Caroline E. Childs
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, School of Human Development and Health, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Institution: University of Southampton
ORCID: 0000-0001-6832-224X
Works: 67, Cited by: 1250, H-index: 13
Dr Caroline Childs is Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences within Medicine at the University of Southampton. Dr Caroline Childs academic career has been focused on Nutritional Sciences since her graduation with a BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences (1st class) from the University of Southampton. Dr Childs’ PhD research on “The effect of gender, pregnancy and diet upon tissue fatty acid composition and immune function” was followed by two postdoctoral nutrition research projects in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading. In 2010 Dr Childs was named as one of the top three young investigators in Lipids and Nutrition at the International Society for the Study of Fatty acids and Lipids conference. In parallel to her postdoctoral research, Dr Childs developed her technical expertise in flow cytometry, significantly contributing to the development of flow cytometry facilities at the University of Reading, and accepting a role as specialist advisor to the Food Standards Agency on the conduct and interpretation of analytical flow cytometry. In 2016 Dr Childs was appointed as Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences, a post which combines research with teaching. Her teaching responsibilities include lecturing on nutrition and biochemistry to students within both the Faculty of Medicine and Medical and Biological Sciences. Dr Childs supervises MSc and PhD student projects. Dr Childs’ research to date has focused upon nutrients including dietary fatty acids, probiotics, and prebiotics, and has assessed the effect of nutrient interventions on outcomes including tissue composition, immune function, inflammatory status, immunosenescence, and the gut microbiota. Dr Childs’ has a keen interest in methodological development, and is passionate about ensuring that nutrition research is conducted using the most appropriate and up-to-date laboratory approaches. In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities, Dr Childs is an academic integrity officer for the Faculty of Medicine and staff engagement champion for Human Development and Health. Dr Childs is a Nutrition Society Ambassador for the University of Southampton, and is currently the South East Regional Representative for the Association for Nutrition. Dr Childs is Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of Nutritional Immunology, a specialty of Frontiers in Immunology and Nutrition, and an Editorial Board member of The Journal of Nutrition.
Education
- BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences, University of Southampton (-)
Research Interests
Keywords:
omega-3 immune function probiotic prebiotic pregnancy obesity gut microbiota ageing inflammation flow cytometry gas chromatography
Topics:
Nutritional Sciences Immune Function Probiotics Prebiotics Pregnancy Obesity Gut Microbiota Ageing Inflammation Flow Cytometry Gas Chromatography
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