Healthy Ageing for the Future

What happens inside each one of us as the variety cells which make up our bodies go through the process of ageing. Can we control how fast this happens? What is the future of our ageing population? Are there treatments which can help slow down the ageing process? 

I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast. My research focuses on the interconnected themes of physical activity, ageing and the environment (built, natural and social), to determine the best approaches for healthy active ageing.

I'm a final-year PhD student researching cellular senescence and p53 at the Cancer Research UK - Cambridge Institute. When I'm not in the lab, I create videos for "The Sheekey Science Show", a YouTube channel with over 30K subscribers where I break down the latest findings in aging research in a fun and engaging way.

My research area is looking at how we can use lifestyle modifications specifically diet and exercise for the prevention of undernutrition and to promote healthy neurocognitive ageing. I am a PhD student part of the QUB team working on the PROMED-EX RCT examining the efficacy of a protein-enriched Mediterranean diet and exercise intervention in nutritionally and cognitively at-risk individuals.

I am a researcher at Queen's University studying ageing of blood vessels and vascular stem cells. I am looking into mechanisms that cause cell ageing and potential use of vascular stem cells and other therapies to promote blood vessel repair and regeneration.