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.

Research activity per year

Carolyn Greig

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Professor of Musculoskeletal Ageing and Health

Person: Academic

14 shared research output

Jonny Quinlan

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Research Fellow

Person: Academic

12 shared research output

Janet Lord

Inflammation and Ageing - Emeritus Professor

Person: Honorary

11 shared research output

Felicity Williams

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy for Chronic Conditions

Person: Academic

8 shared research output

Gareth Wallis

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Professor of Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition

Person: Academic

4 shared research output

Marie Korzepa

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Person: Ph.D.

3 shared research output

Elizabeth Sapey

Inflammation and Ageing - Director of the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Professor in Acute Respiratory Medicine

Person: Academic

3 shared research output

Simon Jones

Inflammation and Ageing - Professor in Musculoskeletal Ageing

Person: Academic

2 shared research output

Yasir Elhassan

Metabolism and Systems Research - Honorary Associate Clinical Professor

Person: Honorary

2 shared research output

Daisy Wilson

Inflammation and Ageing - Clinical Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine

Person: Academic

2 shared research output

Janice Thompson

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Emeritus Professor

Person: Honorary

2 shared research output

Thomas Nightingale

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Lecturer in Exercise Physiology

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Eduardo Martinez Valdes

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Lecturer in Spinal Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
The Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain
The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH)

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Angela Taylor

Metabolism and Systems Research - Senior Research Fellow

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Andrew Filer

Inflammation and Ageing - Professor of Translational Rheumatology

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Sophie Prosser

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Research Associate

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Una Martin

Clinical Sciences - Emeritus Professor

Person: Honorary

1 shared research output

Catarina Rendeiro

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Lecturer in Nutritional Science

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Karim Raza

Inflammation and Ageing - Arthritis Research Campaign Chair of Rheumatology

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Philip Newsome

Medical and Dental Sciences - Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer
Immunology and Immunotherapy - Professor in Experimental Hepatology

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Yu-Chiang Lai

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Birmingham Fellow

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

Sam Lucas

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences - Associate Professor
The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH)

Person: Academic

1 shared research output

David Hodson, MRCVS

Metabolism and Systems Research - Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Person: Honorary

1 shared research output

Alice Turner

Applied Health Research - Professor of Respiratory Medicine

Person: Academic

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Thomas Nicholson

Inflammation and Ageing - Research Fellow

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Stuart M Phillips

McMaster University

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Tyler A. Churchward-Venne

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Nicholas A Burd

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Surabhi Choudhary

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Philip J Atherton

University of Nottingham

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Amy J Hector

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Steven K Baker

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Gladys Leopoldine Onambélé-Pearson

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Daniel J. Wilkinson

University of Nottingham

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Matthew S. Brook

University of Nottingham

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Yifan Yang

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Lee D Hamilton

University of Stirling
Deakin University

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Daniel R Moore

University of Toronto

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Daniel W D West

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Ken Smith

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Cameron J Mitchell

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K Baar

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Molly Perkins

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Simon Schenk

University of California, San Diego

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Grith Højfeldt

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Mark A Tarnopolsky

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Matthew J Armstrong

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A Philp

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Alex Rowlands

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Andrew Philp

Garvan Institute of Medical Research
University of New South Wales

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Nima Gharahdaghi

University of Nottingham

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Inge Tetens

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Denis Breuille

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Stewart Jeromson

University of Stirling

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Keith Baar

University of California, Davis
University of Dundee

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Claire E Stewart

Liverpool John Moores University

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2 shared research output

Elizabeth A Offord

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Erin Laverone

University of California, Davis

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K Smith

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Peppi Koivunen

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Marie Limb

University of Nottingham

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1 shared research output

Tim Etheridge

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1 shared research output

Daniel J West

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Bárbara Pérez-Köhler

Universidad de Alcalá

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1 shared research output

David Valadés

Universidad de Alcalá

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1 shared research output

Shanat Baig

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1 shared research output

PJ Atherton

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Edward Davis

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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1 shared research output

David Morales-Alamo

Universidad de Alcalá

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1 shared research output

Tyler Churchward-Venne

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1 shared research output

Jonathan P Little

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Philip Atherton

University of Nottingham

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1 shared research output

Marcos Martin-Rincon

Universidad de Alcalá

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Williams J

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Evi Masschelein

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N J Szewczyk

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James McKendry

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Katrien De Bock

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Steven Baker

Imperial College London

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Trent Stellingwerff

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Sara Y. Oikawa

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S J Stear

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Meghann J Robinson

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L M Burke

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L M Castell

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
University of Oxford

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J A Rathmacher

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Nick Aguirre

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Michelle M Farnfield

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Kenneth G. C. Smith

University of Cambridge
University of Nottingham

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Beth E Phillips

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Gareth G Lavery

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Mark Von Allmen

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A Selby

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Joe Blacker

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Julia Buján

Universidad de Alcalá

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Gianni Parise

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Maureen J MacDonald

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Ewan R Williams

George Eliot Hospital

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Donny M Camera

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David Cameron-Smith

University of the West Indies

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1 shared research output

Boyang Liu

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Inés Soro-Arnaiz

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Gillian Fitzgerald

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T Hossain

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Sunghoon Kim

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Derek S Hill

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Peter Carmeliet

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Luc J.c. Van Loon

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Mia Fava

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SM Phillips

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Darren G Candow

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Thomas Brown

Douglas Mental Health University Institute

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Michaela C Devries

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Jamie S McPhee

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OC Witard

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Hannah Crossland

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Gommaar D'Hulst

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Bert Blaauw

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Robert Bailie

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Mary C. Esparza

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Tracy Rerecich

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James T Murray

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Mark Walker

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Ahmed M Elsharkaway

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Jose Calbet

Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria

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Stuart Phillips

McMaster University

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1 shared research output

Andrea R Josse

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Bradley T Elliott

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Robert Jones

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Andrew M Holwerda

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Emma J Stevenson

Newcastle University

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Ken Smith

University of Nottingham

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Matthew D Campbell

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David G King

University of Surrey

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P Loughna

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Koen Veys

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1 shared research output

Shi-Min Zhao

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1 shared research output

David J Baker

Quadram Institute Bioscience
MEDIMMUNE
University of Washington
Norwich Research Park

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1 shared research output

Danielle M Di Donato

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Ahmed M Elsharkawy

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Christopher Church

MEDIMMUNE

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Marie-Noëlle Horcajada

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M Watford

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Bjørn Liaset

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Brian P Carson

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Kenneth Smith

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Sophie Joanisse

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Barbara Oliveira

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Emma Bissonnette

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Keith Stokes

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Louise Deldicque

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Kate A Carey

University of Bristol

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Kostas Tsintzas

University of Nottingham

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1 shared research output

Michael Jones

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K E Burgess

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Scott C Forbes

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Kenneth Smith

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Jessica Lewgood

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Clare Jones

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