Dr Lucy Pickavance B.Sc. Hons., M.Sc., Ph.D., FHEA

Lecturer ZZ (DO NOT USE) was Veterinary Education

Research

Research Interest 1

Over the past couple of decades, I've worked to establish links between the central neuroanatomy and peripheral metabolism involved in disorders of energy balance, including obesity and diabetes. This involved mapping brain areas involved in the regulation of feeding and measuring whole-body glucose homeostasis, using obese and diabetic rodent models. More recently my interests focused on the role of macronutrients, particularly dietary fatty acids, in neurogenesis and meal patterning. As a staff member in the School of Veterinary Science, this work expanded to include examinations of rodent scent communication and CNS control of reproduction in sheep. I now work with clinical colleagues to survey the role of the client in companion animal obesity.

Research Grants

Capacity building award in integrative mammalian biology

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

January 2007 - October 2015

Neurogenic Basis for Environmental Enrichment in Singly Housed Rats

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2011 - September 2011

Research Collaborations

Weight Management Clinic, Small Animal Hospital

Internal

Prof Jane Hurst

Internal

Prof John Wilding

Internal

Prof John Quinn

Internal

Dr Alex German

Internal

Dr Trevor Bushell

External: Strathclyde University

Biological Psychology Research Group

Internal