{"id":193,"date":"2024-09-18T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:11:43","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/people\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2024\/09\/David_Melzer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Melzer<\/strong>, MBBCh, PhD. <br>Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health.<br>Led the &#8220;Epidemiology and Public Health group&#8221; at the University of Exeter Medical School from its formation in 2005 (then in the Peninsula Medical School) until his retirement in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-doctoral researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2024\/11\/people_Francesco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2024\/11\/people_Francesco.jpg 321w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2024\/11\/people_Francesco-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2024\/11\/people_Francesco-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/18634-francesco-casanova\">Dr Francesco Casanova<\/a> completed several projects with the group (2022 to 2025) using genetics to better understand the role of serum and brain iron on dementia risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Melzer, MBBCh, PhD. 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