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Dr Deaglan McCullough

Lecturer

Deaglan is a Lecturer in Physical Activity and Obesity within the Carnegie School of Sport. He currently leads the Level Four Nutrition and Biochemistry module and teaches on modules across all levels relating to nutrition and physiology and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.

Previous to his role as a Lecturer, Deaglan studied his undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science at University of Ulster, graduating with an upper second-class honours in 2014. He next completed his Master of Science degree in Sport and Exercise Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University in 2016, graduating with a distinction. At the beginning of 2017, he continued his studies by taking up a PhD scholarship at Liverpool John Moores University. He successfully submitted and defended his doctoral thesis titled “Lifestyle influences on cardiometabolic health: systemic and cellular mechanisms” in December 2020.

Following this, Deaglan was employed at Liverpool John Moores University as a postdoctoral research assistant on a research project exploring the potential benefits of resistance exercise and high-protein Mediterranean style diet in cardiac rehabilitation patients.

Deaglan’s studies have allowed him to develop an interest in the role of exercise and diet in regulating skeletal muscle function and metabolic health. Therefore, alongside his teaching responsibilities he is actively engaged in research projects using biomolecular techniques (cell culture, muscle protein analysis, metabolomics) to understand mechanisms of adaptations to exercise and diet in young and older adults. In September 2022, he was granted a research excellence fellowship grant by Leeds Beckett University to investigate the cellular mechanisms behind insulin resistance associated with ageing.

Current Teaching

Deaglan currently teaches across undergraduate courses in Sport and Exercise Science, Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Sport and Exercise Performance and Physical Activity and Health. He also teaches on the postgraduate courses for Sport and Exercise Physiology and Nutrition.

Research Interests

Deaglan's research interests concern the mechanisms of adaptations to exercise and diet and their influence on body composition, metabolism, and metabolic disease in young and older adults. This research leads to combatting ill health associated with living a sedentary lifestyle and promoting healthy ageing.