Professional activities

I am a Chartered Scientist, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Biologists. I am a Member of the Association for Laboratory Medicine, the Biochemical Society, and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and its British and Irish Chapter

I am a member of the Council of Governors of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG).

I am a Member of the Executive Board and Chair of the Scientific Committee of a local research charity, Kidney Research Northwest.

I have had a number of internal university administrative, leadership and committee roles. I currently chair the University Committee on Research Ethics (CORE)

Conference Roles

Invited lecture: Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, by Invitation (Medical University of Vienna, 2025)
Member, Scientific Committee, mNIRS 2024: Muscle Oxygen Bridging Science, Technology, and Practice (Colchester, UK, 2024)
Medical Physics Institute seminar & workshop at Invited lecture: Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Medical Physics Institute, 2023)
Abstract reviewer, ISMRM 2023 (Toronto, 2023)
Invited lecture, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center(HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, People’s Republic of China. (Chengdu, PRC, 2018)
Invited lecture: Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, by Invitation (Manchester, 2014)
Invited lecture: A*STAR Singapore Bioimaging Consortium and Singapore Clinical Imaging Research Centre, by Invitation (Singapore, 2013)
Invited lecture: Kobe University, Japan, by Invitation (Kobe, Japan, 2013)
Invited lecture: Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, by Invitation (Copenhagen, 2013)
Co-organiser, Annual Meeting of British Chapter ISMRM, Liverpool (Liverpool, 2017)
Invited lecture: Body & Mind Integrated Sports Science (BAMIS) Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan, by Invitation (Tsukuba, Japan, 2013)
Invited lecture: Annual Meeting, British Chapter, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Cambridge, by Invitation (Cambridge, 2012)
Invited lecture: Association for Science Education Annual Conference, Liverpool, by Invitation (Liverpool, 2012)
Invited lecture:Eindhoven Technical University, The Netherlands, by Invitation (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2010)
Invited lecture: VO2 kinetics symposiu, University of Leeds, by Invitation (Leeds, 2010)
Invited lecture: Centre of Exellence for Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna,, by Invitation (Vienna, 2007)
Invited lecture: 6th Annual Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho meeting, Arnhem, The Netherlands, by Invitation (Arnhem, Netherlands, 2007)
Invited lecture: Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, by Invitation (Maastricht, Netherlands, 2007)
Invited lecture: School of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Invitation (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2006)
Invited lecture: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, by Invitation (Colchester, 2007)
Invited lecture: Research Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, by Invitation (Leeds, 2006)
Invited lecture: Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, by Invitation (Exeter, 2005)
Invited lecture: International workshop on Investigation of Human Muscle Function in Vivo, Vanderbilt University, US, by Invitation (Nashville, USA, 2005)
Invited lecture: Symposium on Computational Modeling of Cardiac Energetics, Oxfordshire, by Invitation (Oxfordshire, 2005)
Invited lecture: Second International Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, London, by Invitation (London, 2003)
Invited lecture: First International Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy:, Cardfiff, by Invitation (Cardiff, 2002)
Invited lecture: Institute for Medical Physics, University of Vienna, by Invitation (Vienna, 2002)
Invited lecture: Institute for Medical Physics, University of Vienna, by Invitation (Vienna, 2001)
Invited lecture: Biochemical Society meeting, Cork, by Invitation (Cork, 1999)
Invited lecture: 4th International Meeting on Brain Metabolism: Biochemical Society, 49th Harden Conference, Oxford, by Invitation (Oxford, 1999)
Invited lecture: UMR No 6612, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, by Invitation (Marseille, 1998)
Invited lecture: Dynamic Spectroscopy Group, 6th Annual Meeting SMRM, Sydney, by Invitation (Sydney, 1998)
Invited lecture: Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, by Invitation (Vienna, 2018)
Sub-chair, Scientific Programme Committee, European Molecular Imaging Meeting – EMIM 2019, by Invitation (Glasgow, 2019)
Invited lecture: Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, by Invitation (Chengdu, PRC, 2018)
Invited lecture: School of Biomedical Sciences ,University of Leeds, by Invitation (Leeds, 2015)
Invited lecture: Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, by Invitation (Manchester, 2014)

