David Bartlett

I am a Senior Lecturer of Exercise Immunology and Head of Exercise Science Research within the School of Biosciences and Medicine. I am also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University in North Carolina.

I received my PhD in Immunology from the University of Birmingham under the mentorship of Prof. Janet Lord, where I assessed the effects of physical activity and exercise on the ageing immune system and systemic inflammation. I then completed a post-doc in Cancer Metabolism with Dr Dan Tennant, where we assessed metabolic differences between MGUS and multiple myeloma. Following this, I was awarded an EU Marie Curie Outgoing Fellowship, which took me to Duke University Medical School in North Carolina. Next, I spent two years as a Marie Curie Fellow, under the mentorship of Prof. William Kraus, investigating the effects of high-intensity interval training in older adults with either prediabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. I was then appointed as faculty in Duke University Medical School as an Assistant Professor where I investigated the impact of exercise on the immune system in patients with various cancers or cancer survivors.