Rebecca J Moon
University of Southampton, Health Education England (Wessex Deanery), Health Education England Wessex
Research areas: Medicine · Orthopedics and Sports Medicine · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Vitamin D Research Studies · Birth, Development, and Health
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About
I am NIHR academic clinical lecturer in child health at the University of Southampton and a trainee in paediatrics and paediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Southampton Children's Hospital. I will complete my clinical training in November 2026.
During my training I have gained extensive research experience through the NIHR academic training programme and a doctoral research fellowship at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton (PhD awarded December 2017). My research interest is in paediatric musculoskeletal health, early life programming of bone and body composition and vitamin D.
I have contributed to, developed and led a number of research studies, and have experience in observational epidemiology, intervention studies and meta-analysis and systematic review. I have authored over 75 peer-review publications, which are published in high impact journals in the fields of paediatrics, endocrinology, nutrition and metabolic bone disease. As of December 2025, I have a h-index of 29 and over 4000 citations of papers which I have authored, highlighting my significant contribution to the field.
I have been awarded numerous awards for my research contributions including the highly prestigious European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) Young Investigator Award 2025 for my contributions to the field, and New Investigator Awards from the International Conference on Children’s Bone Health and the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
I have over £750,000 in research grant funding including £223,000 as principal investigator. My current work is funded by Action Medical Research (2023-2026) and the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2024-2026). I am also lead supervisor for a Doctor of Medicine Student for whom we secured funding form the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre.
Employment
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University of Southampton NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Child Health (and subspecialty trainee in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes)2021 - 2026
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Health Education England (Wessex Deanery) Specialty trainee in paediatrics2017 - 2021
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University of Southampton Clinical Research Fellow2013 - 2017
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Health Education England Wessex NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow (and specialty trainee in paediatrics)2008 - 2013
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Academic Foundation Doctor Year 22007 - 2008
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Foundation Doctor2006 - 2007
Education
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University of Southampton Doctor of Philosophy2013 - 2017
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University of Southampton Bachelor of Science (1st class honors)2004 - 2005
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University of Southampton Bachelor of Medicine (BM) (Pass with Honours, and Distinctions in BM Intermediate and BM Final examinations)2000 - 2006
Projects & Funding
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The effect of glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists on musculoskeletal health in adolescents living with obesity British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes2024 - 2026
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The role of early life vitamin D in growth, bone development and childhood outcomes NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre Nutrition Lifestyle and Metabolism Theme2024 - 2026
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Does pregnancy vitamin D supplementation alter trajectories of body composition and bone mineralisation from early childhood to adolescence? Follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Action Medical Research2023 - 2026
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Does the beneficial effect of maternal gestational vitamin D supplementation on neonatal bone mass persist into childhood? Follow-up of the MAVIDOS placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised trial. Versus Arthritis2016 - 2021
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Antenatal vitamin D supplementation and offspring body composition and muscle strength: a translational approach University of Southampton2013 - 2017
Publications (97)
- Semaglutide in Adolescents Living With Obesity: A Real‐World Data Study Exploring Predictors of Treatment Response Save
- Normal weight obesity: a threat to bone health in childhood? Save
- Sex and distrubution-specific prospective muscle-fat-fracture relationships in UK Biobank Save
- The effect of pregnancy vitamin D supplementation on offspring bone mineral density is not affected by maternal and child genetic variation in the vitamin D metabolism pathway Save
- Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and offspring bone microarchitecture: a post hoc analysis of the MAVIDOS randomised controlled trial Save
- Hypercalcaemia Save
- Association between maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and the risk of acute respiratory infections in offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Save
- Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus: comprehensive fracture risk relationships in UK Biobank Save
- Pregnancy vitamin D supplementation and bone mineral density of the mother: a post hoc analysis of the MAVIDOS randomised placebo-controlled trial Save
- Maternal smoking before and during pregnancy and offspring bone mineral density in early childhood: findings from the Southampton Women's Survey Save
- Influences of parental health on the next generation bone (Meet the Expert) Save
- The effect of pregnancy vitamin D supplementation on maternal blood pressure: real-world data analysis within the MAVIDOS randomised placebo-controlled trial Save
- Vitamin D in Pregnancy: Benefits for Bone and Beyond (Young Investigator Award Lecture) Save
- Pregnancy vitamin D supplementation and offspring bone mineral density in childhood follow-up of a randomized controlled trial Save
- Smoking in pregnancy increases offspring fracture risk: yet another reason to encourage smoking cessation Save
- Hyperpigmentation at diabetes technology sites may be indicative of evolving Addison's disease Save
- Cognitive function and skeletal size and mineral density at age 6-7 years: findings from the Southampton women’s survey Save
- BSPED recommendations for the use of once-weekly long-acting growth hormone therapy in children with growth hormone deficiency Save
- An algorithmic approach for quantitative motion artefact grading in HRpQCT medical imaging Save
- Consequences of perinatal vitamin D deficiency on later bone health Save