Dr Nduka Okwose is an accomplished academic and clinical researcher specialising in cardiovascular health and lifestyle interventions. He is an Assistant Professor and contributes to cutting-edge research in disease prevention and management. Dr Okwose is a registered clinical exercise physiologist with the AHCS and ACSM, and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His expertise extends across clinical practice, research, and teaching, having secured several research funding and led multidisciplinary research teams in Europe and the UK.

His academic work focusses on the development and implementation of lifestyle interventions for chronic diseases like heart failure and type 2 diabetes. As Co-investigator on several major grants, including those from the Europena Commision, Dr Okwose has made significant contributions to translational research in primary care.

In addition to his academic and research roles, Dr Okwose has a strong record in collaborating with industry partners such as Cardinal Health, USA and Baxter Healthcare UK, and has holds honorary research positions at Newcastle University and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. His work has resulted in over 40 peer-reviewed publications and numerous conference presentations.

Dr Okwose is passionate about mentorship and public health engagement, having supervised over 10 PhD and MSc students while actively contributing to community health initiatives. His commitment to academic leadership and excellence has earned him recognition as an international scholar.

Nduka has vast experience in the design, assessment and implementation of physical activity and exercise interventions in ageing and cardio-metabolic disease. He has also carried out extensive research evaluating non-invasive technologies used to assess cardiovascular and metabolic function. He is very keen to develop exercise and nutrition interventions targetting people living with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes with particular focus on minority populations.