACE-Africa (Food System Adaptations in Changing Environments in Africa) |
| Organisation | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in data acquisition, analysis and interpretation of food composition and dietary methodology in The Gambia in urban and rural settings Knowledge of historical and contemporary studies for which data are available Nutrition transition WP1 - Mapping the Gambian food system and its adaptations to climate change Aim: To characterise the food system in The Gambia along with its major trends and drivers, and map and synthesise evidence of past and current adaptations to climate change in food systems in The Gambia/West-Africa. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The research team has extensive experience in nutrition, agriculture, epidemiology, climate change, environmental policy and health policy and has a record of innovative transdisciplinary research to address emerging issues in the environment/food system/health nexus. |
| Impact | Prepararion and submission of 2nd stage full application in January 2019 to Wellcome Trust under the Climate Change and Health call |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | FACE-Africa (Food System Adaptations in Changing Environments in Africa) |
| Organisation | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in data acquisition, analysis and interpretation of food composition and dietary methodology in The Gambia in urban and rural settings Knowledge of historical and contemporary studies for which data are available Nutrition transition WP1 - Mapping the Gambian food system and its adaptations to climate change Aim: To characterise the food system in The Gambia along with its major trends and drivers, and map and synthesise evidence of past and current adaptations to climate change in food systems in The Gambia/West-Africa. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The research team has extensive experience in nutrition, agriculture, epidemiology, climate change, environmental policy and health policy and has a record of innovative transdisciplinary research to address emerging issues in the environment/food system/health nexus. |
| Impact | Prepararion and submission of 2nd stage full application in January 2019 to Wellcome Trust under the Climate Change and Health call |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | FACE-Africa (Food System Adaptations in Changing Environments in Africa) |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in data acquisition, analysis and interpretation of food composition and dietary methodology in The Gambia in urban and rural settings Knowledge of historical and contemporary studies for which data are available Nutrition transition WP1 - Mapping the Gambian food system and its adaptations to climate change Aim: To characterise the food system in The Gambia along with its major trends and drivers, and map and synthesise evidence of past and current adaptations to climate change in food systems in The Gambia/West-Africa. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The research team has extensive experience in nutrition, agriculture, epidemiology, climate change, environmental policy and health policy and has a record of innovative transdisciplinary research to address emerging issues in the environment/food system/health nexus. |
| Impact | Prepararion and submission of 2nd stage full application in January 2019 to Wellcome Trust under the Climate Change and Health call |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | FACE-Africa (Food System Adaptations in Changing Environments in Africa) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in data acquisition, analysis and interpretation of food composition and dietary methodology in The Gambia in urban and rural settings Knowledge of historical and contemporary studies for which data are available Nutrition transition WP1 - Mapping the Gambian food system and its adaptations to climate change Aim: To characterise the food system in The Gambia along with its major trends and drivers, and map and synthesise evidence of past and current adaptations to climate change in food systems in The Gambia/West-Africa. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The research team has extensive experience in nutrition, agriculture, epidemiology, climate change, environmental policy and health policy and has a record of innovative transdisciplinary research to address emerging issues in the environment/food system/health nexus. |
| Impact | Prepararion and submission of 2nd stage full application in January 2019 to Wellcome Trust under the Climate Change and Health call |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Fatty Acid Ratios and Bone |
| Organisation | Anglia Ruskin University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supervision of MPhil student (member of staff at Anglia Ruskin); provision of research facilities and mentorship |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funding for a part-time PhD/MPhil student |
| Impact | MPhil successfully completed |
| Description | Feasibility study of image analysis of pQCT scans |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | provision of pQCT images |
| Collaborator Contribution | Software development |
| Impact | Development of a new softeware tool for quantifying the shape of bone from pQCT images PubMed ID 18398257, 20670880 Multidiscliplinary - image analysis, software development, biophysics, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Fetal ultrasound measurements |
| Organisation | University of Tsukuba |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, bone imaging. biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in fetal ultrasonography for Gambian bone studies |
| Impact | Application of and training in a novel quantiitative utrasound technique in a different population to that it in which it was originally developed. Multidisclipinary (clinical ultrasonography, nutrition, bone health) |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | GPC Ugandan older people - bone and joint health |
| Organisation | MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Addition of new questions into census form, expertise in nutrition and bone health, and in HIV and bone health |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ethics clearance, access to datasets |
| Impact | None yet. Newly acquired data are currently being discussed |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Gambian Studies - ING |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, bone scanning equipment, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Staff and local infrastructure for studies at MRC Keneba, The Gambia in the Calcium, Vitamin D and Bone Health; joint studies |
| Impact | PubMed ID - 19594476, 19394454, 18844843, 18234575, 18689390, 17622262, 18234141, 17961272, 16522914, 16868668, 17023724, 17181901, 17396012, 20465526, 20554790, 20668051, 20123139, 20214991, 20628873, 21677054, 21872799, 21896243, 22023931, 22465847, 22894942, 22465847,23246670, 22648001, 22333875, 23417353, 22990031, 24084511, 24004887, 23902782, 24137695, 23553163. Also other full papers Prentice, Ann (Mar, 2009) Vitamin D deficiency and its health consequences in Africa, Clinical Reviews in Bone & Mineral Metabolism 7, 1, 94-106670880; Reiches et al Evol Pub med Health 2013 (no PMID); Prentice Ann, Nutrition Bulletin 2013 (no PMID) 24258305, 24481188, 24571766, 24621477, 24885631, 25278297, 25311107 |
| Description | Gambian Studies - infrastructure |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Staff and local infrastructure for Gambian studies |
| Impact | PubMed ID 18234575, 26559544 |
| Description | Gambian studies - MRC Unit The Gambia |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, bone scanning equipment, biochemical assays. This is a continuation of longstanding research collaboration previously with MRC International Group, now integrated with MRC Unit The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Staff and local infrastructure for studies at MRC Keneba, The Gambia in the Calcium, Vitamin D and Bone Health; joint studies. This is a continuation of longstanding research collaboration previously with MRC International Group, now integrated with MRC Unit The Gambia |
| Impact | PubMed ID numbers 25871880, 26453792, 26559544, plus two papers in press New Eng J Med and JCEM |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Gates call - Development of Innovative Imaging or other technologies to measure individuals' dietary intakes |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in dietary assessment in African and resource poor settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in visual imaging and digital technology (openlab, University of Newcastle) Exepertise in developing nutritional assessment packages (intake 24) |
| Impact | Submission of a concept memo for possible scaling up to full application. Yes it is a multi-disciplinary collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Global Young Women's Nutrition Investigators Group |
