David Allsop

University of Dundee
David Allsop
David gained his PhD from the University of Dundee in 2017 and is now a post-doc, still working in Scotland. Most of his work in the lab has involved using in vivo models to study obesity, diabetes and the links they have with other associated diseases. He also really enjoys science communication- particularly writing, aimed at audiences of all types. He hopes people find his pieces at BitesizeBio useful or interesting, and preferably both!

Articles by David Allsop

A Beginner's Guide to Measuring Metabolism In Vivo

A Beginner’s Guide to Measuring Metabolism In Vivo

Have you ever seen a mouse chowing down on its dinner and wondered how it translates to energy? Well, that’s exactly what is keeping some scientists up at night, and luckily these questions are now becoming easier to answer in quite significant detail. Over the last couple of decades, several companies have developed ‘metabolic cages’….