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Leigh Breen's expertise centres on understanding how nutrition and exercise modulate muscle metabolism in healthy (i.e. athletes) and vulnerable (i.e. elderly, obese) populations.
Dr Breen has received extensive training in the use of analytical techniques to study muscle protein metabolism in a variety of subject populations at the whole-body and molecular level. More specifically, Dr Breen is interested in the molecular and metabolic interactive effects of exercise and nutrient provision in human skeletal muscle. Dr Breen is interested in how these paradigms can be applied in:
1. Athletic populations - to help optimize adaptations to different modes of training.
2. Ageing - to maintain/restore muscle mass and physical function within the elderly.
3. Obesity - to assist in weight management and offset complications associated with metabolic disease.
Dr Breen welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.
Research activity per year
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Breen, L. (Co-Investigator) & Turner, J. (Principal Investigator)
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research Councils
Quinlan, J. (Co-Investigator) & Breen, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Breen, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
Greig, C. (Co-Investigator), Hardy, R. (Co-Investigator), Mauro, C. (Researcher), Gkoutos, G. (Co-Investigator), Romero, J. (Researcher), Fenton, S. (Researcher), Jackson, T. (Researcher), Nirantharakumar, K. (Co-Investigator), Lai, Y.-C. (Researcher), Duggal, N. (Researcher), Rowe, A. (Co-Investigator), Sinclair, A. (Co-Investigator), Jones, S. (Principal Investigator), Breen, L. (Co-Investigator) & Lord, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Other Government Departments
Wallis, G. (Co-Investigator), Breen, L. (Co-Investigator), Jenkinson, N. (Principal Investigator) & Martinez Valdes, E. (Researcher)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
Spencer, F. (Creator), Elsworthy, R. (Creator), Aldred, S. (Creator), Breen, L. (Creator), Bishop, J. R. B. (Creator) & Lucas, S. J. E. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 27 Jan 2025
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00001239
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