- Position:
- Group Leader: Aetiology of Obesity Programme, MRC Epidemiology Unit
- Research subject:
- Biological Sciences
- Themes:
- having in-depth knowledge, making a contribution to science, making contribution to the scientific field, satisfying personal interest
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Obesity is an issue close to Ruth's heart, as her background is in sports and exercise science. She did her PhD in her native Belgium monitoring the height and weight of teenage twins as they grew, which sparked an interest in both obesity research and genetics. After three years as a post-doc doing genetics of obesity research, she joined the Epidemiology Unit.
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