John Speakman

Prof. John R Speakman PhD DSc
School of Biological Sciences
Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 2TZ
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel +44 1224 272 879
Fax +44 1224 272 396
E-mail: j.speakman@abdn.ac.uk


Expertise:
Comparative energy metabolism in mammals and physiological regulation of energy metabolism. Relationship of energy metabolism to mitochondrial uncoupling status and ROS production and their effects on ageing.


Relevant projects and functions:

• Director of the Company of Biologists
• Section editor of Aging Cell
• Head of Integrative Physiology section, University of Aberdeen
• Principal Investigator on four current Research council funded projects totalling 2M Euros.

Group structure:
Five post-doctoral scientists (5F), 10 PhD students (4F, 6M)


Selected publications:
1. Johnstone AM, Murison SD, Duncan JS, Rance KA, Speakman JR. (2005). Factors influencing variation in basal metabolic rate include fat-free mass, age and circulating thyroxine, but not sex, circulating leptin, or triiodothyronine. Am J Clin Nutr. 82: 941-8
2. Speakman JR, Talbot DA, Selman C, Snart S, McLaren JS, Redman P, Krol E, Jackson DM, Johnson MS and Brand MD. (2004). Uncoupled and surviving: individual mice with high metabolism have greater mitochondrial uncoupling and live longer. Aging Cell 3: 87-95

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