About
I am an Essex-born, Oxford-trained clinical academic with a professional background in chemical pathology. I have held academic posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Oxford and Liverpool. My main research interest and expertise is in human physiology and biochemistry in vivo studied by quantitative non-invasive means, particularly by magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging methods. I have c. 400 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 67 Scopus, 81 Google Scholar: ORCID 0000-0002-8324-9666). My contribution to research was recognised by the award of Doctor of Science from the University of Oxford in 2016. I have worked at the University of Liverpool since 1996 (part-time from 2024), where I am the Director of the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC), chair of a Central University Research Ethics Committee, and formerly Head of the Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science. In addition to having supervised c. 40 doctoral students, I have had various university/faculty leadership roles in postgraduate research. I am an Honorary Consultant in Chemical Pathology at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT), where I also represent the University of Liverpool on the Council of Governors. I am Adjunct Professor at the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.