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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

LifeLab Southampton
K. Woods-Townsend, H. Leat, J. Bay, L. Bagust, H. Davey, D. Lovelock, A. Christodoulou, J. Griffiths, M. Grace, K. Godfrey, M. Hanson & H. Inskip, 2018, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 9(5), 475-480
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174418000429
Type: article
Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception
Tom P. Fleming, Adam J. Watkins, Miguel A. Velazquez, John C. Mathers, Andrew M. Prentice, Judith Stephenson, Mary Barker, Richard Saffery, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Judith J. Eckert, Mark A. Hanson, Terrence Forrester, Peter D. Gluckman & Keith M. Godfrey, 2018, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 73(10), 555-557
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000612
Type: article
Maternal feeding practices in relation to dietary intakes and BMI in 5 year-olds in a multi-ethnic Asian population
Phaik Quah, Ginanjar Syuhada, Lisa Fries, Mei Jun Chan, Hui Xian Lim, Jia Ying Toh, Ray Sugianto, Izzuddin M. Aris, Yung Seng Lee, Fabian Yap, Keith Godfrey, Peter D. Gluckman, Yap-Seng Chong, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek , Kok Hian Tan, Ciaran G Forde & Mary F.F. Chong, 2018, PLoS ONE, 13(9)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203045
Type: article
Childhood fat and lean mass
Line Sletner, Pamela Mahon, Sarah R. Crozier, Hazel M. Inskip, Keith M. Godfrey, Scott Chiesa, Devina J. Bhowruth, Marietta Charakida, John Deanfield, Cyrus Cooper & Mark Hanson, 2018, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311455
Type: article
Oral processing behaviours that promote children's energy intake are associated with parent-reported appetitive traits
Anna Fogel, Lisa Fries, Keri McCrickerd, Ai Ting Goh, Phaik Ling Quah, Mei Jun Chan, Jia Ying Toh, Yap-Seng Chong, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Yap, Lynette Shek, Michael J. Meaney, Birit Broekman, Yung Seng Lee, Keith Godfrey, Mary F.F. Chong & Ciaran G. Forde, 2018, Appetite, 126, 8-15
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.03.011
Type: article