Editorships

Clinical Science (Invited Member, Editorial Advisory Board, 2009 - 2020)
Biochemical Journal (Member of Editorial Advisory Board, 2005 - 2014)

Examination Roles

University of Liverpool, PhD examination (2024)
University of Liverpool, PhD examination (2023)
University of Liverpool, PhD examination (2023)
University of Sheffield, PhD examination (2022)
University of Liverpool, PhD examiner: internal (2021)
University of Liverpool, PhD examiner: internal (2021)
University of Liverpool, MBChB: regular OSCE examiner (UG, 1998 - present)
University of Liverpool, PhD examiner: internal (2020)
PhD examiner: internal (2020)
University of Liverpool, MBChB clinical exams: OSCE (UG, 2000 - present)
Liverpool Hope University, PhD examiner: Liverpoool Hope University (2019)
University of Liverpool, PhD examiner: internal (2017)
University of Liverpool, PhD examiner: internal (2014)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, PhD examiner: University of Newcastle upon Tyne (2011)
Technical University of Eindhoven, PhD examiner, Technical University of Eindhoven (2011)
Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II, PhD examiner, Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II (2010)
University of Bordeaux (France), PhD examiner, University of Bordeaux (2010)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, PhD examiner, Radboud University Nijmegen (2007)
University of Exeter, PhD examiner, University of Exeter (2005)
University of Sydney (Australia), PhD examiner, University of Sydney (2004)

Expert Opinions

Witness at House of Lords Science and Technology Committee - Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living Inquiry, Invited (House of Lords, London, 2019)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

Trustee and Chair of scientific committee, Kidney Research Northwest (formerly Mersey Kidney First) (Kidney Research Northwest, 2012 - present)

Grant Application Assessments

External Post-submission (European Commission, 2025)
External Post-submission (Swiss National Science Foundation, 2024)
External Post-submission (European Commission, 2024)
External Post-submission (European Commission, 2023)
External Post-submission (Medical Research Council (MRC), 2022)
External Post-submission (European Commission, 2022)
External Post-submission (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 2022)
External Post-submission (Dutch Research Council (NWO), 2021)
External Post-submission (French National Research Agency, 2021)
External Post-submission (UK Research and Innovation, 2020)
External Post-submission (Royal Society of New Zealand, 2020)
External Post-submission (British Heart Foundation, 2020)
External Post-submission (Medical Research Council (MRC), 2020)
External Post-submission (Academy of Medical Science, 2020)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

Chair, Central Committee on Research Ethics (CORE) (University, 2025 - present)
Interim APVC for PG Affairs and International Partnerships (Faculty, 2023)
Member, Heritage Arts & Culture Committee (University, 2018 - 2025)
Director of Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre ( LiMRIC) (Faculty, 2018 - 2025)
Chair, Central University Research Ethics Committee C/D (University, 2018 - 2025)
Liverpool lead: MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership in ‘Discovery Medicine over the Lifecourse (Faculty, 2016 - 2023)
Head of Department / Section Head (Department, 2018 - 2023)
Director, Liverpool Doctoral College and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Research (University, 2015 - 2018)

Media Appearances

BBSRC video: From muscle in motion to exercise in ageing, YouTube (BBSRC Channel) (May 2014)

Professional Body Memberships

European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (Member, EFLM Academy, 2024 - 2026)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (British & Irish Chapter, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2000 - present)
(Member, Biochemical Society, 1985 - present)
Medical Defence Union (Member, 1980 - present)
Royal College of Pathologists (Fellow, 1996 - present)
Higher Education Academy (Member, 2007 - present)
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (Member, 1992 - present)
Royal Society of Biology (Fellow, 2010 - present)
Chartered Scientist (Chartered member, 2006 - present)
American Physiological Society (Member, 2006 - 2024)
Association for Laboratory Medicine (Member, 1982 - present)