Stephanos Christodoulides
Assistant Professor, Medical Biochemistry, Nutrition & Metabolism
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School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Medicine
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| PhD Nutritional Sciences (Digestive Diseases and Nutrition) | 2019 | Queen Mary University of London | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry | “Multidimensional Risk Factor Assessment in Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, with A Focus on Fibre” |
| Diploma (QDip) Researcher Development | 2019 | Queen Mary University of London | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry | |
| Postgraduate Certificate Applied Sports Nutrition | 2011 | St Mary’s University College, London | School of Sport, Health and Applied Science | |
| BSc (Hons) Dietetics | 2011 | University of Plymouth | School of Health Professions | |
| MSc Clinical Nutrition (Distinction) | 2009 | University of Roehampton, London | Department of Life Sciences | |
| MSc Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Distinction) | 2006 | University of Patras | Department of Chemistry | |
| Certificate Oenology | 2004 | University of Patras | Department of Chemistry | |
| BSc (Hons) Chemistry | 2003 | University of Patras | Department of Chemistry |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| October 2019 | Present | European University Cyprus | Nicosia | Scientific Collaborator |
| February 2019 | Present | King’s College London | London | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| June 2013 | Jan 2019 | King’s College London | London | Research Associate |
| February 2013 | Jan 2019 | Queen Mary University of London | London | Doctoral Researcher |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2020 | Normative values for region-specific colonic and gastrointestinal transit times in 111 healthy volunteers using the 3D-Transit electromagnet tracking system: Influence of age, gender, and body mass index | Gursharan Kaur Nandhra, Esben Bolvig Mark, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Anne‐Mette Haase, Jakob Poulsen, Stephanos Christodoulides, Victor Kung, Mette W. Klinge, Karoline Knudsen, Per Borghammer, Katrine O. Andersen, Lotte Fynne, Nanna Sutter, Vincent Schlageter, Klaus Krogh, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Malcolm Birch, S. Mark Scott | Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 32 | 13734-13747 |
| 2019 | Randomised clinical trial: Bifidobacterium lactis NCC2818 probiotic versus placebo, and impact on gut transit time, symptoms, and gut microbiology in chronic constipation | Eirini Dimidi, Ausra Zdanaviciene, Stephanos Christodoulides, Shiva Taheri, Petra Louis, Peter I. Duncan, Nashmil Emami, Rafael Crabbe, C. Antonio DeCastro, Peter McLean, Gabriela E. Bergonzelli, Kevin Whelan, S. Mark Scott | Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 49 | 251-264 |
| 2017 | Mechanisms of Action of Probiotics and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota on Gut Motility and Constipation | Eirini Dimidi, Stephanos Christodoulides, S. Mark Scott, Kevin Whelan | Advances in Nutrition | 8 | 484-494 |
| 2016 | Systematic review with meta-analysis: effect of fibre supplementation on chronic idiopathic constipation in adults | S. Christodoulides, E. Dimidi, K. C. Fragkos, A. D. Farmer, K. Whelan, S. M. Scott | Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 44 | 103-116 |
| 2015 | Slow transit constipation is associated with altered colonic pH and increased motility: Novel findings from studies using the wireless motility capsule | SD Mohammed, YT Wang, A Farmer, S Christodoulides, J Semler, P Hellstrom, A Hobson, P Dinning, SM Scott | Gut | 64 | PWE-247 |
| 2015 | The Effect of Fibre on Chronic Constipation in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | S. Christodoulides, E. Dimidi, K. C. Fragkos, K. Whelan, S. M. Scott | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society | 74 | E34 |
| 2014 | The effect of probiotics on functional constipation in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | Eirini Dimidi, Stephanos Christodoulides, Konstantinos C. Fragkos, S. Mark Scott, Kevin Whelan | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 100 | 1075-1084 |
| 2014 | The effect of fibre on chronic constipation in adults: A systematic review | S Christodoulides, E Dimidi, KC Fragkos, PG McLean, Q Aziz, K Whelan, SM Scott | Gut | 63 | PWE-184 |
| 2014 | The Effect of Probiotics on Functional Constipation: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials | E. Dimidi, S. Christodoulides, K. C. Fragkos, S. M. Scott, K. Whelan | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society | 73 | E16 |
| 2012 | The effect of the classical and medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet on vitamin and mineral levels | Christodoulides S., Neal E. G., Fitzsimmons G., Chaffe H. M., Jeanes Y.M., Aitkinhead H., Cross J. H. | Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics | 25 | 16-26 |
Exhibitions
| Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
| July 2014 | The Effect of Fibre on Chronic Constipation in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | The Nutrition Society Annual Summer Meeting on Carbohydrates in health | Glasgow, Scotland, UK | Presenter: Original Communication |
| June 2014 | The effect of fibre on chronic constipation in adults: A systematic review | British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting | Manchester, England, UK | Presenter: Original Communication |
| October 2010 | Vitamin A and E, zinc, selenium and magnesium levels after 12 months on the ketogenic diet: classical versus MCT diet | Global Symposium on the Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | Presenter: Original Communication |
| September 2009 | Vitamin A and E, zinc, selenium and magnesium levels after 12 months on the ketogenic diet: classical versus MCT diet | European Training Meeting on the Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy and Glut 1 Deficiency Syndrome | Harrogate, England, UK | Presenter: Original Communication |
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2018-present | Investigation of the effect of L. casei Shirota on preventing abdominal symptoms and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease newly treated with proton pump inhibitors: a randomised controlled pilot trial | Yakult Europe Ltd | Study Design |
| 2015-2017 | The Multidimensional Risk Factors of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: A Case-Control Study | QMUL | Chief Investigator |
| 2015-2017 | Colonic Motility and Gut Microbiota Composition in Constipation: A Pilot Observational Study | QMUL | Chief Investigator |
| 2014-2016 | Healthy Human Study Assessing Survival Through the Gut of Four Different Strains of Lactobacilli/Bifidobacteria: A Randomised Clinical Trial | Probiotics International Ltd (Protexin) | Study Design / Co-investigator |
| 2013-2015 | Evaluation of changes in gut transit time and gastrointestinal symptoms following the consumption of a probiotic food product in adults with constipation: A Randomised clinical trial | Nestec Ltd | Study Design / Co-investigator |
| 2008-2010 | Vitamin A and E, zinc, selenium and magnesium levels after 12 months on the ketogenic diet: Classical versus MCT Diet | UCL | Chief Investigator |