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Research interests
I joined the University of Bath in 1999 and I am currently Director of Research with responsibility for research management and performance within the department.
My research interests include physical activity, diet, adipose tissue, chronic inflammation and chronic disease. One strand of my research seeks to understand the mechanisms through which regular physical activity and diet maintain health. A second strand seeks to capitalise on technological innovation to help people make positive changes to their behaviour and thus reduce the risk of chronic disease.
I have published over 100 articles in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, Journal of Physiology, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and International Journal of Obesity.
I am an expert for the BMJ Evidence Centre and have editorial roles with PLOS ONE and the Journal of Sport Sciences. I serve on various grant panels including BBSRC and the Academy of Finland.
I have supervised more than a dozen PhD/MD students to completion. I have attracted in excess of £3 million in external funding from agencies such as the British Heart Foundation, BBSRC, MRC (National Prevention Research Initiative), Diabetes UK and the National Institute for Health Research; and I have acted as a consultant for major multi-national companies.
Research interests
- Physical activity, energy balance and chronic disease
- Physical activity measurement and profiling
- Chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease
- Physical activity and adipose tissue function
- Exercise and metabolic function
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Projects 2006 2023
Mobilising Vitamin D Sequestered In Adipose Tissue In Humans
Thompson, D., Betts, J. & Gonzalez, J.
1/06/18 → 31/05/21
Project: Research council
ARUK Centre Renewal
Bilzon, J., McKay, C., Stokes, K. & Thompson, D.
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.
1/12/16 → 30/11/19
Project: Research council
Targeting Bed Reset-Induced Adipose Tissue Dysfunction with Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Nutrients
Thompson, D., Holman, G., Stokes, K. & Turner, J.
1/07/15 → 30/06/19
Project: Research council
Adipose Tissue
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antioxidants
Bed Rest
Food
Research Output 1999 2018
Adipose Tissue Dysfunction
Trim, W., Thompson, D. & Turner, J. E. 2018 Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. New York, U. S. A.: Springer, p. 1-5Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Adipocytes
Adipose Tissue
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Cellular Structures
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Adipose tissue responses to breaking sitting in men and women with central adiposity
Chen, Y-C., Betts, J., Walhin, J-P. & Thompson, D. 5 Apr 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Can evolutionary mismatch help generate interest in health promotion messages?
Grey, E., Gillison, F. & Thompson, D. 1 Aug 2018 In : Health Education Journal. 77, 5, p. 515-526Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Health Promotion
mismatch
health promotion
health information
Health
Habitual physical activity levels do not predict leg strength and power in healthy, active older adults
Perkin, O., McGuigan, M., Thompson, D. & Stokes, K. 2 Jul 2018 In : PLoS ONE. 13, 7, e0200089Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
strength (mechanics)
physical activity
Muscle
Leg
legs
Home-based exercise enhances health-related quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial
Nightingale, T., Rouse, P., Walhin, J-P., Thompson, D. & Bilzon, J. 11 Jun 2018 In : Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Self Efficacy
Spinal Cord Injuries
Randomized Controlled Trials
Quality of Life
Fatigue
Datasets
The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controlled trial in obese adults
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator), Thompson, D. (Creator), Richardson, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00176, http://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00169
Dataset
Effect of extended morning fasting upon ad libitum lunch intake and associated metabolic and hormonal responses in obese adults-Dataset
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00133
Dataset
Postprandial metabolism and appetite do not differ between lean adults that eat breakfast or morning fast for 6 weeks-dataset
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 25 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00449
Dataset
FEEDING INFLUENCES ADIPOSE TISSUE RESPONSES TO EXERCISE IN OVERWEIGHT MEN
Chen, Y. (Creator), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00361
Dataset
Assessment of laboratory and daily energy expenditure estimates from consumer multi-sensor physical activity monitors-dataset
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00248
Dataset