Expert Details

Iron Metabolism

ID: 727545 United Kingdom

Expert graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1988 with a BSc in Physiological Sciences. He then moved to Employer to complete a PhD in Intestinal Physiology (1988-1991). As post-doctoral researcher at Kings College (1992-2001) Expert worked on genes controlling iron metabolism, during which time he discovered several genes which control absorption of iron from the diet. In 2001 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and in 2006 Expert of Iron Metabolism within the Division of Nutritional Sciences at KCL. He is head of the Iron Metabolism Research Group at Kings is involved in teaching intestinal physiology, iron metabolism and gene expression to undergraduates.

Expert has worked with Unilever in developing iron supplements to treat iron deficiency. Expert has acted as a consultant to the pharmaceutical company Vifor regarding regulation of iron metabolism.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1988	Degree: BSc	Subject: Physiology	Institution: The University of Glasgow
Year: 1992	Degree: PhD	Subject: Intestinal Physiology	Institution: Kings College London

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2006 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Professor of Iron Metabolism	Department: Nutrition
Responsibilities: he is responsible for managing the Mineral Metabolism Group, teaching and administration
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2001 to 2006	Employer: Kings College London	Title: Senior Lecturer	Department: Life Sciences
Responsibilities: research and teaching

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: to Present	Country / Region: Switzerland	Summary: He acted as consultant to Vifor International

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
Spanish	He is conversational in Spanish.

Fields of Expertise

iron, iron metabolism, iron deficiency, iron therapy