| Organisation | Aga Khan University |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Providing data from intervention trials in women of reproductive age as part of an international consortium; advising with respect to data and statistical modelling methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing data, organizing meetings and discussions amongst partners, leading on analyses |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | HIV, vitamin D and bone health |
| Organisation | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Department | Birth to Twenty |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of hypotheses, study design, fieldwork and laboratory analysis. PhD student supervision, data analysis, paper drafting |
| Collaborator Contribution | Inputs into study design. Hosting PhD studentship during fieldwork, provision of fieldwork, laboratory and data facilities |
| Impact | Finalisation of study design, project and ethics approvals obtained. Award of MRC Clinical Fellowship. Fieldwork ongoing. MSc project supervision in summer 2011. Sucessful completion of PhD Papers PMID 23835214; 23719859 Multidisclipllinary - clinical, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | High resolution bone studies in pregnancy |
| Organisation | The Rosie Hospital |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Study design, Bone imaging, Student supervision, Data analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to patients, clinical governance, recruitment into studies |
| Impact | Nothing yet |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Histomorphometric studies of rickets |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Department of Human Metabolism |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific expertise in African rickets |
| Collaborator Contribution | Paediatric expertise in metabolic bone disease; facilities for histomorphometry |
| Impact | Award of an HNR career development fellowship to progress this study |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Indian Indigenous Foods |
| Organisation | Public Health Foundation of India |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in dietary assessment and associated aspects of study design UK Mentor for the researchers funded by a Wellcome Trust Grant |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data collection, fieldwork, analyses |
| Impact | Filedwork and data collection is ongoing |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | KARMA Kidney Donor Study |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in Ca/P and bone metabolism and specialist laboratory assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to potential study participants, concept development and study design |
| Impact | Project development and grant submission. Multidiscliplinary - clinical, nephrology, endocrinology, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Kenyan FGF23 and iron studies |
| Organisation | University of Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study design; funding application and award; expertise in phosphate metabolism; specialist biochemical analyses |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to samples and data from an iron supplementation trial in Kenya; ethical clearance |
| Impact | Successful award for Royal Society project grant for this collaboration £15000 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Kenyan FGF23 and iron studies |
| Organisation | University of Wageningen |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study design; funding application and award; expertise in phosphate metabolism; specialist biochemical analyses |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to samples and data from an iron supplementation trial in Kenya; ethical clearance |
| Impact | Successful award for Royal Society project grant for this collaboration £15000 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Lifecourse studies of bone health |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical and scientific inputs into studies of bone and muscle ageing of children and older people |
| Impact | Training in advanced pQCT analysis and interpretation. Joint clinical studentship from 2011 awarded by ARC UK. Multidisciplinary - clinical, muscle physiology and DOHAD |
| Description | Lifecourse studies of bone health |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical and scientific inputs into studies of bone and muscle ageing of children and older people |
| Impact | Training in advanced pQCT analysis and interpretation. Joint clinical studentship from 2011 awarded by ARC UK. Multidisciplinary - clinical, muscle physiology and DOHAD |
| Description | Long Bone Diaphyseal Adaptation |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Division of Biological Anthropology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | pQCT scanning facilities; scientific expertise in bone imaging |
| Collaborator Contribution | Anthropological expertise, study design and execution |
| Impact | PubMed ID 18398257 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | MAVIDOS - Vitamin D Trial in Pregnancy |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays, co-authorships on papers and presentations |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical expertise in metabolic bone disease and early life programming; trial co-ordination |
| Impact | Trial is underway, subjects recruited, data and samples are being collected. Co-authors on paper about the trial rationale and methodology, Published in Trials in 2012. PMID 22314083 Abstracts at international scientific meetings Design and submission of grant for follow-up study to AR-UK 2016 Paper published 2016 pubmed ID 26944421 PMID: 22314083 PMID: 26944421 PMID: 27207274 PMID: 27549309 PMID: 28434488 PMID: 28549505 PMID: 30321476 PMID: 30669280 PMID: 30669280 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | MAVIDOS - Vitamin D Trial in Pregnancy |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays, co-authorships on papers and presentations |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical expertise in metabolic bone disease and early life programming; trial co-ordination |
| Impact | Trial is underway, subjects recruited, data and samples are being collected. Co-authors on paper about the trial rationale and methodology, Published in Trials in 2012. PMID 22314083 Abstracts at international scientific meetings Design and submission of grant for follow-up study to AR-UK 2016 Paper published 2016 pubmed ID 26944421 PMID: 22314083 PMID: 26944421 PMID: 27207274 PMID: 27549309 PMID: 28434488 PMID: 28549505 PMID: 30321476 PMID: 30669280 PMID: 30669280 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | MRC Global Challenges Fund Call (Bristol) |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided Letter of Intent for project 'Modelling the public health, societal and economic impact of the burden of osteoarthritis in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided Letter of Intent for project 'Modelling the public health, societal and economic impact of the burden of osteoarthritis in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa'. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Maternal vitamin D status and pregnancy complications in Sweden |
| Organisation | Swedish National Food Agency |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific inputs into overall research proposal and on vitamin D assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Formed consortium, dietary assessment, access to participants |
| Impact | Successful grant application to Swedish Research Council Abstracts presented at international scientific meetings; paper drafts Multidisclipinary - clinical, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Maternal vitamin D status and pregnancy complications in Sweden |
| Organisation | University of Gothenburg |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific inputs into overall research proposal and on vitamin D assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Formed consortium, dietary assessment, access to participants |
| Impact | Successful grant application to Swedish Research Council Abstracts presented at international scientific meetings; paper drafts Multidisclipinary - clinical, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | National Institute of Agronomy and Botany (NIAB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | Rothamsted Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Pathology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MillNET (Millets and nutritional enhancements traits for iron bioavailability) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Nutrition transition Conducting and managing research in The Gambia Knowledge of Gambian diets in rural and urban settings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical trials of iron supplementation in Africa Systems agronomy Genomics and trait discovery Farming systems research Plant breeding Land economy |
