Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield
M.B.,Ch.B., M.D.(Bristol), M.R.C.P., FRCPCH
Current positions
Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Endocrinology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
His main research interests encompass neonatal glucose metabolism, childhood obesity and its treatment, diabetes mellitus and the development of insulin resistance through childhood.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
BRC2 - Diet and Physical Activity Theme
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2022 to 30/11/2027
Implementation of flash glucose monitoring in four paediatric diabetes clinics – before and after study to produce real world evidence of patient benefit.
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2021 to 31/08/2022
Palm oil in nutrition, health and the environment: perceptions from a sub-Saharan African setting
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Through a research collaboration with the University Dschang (Cameroon), this project aims to explore current knowledge and practices around dietary intake in Cameroon. Specifically, we will examine common misconseptions around…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Dental SchoolDates
17/09/2018 to 30/06/2020
Crowd-sourcing of dietary data for nutritional assessment
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Dietary intake is difficult to accurately quantify, relying on pen and-paper or on-line tools for reporting consumption, which is burdensome and can be subject to bias. Innovation via the use…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/02/2015 to 31/12/2015
Childhood weight management in North Somerset: a qualitative evaluation of the service delivery model of MEND programmes in North Somerset.
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Dental SchoolDates
01/01/2013 to 31/05/2015
Thesis supervisions
Feeding and Autoimmunity in Children with Down’s Syndrome Evaluation Study (FADES)
Supervisors
The role of insulin like growth factor II in pre-adipocyte regulation
Supervisors
An investigation of the dietary management of dysglycaemia in cystic fibrosis
Supervisors
Towards individually tailored interventions for weight management in children and adolescents
Supervisors
The role of diet and physical activity in the treatment of families with familial hypercholesterolaemia
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/03/2024Development of Momentary Appetite Capture (MAC)
Appetite
Evaluating eating behaviour, energy homeostasis and obesity in childhood onset craniopharyngioma
Hormone Research in Paediatrics
An App-Based Intervention for Pediatric Weight Management
JMIR Formative Research
Case Report: Molecular Characterisation of Adipose-Tissue derived cells from a Patient with ROHHAD Syndrome
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Current evidence for designing self-management support for underserved populations
International Journal for Equity in Health
Related people
Dr Elanor Hinton
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Aidan Searle
Research Fellow - Mixed Methods Childhood
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Laura Birch
Honorary Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Rachel Perry
Honorary Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Fiona Lithander
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)