Specialist capabilities

Metabolic Research

The ACRC has built up specific expertise and equipment over several years for conducting research into metabolic states and disorders.

Our Nutrition core of specialist staff offers a Metabolic Research Area with diet kitchen, Dietetic Service and an Appetite Lab. We can perform body composition measurement using a Dexa scanner and chamber calorimeters.

Scientific expertise is provided by Dr Peter Murgatroyd. Technical expertise and body composition measurement is provided by Pip Raymond-Barker and Elaine Marriott.

The relationship of exercise to Diabetes and Obesity can be explored using a range of equipment to measure human performance.

Neurosciences

Long-term research projects into Neurological conditions, including low awareness states have been supported by the Clinical Research Facility. Close co-operation with the University's Department of Neuroscience and Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre has led to the creative combination of good patient care and high-tech testing which has enabled breakthroughs in the understanding of these states.

Cancer

Close proximity to the newly opened Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute has led to a substantial increase in work in the facility involving oncology trials. Our combination of staffed facilities for experimental medicine, and expertise in chemotherapy administration and investigational medicine products makes the CIW ideal resource for translational research into all aspects of cancer.