Institute of Metabolism & Systems Research (IMSR) at the University of Birmingham. The IMSR drives world-leading research in Metabolism, Endocrinology and Reproduction. Metabolism is vital to life and affects all cells and systems in our body. We use cutting edge technologies and approaches to understand metabolic, hormonal and reproductive process. This will help to tackle disease more quickly – and effectively target the right people, with the right treatment, at the right time.