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Nicolette (Lettie) Bishop is a Professor of Exercise Immunology at Loughborough University. Her research focuses on the effects of exercise on immunity, inflammation, and infection risk across populations, including individuals with chronic conditions and elite athletes. She has secured over £2.5 million in grant funding and is a core investigator in the £11.6 million Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, she co-authored the International Society of Exercise and Immunology Consensus Statements in 2013 and 2017. Dr. Bishop chairs the UK Society for Exercise Immunology and previously served as Associate Editor for Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Education:
- BSc, PhD from the University of Birmingham (PhD thesis: Nutritional Influences on Immune Response to Exercise under Prof. Mike Gleeson)
Research Interests: Exercise immunology, inflammation modulation, chronic disease management via physical activity, and translational research in sports medicine. Her work emphasizes exercise as a therapeutic tool in kidney transplantation, inflammatory arthritis, and post-COVID rehabilitation.
Grants & Awards: Funding from Heart Research UK, National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society, and Yakult Honsha. Collaborates with the English Institute of Sport on performance health projects. Recognized for editorial contributions and leadership in exercise immunology societies.
Labs & Teams: National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (Lifestyle Theme), and interdisciplinary collaborations in chronic disease rehabilitation.
