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MRC Unit

Staff

Lead 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

Other researchers

Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent fragility fractures
Connect with Nicholas

Email: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Elaine Dennison

Personal Chair

Research interests

  • The epidemiology of musculoskeletal disease, particularly those conditions common in later life (osteoporosis and osteoarthritis)
Connect with Elaine

Email: emd@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Dr Sarah Crozier PhD

Associate Professor
Connect with Sarah

Email: src@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Janis Baird

Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology

Research interests

  • NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  Understanding the food choices of adolescents in the school environment – an insight into how young people make choices in a setting where they have autonomy PhD funding, lead supervisor, 2022-2026
  • NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits of the Healthy Start scheme Vogel C, Ausburg B, Barker C, Baird J, Boswell J, Crozier S, Conti G, Farquhason C, Luehrmann M, Ndegwa L, von Hinke S  2022-24
  • NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)  Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of a supermarket placement strategy in the WRAPPED Study, study extension Christina Vogel and Janis Baird (co-PIs), 2022-2023
Connect with Janis

Email: jb@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Kate Ward

Professor in Global M/skeletal Health
Connect with Kate

Email: kw@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Research outputs