IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge

We are Institute of Metabolic Science (IMS) Epidemiology, at the University of Cambridge. We are working to improve the health of people in the UK and around the world.

Obesity, type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders present a major and growing global public health challenge. These disorders result from a complex interplay between genetic, developmental, behavioural and environmental factors that operate throughout life.

Our mission is to investigate the individual and combined effects of these factors and to develop and evaluate strategies to prevent these diseases and their consequences.