Our BRC-funded researchers
Discover more about the Loughborough University staff members who are core-funded by the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, as well as their research into illnesses linked to respiratory conditions, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and the consequences of inactivity.
![Professor Lettie Bishop](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Lettie-Bishop-160.jpg)
Lettie’s work focuses on the role of physical activity & exercise in lowering immune-mediated chronic inflammation, which underpins many chronic conditions including cardiometabolic diseases.
![Prof Stacy Clemes](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/stacy-clemes-160.jpg)
Stacy's research focuses on the impact of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on markers of health and wellbeing.
![Amanda Daley](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Amanda portrait image.jpg)
Amanda’s work is focused on investigating the effects of lifestyle interventions on health outcomes in delivered in NHS and public health settings.
![Dale Esliger](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Dale Esliger.jpg)
Dale’s research focuses on the skilled deployment of novel digital health technologies to quantify the dose-response relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health.
![Dr Richard Ferguson](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/richard-ferguson-160-2.jpg)
Richard’s research looks at improving performance & health through exercise and the use of novel interventions, including the potential use of blood flow restricted exercise in rehabilitation.
![Prof Jonathan Folland](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/nrc/Jonathan-Folland-NRC.jpg)
Jonathan investigates the function of human muscle and our ability to move, including how function is compromised by ageing, injury and pathology as well as the beneficial effects of exercise.
![Dr Lewis James](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Lewis-James-160.jpg)
Lewis' research focuses on the use of nutrition to enhance exercise performance, with a particular focus on fluid and electrolyte balance and exercise in the heat.
![Dr Will Johnson](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Will-Johnson.jpg)
Will researches child growth & development and the life course epidemiology of obesity. His specific interests include modelling heterogeneity in the effects of body size on disease outcomes.
![Dr James King](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/james-king-160.jpg)
James investigates the interaction between physical activity and obesity-related metabolic health conditions, particularly type 2 diabetes and chronic liver disease.
![Professor Mark Lewis](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Mark-Lewis-160.jpg)
Mark researches muscle cellular & molecular physiology and biomedicine of sport & exercise, specifically in-vitro 3D bone tissue modelling and functional neuromuscular & vascular regeneration.
![Dr Nicola Paine](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/nicola-paine-160.jpg)
Nicola investigates the interactions between the psychobiological mechanisms of stress, physical activity, sitting time and inflammation in the context of cardiovascular disease development.
![Lauren Sherar](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/Lauren Sherar.jpg)
Lauren investigates the relationships between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health across the lifespan to inform interventions and policy.
![Professor David Stensel](/media/media/schoolanddepartments/sport-exercise-and-health-sciences/ssehs-website/images/staff-profiles/david-stensel-160.jpg)
David’s work focuses on the potential benefits of physical activity for regulating appetite, maintaining a healthy body composition, and lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease.