Dr Jason Gill

- Reader (Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences)
- Associate Academic (Institute of Health and Wellbeing)
telephone: 01413302916
email: Jason.Gill@glasgow.ac.uk
Effects of exercise on risk factors for, and the management of, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders - particularly with respect to lipoprotein metabolism, insulin resistance and vascular function. Exercise, diet, energy balance and obesity. Lipoprotein kinetics.
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Increasing physical activity in stroke survivors using STARFISH, an interactive mobile phone application
Chest, Heart & Stroke, Scotland
2013 - 2013
- The application of a high-throughput NMR metabolomics system to the study of insulin resistance (ISSF Catalyst)
Wellcome Trust
2011 - 2014
- Neurobehavioural origins of metabolic syndrome disorders: Testing the hypothesis and discussing its implications
Royal Society
2011 - 2012
- Maternal lipotoxic response in obese pregnancy
Wellbeing of Women
2010 - 2012
- Assessing vascular disease, and its association with insulin resistance and adiposity in South Asians
Chest, Heart & Stroke, Scotland
2009 - 2011
- Impaired skeletal muscle oxidative capacity as a mechanism for greater insulin resistance in South Asians?
Diabetes UK
2007 - 2009
- Effects of moderate exercise on very low density lipoprotein kinetics
British Heart Foundation
2006 - 2007
- Are the effects of moderate exercise on postprandial metabolism influenced by energy deficit?
Tenovus-Scotland
2004 - 2006
- Physical activity, insulin resistance and adipose tissue gene expression in the offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes
British Heart Foundation
2004 - 2007
- Maternal and fetal dyslipidaemia in polycystic ovarian syndrome pregnancy
The Future Forum
2004 - 2005
Grant Advisory Board
- 2008 - 2010: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Member of Guideline Development Group for guidelines for Obesity in Adults and Children
Invited International Presentations
- 2011: Denver, USA - 58th Annual Meeting on the American College of Sports Medicine, ?Mechanisms of short and long-term effects of exercise on triacylglycerol kinetics?
- 2010: Liverpool, UK - Invited Speaker at the 2010 Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, ?Why is there more diabetes in South Asians??
- 2010: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK - Invited Speaker at the Association for the Study of Obesity Conference 2010, ?Exercise obesity and postprandial metabolism?
- 2010: Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK - Invited Speaker at the Diabetes in Scotland Conference 2010, ?Harnessing exercise in the prevention of type 2 diabetes?
- 2009: SECC, Glasgow, UK - Invited Speaker at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference, ?What is an appropriate degree of physical activity for patients, and how much is needed to prevent diabetes.?
- 2009: University of Birmingham, UK - Invited Keynote Lecture ?Genetic background, environment and metabolic risk? at conference on ?Obesity and Insulin Resistance - From Cell to Whole Body: The Benefits of Exercise?
- 2009: Kuopio, Finland - Invited speaker at the International XX Puijo Symposium on ?Exercise-diet interactions and postprandial metabolism of lipids?
- 2008: University of Bedfordshire, UK - Invited speaker and Chair of Symposium on Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the 2008 BASES Annual Student Conference
- 2008: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK - Invited speaker at the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) National Meeting ?Obesity in Adults and Children?
- 2008: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK - Invited speaker at ?Energy ? Nutrition, Health and Physical Activity? conference on ?Physical activity and the prevention of type 2 diabetes?
- 2008: Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK - Invited workshop at the Diabetes in Scotland Conference 08 at ?Diabetes prevention and the PODOSA trial?
- 2007: Bath, England - Invited speaker the joint BASES/Association for the Study of Obesity Symposium on ?Obesity, Physical Activity and Health?, at the 2007 BASES Annual Conference, University of Bath
- 2007: Edinburgh, Scotland - Invited speaker at European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance Conference, ?Exercise, Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity?, Royal College of Physicians
- 2007: Lisbon, Portugal - Invited speaker at the Fondation Coeur et Artères Symposium on ?Physical activity and cardiometabolic / cardiovascular disease risks? at the 4th Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Congress
- 2007: Brunel University, London, UK - Invited speaker at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Consensus Meeting on Physical Activity in the Prevention of Chronic Disease
- 2006: Glasgow, UK - British Fertility Society Summer College. 'Exercise and Weight Reduction'
- 2006: Trondheim, Norway - Invited speaker at seminar on ?Exercise in Medicine? at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 2006: Wolverhampton, England - Session Chair at the 2006 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Conference, University of Wolverhampton
- 2006: Aberdeen, Scotland - Invited speaker at symposium on Energy Regulation and Obesity at the Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity (ACERO), Robert Gordon University
- 2005: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK - Invited Talk: 'Preventing weight gain - critical role of physical activity'.
- 2005: Dublin, Ireland - Physiological Society Symposium: 'The impact of exercise on multiple physiological systems'
- 2005: Lund, Sweden - International Networking for Young Scientists: Workshop on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Biology
- 2005: Glasgow UK - Invited speaker at conference on Food, Diet and Health, ?Exercise and weight loss: myths and reality?
- 2004: Glasgow, UK - Conference on 'Weight Management'
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- 2003: Prize for best Oral Presentation at the HEART UK 17th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
- 2001: Prize for best Oral Presentation at the British Hyperlipidaemia Association 15th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
- 1996: Gatorade Sports Science Institute Prize for Sports Nutrition
Professional Learned Society
- 2010 - ongoing: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Fellow
- 2010 - 2010: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Organiser of 2010 BASES Annual Conference
- 2007 - ongoing: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Chair of the BASES Division of Physical Activity for Health and member of the BASES Board
- 2006 - ongoing: Physiological Society - Member
- 2005 - 2005: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Member of Divisional Working Party for Exercise and Physical Activity
- 2005 - 2007: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Conference Representative for Division of Physical Activity
- 2002 - ongoing: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences - Member
- 2000 - ongoing: HEART UK - Member
- 1998 - ongoing: American College of Sports Medicine - Member
- 1997 - ongoing: Nutrition Society - Member. Registered Nutritionist from 2001.
