Leigh Breen – Network — University of Birmingham

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Leigh Breen's expertise centres on understanding how nutrition and exercise modulate muscle metabolism in healthy (i.e. athletes) and vulnerable (i.e. elderly, obese) populations.

Dr Breen has received extensive training in the use of analytical techniques to study muscle protein metabolism in a variety of subject populations at the whole-body and molecular level. More specifically, Dr Breen is interested in the molecular and metabolic interactive effects of exercise and nutrient provision in human skeletal muscle. Dr Breen is interested in how these paradigms can be applied in:

1. Athletic populations - to help optimize adaptations to different modes of training.

2. Ageing - to maintain/restore muscle mass and physical function within the elderly.

3. Obesity - to assist in weight management and offset complications associated with metabolic disease.

Dr Breen welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.

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The University of Birmingham

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Life and Environmental Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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The University of Birmingham

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Inflammation and Ageing

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Metabolism and Systems Research

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Immunology and Immunotherapy

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Psychology

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Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH)

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Arts and Law

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English, Drama and Creative Studies

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The Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain

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Birmingham Medical School

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University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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University of Birmingham

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McMaster University

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NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

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Nottingham Trent University

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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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University of Nottingham

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University of Exeter

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Universidad de Alcalá

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University of New South Wales

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Institute for Inflammation and Ageing

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University of Stirling

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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MRC- Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research

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Loughborough University

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University of Leicester

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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University of Toronto

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University of Westminster

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Royal Derby Hospital

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD)

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University of Regina

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University of Waterloo

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Maastricht University

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Newcastle University

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University of California, Davis

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Brandon University

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University of Oxford

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Medical Research Council

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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria

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University of Sydney

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Biomega Group AS

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University of Surrey

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University of California, San Diego

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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

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Trinity College Dublin

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University of British Columbia

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University of Limerick

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National Institute for Health Research

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IT University of Copenhagen

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Deakin University

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Healthy Ageing Research Theme

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Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

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