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Research project

Hanson RG/15/17/31749 Epigenetic Biomarkers and Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk in Children

Staff

Lead researcher

Emeritus Professor Mark Hanson

Connect with Mark

Email: M.Hanson@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology

Research interests

  • Key research contributions have been:
  • discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in late adulthood
  • demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone mineral accrual in childhood
Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Keith Godfrey

Associate Dean Enterprise
Connect with Keith

Email: kmg@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Karen Lillycrop

Professor of Epigenetics

Research interests

  • Epigenetics
  • Human Disease
Connect with Karen

Email: K.A.Lillycrop@soton.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor Hazel Inskip MSc, PhD, FFPH

Connect with Hazel

Email: hmi@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Plants and Food Security

We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.

Research outputs

Newborn body composition and child cardiovascular risk markers: a prospective multi-ethnic Asian cohort study
Yi Ying Ong, Mya-Thway Tint, Izzuddin M. Aris, Wen Lun Yuan, Ling-Wei Chen, Marielle V. Fortier, Jonathan T.L. Choo, Lieng Hsi Ling, Lynette P. Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Peter D. Gluckman, Fabian Yap, Yap-Seng Chong, Keith Godfrey, Mary F.F. Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Mary E. Wlodek, E. De Lucia Rolfe, Ken K Ong, Navin Michael & Yung Seng Lee, 2022, International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(6), 1835-1846
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac154
Type: article
Acceptability of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Preconception and Early Pregnancy to Assess Nutritional Status and Prevent Excess Gestational Weight Gain: A Study of Women and Healthcare Practitioners in the UK
Chandni Maria Jacob, Mark Hanson, Hazel Inskip & Wendy Lawrence, 2022, Nutrients, 14(17)
DOI: 10.3390/nu14173623
Type: article
Activity behaviors in British 6-year-olds
Kathryn R. Hesketh, Soren Brage, Hazel Inskip, Sarah Crozier, Keith Godfrey, Nicholas Harvey, Cyrus Cooper & Esther M.F. van Sluijs, 2022, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(8), 558 - 565
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0718
Type: article
The preconception period as a platform for preventing diabetes and non-communicable diseases
Chandni Maria Jacob & Mark Hanson, 2022, Practical Diabetes, 39(4)
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.2404
Type: article
Breastfeeding may benefit cardiometabolic health of children exposed to increased gestational glycemia in utero
Yi Ying Ong, Wei Wei Pang, Jonathan Y. Huang, Izzuddin M. Aris, Suresh Anand Sadananthan, Tint Mya, Wen Lun Yuan, Ling-Wei Chen, Yiong Huak Chan, Neerja Karmani, Sendhil Velan, Marielle V. Fortier, Jonathan T.L. Choo, Lieng Hsi Ling, Lynette Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Peter D. Gluckman, Fabian Yap, Yap-Seng Chong, Keith Godfrey, Mary F.F. Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Mary E. Wlodek, Yung Seng Lee & Navin Michael, 2022, European Journal of Nutrition, 61(5), 2383-2395
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-02800-7
Type: article