Background
Sophie Moore joined the MRC in The Gambia in November 2006 as the Head of Station for MRC Keneba. Her links with Keneba date back to 1996 when she spent 18 months in Keneba undertaking the fieldwork for her PhD research. Prior to her current appointment she was based within the MRC International Nutrition Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She has a PhD from Darwin College, University of Cambridge and a BSc from the University of Newcastle.
Research:
Her primary research focuses on the nutritional influences on developmental immunology within the two key themes of (i) early-life programming of human immunity, and (ii) early-life predictors of low-grade inflammation and chronic disease. This research stems from her broad interest in the impact of pre- and early post-natal nutrition on long-term health consequences. She has previously worked in Tanzania and continues to be involved in collaborative research projects in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
