Editorial Board Member - JOO
WINNIE CHAN
Department of Nutrition & DieteticsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Winnie Chan is currently working as a Specialist Renal Dietitian and a Research Lead in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. She previously worked as a Senior Dietitian in the fields of Hepatology, Obesity, Diabetes, Nephrology, Cardiology, Neurology, and Gastroenterology. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics from King’s College, University of London. She completed her PhD study at the University of Birmingham. She has a particular clinical and research interest in kidney transplantation and adult polycystic kidney disease. She has published in the field, and has presented at numerous national and international conferences.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Her research areas include:
- Nutritional assessment in kidney transplant recipients.
- Effects of different body composition compartments, including fat mass, muscle mass and fluid volume status, on post-transplantation clinical outcomes, fatigue, and quality of life.
- The link between nutrition, inflammation and cardiovascular risk in kidney transplant recipients.
- Nutritional support in adult polycystic kidney disease patients.
Other Editorial Board Members - JOO
UMA D PALANISAMY
Department of Biomedical Science
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash Universtiy
Malaysia
KONSTANTINOS KANTARTZIS
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology
Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry
University of Tübingen
Germany
VOJTECH HAINER
Institute of Endocrinology
Obesity Management Center
Prague
Czech Republic
SHAMSUN NAHAR
Department of Family & Community Medicine
King Khalid University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Baojun Xu
Division of Science and Technology
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
United International College
China