| Impact | Full proposal for funding submitted to BBSRC in 2018. Outcome awaited |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Molecular genetics of high bone mineral density |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Social and Community Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study design, scan acquisition and image interpretation, joint preparation of manuscripts |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical identification of individuals with high bone mass phenotype, recruitment, transportation, data interpretation and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Finalisation of study protocol, ethics approval, completion of data collection Multidisclipinary - clinical,metabolic bone disease, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | NBH and Epi at UCam |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in global nutrition and health inclduing nutritional biomarkers and nutritional surveys |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in epidemiology relating to diet, nutrition and health and nutritional surveillance |
| Impact | None to date |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | NIHR Global Challenges Research Fund - RCUK/UKRI Collective Fund |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributing to the preliminary and full applications because of expertise in nutrition in pregnancy in Africa, chronic and infectious disease, and ongoing work in Uganda |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leading on the applications and coordination of partners. Clinical expertise in aspects of pregnancy in Africa |
| Impact | Full grant proposal - outcome awaited. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | National Survey of Health and Development - nutrition and bone studies |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study designs, data analysis and interpretation, co-ordination of nutrition and bone projects using NSHD data through acting as chair and member of Bone Ageing Muscle Project Management Grouo |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in lifelong health and ageing; access to cohort data; survey co-ordination; data management |
| Impact | Successful completion of initial survey sweep incorporating bone imaging at age 63y. Multidisciplinary - nutrition and bone health, social science Papers and book chapters in advanced stages of preparation |
| Description | Nutrition and bone studies in animal models |
| Organisation | Nestlé Research Center |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; supervision of joint PhD student |
| Collaborator Contribution | Animal models of human osteoporosis; supervision of joint PhD student |
| Impact | PubMed ID 16547639 |
| Description | ODiN (Optimal Vitamin D Nutrition and Health) |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Department | Nutrition and Food Sciences |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and research investigations into vitamin D in breastmilk; quantification of blood 25OHD; dietary intake of vitamin D including contributions from other awards across HNR Co-authorships on papers |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise and research investigations into the nutritional requirements for vitamin D Coordination of research consortium |
| Impact | Development of EU FP7 proposal for submission in 2013. Grant award in 2013. Project started in November 2013 Kick off plenary meeting attended by GG in November 2013 WP1 meeting attended by GG and BA in May 2014 2nd Plenary meeting attended by GG, LC, SM, BA in Helsinki February 2015 Final Plenary meeting attended by GG, LC, KJ in Cork, Ireland, September 2017 Papers published PMIDs 27637325, 26864360 PMID 26864360 PMID 27637325 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | PROBONE study |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in bone imaging, expertise in infectious disease and its treatment, on bone health |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in hepatitis in West Africa. Access to study particpants. Joint study protocols |
| Impact | Study design and ehtics approved. Add-on study to PROLIFICA is now ongoing. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Racial and geographical differences in 25D |
| Organisation | Oregon Health and Science University |
| Department | Bone and Mineral Unit |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study design and interpretation, contribution of data into consortium, paper drafting and review |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study design and interpretation, contribution of data into consortium, paper drafting and review |
| Impact | PubMed IDs or in press articles in NEJM and JCEM, presentations at international conferences |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Reproductive fitness of Gambian Women |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Department of Anthropology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in measurement and interpretation of DXA measures of body composition; acquisition and radiation safety aspects of obtaining body composition data for Gambian studies; expertise in nutritional requirements in pregnancy and lactation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Anthropological expertise in reproductive fitness of human populations |
| Impact | Training provision and interpretation of body composition measurements using DXA. Multidisciplinary - anthropology, nutrition and bone health Paper by Reiches et al in Evol Pub Med Health 2013 (no PMID) |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Rickets in Malawi |
| Organisation | Beit CURE International Hospital |
| Country | Malawi |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Scientific expertise in African rickets, calcium and vitamin D metabolism; career development fellowship; laboratory analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to patients and biological specimens |
| Impact | Award of an HNR career development fellowship to progress the collaborative study Publication ID: Braithwaite VS, Freeman R, Greenwood CL, Summers DM, Nigdikar S, Lavy CBD, Offiah AC, Bishop NJ, Cashman J, Prentice A (2016) The aetiology of rickets-like lower limb deformities in Malawian children. Osteoporos Int 27: 2367-2372 |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Rickets in UK and Asia |
| Organisation | Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester |
| Department | Department of Paediatric Medicine, Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clnical paediatrics; diagnosis and treatment of rickets; access to potential study subjects at risk of rickets in UK and India |
| Impact | Input into policy considerations on breast-feeding advice and the prevention of rickets in UK, through membership of the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and its working group on Vitamin D Pubmed ID 18208995 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | Makerere University |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAMSON (Sub-Sarahan Africa Musculoskeletal Network) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Initiated and co-lead the Sub-Saharan Musculoskeletal network (SAMSON). Member of SAMSON. Obtained funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences GCRF Networking Fund to pump-prime network activities. Relocation of equipment to set-up and support a musculoskeletal research facility in Zimbabwe and to extend research capacity in Johannesburg |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtaining funding for network activities University of Bristol GCRF grant Collaborators on grants Organization of joint meetings (2 in Zimbabwe (March 2018; 2019). |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary: epidemiology; biology; geriatrics; paediatrics; physiology; orthopaedic surgery; physiotherapy; ethnography; social science; health economics Capacity building through three workshops Two funded PhD studentships with at least two SAMSON partners as supervisors/ co-supervisors. KW is advisor for Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD fellowship) and supervisor for PD funded by Trent Fogarty Foundation) Submission of a Wellcome Trust Collaborative award (invited to full submission , deadline February 28th 2019) Application for a UKRI GCRF grant to fund a multimorbitiy network across South Africa (leads Dr Micklesfield; Dr Ward) Mentored and supported a Phoebe Leboy Award application from one of our members to attend the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research meeting, 2019. At least one SAMSON member in the following authorships: Gregson CL, Cassim B, Micklesfield LK, Lukhele M, Ferrand RA, Ward KA and the SAMSON Collaborative Group. Time to break the myth: fragility fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Global Health, Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e26-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30412-1. Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Oct;9(5):920-928. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12341. Epub 2018 Sep 16. Penner J, Ferrand RA, Richards C, Ward KA, Burns JE, Gregson CL. The impact of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 15;13(11):e0207022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207022. eCollection 2018. Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg GR, Prentice A, Ward KA. The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS): baseline data from a prospective observational Sub-Saharan Africa study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Rukuni R1,2, McHugh G1, Majonga E1,3, Kranzer K3, Mujuru H4, Munyati S1, Nathoo K4, Gregson CL5, Kuper H6, Ferrand RA1,3.Disability, social functioning and school inclusion among older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Feb;23(2):149-155. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13012. Epub 2017 Dec 26. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Statistics and auxology |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | MRC Centre for Epidemiology for Child Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, access to research data for developing new statistical concepts |
