As part of an ONLINE series of lectures to mark World Awareness Days, we are pleased to invite you to on online event on Friday 15 October at 12.30pm to mark World Food Day.
Chaired by Professor Parvez Haris, Professor of Biomedical Science at De Montfort University, will be talking first about “The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food consumption around the world”
Following this talk, Professor Haris will introduce talks from the following speakers:
Dr Harprit Singh, Associate Professor / Reader in Vascular biology within the Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences – “Elderberry extract: A supplement or medication for vascular health”
Dr Hillary Shaw, a visiting research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity at De Montfort University - "Obesity, Covid and Poverty; Geotracking the Real Killers"
Kshama Joshi, a current PhD student working under the supervision of Professor Parvez Haris at De Montfort University, Leicester - “Personalised food intake for management and prevention of T2DM”
Bookings will close 1 hour prior to the start of the event, and registrants will receive a link to join the online event 24hrs before the event, via their provided email address.
Please contact the DMU Events Office on eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk if you have any questions.
This event is open to all..
Our Speakers:
Professor Parvez Haris
“The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food consumption around the world”
Parvez Haris is the Professor of Biomedical Science at the Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, De Montfort University. He works on tackling global health challenges through interdisciplinary research. This includes identifying and solving issues related to the presence of toxic chemicals in foods, water, and the environment. Developing strategies for preventing disease such as diabetes is another important area of his research focus. His research has been used by national and international organisations including the World Health Organisation, UK Food Standards Agency, Public Health England, European Food Standards Agency, etc
Dr Harprit Singh
Elderberry extract: A supplement or medication for vascular health
Dr Harprit Singh: Associate Professor/Reader in Vascular biology within the Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, HLS. An active non-clinical researcher that has established a niche in the area of vascular biology and metabolic disease. Primary focus of research is around endothelial cell signalling involved in vascular stability. Lead the Nutrition and Metabolic Health research theme.
Dr Hillary Shaw
"Obesity, Covid and Poverty; Geotracking the Real Killers"
Dr Hillary Shaw is a visiting research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity at De Montfort University. The author of many journal articles, book chapters and reports, his first research monograph, The Consuming Geographies of Food: Diet, Food Deserts and Obesity (Routledge 2014), articulates how sustainable and accessible political and economic structures for feeding the future global population of ten billion can be achieved. A recent monograph, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Justice and the Global Food Supply Chain (Routledge 2019), explores CSR in relation to food justice, food policy and the environment, the food retailing industry and its global supply chains.
Kshama Joshi
“Personalised food intake for management and prevention of T2DM”
Kshama Joshi is a current PhD student working under the supervision of Professor Parvez Haris at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Her doctoral study is to understand links between ethnicity-based dietary intake and Type 2 Diabetes. Her study involves digitally collecting individual’s dietary information by using modified version of EPIC- Norfolk FFQ which can be adopted in current clinical settings as a cost-effective solution for mass deployment. Her PhD study has developed non-invasive predictive models for early identification of Type 2 Diabetes. Currently Kshama is working on developing a tool for enabling administration of precision nutrient treatment for Type 2 Diabetes.
Leicester City Mayor Peter Soulsby appreciated Kshama Joshi and De Montfort University for raising diabetes related awareness within Leicester diverse ethnic communities (https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2018/july/city-mayor-praises-dmu-for-research-in-the-community.aspx). She is a member of South Asian Health Action (SAHA) group of Leicester and was a guest speaker at Type 2 Diabetes event(s).