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Professor Helen Roche

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Professor Helen Roche

School of Biological Sciences

Professor Roche’s research focuses on two key themes;

Precision Nutrition: One ‘healthy’ diet does not fit all. Human intervention studies demonstrate that individuals will respond or not to any healthy diet, despite equivalent compliance. Precision Nutrition seeks to determine if / how / why certain individuals are at risk of dietary stressors and / or respond for effectively to a healthy dietary intervention.

Nutrigenomic approaches will elucidate the molecular mechanisms wherein nutrition impacts health. It is at the cutting edge of translational nutrition research. 

Current research projects, conducted in collaboration with University College Dublin, Ireland, focus on metabolic - inflammation, relating to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD) and sarcopenia.

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  •  Understanding if/how the foods/nutrients consumed influence human health, with a view to advancing understanding in relation to the mechanistic and evidence base.

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • February 2019 JPI HDHL Conference

  • "Grass-fed beef: Marketing opportunities and the scientific evidence" December 2018

  • Fat Lab, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin

 


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