Vanessa Duncan
Global Expert Science Lead
At the GSK HPL since: February 2014
Research interests:
The interrelationships between immune function and the health of the performing athlete such as exercise stress, recovery, sleep, adaptation and nutrition.
Vanessa has worked at GSK for the past 4 years and currently leads the Global Expert Science programme for the GSK Human Performance Lab. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biochemistry and Physiology and a Master of Health Science (Hons).
Prior to working at GSK, Vanessa worked as a high performance physiologist for over 6 years, supporting elite sporting teams and institutions within Australia and Great Britain, namely the Australian Institute of Sport and SportScotland Institute of Sport.