Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Williams
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Science
Departmental Director of Learning and Teaching.
+44 114 215 9065
Full contact details
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room GU29, G Floor
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
91Ö±²¥
S10 2RX
- Profile
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For enquiries, please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk
I trained in Physiology at 91Ö±²¥ and continued at 91Ö±²¥ for my PhD in Nutrition in the mid-1990s under the supervision of Professor Hilary Powers and Dr David Rumsey. I then worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit in Cambridge and worked at the MRC field station in The Gambia, West Africa. On my return to the UK I was appointed as a Lecturer in Human Nutrition at Newcastle University. In 2003 I re-joined the University of 91Ö±²¥ as a lecturer in Human Nutrition. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010.
- Research interests
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My research interests are the role of diet in the prevention of chronic disease, healthy ageing and diet and male fertility. I am interested in dietary strategies to improve musculoskeletal health, diet and digestive health and in the use of technology to assess dietary intake and to support healthy behaviours. I am a member of the University of 91Ö±²¥ Healthy Lifespan Institute and co-lead the lifestyle intervention work-stream. I am also a member of the Institute for Sustainable Food. I have over 20 years’ experience of conducting nutrition intervention trials and a track record of successfully working with and leading multi-disciplinary research teams.
I am a member of the University of 91Ö±²¥â€™s Healthy Lifespan Research Institute and co-lead the ‘non-clinical lifestyle intervention’ workstream.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
- . Geriatrics, 5(1).
- . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
- . The Lancet, 392(10164), 2583-2594.
- . Maturitas, 112, 34-38.
- . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
- . The journal of nutrition, health & aging.
- . Diabetes, 66(3), 674-688.
- . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1), 92-92.
- . British Journal of Nutrition, 113(04), 654-664.
- . Eur J Nutr, 52(7), 1801-1810.
- . J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(9), 1645-1654.
- . European Journal of Nutrition.
- . Nutrients, 10(3), 360-360.
All publications
Journal articles
- . Journal of Nutritional Science, 13.
- . Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 201, 102623-102623.
- . International Journal of Cancer.
- . Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
- . Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 192, 102570-102570.
- . Journal of Nutritional Science, 11.
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 81(OCE5).
- . JAR Life, 10, 50-53.
- . Nutrients, 13(7).
- . Nutrients, 13(5).
- . Nutrition Journal, 19(1).
- . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
- . Geriatrics, 5(1).
- . European Journal of Nutrition, 59(2), 837-837.
- . The Journal of Nutrition, 149(11), 2056-2064.
- . Nursing Older People, 31(6), 16-21.
- . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
- . The Lancet, 392(10164), 2583-2594.
- . Maturitas, 112, 34-38.
- . Nutrition Bulletin, 43(1), 97-102.
- . Journal of Applied Gerontology, 37(2), 157-176.
- . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
- . International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 69(1), 74-83.
- . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(11), 668-675.
- . The journal of nutrition, health & aging.
- . Diabetes, 66(3), 674-688.
- . Journal of Affective Disorders.
- . Nutrition Research, 36(12), 1361-1369.
- . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1), 92-92.
- . Age, 1-16.
- . BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2(1).
- . BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2(1).
- . British Journal of Nutrition, 113(04), 654-664.
- . Experimental Gerontology, 60, 100-107.
- . BENEFICIAL MICROBES, 4(4), 313-317.
- . Eur J Nutr, 52(7), 1801-1810.
- . J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(9), 1645-1654.
- . Proc Nutr Soc, 71(4), 592-597.
- . Gerontechnology, 11(2), 151-151.
- . International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 1-8.
- . Frontiers in Genetics, 2(MAY).
- . Am J Clin Nutr, 93(6), 1274-1284.
- . BMC Gastroenterol, 11, 9.
- . BRIT J NUTR, 103(11), 1684-1687.
- . BRIT J NUTR, 103(11), 1585-1593.
- Folate depletion during pregnancy and lactation reduces genomic DNA methylation in murine adult offspring. Genes and Nutrition, 1-8.
- . BMC Med Res Methodol, 10, 17.
- . Br J Nutr, 102(2), 273-278.
- . BRIT J NUTR, 101(9), 1316-1323.
- . ALIMENT PHARM THER, 29(1), 97-103.
- . BMC Cancer, 9, 332.
- . BMC Public Health, 9, 90.
- . BRIT J NUTR, 99(3), 550-558.
- . BMC Gastroenterol, 8, 54.
- . Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 16(10), 2128-2135.
- . Am J Clin Nutr, 86(2), 421-427.
- . Exp Hematol, 35(3), 350-357.
- . Cancer Research, 66(13), 6553-6562.
- DNA mismatch repair status may influence anti-neoplastic effects of butyrate. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, 33, 728-729.
