Michelle Kelly-Irving, Director of Research at the Center for Epidemiology and Population Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France, joins Jonathan to discuss social, economic, minority, and gender inequalities across healthcare systems and the life-course; her epidemiological research projects; and the concept of the exposome, highlighting  how environmental exposures impact biology and human health.

Use the following timestamps to navigate the content in this episode:

(00:00)-Introduction

(02:12)-A diverse upbringing and disciplinary mix

(04:20)-Social determinants of biology

(06:12)- The exposome

(09:26)-Falling down the rabbit hole

(11:47)-Gender and health inequalities

(15:00)-Man flu!

(19:52)-Social deprivation and COVID

(25:35)-Health trajectories and influencing people earlier in life

(28:16)-Three wishes