| Collaborator Contribution | Statistical and auxological expertise for studies of bone through the lifecourse; study design and interpretation |
| Impact | Refinement of methodology for epidemiological studies involving modelling of growth, bone, and body composition data. PubMed ID 19594476, 18541591, 16522914, 20554790, 22990031, Multidiscliplinary - biostatistics, auxology, nutrition and bone health |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | African Population and Health Research Center |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | Centre for the Study of Social Change |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | KEM Hospital Research Centre |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC) |
| Department | Developmental Pathways of Health Research Unit (DPHRU) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | University of Jimma |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | TALENT (Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-investigator (KW, LJ) . KW is lead of the secondary data analysis aspect of the work. RJ and CDBH have led qualitative data collection and analysis for The Gambia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific lead investigators. Monitoring and co-ordinating the network and organisation and running of workshops for capacity building and future grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes yet. Multidisciplinary: Paediatrics; Physiology; Nutrition; Epidemiology; Biology |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Tanzanian Endemic Optic Neuropathy |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Department | School of Biology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific advice and vitamin D assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data and sample collection. Study design |
| Impact | No outcomes yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | The effect of monogenic obesity on bone during skeletal development |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Department of Human Metabolism |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in Nutrition and Bone Health; access to specialist facilities for bone phenotyping and stable isotope determinations; Post-doc training |
| Collaborator Contribution | Increases opportunities for our nutrition and bone health research in the theme areas of 'Bone biology through the lifecourse' and 'Metabolic aspects of bone health'; potential for expanding the use of our novel kinetic biomarker of vitamin D turnover |
| Impact | Development of Post-doctoral fellowship application Not successful |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Uganda HIV and maternal bone health |
| Organisation | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Department | Children's Foundation - Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in maternal and child nutrition and health, in bone imaging, in HIV and bone health and in Africa. PhD studentship and supervision |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in HIV and studies of prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV treatment. Access to patients and research facilities. Local support of PhD student |
| Impact | PhD studentship (Gambridge-Gates). Study design and ethics proposals in place; fieldwork, bone imaging and lab analysis in progress. Preliminary results presented at international meeting |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Uganda HIV and maternal bone health |
| Organisation | MuJhu Care Ltd |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in maternal and child nutrition and health, in bone imaging, in HIV and bone health and in Africa. PhD studentship and supervision |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in HIV and studies of prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV treatment. Access to patients and research facilities. Local support of PhD student |
| Impact | PhD studentship (Gambridge-Gates). Study design and ethics proposals in place; fieldwork, bone imaging and lab analysis in progress. Preliminary results presented at international meeting |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Understanding early life and environmental determinants of bone strength and structure using participants from the Hertfordshire cohort |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Inputs into study design and successful ethics submissions; PhD co-supervision; Data acquisition by HR-pQCT, DXA and jumping mechanography,.volunteer logistics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to the Hertfordshire cohort and previous data for a study of bone health; PhD studentship co-supervision; volunteer logisitics; clinical cover |
| Impact | Successful award to LEU of PhD studentship, successful ethics submission Multidisciplinary - clinical rheumatology/metabolic bone disease; nutrition and bone health; in vivo imaging |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VDBP and oral contraceptive use |
| Organisation | Aarhus University Hospital |
| Department | Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in calcium and bone metabolism. Laboratory measurements |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data analysis is underway. Will further the understanding of the role DBP plays in vitamin D status |
| Impact | Laboratory analyses have been completed. Data analysis is underway. Co-author on letter submitted to JBMR, Sept 2011 Paper PMID 24013463 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VDOP - Studies of vitamin D requirements and bone ageing in the elderly |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Department | Institute for Ageing and Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, biochemical assays, co-authorships on papers and presentations |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical geriatrics, expertise in metabolic bone disease and chrionic diseases of the elderly, access to potential subjects for research studies, study design and co-ordination |
| Impact | Refinement of concepts of vitamin D requirements in the elderly; inputs into policy discussions via UK SACN and review of studies and future research requirements by the Food Standards Agency PubMed ID 18086331. Development of successful grant proposal for a Clinical Studies Grant funded by ARC UK. Multidisciplinary, clinical medicine, gerontology, nutrition and bone health. Development of successful grant proposal for a Department of Health-funded add-on study VDEOS PMID 30624670 PMID 30583082 PMID 24041337 Other papers in preparation Completion of trial, finalisation of the locked dataset, data analysis Abstracts at international scientific meetings, papers in preparation |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | VDSP Vitamin D Standardization Project |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Department | Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) (NIH) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in Nutrition and Bone Health, vitamin D metabolism and experience with vitamin D assays; interpretation in a population health context Invitation to host VDSP meeting which was held in 2015 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of materials for interlaboratory comparisons; statistical design, outputs and interpretation |
| Impact | Study design, interlaboratory liaison meetings. Compilation of national data. Federal Register Notice March 2011 VDSP meetings in Cork in 2011 and Berlin in 2012 Website Paper published in Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2012. PMID 22536760 International meeting of the consortium at HNR in Cambridge, 2015 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Vitamin D Methodology |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Medicine Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, input into harnonisation of biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in vitamin D assays, networking, vitamin D methodology, provision of assay data |
| Impact | Inputs into policy discussions on vitamin D requirements of breast-fed British Asians through the UK SACN; inputs into national and international efforts over assay harmonisation for vitamin D metabolites |
