Our research team consists of immunologists, exercise physiologists and clinicians. The central site for the study is the University of Birmingham, but the University of Exeter and Liverpool John Moors University are also sites for research participants. We work closely with the below type-1 diabetes organisations:
Type-1 diabetes UK Immunotherapy Consortium
ADDRESS-2 – Supporting Type-1 Diabetes Research
Chief Investigator
Lecturer in Exercise Metabolism
Academic Director, Cellular Health and Metabolism Facility
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Alex’s work centres on understanding how exercise can prime the immune system to improve patient responses to treatment and reduce disease activity. Alex has worked with patients with type-1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, chronic kidney disease and obesity to examine the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise in these populations.
- Telephone
- 0121 414 8011
- Email
- a.j.wadley@bham.ac.uk
Lead Researcher
Megan is a PhD student in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She completed her MSc Biomedical Sciences degree at Newcastle University and has a passion for immunology research, with particular focus towards autoimmune disease. As a keen runner, yoga enthusiast and gym-goer, Megan is combining her interests and currently investigating how exercise can reduce autoimmune disease progression and improve patient response to treatment.
Academic Collaborators
Associate Professor
Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Dr Heather Long is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy. She is the Institute Academic lead for Cancer Immunology.
Heather leads an active research team in the fields of viral and cancer immunology, with a long-term focus on understanding T cell control of viruses and virus-associated cancers.
Heather’s team have identified many novel T cell targets in ...
- Telephone
- +44 (0)121 414 6425
- Email
- h.m.long@bham.ac.uk
Professor of Diabetes Medicine
Honorary Consultant Physician
Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Parth is a qualified clinician by background. Parth's research interest focusses on understanding the autoimmune destruction of insulin secreting beta cells that lead to type 1 diabetes and exploring how this process can be modulated.
Recent clinical trials demonstrate that type 1 diabetes can be significantly delayed with a short course of immunotherapy and have ...
- Telephone
- +44 (0)121 414 3006/+44 (0)121 371 4407
- Email
- p.narendran@bham.ac.uk
Dr Matthew Cocks (Liverpool John Moores University)
Dr Rob Andrews (University of Exeter)
Dr Katie Hesketh (Liverpool John Moores University)