REPOWER Team
Exercise & Health Theme Lead
Professor of Translational Muscle Physiology
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Professor Leigh Breen is a leading expert in the field of skeletal muscle physiology and metabolism, with an international standing in this field of research. His research has focused on the regulatory mechanisms of human skeletal muscle remodeling, alongside translational in vitro cell approaches. By combining muscle biochemistry with stable isotope tracer techniques and comprehensive in vivo ...
- Telephone
- +44(0) 121 414 4109
- Email
- l.breen@bham.ac.uk
Lead researcher
Title: Archie Belfield
Role: PhD Researcher
Affiliation: School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Biography: Archie is PhD researcher in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. He completed his BSc (hons) and MRes in Sport, Exercise and Health Science at the University of Birmingham, specialising in exercise physiology and protein metabolism. Archie has a passion for exploring lifestyle strategies to maintain skeletal muscle health under catabolic states, such as with advancing age or with obesity. Working alongside Dr Breen and the Metabolic and Molecular Physiology Group, Archie’s research aims to improve muscle health outcomes in older adults living with obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities.
Email: AEB845@student.bham.ac.uk