SWansea ImmunoMetabolismResearch Lab
Our Research
At Swansea Immunometabolism research lab we are led by Principal Investigator Professor Cathy Thornton. Our group is comprised of undergraduate & postgraduate project students, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research assistants and lecturers. We have several research projects underway with a common theme of immunometabolism in pregnancy and women's health.
Our ongoing projects include themes of pollution in pregnancy (RESPIRE consortia), gestational diabetes diagnostics, endometriosis & PCOS, antidepressants in pregnancy, placental dysfuction, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Pregnancy, among many more. We have funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Diabetes UK, MS Society among others.
Our interests in these areas also supports global challenges research related to improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes.