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Staff Profile

Dr Helen Mason

Lecturer

  • Email: helen.mason2@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: 0192 208 0560
  • Address: School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
    Dame Margaret Barbour Building
Background

Roles:

Senior Tutor for the Nutrition and Dietetics degree programmes.

My primary role is lecturer in nutritional biochemistry on the nutrition and dietetics degree programmes within the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences. 


Qualifications:

  • PhD in the Effect of Fatty Acids on Ion Channel Activity (University of Aberdeen)
  • HEA Fellow
  • Newcastle Teaching Award (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic Practice) 
Teaching

Module Leader:

  • NUT1005 - Human Physiology and Practical Skills
  • NUT1008 - Practical Skills for Nutrition
  • NUT2001 - Macro- and Micronutrients


Contributing Lecturer:

  • NUT1007 - Introduction to Nutrition
  • NUT3002 - Research Project
  • ACE1018 - Introduction to Nutrition, Food Science and the Food Industry
  • ACE2080 - New Food Product Development
  • SES1000 - Human Physiology and Practical Skills
  • SES1002 - Bioenergetics


See Newcastle University module catalogue for further details.

Research

Previous research interests have focused on the intracellular role of nutrients; in particular the regulation of the movement of ions (potassium, sodium and calcium) across cell membranes in the gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, their regulation by hormones, and their role in signal transduction cascades. Other interests include the mechanism of oxygen sensing by the carotid body. This research has led to 17 published articles on Scopus.

Recent research has focused on the employability of graduates in the Food and Drink industry. I am also interested in consumer awareness of allergens.