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Dr Marie Cantwell

School of Biological Sciences
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Dr Marie Cantwell

School of Biological Sciences

My research focuses on elucidating the link between dietary intake and cancer risk/progression, including;

  • Analysis of dietary intake data within large cohorts and RCTs
  • Development of interventions to promote long term behaviour change
  • Nutrition intervention studies examining clinically relevant endpoints
  • Developing evidence based guidelines through systematic reviews and meta-analyses of dietary intake and cancer risk/progression
  • Collaboration with NI Biobank to examine the relationship between nutrition/obesity related molecular markers in tumour tissue and cancer progression.  

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Analysis of dietary intake data within large cohorts and RCTs
  • Development of interventions to promote long term behaviour change
  • Nutrition intervention studies examining clinically relevant endpoints
  • Developing evidence based guidelines through systematic reviews and meta-analyses of dietary intake and cancer risk/progression
  • Collaboration with NI Biobank to examine the relationship between nutrition/obesity related molecular markers in tumour tissue and cancer progression.  

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Not all processed meats carry the same cancer risk

  • Meat and Cancer broadcast


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Dietary glycaemic index, glycaemic load and carbohydrate intake and cancer risk
Country UK
Current Position  Senior Lecturer Queen’s University Belfast
   
PhD Title  Physical activity, nutrition and the aetiology of upper gastrointestinal tract cancers
Country  UK
Current Position  Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa, College of Public Health
   
PhD Title A randomised controlled trial of a diet and physical activity intervention in prostate cancer patients and related studies.
Country UK
Current Position  Postdoctoral research fellow, Queen’s University Belfast

 

 


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