Meet your consultant.
Thomas Solomon PhD.
My mission is to empower scientists at any level to produce high-quality output by collecting and analysing data with integrity, writing with clarity, and reporting with accuracy.
I’m a former academic with extensive research leadership experience who left traditional academia in 2018 to consult for folks like you. I have a successful grant funding history, demonstrable research impact through a track record of highly cited journal publications, and over 15 years of experience in manuscript peer review, research grant review, ethical review, and protocol review, having served on journal editorial boards and clinical trial protocol review committees. For more info, please continue reading…
I am Thomas Solomon. I was educated in the UK at the University of Birmingham, earning my BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry in 2002 and a PhD in Exercise Science in 2006. I then trained in clinical biochemistry at Derby Royal Infirmary and Queens Medical Centre, after which I moved to the USA to complete a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in metabolism and endocrinology at the Cleveland Clinic. I then jumped back across the pond to spend five years in Denmark, first as a Senior Researcher/Assistant Professor leading a human physiology research group at the Centre for Inflammation and Metabolism (recently rebranded as the Center for Activity Research) at Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), and then as an Associate Professor of Molecular Metabolism at the University of Copenhagen. In 2015, I returned to the UK with a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Commission to work as a Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Physical Activity and Health at the University of Birmingham.
To explore other opportunities and seek new challenges, I left academia in 2018 to begin my self-employed business owner life as a freelance academic consultant. My passion for scientific writing, grantsmanship, and data analysis led me to establish Blazon Scientific to consult for scientists at universities and biotech companies. I also developed Veohtu, an endurance performance and sports nutrition education resource for scientists, clinicians, coaches, students, and athletes, which hones my science writing skills and keeps me abreast of scientific developments.
However, my direct role in academia is far from over. I keep my brain “switched on” to the developments in health science by continuing to participate in weekly journal clubs with other academics, peer-reviewing grants and journal manuscripts, and investing every Friday in reading what new delights you folks have spawned onto PubMed. Furthermore, to keep myself relevant in this ever-changing world, I’ve invested time upskilling in scientific writing, systematic review and meta-analysis methodology, and data science using Python and R.
My expertise is in metabolism, specifically the role of exercise and macronutrient metabolism in the prevention, treatment, and pathophysiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes. I’ve explored this area since 2002 using clinical observational studies, randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and in vitro cellular models. My success is demonstrable through more than 80 peer-reviewed journal publications, research grant awards amounting to approximately £960,000; 20 media interviews; and 50 invited talks and keynote presentations at universities and medical societies. I’ve also taught and led university courses at the BSc, MSc, Medical Student, and PhD levels in biochemistry, metabolism, exercise physiology, physical activity, and nutrition. My published work has had considerable impact with 6400 citations (H-index = 48).
To explore other opportunities and seek new challenges, I left academia in 2018 to begin my self-employed business owner life as a freelance academic consultant. My passion for scientific writing, grantsmanship, and data analysis led me to establish Blazon Scientific to consult for scientists at universities and biotech companies. I also developed Veohtu, an endurance performance and sports nutrition education resource for scientists, clinicians, coaches, students, and athletes, which hones my science writing skills and keeps me abreast of scientific developments.
However, my direct role in academia is far from over. I keep my brain “switched on” to the developments in health science by continuing to participate in weekly journal clubs with other academics, peer-reviewing grants and journal manuscripts, and investing every Friday in reading what new delights you folks have spawned onto PubMed. Furthermore, to keep myself relevant in this ever-changing world, I’ve invested time upskilling in scientific writing, systematic review and meta-analysis methodology, and data science using Python and R.
My expertise is in metabolism, specifically the role of exercise and macronutrient metabolism in the prevention, treatment, and pathophysiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes. I’ve explored this area since 2002 using clinical observational studies, randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and in vitro cellular models. My success is demonstrable through more than 80 peer-reviewed journal publications, research grant awards amounting to approximately £960,000; 20 media interviews; and 50 invited talks and keynote presentations at universities and medical societies. I’ve also taught and led university courses at the BSc, MSc, Medical Student, and PhD levels in biochemistry, metabolism, exercise physiology, physical activity, and nutrition. My published work has had considerable impact with 6400 citations (H-index = 48).
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European Research Commission Starting grants (ERC StG).
European Research Commission Consolidator grants (ERC CoG).
Danmarks Grundsforskningsfond (DNRF) Center of Excellence grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Inge Lehmann programme grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Independent research fund project grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Sapere Aude project grants.
Novo Nordisk Fonden CBMR International Postdoctoral Program grants.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grants.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Awards (R21).
US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grants.
Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund grants.
Innovation Fund Denmark - Industrial PhD project grants.
World Cancer Research Fund Seed grants.
European Research Commission Starting grants (ERC StG).
European Research Commission Consolidator grants (ERC CoG).
Danmarks Grundsforskningsfond (DNRF) Center of Excellence grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Inge Lehmann programme grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Independent research fund project grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Sapere Aude project grants.
Novo Nordisk Fonden CBMR International Postdoctoral Program grants.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grants.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Awards (R21).
US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grants.
Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund grants.
Innovation Fund Denmark - Industrial PhD project grants.
World Cancer Research Fund Seed grants.
15+
Years experience
40+
Consulting projects
1000s
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