Dylan Thompson

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Dylan Thompson is Professor of Human Physiology in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. Professor Thompson is also Director of Research in the Department for Health with responsibility for research management and performance.

Professor Thompson is internationally recognised for his research in physical activity, exercise and nutrition. He has a particular interest in (1) the role of adipose tissue in health and disease and (2) the use of novel wearable technologies for the assessment and characterisation of non-laboratory ‘real-world’ behaviour and function.

Current research projects include (1) a BBSRC-funded project in partnership with the European Space Agency that will examine the impact of bed rest and a nutritional ‘countermeasure’ (2) an MRC-funded project that will examine the impact of exercise and weight loss on various aspects of metabolism, including the gut microbiota and (3) a BBSRC-funded project that will examine whether exercise helps to mobilise vitamin D from adipose tissue.

Professor Thompson has authored over 100 original articles and various reviews. He has held editorial roles with several academic journals and he has served on grant panels in the UK (e.g., BBSRC, MRC) and internationally (e.g., Finland, Norway). He was an expert member for the Chief Medical Officer’s 2018 update to UK physical activity guidelines and he will be a member of panel C24 in REF2021. He is a Fellow of The Physiological Society and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Professor Thompson has supervised more than twenty PhD/MD students to completion and he has attracted in excess of £5 million in external funding to support his research.

Professor Thompson strongly supports public engagement activities through articles and interviews for mainstream newspapers (e.g., The New York Times, Le Figaro) and television programmes (e.g., BBC, Channel 4). He has acted as a consultant for several major multi-national companies.

Research interests

Physical activity, energy balance and chronic disease
Physical activity assessment, measurement and feedback
Nutrition, physical activity and adipose tissue function
Exercise, nutrition and metabolism (including immunometabolism)

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Projects

5 Active
15 Finished

REVEALING THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH GALACTOSE INGESTION EXAGGERATES POSTPRANDIAL LIPAEMIA - IMPLICATIONS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK?

Gonzalez, J., Betts, J. & Thompson, D.

British Heart Foundation

1/11/19 → 30/04/22

Project: UK charity

Mobilising Vitamin D Sequestered In Adipose Tissue In Humans

Thompson, D., Betts, J. & Gonzalez, J.

BBSRC

11/10/18 → 10/10/21

Project: Research council

PRIMORDIAL

Thompson, D.

MRC

1/09/18 → 31/08/21

Project: Research council

ARUK Centre Renewal

Bilzon, J., McKay, C., Stokes, K. & Thompson, D.

Arthritis Research UK

7/01/18 → 6/01/23

Project: UK charity

Role of Rab3 in Peripheral Tissue Insulin Resistance

Koumanov, F., Betts, J., Gonzalez, J. & Thompson, D.

MRC

1/12/16 → 31/05/20

Project: Research council

Research Output

Patient views of the role of wearable technology to enhance cardiac rehabilitation

Lauber, K., Wort, G., Gillison, F., Thompson, D., Augustine, D. & Peacock, O., 16 Jan 2020.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Biomarkers of cardiometabolic health are associated with body composition characteristics but not physical activity in persons with spinal cord injury

Nightingale, T., Walhin, J-P., Thompson, D. & Bilzon, J., 2019, In : The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine . 42, 3, p. 328-337 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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3 Citations (Scopus)

42 Downloads (Pure)

Carbohydrate availability as a regulator of energy balance with exercise: Carbohydrates and energy balance

Gonzalez, J., Betts, J. & Thompson, D., 1 Oct 2019, In : Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 47, 4, p. 215-222 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

3 Citations (Scopus)

Co-ingestion of whey protein hydrolysate with milk minerals rich in calcium potently stimulates glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion: An RCT in healthy adults

Chen, Y-C., Smith, H., Hengist, A., Chrzanowski-Smith, O., Mikkelsen, U. R., Carroll, H., Betts, J., Thompson, D., Saunders, J. & Gonzalez, J., 17 Sep 2019, In : European Journal of Nutrition. p. 1-14 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Effect of acute hypohydration on glycemic regulation in healthy adults: a randomized crossover trial

Carroll, H. A., Templeman, I., Chen, Y., Edinburgh, R. M., Burch, E. K., Jewitt, J. T., Povey, G., Robinson, T. D., Dooley, W. L., Jones, R., Tsintzas, K., Gallo, W., Melander, O., Thompson, D., James, L. J., Johnson, L. & Betts, J. A., 1 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Applied Physiology. 126, 2, p. 422-430 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)