| Description | Vitamin D Standardisation Programme and Rickets (VDSP) |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Department | Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) (NIH) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise on vitamin D and rickets |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on vitamin D and rickets |
| Impact | PMID: 28822355 PMID: 28797319 |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Vitamin D requirements of S Asians in UK and India |
| Organisation | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Department | Paediatrics Central Manchester University Hospitals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Hypothesis development, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, dissemination, public engagement |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical paediatrics, access to potential study participants in UK and India, ethics approvals, data and sample collection |
| Impact | Study design, ethics approvals, study completion Publshed papers 19727907, 20333357, 20631020 Lay and media publications, interviews etc |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Vitamin D status in multiple sclerosis |
| Organisation | Ulster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; biochemical assays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study design, data acquisition |
| Impact | PubMed ID 17548449, 18086331 |
| Description | Vitamin D turnover in chronic kidney disease |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Divisions of Nephrology and Clinical Pharmacology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in vitamin D metabolism, D-turnover measurements and laboratory analyses. Study design and co investigator. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to patients and facilities, Expertise in nephrology, study design, and co-investigator |
| Impact | Research proposal submitted to The British Renal Society. Nov 2013 PubMed ID 24013463 |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Vitamin D, genetics and pre-eclampsia in Colombia |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in vitamin D metabolism and measurement of vitamin D status (for quality control purposes) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Consortium with research interests in genetics and pre-eclampsia |
| Impact | Successful application by the consortium for funding Multidisciplinary: clinical obstetrics, public health nutrition, metabolic science, biomarker development and assay, genetics, |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Wellcome Trust Translational Centre for Global Ageing |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Institute of Public Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Named co-applicants for a Wellcome Trust Translational Centre for Global Ageing. Advice on study design. Presentations at site visits |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lead co-applicants, study design |
| Impact | Submission of full proposals Presentations at site visit. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Xtreme CT |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in nutrition and bone health; calcium and vitamin D metabolism; bone through the lifecourse; bone imaging; ethnic differences; nutritional biomarkers; nutrition and public health policy and practice; study design, grant applications, bone imaging accommodation and staffing |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clinical Bone Imaging, metabolic bone disease |
| Impact | This collaboration has since led to new collaborations with University of Bristol, University of Sheffield and MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre. Multidisclipinary - clinical, experimental medicine, nutrition and bone health |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Zimbabwe bone imaging studies |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Training on bone imaging for PhD student from Zimbabwe |
| Collaborator Contribution | Student supervision |
| Impact | None to date |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | 'Science on myself' Royal Society History of Science public programme of events |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The topic was the history of self-experimentation, and the development of bioethics in that regard. Invitation to participate was because of Dr Widdowson's activities in this area. The café-style event at The Royal Society was attended by 84 people (maximum capacity). Of those who answered the questions 96% found the event enjoyable or very enjoyable, whilst 4% found it not enjoyable; 82% felt they learned something, 18% didn't |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/events/ |
| Description | Abbey College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | talk given on bone health to a class of sixth form students interest was reported by tutor from students looking at going to university to study health subjects |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | African Nutrition Leadership Programme RJ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Closed meeting in South Africa for 10 days. Selection to participate based on competitive application. Attendees were early stage career African nutritionists. Faculty were senior nutritionists and others with expertise in mentoring, teambuilding and networking |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.africanutritionleadership.org |
| Description | Are you REALLY what you eat? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Helping to run HNR's stand on 'Are you REALLY what you eat?' (Body Composition & Food Choice)'. The stand incorporated videos with practical hands-on activities that enabled visitor to measure their % body fat and take a food preference challenge to highlight the importance of choice. Over the three events approximately 1,850 individuals actively engaged with the stand and had their body composition measured and/or took part in the food challenge. The stand was noted in the formal evaluations of the events and subsequent requests have been received from teachers for resources from the stand. The stand also received positive media coverage in London and Cambridge. The stands were tremendously busy at all events, with them being the last to close in both London and Cambridge due to the queues of people wanting to be measured and take the taste challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | BBC 'Trust me I'm a Doctor' Series - Vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Because of expertise in UVB dosimetry was involved in setting up experiment, analysing and interpreting data. Results of activity contributed to programme content. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4mbCTBjhnt8VLmMKwQz3RrS/the-big-vitamin-d-experiment |
| Description | BBC Programme - Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Staff approached to take part in BBC Documentary called 'Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods'. HNR volunteer suite facilities used for making of programme and filming took place at unit featuring members of staff. Buit up strong working relationshop with BBC and often approached by BBC to take part in science and research related documentaires and programmes. Media publicity raises positive public profile of unit and research that takes place in unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | BBC Science and History Unit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Discussed how the proposed BBC project might be explained to the One Show audience without getting confused with more 'scientific' studies and not commenting about time of year |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | BBC enquiry about yams |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Asked to provide nutritional information about yams for the ONE show National TV audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Barrington Village Archives Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Barrington village archives committee held an open day in July 2015 . One of the topics they wanted to include was more information about the career of Dr Elsie Widdowson, who was a village resident for more than 60 years. We loaned documents, books and other artifacts held in the Unit. The event was reported to have gone very well with interested attendees and the organisers were very pleased overall. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Big Bang Duxford |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Stand at Imperial War Museum Duxford featuring equipment and demonstrations on the mechanics of muscle and bone, and analogies with aircraft construction and function. Approximately 400 teachers and pupils attended. Interest from organisers in involvement in future science days |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Bone Research Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Launch of a new website. Increased awareness of the work of the Bone Research Society in the UK and beyond. