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Name
Keith Godfrey
Bio
Keith Godfrey MBE, BM PhD FRCP FMedSci leads the Lifecourse Nutrition, Lifestyle and Health Theme in the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, is an NIHR Senior Investigator and Professor of Epidemiology & Human Development at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton. Other appointments include Honorary Consultant, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore; and Trustee of the International DOHaD Society.
Keith is a principal investigator on international mother-offspring cohort and intervention studies examining developmental programming of obesity, type-2 diabetes and neuropsychological function. His research is characterising optimal diet and body composition for parents and their offspring before, during and after pregnancy, alongside understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms and pathways underlying lasting effects of the developmental environment on later phenotype. His work has paved the way for intervention preconception aimed at improving the life chances of the next generation, including the primary prevention of childhood obesity. Currently he is also involved in work to support the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keith is a principal investigator on international mother-offspring cohort and intervention studies examining developmental programming of obesity, type-2 diabetes and neuropsychological function. His research is characterising optimal diet and body composition for parents and their offspring before, during and after pregnancy, alongside understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms and pathways underlying lasting effects of the developmental environment on later phenotype. His work has paved the way for intervention preconception aimed at improving the life chances of the next generation, including the primary prevention of childhood obesity. Currently he is also involved in work to support the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
