Professor Stephen Bloom

Appetite regulation and obesity

Obesity is currently one of the biggest threats to the health of the nation. Food intake and energy expenditure are both tightly regulated by homeostatic mechanisms. Our exciting research employs the use of cutting edge technologies to investigate how food intake is regulated. We utilise adeno-associated virus based gene transfer to study how hypothalamic systems regulate appetite and energy expenditure. We have tested novel gut hormone analogues in animals and first into man studies are underway with the potential for development into anti-obesity therapies. Our previous Fellows have published numerous papers and many are now independent clinical academics in the UK and abroad.

The clinical specialty relevant to: Endrocrinology

Further Information
www.hammersmithendocrinology.co.uk
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/is/meta/

Contact Details
s.bloom@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8383 3242