Current PhD Students
Dr. Nimisoere Batubo, (MBBS)
Nimisoere is a physician and Tertiary Education Fund (TETfund) recipient leading the deign, validation, and practical application of a Nigerian Dietary Screening Tool (NiDST) and Nigerian Dietary Risk Score (NiDRS) to support early screening of hypertension risk and foster – clinician-patient discussions of appropriate prevention strategies. He leading his work working at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital.
(Co-supervisors: Prof Bernadette Moore and Dr Carol Auma)
Former PhD Students
Dr. Cassy Dingena, Ph.D.
Cassy investigated the lifestyle, physical, and clinical parameters influencing postprandial glucose levels in pregnant women with diabetes. Following. large systematic reviews & meta-analyses, Cassy applied advanced statistical models within R to unravel their associations with 24-hour glucose levels and find ket dietary mediators of glucose control.
(Co-supervisors: Dr Eleanor Scott and Dr Melvin Holmes)
Dr. Harriett Fuller, Ph.D.
Harriett applied advanced genetic, metabolite, and epidemiological strategies within a large ethnically-diverse cohort to demonstrate subtle metabolic and genetics features that contribute to the disparity of risk for gestational diabetes between white European and South Asian populations.
(Co-supervisors: Dr Mark Iles and Prof Bernadette Moore)
Former MSc Students
I have a had the pleasure of mentoring and working with many MSc students on a diverse range of topics — from iron deficiency, fish oils, and food pickiness to autism, diarrhea risk, and colorectal cancer — and I look forward to continue to work with passionate graduate students as they develop a passion and interest in research.
