UCL Food Metabolism amp Society domain Mission Statement We combine UCL resources to promote interdisciplinary approaches addressing metabolic disease and global nutrition and to further communication between academics policymakers the food industry and the public ID: 1048590
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1. Food, Metabolism & Society domainUCL Food, Metabolism & Society domain
2. Mission Statement“We combine UCL resources to promote interdisciplinary approaches addressing metabolic disease and global nutrition, and to further communication between academics, policy-makers, the food industry, and the public.”Co-directorsCoordinatorFrances Brodsky Mark Miodownik. Mark Thomas Nazif Alic. Sarah Davies
3. About the domainAn active network of researchers from across UCL, the Francis Crick Institute, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMembers from 5 UCL faculties: Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences, and Social & Historical SciencesActivities include annual symposia, workshops, and ECR events
4. Key domain objectivesResearch InitiativesPromoting globally-oriented metabolism research advancing basic, clinical, and public health science Developing ResearchersEngaging with early-career researchers to develop interdisciplinary backgroundsPublic and Policy EngagementProviding scientific experts and other resources for the media and public to understand the science, politics and environmental impact of nutrition and metabolism
5. Research themes
6. Metabolic DiseaseResearch into obesity, type 2 diabetes, ageing, the microbiomeUKFS-CDT kernelsRole of the microbiome in the nutrient uptake in childrenProf Francois Balloux, Dr Lucy van DorpGlucose metabolism biology for in vitro meat productionProf Frances BrodskyThe microbiome and nutritional status in humansHow can primary care and outreach through community pharmacies improve Diets, Nutrition and Health?Prof Joanne Santini
7. Metabolism and Global HealthResearch into malnutrition, food security and supply, and urban planning for healthy livingUKFS-CDT kernelsInvestigating the role of biodegradable packaging to reduce the environmental impact of food wasteProf Helen Hailes, Prof Mark MiodownikSustainable and scalable production of cultivated meatDr Mariana Petronela Hanga, Prof Gary LyeLinking up food values with their associated nutritional benefitsDr Theano Moussouri, Prof Dorian FullerEvolutionary and adaptive history of the blast disease of cerealsDr Hernán A. Burbano
8. Biodiversity and AgricultureResearch into the agricultural impact on biodiversity, GM crops, urban farming, evolutionary and cultural adaptation to agriculture and the anthropology of agricultureUKFS-CDT kernelsNighttime versus daytime insect crop pollinationDr Jan Axmacher, Prof Carl SayerSustainable Food - Environmental impacts of agricultural production and tradeDr Carole DalinBiodiversity conservation under diet-driven land use change in the UKProf Richard PearsonMaking food sovereignty and agroecology work in the UK: the role of commons in the building of regimes of care and farmer-based research Dr Zeremariam Fre, Prof Yves Cabannes, Prof Robert Biel
9. Metabolism and Deep TimeResearch topics including archaeology, and historical, cultural, and evolutionary perspectives on metabolism researchUKFS-CDT kernelsThe Evolution of Human Dietary PreferenceProf Mark Thomas, Prof Dorian Fuller
10. Food and Decision MakingBehaviour change for healthy living, obesogenic environment, effects of food industry marketing, and socioeconomic factors affecting food choicesUKFS-CDT kernelsUK Dietary Choices: their drivers and environmental impactsProf Paolo Agnolucci, Dr Carole DalinCooking fats and their relationship with ethnicity and health: secondary data analysis of the UK`s Living Cost and Food SurveyProf Martin Bobak, Dr Denes SteflerCan the poor cook? A critical analysis of evidence and policy on low-income households’ engagement in the practice of cookingDr Rebecca O’Connell, Prof Julia Brannen
11. Find out morewww.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/food-metabolism-society Follow us on Twitter @UCL_FMSdomainSLIDES AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE HOME PAGE LINK TO FOOD SYSTEMS CDTQuestions: Frances Brodsky f.brodsky@ucl.ac.uk; Sarah Davies s.k.davies@ucl.ac.uk