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Bone Research Society Annual Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | xxxx |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Bone Research Society Muscle and Bone Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented current evidence on nutrition and bone health to undergraduate students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Bone Research Society Muscle and Bone Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The result of the activity was a group discussion with questions and answers. The Muscle and Bone Working Group (lead by KW in partnership with a collaborator in Manchester) is organising further meetings to stimulate research collaboration . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Bone Research Society Muscle and Bone Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The result of the activity was a group discussion with questions and answers. The Muscle and Bone Working Group (lead by KW in partnership with a collaborator in Manchester) is organising further meetings to stimulate research collaboration . Increased awareness of the research topic in academics and health professionals from the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Cambridge Baby Milk Study, Trial Steering Group, University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Providing expertise to a steering group for a study of infant and child growth |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cambridge Life Interview Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | To enthuse others, especially those from Sub-Saharan Africa, in aiming for research career at University of Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cambridge Musculoskeletal Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Providing expertise in nutrition, bone imaging and bone health in an international context to a cross-disciplinary network of academics in the University of Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Healthy Bones stand as part of Cambridge Science Festival to educate the public in various aspects of nutrition and bone health. Interactive Q & A Promoted interest in science and work of MRC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Part of Science Fair at Cambridge Week. Had stand and demonstrated the use of mass spectrometry in nutrition research using diagrams, games etc, and took questions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contribution at the annual Cambridge Science Week to showcase the work of the MRC, EWL and NBH to enthuse the general public and other audiences in MRC research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Created a lot of interest in nutrition topics and work of Unit Very positive comments from visitor and organisers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Week 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contribution at the annual Cambridge Science Week to showcase the work of the MRC, EWL and NBH to enthuse the general public and other audiences in MRC research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Week presentation at school |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Demonstration of 'digestion' using foods, household chemicals and a mock-up of the digestive system to early years (4-5 year olds). This was very well-received and the children were talking about it for many weeks afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Chief Medical Officer - Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of latest evidence on vitamin D and public health to inform the Chief Medical Officer of Bangladesh Increased awareness of potential usefulness or otherwise of vitamin D fortification of the Bangladesh diet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Comment on BMJ milk paper - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and The Naked Scientists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Not known yet Help to raise profile of work of Group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Corpus Christ College, Cambridge 'taster lecture' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Presentations given on nutrition and bone health to schoolchildren to motivate them to consider studying science at University level |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Outreach Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Provided presentations on nutrition science and bone health to schoolchildren as a motivation to consider studying science at University level |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Corpus Christi Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of research to enthuse university students about a career in scientific research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Corpus Christi Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to enthuse school leavers with undergraduate life at the University of Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Corpus Christi Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Article to enthuse university students, especially women, about a career in science research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | DHIVA study day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Approx 50 dietetians attended the study day in Birmingham. Talk focussed on maternal nutritional health, fetal development, vitamin supplementation and deficiencies with an emphasis on vitamin D/rickets. Subsequent Q&A and discussions Contacted by individual participants who had specific questions and/or wanted to know more about the research gong on |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Discovery Days (GB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Promoted interest in research on the skeleton. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | European Congress of Endocrinology (VB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of research in nutritional endocrinology to a wider audience to encourage interdisciplinary networking |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Expert Panel Pharmacosmos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Membership of an expert multi-disciplinary panel on phosphate metabolism convened by Pharmacosmos |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Feedback for CRB Study (JR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participants of the CRB study and their families were invited to a feedback afternoon at the Unit which included a presentation about the study they had taken part in. Maintains profile of the Unit's work and encourages participating in further studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Gifted and Talented Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year 10 masterclass at HNR entitled 'Searching for Health Clues' with hands-on activities for students to help them learn about nutrition and bone health. Interactive Q & A Promoted interest in science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Global Health Nutrition Student Select Component |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Created interest in awareness of issues in international nutrition with respect to laboratory analyses Increased awareness of issues to be considered |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Good Housekeeping |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Asked to give some background and ways to keep bones healthy. Used as a 'soundbite' quote in the magazine Large international readership |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Good Housekeeping interview - vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | In-depth interview by phone and preliminary and follow up questions by email. Magazine article published with extensive quotes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Green Man Festival (Einstein's Garden) 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stall at Green Man Festival for practical activities related to lipid profiles in different sorts of infant feeding (eg breast milk, formula etc) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Information about Rickets work in Chakaria |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Information provided about Bangladesh Rickets project. for inclusion in charity newsletter. Increased awareness of problem of rickets in Bangladesh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Provided expertise on stable isotope methodology related to vitamin nutrition to an inter-disciplinary panel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | International Conference on Childrens Bone Health (ICCBH) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Research update in field of nutrition and bone health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | International Nutrition Course at Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | AAA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | International Nutrition Course, University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Provided training in nutrition from an international context to undergraduate students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Interview with Journalist for BBC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Provided an interview to a BBC journalist on calcium, vitamin D and bone health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Invited keynote presentation at an international scientific conference - ISRHML 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Delivered an invited keynote presentation at the International Society for Human Milk and Lactation, Japan, 2018 entitled 'The Rewards of Cross-Cultural Studies into Human Milk and Lactation' to enthuse postgraduate students, early and mid-stage career scientists and health professionals about fundamental research with mothers and children in both affluent and low and middle income countries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited presentation and an international symposium - Copenhagen 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Delivered an invited presentation on "Breast-feeding (and pregnancy) and the mother and child in low and high income countries" at an international symposium to mark the retirement of Professor KF Michaelsen to students, colleagues and alumni from around the world |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Judge for regional heats of Debating Matters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teams from 6 schools attended and each took part in 2 or 3 debate. Judges had to ask questions and challenge the team, and were also asked questions by the teams Asked back to judge in subsequent years. HNR hosted local heats in 2009 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008 |
