Jimmy joined the University of Westminster in 2014 with an aim to create a new Research Centre for Optimal Health (ReCOH). He has a long interest in obesity research and the factors that determine optimal health and accelerated ageing. 

His current research focus is to elucidate the mechanism underpinning the development and maintenance of Optimal Health throughout adult life. His research group spans the study of quantum biology through to detailed analysis of human physiology.