Professor Antonio Vidal-Puig

I am a Principal Investigator and Professor of Molecular Nutrition and Metabolism at the Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories. I am also Associate Director of the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit.  

Our lab is interested in obesity and associated cardiometabolic complications with an emphasis on lipotoxicity, adipose tissue dysfunction and MASLD. 

Project/study information 

Our research program is dedicated to exploring mechanisms linking obesity with cardiometabolic complications. These include the molecular mechanisms that control energy expenditure, fat deposition, and the partitioning of energy towards oxidation or storage, with a particular focus on how these processes are disrupted in obesity. 

Recruitment of postgraduate students and research staff 

Training graduate students for a scientific career is a priority at the IMS-MRL. We have a mixture of both basic science students and clinical trainees and aim to provide everyone with a supportive, stimulating research and learning environment. We offer Funded PhD programmes, a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry and a full-time taught MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology & Metabolism. 

For general enquiries, please contact our postgraduate admin team  

Post-doctoral vacancies are advertised through the University of Cambridge.