Jason M. R. Gill
Preventive Cardiology
University of Glasgow
About
Jason M. R. Gill works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Glasgow.
Jason M. R. Gill is Professor of Cardiometabolic Health in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. He leads a research group investigating the effects of exercise and diet on vascular and metabolic diseases, including mechanisms of lipoprotein metabolism and risks in specific populations such as South Asians. He serves as director of the MSc programme in Sport and Exercise Science & Medicine and contributes to guidelines for obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention.
Research focus
Ethnicity and cardio-metabolic disease epidemiologyMetabolic responses to exercise and diet in lipid metabolismLifestyle interventions for prevention of cardiovascular diseaseInteractions between physical activity, energy balance, and obesitySedentary behavior and its impact on cardiovascular health
Impact
313 pubs · 16,852 cites · h-index 70
Training
PhD in Physical Education
Loughborough University
1999
BSc in PE, Sports Science and Physics
Loughborough University
1995
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Cardiometabolic Health
University of Glasgow · 2004 - Present
Reader in Exercise Metabolism
University of Glasgow · 2000 - 2004