Nutritional Science: Research and Clinical Practice
Sponsored by the NM Masters Degree Graduates Reunion Group
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
NB New venue: Oak Suite
FRIDAY June 20th 2014
10.30 am
- 12 noon
12.30 pm
1.25 pm
1.30 pm
2.10 pm
2.40 pm
Coffee, registration
and reunion chat
Lunch
Chairperson’s introduction
John Nichols FRCGP
Dietary factors in the aetiology of
Sheldon Cooper
oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Planning a research project
Professor Susan Lanham-New
Research Workshop: four parallel sessions
Bone health and
Nutritional status Diet and gut
CoenzymeQ10
nutrition
in pregnancy
health
heart and health
3.20 pm
3.50 pm
4.10 pm
S Lanham-New M Rayman
Feedback from research workshops
Tea
Research in primary care
4.45 pm
Probiotics, prebiotics and controversies
D Robertson
B Griffin?
Professor Simon de
Lusignan
Professor Glenn Gibson
(Department of Food &
Nutritional Science,
University of Reading)
5.30- 6.00 Panel Discussion (if there is time!)
6.30 pm
Reception and dinner (sit down to dinner at 7.30 pm)
Guest of honour: Professor Glenn Gibson
SATURDAY June 21st 2014
Chairperson’s introduction
Michelle Gibbs
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
J Bernadette Moore
10.00
Alzheimer’s Disease, the B vitamins
and other nutrients
Kourosh Ahmadi 
11.00
Coffee
11.30
AGM of NM Masters Degree Reunion Group
12.30 pm
1.30-2.15
pm
2.15-3.30
pm
3.30 pm
Lunch
9.00 am
9.05
Update on sarcopenia and ageing
Professor Joe Millward
Nutrition science and the media
 muddles and misconceptions?
Tea and Finish
Aidan Goggins
& Eleni Tsiompanou

Members of the Division of Nutritional Sciences of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at
The University of Surrey
Professor of Primary Care & Clinical Informatics at the University of Surrey
Dr Kourosh Ahmadi from the University of Surrey.
Appointed as Reader in Nutritional Genomics and Healthy Ageing in 2012, he was previously part of a research team at
the Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London School of Medicine. His research interests
include genetic epidemiology and the role of the B vitamins
Topic: Alzheimer’s Disease and the B vitamins etc.
Dr Sheldon Cooper is a consultant gastroenterologist at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands.
His special interests include intestinal failure and inflammatory bowel disease, in addition to general gastroenterology,
hepatology and endoscopy (including wireless capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy). He was awarded the
MSc Nutritional Medicine in 2010
Topic: Dietary factors in oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Dr Michelle Gibbs from University of Surrey.
PhD (2005) Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Surrey. Michelle’s research interests include childhood
nutrition, Nutritional Neuroendocrinology (The consequences of shift work on circadian rhythms and metabolism) and
weight management in type 2 diabetes. She has been director of the MSc Nutritional Medicine from 2009.
Chair of Saturday meeting
Professor Simon de Lusignan is a Guildford GP.
He leads the clinical informatics and health outcomes research group, in the Department of Health Care Management
and Policy at University of Surrey. He also holds visiting chairs at St. George's - University of London; Brighton and
Sussex Medical School; is the Director of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance
Centre (RSC) and editor of the journal “Informatics in Primary Care”.
Topic: Research in Primary care
Professor Glenn Gibson is Professor of Food Microbial Science at the University of Reading
His research interests include: gut disease, autism, obesity, novel prebiotics, and human metabolomics. Specific projects
on pro/prebiotics, the molecular genotyping of gut bacteria, H2S production, gastroenteritis in sportspersons, metabolic
syndrome, IBS, IBD, gut flora development with age.
Topic: Probiotics, prebiotics and controversies
Aidan Goggins is a Pharmacist and journalist with a special interest in sports medicine.
His book “The Health Delusion” won the best consumer health book prize in 2013 and deals with the dissemination of
poor health advice. He also writes for The Huffington Post on health & nutrition. He was awarded the MSc Nutritional
Medicine in 2011.
Topic: Nutrition science and the media - muddles and misconceptions?
Professor Bruce Griffin from University of Surrey.
PhD (1988) at University of Aberdeen. Bruce is a teacher of undergraduate dieticians, biochemists & medical students,
and postgraduates in clinical biochemistry and nutritional medicine, and is an active researcher in human nutrition in
relation to cardiovascular health.
Topic: Workshop on coenzyme Q10 heart and health
Professor Susan Lanham-New from University of Surrey.
PhD (1991) University of Aberdeen. Sue has been head of the Department of Nutrition and Metabolism at the University
of Surrey since 2010. She has done extensive research and writing on nutrition and bone health. Other research interests
include trace elements and sports medicine. Sue was recently appointed to The Scientific Advisory Committee on
Nutrition.
Topic: Planning a research project and workshop nutrition and bone health
Professor Joe Millward, Emeritus Professor of Human Nutrition at University of Surrey.
PhD (1971) from the University of the West Indies DSc (1984) from the University of Wales. Joe’s published research has
focused on protein and amino acid metabolism and requirements, energy requirements and many other areas. He has
served on national and international expert committees and on the editorial board of many UK and US journals.
Topic: Sarcopenia and ageing
Bernadette Moore from University of Surrey
Bernadette gave us an interesting update talk on zinc in 2010. She studies at the University of Florida getting a PhD in
2002. However, her current research relates to obesity, lipid metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Topic: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Dr John Nichols Visiting Research Fellow at The University of Surrey.
MRCGP (1974), MSc Nutr. Medicine (2005). Chair of NM Masters Degree Reunion Group. John has done research on
measles immunity, trace elements and health, diverticulitis, smoking cessation and probiotics.
Chair of Friday meeting
Professor Margaret Rayman from University of Surrey. D Phil Inorganic Biochemistry, Somerville College, Oxford.
Margaret is the Professor of Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey where she founded the highly respected MSc
Programme in Nutritional Medicine. Her research includes the nutritional roles of iron selenium and iodine.
Topic: Workshop on nutritional status in pregnancy
Dr Denise Robertson from University of Surrey.
Denise gave us an excellent talk on the influence of dietary fibre and resistant starch beyond the gut in 2010. Her other
research interests include the role of insulin resistance in obesity and the metabolic effects of sleep. She is on the
editorial board of “Proceedings of The Nutrition Society”
Topic: Workshop on diet and gut health
Eleni Tsiompanou is the founder of Health-Being Institute, Physician, Specialist in Nutritional Medicine, Palliative &
Integrative Medicine. She is an expert on Hippocrates and has a range of research and writing credits including a well
regarded and popular blog on health diet and lifestyle: www.healthbeing.co.uk
Topic: Nutrition science and the media - muddles and misconceptions?