| Description | Keneba Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Demonstrations and explanation of Nutrition Theme's work in Keneba. Discussions with schoolchildren Discussion with senior village representatives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Launch of Scanco HR pQCT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 40 people attended presentations and an explanation of how the new equipment would be used in future research and collaborations Highlighting HNR research to the Evelyn Trust, local print media and potential collaborators |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | MRC Centenary - filming at HNR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Contribution to a film made for the MRC Centenary about scientific legacies of eminent researchers in medical and nutrition science Film to be launched in December 2013 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MRC Centenary Event - HNR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | More than 100 people visited and heard about the Group's research and saw some of the techniques used Raised profile of HNR and MRC more generally for the attendees and their families |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MRC Centenary Event - UCL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participation in open day to showcase Gambian work More than 500 people attended this event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MRC/ISTR Symposium, Laboratory Design in the Developing World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Shared expertise on lab management in The Gambia to a range of stakeholders |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Media Interviews - Vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In 2012, staff gave background information and quotes for 4 separate media publications on the topic of Vitamin D and bone health. In 2014, gave quote for lay publication 'You' magazine on latest Vitamin D evidence. Raising awareness of this topic to the general public. Regular enquiries from journalists due to good raport developed. Quotes and interviews reach a national and in some cases international audience, requests for further information from journalists, researchers, policy makers and health care professionals have resulted in a number of cases. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2014 |
| Description | NNEDPro Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | xxxx |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Provided expertise in nutrition and bone health to a charity supporting practitioners and patient group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presented current evidence on nutrition and bone health to a multidisciplinary audience of a patient group and practitioners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Patient Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Disseminating research to patients and charity supporters. Invites to National Osteoporosis Society local support group meetings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | National Osteoporosis Society Programme Committee 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Contributing expertise to develop a programme suitable for a cross-disciplinary symposium involving researchers, practitioners and the public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | ODIN Symposium on Vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Update on progress and findings of the EU ODiN project, of policy relevance, and meeting of consortium members to consider future plans |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Osteoporosis Dorset |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Update on research relating to nutrition and bone health for practitioners and patient groups in Dorset |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Osteoporosis, Dorset |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented current evidence on nutrition and bone health to a multidisciplinary audience of practitioners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Paediatric Haematologists at Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Update presentation for professional healthcare workers on mineral metabolism and bone health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Paediatrics Endocrinology Meeting at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Provided a presentation on current evidence regarding nutrition and bone health to professional practitioners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Paediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes Seminar, Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation on current evidence in nutrition and bone health for a mixed audience of practitioners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation to the Developmental Pathways and Health Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Sparked questions and discussion afterwards. Increased visibility of our research in South Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Public lecture for Cambridge Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk as part of the Evening Lecture series of Cambridge Science Festival and 'China Now' at the University Centre, Cambridge. Talk entitled 'Preserve the old, but know the new.' Raised profile of work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | RJ Profile In Our Science, pp. 17. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article intended to raise the profile of female African scientists working at MRCG |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Radio interviews on calcium in pregnancy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interviews given on calcium and health Broadcast on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, 209 radio and BBC radio Solent, Subject of press release and quote also used in MRC Annual Report |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009 |
| Description | Rank Prize Funds mini-symposium on The Impact of Ethnicity on Risk of Diet-Related Disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mini-symposium for senior and junior faculty in different universities to promote interdiscpilinary research into ethnicity and diet-related diseases, and develop a research network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal Society funded workshop on Bone, Body Composition and Nutrition through the Lifecourse, Johannesburg |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Organised and participated in a joint workshop between UK and South African multi-disciplinary researchers to spark new collaborations. Designed a detailed multi-centre study on adolescent pregnancy, funding being sought |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Science Journalist (AP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with a science journalist who has written for Nature and similar publications to discuss research on breast milk and lactation. Journalist was able to increase their knowledge for writing future articles. