Exercise habits and ageing health : exploring the associations of FGF21 and lung microbiome in glycaemic regulation, bone health, arterial stiffness and respiratory health

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I would like to acknowledge the support that Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine has provided throughout my candidature. I would like to sincerely thank my main supervisor A/Prof Lim Chin Leong Fabian for his support, time, patience and guidance over the course of my Ph.D, which made the completion of the projects possible. I am grateful to my co-supervisor, A/Prof Eric Yap Peng Huat, who has been supportive of my research and provided suggestions pivotal for the completion of the projects. I would like to thank Prof Walter Wahli and A/Prof Melvin Leow for their knowledge, ideas and guidance that have been instrumental in shaping the projects. Much gratitude goes to Prof David Stensel and A/Prof Stephen Burns for their guidance and support throughout the Ph.D. I would like to thank Asst Prof Sanjay H. Chotirmall and Dr Micheál Mac Aogáin for the guidance on the lung microbiome work. I thank Dr Yeo Kwee Poo for his guidance on statistical methods.