We are delighted to announce that ISEH’s Dr Snehal Pinto Pereira has been appointed Professor of Population Health and Applied Statistics within our partner organisation, UCL’s Division of Surgery and Interventional Science.
Professor Pinto Pereira is a dedicated statistical epidemiologist whose research focuses on obesity, physical activity, muscle strength, and ageing. A central theme of her work is understanding how to optimise and maintain physical fitness across the lifespan in the general population.
In 2024, she was awarded a prestigious £1.8 million Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship (SNCF) from the Medical Research Council (MRC). This five-year fellowship is supporting a team of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students as they investigate three core components of physical fitness—body composition, aerobic fitness, and muscle strength—and explore how these elements interact to influence health outcomes.
Professor Snehal’s work will likely play a vital role in shaping the evidence base needed to refine and update our national physical activity guidelines.
We would like to congratulate Professor Pinto Pereira on this well-deserved achievement!