- Foliate and DNA methylation during in utero development and aging. BIOCHEM SOC T, 32, 1006-1007.
- Use of DNA from human stools to detect aberrant CpG island methylation of genes implicated in colorectal cancer. CANCER EPIDEM BIOMAR, 13(9), 1495-1501.
- . Proc Nutr Soc, 62(1), 107-115.
- . Gut, 39(2), 220-225.
- . Br J Nutr, 75(2), 315-324.
- . Br J Nutr, 73(1), 141-146.
- . Physiol Behav, 55(1), 151-155.
- . JMIR Formative Research, 8, e60037-e60037.
- . Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1-5.
- . Cancer Prevention Research.
- . Nutrients, 15(15), 3476-3476.
- . Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1-5.
- . Frontline Gastroenterology.
- BMI Trajectories, Morbidity and Mortality in England: A 2-step Approach to Estimating Consequences of Changes in BMI. Obesity.
- . European Journal of Nutrition.
- . Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 6(4), 1-154.
- . Nutrients, 10(3), 360-360.
- . European Journal of Nutrition.
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
- . Oral presentations
- . Poster presentations
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE3)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE2)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 79(OCE1)
- . Colon and Anorectum
- . Gerontechnology, Vol. 17(s) (pp 76-76)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 77(OCE4)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 77(OCE1)
- Inorganic nitrate mimics exercise-stimulated muscular fibre-type switching and myokine and gamma-aminobutyric acid release. DIABETIC MEDICINE, Vol. 34 (pp 55-55)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9735 (pp 455-453)
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, Vol. 72(OCE4) (pp E267-E267)
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, Vol. 72(OCE4) (pp E235-E235)
- Why do Patients get Metachronous Colorectal Adenomas?. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 228 (pp S3-S3)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 70(OCE3)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 70(OCE3)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 69(OCE3)
- A strategy for concurrently profiling multiple parameters of human innate and adaptive immune function. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 125 (pp 31-31)
- A comparison between measures of innate immunity in young and old human subjects. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 125 (pp 83-83)
- . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 67(OCE8)
- A MitoTracker (R) Green-based flow cytometric assay for natural killer cell activity. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 120 (pp 86-86)
- Reduced maternal folate supply decreases genomic DNA methylation in the offspring of C57Bl/6J mice.. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 65 (pp 114A-114A)
- Reactive oxygen species generation in mismatch repair-proficient and -deficient colorectal cancer cell lines exposed to butyrate.. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 65 (pp 66A-66A)
- Methylation of the ESR1 CpG island in the colorectal mucosa is an 'all or nothing' process in healthy human colon, and is accelerated by dietary folate supplementation in the mouse. BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, Vol. 33 (pp 709-711)
- Dietary characteristics of gastroenterology patients. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 99A-99A)
- Effect of butyrate on induction of aneuploidy in colorectal carcinoma cell lines. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 70A-70A)
- Colon mucosal folate is responsive to folic acid supplements and correlates with plasma folate. P NUTR SOC, Vol. 64 (pp 90A-90A)
- Use of gene hypermethylation in stool samples for detection of colorectal cancer: early results. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 91 (pp 92-92)
- . Gerontechnology, Vol. 11(2)
- . Gerontechnology, Vol. 11(2)
Theses / Dissertations
Preprints
- Teaching interests
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The majority of my teaching is at postgraduate MSc level. I teach on the MSc in Human Nutrition (led from SchARR) and the MRes in Healthy Musculoskeletal Ageing and deliver the following modules:
- Nutritional Epidemiology (HAR6212) – module lead
- Nutritional Physiology (HAR6213) – module lead
- Research Methods (HAR6030) – module tutor
- Nutrition and Physical Activity (OCP61001) – module co-lead
I am also the Departmental Director of Learning & Teaching for the Department of Oncology and Metabolism.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I am a UK Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (Registration Number: 0999).
I was a member of the scientific programme organising committee for the Nutrition Society Winter Meeting in December 2019 on Diet and Digestive Disease, held in collaboration with the British Society of Gastroenterology and the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
I am on the organising committee for the upcoming Nutrition Society Summer Meeting that will be held in 91Ö±²¥ in June 2022.
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Association for Nutrition Course Accreditation Assessor.
External Examiner, Leeds University.
Manuscript reviewer for: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Ageing; Geriatrics; Public Health Nutrition; British Journal of Nutrition; International Journal of Cancer; Human Fertility.
- Current students
PhD Students
Claire Williams – Vitamin D and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Sabeen Zahra – Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health in older South Asian women living in the UK
Abeir El Mogassabi – Dietary intake and dietary patterns in patients with colorectal adenoma
Esme Tuttiett – Protein supplementation and musculoskeletal health in middle-older age.
MD Students
Heather Parr – PEG feeding