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Markos Klonizakis

Professor of Vascular and Clinical Physiology, Sheffield Hallam University

Markos Klonizakis is a Professor of Vascular and Clinical Physiology, at the Department of Nursing and Midwifery of Sheffield Hallam University. Markos currently leads Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Improvement (LENI) Research Group, which focuses at developing and exploring the effects of lifestyle interventions in clinical and healthy-but-sedentary populations.
He currently leads the FISCU research programme, which explores the feasibility of using exercise as an adjunct therapy for people with Venous Ulceration, as well as a programme exploring the physiological effects of regional diets in cardiovascular health of sedentary populations, as well as a Heart Research UK-funded project on the exploration of the physiological effects of electronic cigarettes among others.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Professor of Vascular and Clinical Physiology, Sheffield Hallam University

Education

  • 2004 
    University of Nottingham, Doctorate of Philosophy

Publications

  • 2010
    Cutaneous Microcirculation and Lower-Limb Venous Disease: Using Laser Doppler Fluximetry and Laser Doppler Imaging to study the Microvasculature and its Mechanisms, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Grants and Contracts

  • 2017
    Impact on cardiovascular function in Smokers Making a quit attempt using E-cigarettes compared with smokers making a quit attempt with prescription Nicotine-Replacement Therapy
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Heart Research UK
  • 2017
    Stealth Marketing: Promoting Environmental Sustainability in the Workplace to Increase Employees’ Physical Activity
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Cancer Research UK
  • 2017
    The Waiting Game: Promoting Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention at Public Bus Stops
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Cancer Research UK

Professional Memberships

  • Physiological Society