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Cystic Fibrosis Dieticians Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Sparked questions and discussions afterwards Health professionals had better understanding of bone health in cystic fibrosis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Talk for PHE in Warwick |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Delivered an invited presentation on "Diet and nutrition in the UK - where are we now" and participated in a Q&A session at the National Conference for Public Health England. This highlighted the latest results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey that I am involved with and published reports from the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition that I chair. The audience of >100 were a mix of policy makers and practitioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Talk to Health Professionals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Talk at the National Osteoporosis Conference in Edinburgh entitled 'Educational Update: Prevention through Nutrition.' Scientific update/CPD for health professionals on nutrition and osteoporosis; interactions at Q&A sessions; feed in to advice on NOS web-site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Talk to Health Professionals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Talk at 'Primary Care 2006' at NEC 'Maternal Nutrition: Before and After Birth.' CPD for attendees. Inreactive Q & A session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | Talk to Health Professionals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at the Dairy Council Northern Ireland, Young People's Nutrition and Health. A Conference for Health and Educational Professionals, Belfast. Talk entitled 'Chips with everything? What are young people eating and should we worry?' CPD for attendees Inteactive Q & A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Talk to MRC Unit The Gambia by LJ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented current studies on calcium, vitamin D and bone health to a multidisciplinary audience of practitioners Sparked questions and discussion afterwards. Increased awareness of our research in the wider scientific community at MRC The Gambia Unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk to Physiology Group at Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | AAA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Talk to Policy makers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scientific evidence synthesis and presentation at the Marabou Symposium, Stockholm on Vitamin D Deficiency: A global perspective. Inputs into international policy discussions on vitamin D requirements; Publication in Nutrition Reviews PubMed ID 18844843 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Talk to Policy makers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Food Standards Agency (FSA) Bone Review Workshop at FSA, London on the impact of fruit and vegetables on bone health: potential mechanisms at the whole body and cellular level. Advice to Department of Health to inform policy on nutritional requirements for prevention of osteoporosis Scientific peer-review publication on outcome of meeting PubMed 1808633 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | Talk to Policy makers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scientific evidence synthesis and presentation at the NIH Conference in Bethesda, USA entitled 'Vitamin D Across the Lifecycle: Physiology and Biomarkers.' Inputs into international policy discussions on vitamin D requirements Publication in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition PubMed ID 18689390 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Talk to Policy makers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Vitamin D Workshop at The Scottish Office, Edinburgh on 'Vitamin D Bio-availability: Perspective on Current Controversies about D2 and D3. Advice to Chief Medical Officer, Scotland, on vitamin D requirements used in later policy discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Talk to medical students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. Increased awareness of trainee doctors of poor bone health related to cystic fibrosis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk to teachers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk at Health and Wellbeing in Education conference at NEC on nutrition and bone health in young people Raising awareness of issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | The Bones in the Garden |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 'Discovery day - The bones in the garden' aimed at secondary school students Invited to participate because of expertise in this area. Event takes place on 14 December 2011. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | The Food Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 3 Interviews on vitamin D and bone health broadcast on Radio 4 The Food Programme - several public enquiries have been recieved following the broadcast. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | The One Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Answered questions from programme researchers about proposed vitamin D study in older people |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Trust me I'm a doctor - Vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Expertise in UVB personal dosimetry Interview for BBC documentary 'Trust Me I'm a Doctor' trialling vitamin D - UK set-up UV dosimeters Analysed and interpreted data Shared information and improved understanding on latest vitamin D related in unit |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4mbCTBjhnt8VLmMKwQz3RrS/the-big-vitamin-d-experiment |
| Description | UPBEAT Trial |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Providing expertise to a trial steering group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | University of Bristol Musculoskeletal Research Unit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented current evidence on nutrition and bone health to a multidisciplinary audience of practitioners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | University of Manchester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Implementation of new technology in a collaborator's research centre. Future collaborations between centres are possible. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | University of the Third Age (UC3C) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research overview in the area of nutrition and bone health to local University of Third Age |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Update on Vitamin D to NOS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Briefing interview given to staff of the National Osteoporosis Society incorporated into NOS helpline information pack for dissemination to members and the public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Vitamin D and public health interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC interview given on vitamin D and public health published quote in BBC online article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Vitamin D print media interviews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | interviews given to print journalists on aspects of vitamin D and bone health Daily Express, Clinical Laboratory News, Nutraceuticals World, Runners World, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, The Times, Daily Express, Bella, Functional Ingredients, Best and Sunday times have all published articles with scientists quoted in them |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | WCO-WSCEO-IOF Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on latest research findings in the area of nutrition and bone health for an international scientific and clinical audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Woman's Hour vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 5 Interviews about vitamin D and/or safe sun exposure Each were broadcasted live on BBC Radio 4 and was available online |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009 |
| Description | Women in Science Week (MRCG@LSHTM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | As part of the 2019 Women in Science MRCG at LSHTM week activities - Live Love Science Presenations by various people including RJ. These were very well-received and generated a lot of discussion RJ is also a member of the The Women in Science organising committee Nobel Prizes in Science: Where are the women? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | World Breastfeeding Awareness Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Visited 14 mother and baby groups, including La Lache League and National Childbirth Trust in the Cambridge area to promote study and recruit potential volunteers. Breastmilk collected for method development work. A lot of interest in future studies and attendees wanted to be kept informed of future study plans. Invited to contribute to NCT magazine which is distributed to more than 1000 familes in Cambridge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | World Health Organisation Workshop on pregnant women and chidren at risk of Vitamin D deficiency and mitigating health issues |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Convening and providing expertise in a consensus panel involving WHO on vitamin D in pregnancy and children pubmed ID 26569647 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | You Magazine - vitamin D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Information likely to be included in magazine article Not aware of any impacts yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | e-Nutrition Academy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Membership of an international activity to produce electronics courses in nutrition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |