Dylan Thompson

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Research interests

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
16 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.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

11/10/18 → 10/10/21

Project: Research council

PRIMORDIAL

Thompson, D.

Medical Research Council

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.

Medical Research Council

1/12/16 → 31/07/20

Project: Research council

Research Output

Effect of Plain Versus Sugar-Sweetened Breakfast on Energy Balance and Metabolic Health: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Carroll, H. A., Chen, Y. C., Templeman, I. S., Wharton, P., Reeves, S., Trim, W. V., Chowdhury, E. A., Brunstrom, J. M., Rogers, P. J., Thompson, D., James, L. J., Johnson, L. & Betts, J. A., 23 Mar 2020, In : Obesity. 28, 4, p. 740-748 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Galactose ingested with a high-fat beverage increases postprandial lipemia compared with glucose but not fructose ingestion in healthy men: Milk sugars and postprandial triacylglycerol

Watkins, J., Simpson, A., Betts, J., Thompson, D., Holliday, A., Deighton, K. & Gonzalez, J., 16 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Nutrition. nxaa005.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Influence of smoking status on acute biomarker responses to successive days of arduous military training

Siddall, A., Stokes, K., Thompson, D., Izard, R., Greeves, J. & Bilzon, J., 21 May 2020, (Acceptance date) In : BMJ Military Health. 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Lipid metabolism links nutrient-exercise timing to insulin sensitivity in men classified as overweight or obese. Breakfast, exercise and metabolic health

Edinburgh, R., Bradley, H., Abdullah, N-F., Robinson, S., Chrzanowski-Smith, O., Walhin, J-P., Joanisse, S., Manolopoulos, K., Philp, A., Hengist, A., Chabowski, A., Brodsky, F., Koumanov, F., Betts, J., Thompson, D., Wallis, G. & Gonzalez, J., 31 Mar 2020, In : Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105, 3, p. 1-47 47 p., dgz104.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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

Datasets

Assessment of laboratory and daily energy expenditure estimates from consumer multi-sensor physical activity monitors-dataset

Chowdhury, E. (Creator), Western, M. (Data Collector), Nightingale, T. (Project Member), Peacock, O. (Project Member) & Thompson, D. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 2017

DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00248

Dataset

FEEDING INFLUENCES ADIPOSE TISSUE RESPONSES TO EXERCISE IN OVERWEIGHT MEN

Chen, Y. (Creator), Travers, R. (Researcher), Walhin, J. (Researcher), Gonzalez, J. (Researcher), Koumanov, F. (Researcher), Betts, J. (Researcher) & Thompson, D. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 2017

DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00361

Dataset