Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health

Students

    PHD Student list 2012/2013

    PhD Student Supervisor(s) Project Title
    Gianfranco Bartolini Dr P Magee
    Dr C Gill
    Dr R Owusu-Apenten     		Molecular mechanisms for anti-tumour protease activity from grain legumes
    Jennie Bronte Dr A Hill An investigation of the relationship between nutrient intake and adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes
    Victoria Cairnduff Dr A Hill Associations between maternal diet, lifestyle factors and pregnancy outcomes of overweight and obese pregnant women
    Aoife Carey Dr H McCarthy
    Professor H McNulty     		Malnutrition in children in the non-acute setting
    Angela Carlin Dr A Gallagher The impact of walking on weight management of overweight/obese adolescents and young adults
    Emma Carson Dr M Mulhern
    Dr K Pourshahidi
    Professor JJ Strain     		Vitamin D and muscle function
    Michelle Clarke Professor H McNulty
    Dr M Ward     		B-vitamins, related genetic factors and bone health
    Barbara Cronin Dr T McCaffrey
    Dr E McSorley
    Professor MBE Livingstone     		Obesity as a determinant and glucose metabolism
    Sue Dhamija Dr A Hill An investigation of the nutritional intake and possible management of women who have hyperglycaemia or full-blown gestational diabetes
    Katy Doolan Dr A Gallagher Visual cues- are obese individuals simply more tuned in
    Gemma Faulkner Professor MBE Livingstone
    Dr M Kerr     		Consumer understanding of food portion sizes
    Stephanie Hodge Dr B Stewart-Knox Psychosocial underpinnings of metabolic syndrome – to explore potential associations between behavioural, lifestyle and socioeconomic factors in populations in England, France, Northern Ireland and RoI
    Emma Hughes Dr M Ward
    Professor H McNulty
    Dr C Hughes     		New approaches to investigate novel gene nutrient interactions in hypertension
    Caomhan Logue Dr A Gallagher
    Professor JJ Strain
    Dr L Dowey     		Biomarkers for intakes of low calorie sweeteners and sugars
    Gary Longshaw Dr C Gill
    Professor G McMullan     		Functional studies of b-glycosidase activity within human gut microbiota in response to berries
    Nicola Moore Dr N Ternan
    Professor G McMullan     		Small RNAs in Clostridium difficile
    Catherine McGarel Dr Kristina Pentieva
    Professor Helene McNulty
    Professor Sean Strain     		B-vitamins and cognitive function across the life cycle
    Lynn McGuffin Dr T McCrorie
    Professor MBE Livingstone     		Family eating out events outside the home
    Sonja Nitecki Dr C Gill
    Dr P Magee
    Dr E McSorley     		Biological effects of marine derived compounds on in vitro cancer models
    Owen Nkhoma Dr G O’Brien
    Professor JJ Strain
    Dr E McSorley
    Dr M Duffy     		Nutritional status of fishing communities on Lake Malawi
    Audrey Rankin Dr B Stewart-Knox
    Professor JJ Strain     		Factors determining uptake and effectiveness of personalised nutritional interventions
    Rosie Reilly Dr M Ward
    Professor H McNulty     		B-vitamins, MTHFR genotype and hypertension
    Conall Strain Dr Emeir McSorley
    Dr Violetta Naughton     		Bioactives of macralgae derived compounds
    Ruth Weir Dr K Pourshahidi
    Professor JJ Strain     		Evaluation of the potential of cow’s milk to increase the dietary vitamin D intake among Northern Ireland consumers
    Placement Student Supervisor(s) Project Title
    Naomi Browne Dr H McCarthy Childhood Nutrition Projects
    Maria Ibars Dr C Gill Berry Ileo Study
    Kevin McFadden Dr F Baldrick
    Dr C Gill     		SWAFAX Study
    Chris McLaughlin Dr E McSorley
    Dr P Allsopp     		Lupus
    Kate Murphy Dr E McSorley Nutramara Project
    Shona Twomey Dr H McCarthy Childhood Nutrition Projects