Dr Louise Dunford

I am a senior lecturer and the Programme Leader for BMedSci (Hons) Medical Science.

I am an active researcher with a special interest in obesity and weight management, including bariatric surgery. I also have some ongoing research on diet and kidney disease.

In addition, I am a DMU Teacher Fellow and have several ongoing educational research projects, including using drawing to facilitate learning of scientific concepts.

My main areas of teaching are nutrition, weight management, appetite regulation, and evidence based medicine.

Biomedical & Environmental Health

Dunford L.J., Sinclair K.D., Kwong K.W., Sturrock C., Clifford B.L., Giles T.C., Gardner D.S. (2014) Maternal protein-energy malnutrition during early pregnancy in sheep impacts the fetal ornithine cycle to reduce fetal kidney microvascular development. FASEB 28 (11), 4880-4892 

Gardner D.S., Welham S.J.M., Dunford L.J., McCulloch T.A., Hodi Z., Sleeman P.,O’Sullivan S., Devonald M.A.J. (2014) Remote conditioning or erythropoietin before surgery primes kidneys to clear ischemia-reperfusion-damaged cells: a renoprotective mechanism? American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 306 (8), F873-F884 

Lloyd L.J., Foster T, Rhodes P, Rhind S, Gardner DS. (2012) Protein energy malnutrition during early gestation blunts fetal renal vascular and nephron development and negatively impacts renal function in the adult. Journal of Physiology: 590, 377-393. 

Lloyd L.J., Langley-Evans SC, McMullen S. (2012) Childhood obesity and risk of the adult metabolic syndrome: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity: 36, 1-

Lloyd L.J., Langley-Evans SC, McMullen S. (2010) Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity; 34(1),18-28. 

*note, my previous surname was Lloyd*

• Kidney disease
• Obesity 
• Nutrition
• Education

• Nutrition
• Weight Management
• Appetite regulation
• Geriatric medicine
• Evidence based medicine
• Presentation skills

• PhD (University of Nottingham)
• BSc (Hons) Nutrition First Class (University of Nottingham)

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Educations (Distinction; De Montfort University)

• Medical Science (BMedSci)

DMU Teacher Fellow

• The Physiological Society (member)
• The Society for Endocrinology (member)

‘The remote effects of acute kidney injury after renal ischaemia in a porcine model’, British Endocrine Societies Conference, March 2014, Liverpool, Poster presentation & invited Chair, attendance funded by the Society for Endocrinology.

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Naima Ali, MRes student, Second Supervisor

A newspaper article about my research on childhood obesity (note my previous surname of Lloyd is used in the article):

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dr-sarah-mcmullen-gives-views-4420188