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Lead researchers

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology
Research interests
  • Key research contributions have been:
  • discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hi…
  • demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone miner…
Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor
Research interests
  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent f…
Connect with Nicholas

Email: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Elaine Dennison

Personal Chair
Research interests
  • The epidemiology of musculoskeletal disease, particularly those conditions common in later li…
Connect with Elaine

Email: emd@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Dr Sarah Crozier PhD

Associate Professor
Connect with Sarah

Email: src@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Janis Baird

Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology
Research interests
  • NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  Understanding the food choices of adolesce…
  • NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits …
  • NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)  Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of …
Connect with Janis

Email: jb@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Kate Ward

Associate Dean International
Connect with Kate

Email: kw@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Research outputs