Lily Williams

Dr. Lily Williams is a Researcher at the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, specializing in Nutritional Biochemistry and Immunology. Her work focuses on nutritional interventions, obesity, and asthma management. She holds a PhD from the University of Newcastle (2023) and completed Honours and Bachelor degrees in Biomedical Science. She has been awarded the 2019 Hunter Cancer Research Alliance Best Poster Presentation and the 2017 ASMR Faculty Medal. Her research explores soluble fiber's impact on asthma, obesity's role in respiratory conditions, and immune modulation via exercise and dietary interventions.

Dr. Williams' grants include investigations into obesity-related immune responses ($14,767, 2023) and influenza virus immunity in obese individuals ($10,484, 2022). She has authored/co-authored over 15 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work on exercise therapy for asthma, medicinal mushrooms' immunomodulatory effects, and short-chain fatty acids' antiviral roles. She is affiliated with the Immune Health Research Program and the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy.