PhD Student

Physical Activity Epidemiology

Has now left the Unit

Current work and interests

Alexander was a PhD student supervised by Dr Soren Brage. His research focused on the combined influence of Nutrition and Physical Activity on health and chronic disease using large population-based studies.

Background and experience

Alexander graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master’s Degree in Epidemiology and subsequently completed interdisciplinary training in Public Health at Harvard University. Prior to studying in Cambridge, he worked in the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre within the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences and was awarded the National Science Scholarship from A*STAR, Singapore to pursue his doctoral studies.

Publications

• MRC Epidemiology Unit publications on the Publications Database

Selected publications:

1. Mok, A., Haldar, S., Lee, J. C.-Y., Leow, M. K.-S. & Henry, C. J. Postprandial changes in cardiometabolic disease risk in young Chinese men following isocaloric high or low protein diets, stratified by either high or low meal frequency – a randomized controlled crossover trial. Nutrition Journal.15, 27 (2015)
2. Sze Tan, M., Mok, A., Chan Yap, M. & Burns, S. F. Effect of sprint interval versus continuous cycling on postprandial lipaemia. J. Sports Sci. 31, 989–995 (2013)