Dr Fiona Campbell

Dr Fiona Campbell
Dr Fiona Campbell
Dr Fiona Campbell

Advanced Research Fellow

About

Biography

I am a principal investigator based at the Rowett Institute and coordinator of the PGT Human Nutrition MSc programme. My research focuses on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the diet. During food processing AGEs are formed as the result of the Maillard reaction and are absorbed by the body during digestion. To investigate how dietary AGEs, contribute to diet induced conditions such as type 2 diabetes and dementia we are using human intervention studies to test the effects of highly processed foods high in AGEs on sensitive measures of metabolic health and cognition. I am also researching the role of processing methods in improving food quality and the potential for phytochemicals incorporated into processed foods to ameliorate negative health outcomes.

 

External Memberships

Registered Nutritionist with the AfN (RNutr) 

Member of the Nutrition Society,

Member of Biochemical Society,

Member of British Society for Proteome Resarch (BSPR).

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Research

Research Overview

A high-fat/sugar diet leads to the formation of Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in body tissues. AGEs cause damage and inflammation and are also absorbed from the diet particularly from processed foods. We are interested in how dietary AGEs contribute to diet induced conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline.

Current Research

Current research in my laboratory is focused on  investigating damaged proteins/advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the diet.

During food processing AGEs are formed as the result of the Maillard reaction and are absorbed by the body in the course of digestion. AGEs are associated with the metabolic syndrome and dementia.  We aim to identify foods high in AGEs and test the effects of these foods on sensitive measures of metabolic health and cognition in human intervention studies.

In addition we are investigating the role of processing methods in improving food quality e.g. avoiding prolonged heat treatment of dairy products known to increase AGE formation. We are also determining the potential of phytochemicals incorporated into processed foods to ameliorate these negative metabolic outcomes.

This research could lead to the development of new functional foods and improvements to existing food products. It will also provide health professionals and the public with better information on how changes in diet can be beneficial.

This research is part of Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme funded through the Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) division to advance the evidence base in the development of rural affairs, food and environment policies. 

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme coordinator for MSc Human Nutrition

Course Coordinator for RN5001 Fundamentals of human nutrition and metabolism and RN5003 Foundations of Nutrition.

Publications

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  • Proteomics reveals that a high-fat diet induces rapid changes in hypothalamic proteins related to neuronal damage and inflammation

    Williams, L. M., Nicol, F., Grant, C., Morris, A. C., Reid, M., Nicol, P., Koch, C., Hoggard, N., Tups, A., Campbell, F. M.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 70, no. OCE6, pp. E370
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • High-Fat Diet in C57Bl/6 Mice Induces a Rapid Decrease in Insulin Sensitivity and an Acute Phase Response

    Campbell, F. M., Drew, J. E., Tups, A., Hoggard, N., Nicol, P. F., Farquharson, A. J., Koch, C., Grant, C., Morris, A. C., Williams, L. M.
    Endocrine Reviews, vol. 32, no. 03_MeetingAbstracts, pp. 1-483
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Identification of Plasma Protein Markers of Oxidation in Obese Men

    Campbell, F. M., Robins, S., Hoggard, N.
    biochemical society focussed meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Optimal combinations of acute phase proteins for detecting infectious disease in pigs

    Heegaard, P. M. H., Stockmarr, A., Piñeiro, M., Carpintero, R., Lampreave, F., Campbell, F. M., Eckersall, P. D., Toussaint, M. J., Gruys, E., Skall Sorensen, N.
    Veterinary Research, vol. 42, pp. 50
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Identification of damaged proteins in human serum using modified Ehrlich's reagent to target protein-bound pyrroles

    Campbell, F. M., Rucklidge, G. J., Reid, M. D., Cantlay, L. L., Robins, S. P.
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 398, no. 1, pp. 76-82
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Rapid and widely disseminated acute phase protein response after experimental bacterial infection of pigs

    Skovgaard, K., Mortensen, S., Boye, M., Poulsen, K. T., Campbell, F. M., Eckersall, P. D., Heegaard, P. M. H.
    Veterinary Research, vol. 40, no. 3, 23
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • SERRS immunoassay for quantitative human CRP analysis

    Campbell, F. M., Ingram, A., Monaghan, P., Cooper, J., Sattar, N., Eckersall, P. D., Graham, D.
    Analyst, vol. 133, no. 10, pp. 1355-1357
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The association between plasma levels of acute phase proteins, haptoglobin, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP), Pig-MAP, transthyretin and serum amyloid A (SAA) in Large White and Meishan pigs

    Clapperton, M., Bishop, S. C., Piñeiro, M., Campbell, F. M., Glass, E. J.
    Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 119, no. 3-4, pp. 303-309
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effects of sub-clinical post-weaning colibacillosis and dietary protein on acute phase proteins in weaner pigs

    Houdijk, J. G. M., Campbell, F. M., Fortomaris, P. D., Eckersall, P. D., Kyriazakis, I.
    Livestock Science , vol. 108, no. 1-3, pp. 182-185
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A time-resolved immunofluorometric assay for porcine C-reactive protein quantification in whole blood

    Martinez-Subiela, S., Eckersall, P. D., Campbell, F. M., Parra, M. D., Fuentes, P., Ceron, J. J.
    Luminescence, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 171-176
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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