BETH PHILLIPS

Professor of Translational Physiology, University of Nottingham

Beth is a Professor of Translational Physiology in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham. Beth is also a management board member of the MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research (CMAR); a joint venture between the Universities of Nottingham and Birmingham, and a Principal Investigator in the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

Beth’s research is focussed on the optimisation of environmental (primarily exercise and nutritional) interventions to improve musculoskeletal health in older adults, including those with age-associated conditions. Specifically, Beth’s most recent work has focussed on the metabolic and molecular impacts of surgical prehabilitation for older cancer patients, and the impact of short-term inactivity (i.e., such as that following surgery) on muscle mass and function. Beth is Deputy Chair of the University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee and Postgraduate Training Lead for both CMAR and the Academic Unit of Injury, Inflammation and Recovery Sciences within the School of Medicine. Beth serves as Associate Editor for Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism (APNM), Nutrients and Frontiers, and regularly contributes to grant peer review processes across the globe.