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Dr A Blannin
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
About the Project
This project can be offered either on a full-time or a part-time basis. Please email the prospective supervisor for more details.
I am interested in energy balance and the reasons why exercise interventions on overweight participants often don’t yield the expected weight loss. Some other aspect of the energy balance equation must change. Perhaps there is compensation in what they eat, either consciously (“I’ve earned this cake as I’ve just jogged for 45 minutes”), or perhaps appetite changes because of hormonal or homeostatic reasons.
I’m looking for someone with the relevant skills in this area.
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I am interested in energy balance and the reasons why exercise interventions on overweight participants often don’t yield the expected weight loss. Some other aspect of the energy balance equation must change. Perhaps there is compensation in what they eat, either consciously (“I’ve earned this cake as I’ve just jogged for 45 minutes”), or perhaps appetite changes because of hormonal or homeostatic reasons.
I’m looking for someone with the relevant skills in this area.
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To find out more about studying for a PhD at the University of Birmingham, including full details of the research undertaken in each school, the funding opportunities for each subject, and guidance on making your application, you can now order your copy of the new Doctoral Research Prospectus, at: www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/drp.aspx
Funding Notes
We welcome applications from Home/EU and overseas students. Students are welcome to apply with their own funding for this project, either through their own person funds or by securing a scholarship.
Eligibility requirements: An Undergraduate Honours degree with a minimum classification of a 2.1 or equivalent and an English Language qualification for international students.
Eligibility requirements: An Undergraduate Honours degree with a minimum classification of a 2.1 or equivalent and an English Language qualification for international students.
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Career overview
Dr Andy Blannin is an expert in the mechanisms through which exercise can be helpful for people with (or at risk of) obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. They obtained a first degree in Physiology, followed by a PhD in Exercise Immunology. Dr Blannin moved to Birmingham in 1996 as a research fellow funded by the English Sports Council and was appointed as a lecturer in 1999. The focus of their early work was on the effects of acute and chronic exercise on immunological integrity. More recently Dr Blannin has investigated postprandial lipaemia, appetite endocrinology and aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome such as ways to reverse insulin resistance in sedentary and obese individuals.
Research interests
Dr Blannin's research interests lie in the study of the physiological and biochemical responses to exercise and training. The focus of their recent work has been on postprandial lipaemia, appetite endocrinology and aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome. They are currently studying the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effect of walking on the blood fat concentration after eating, and the effect of exercise on the hormonal regulation of hunger. They have published on topics including points-based physical activity, appetite, food intake and gut hormone responses to intense aerobic exercise, very low volume sprint interval exercise, efficacy of water preloading before main meals as a strategy for weight loss, effects of exercise in the cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and food intake, a novel tool to predict food intake, matching energy intake to expenditure of isocaloric exercise, effects of high-intensity exercise on neural responses to images of food, and the effect of prior exercise on postprandial lipaemia.
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