- Academic
- Centres, Networks and Partnerships
- Research and Teaching
- Professor Emeritus & Visiting Professors and Fellows
Academic
| Name | Position and responsibilities | Research interests |
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| Dr Atefeh Amiri |
Lecturer in Food Sciences | Food structure and functionality; colloid and interfacial science; food rheology and tribology; food processing and reformulation |
| Dr Dimitris Balagiannis | Senior Research Fellow | |
| Dorothy Balhatchet |
Lecturer in Dietetics | |
| Dr Stephanie Bull |
Lecturer in Sensory Science Sensory Science Centre Manager |
Sensory science, oral processing, physicochemical interactions, protein-polysaccharide interactions, texture perception, virtual reality in sensory evaluation |
| Professor Dimitris Charalampopoulos | Professor of Food Biotechnology | Microbial fermentation, Agri-food by-products valorisation |
| Professor Afroditi Chatzifragkou |
Professor of Sustainable Bioprocessing Department Director of Teaching and Learning |
Bioprocessing, food waste, microbial fermentations, biotechnology |
| Dr Qiaofen Cheng |
Lecturer International Student Tutor International Partnerships Manager Study Abroad Coordinator |
Innovative food processing technologies aimed at enhancing food security; mitigating the formation of carcinogens during food processing; development of healthy, functional food products |
| Dr Stephen Elmore |
Associate Professor in Food Chemistry Flavour Centre Manager Chair of School Sustainability Group |
Flavour chemistry, analysis of small organic molecules |
| Professor Colette Fagan |
Professor of Food Processing Head of Department |
Food processing, dairy science and technology, process analytical technology |
| Professor Richard Frazier |
Professor of Food Science Head of School |
Food protein biochemistry: the functional role of proteins at interfaces in food and biological systems; the role of protein-polyphenol interactions in the bioactivity of plant polyphenols. Food science applications of neutron reflectometry |
| Dr Kim Jackson |
Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences Designated Individual for the Human Tissue Act (2004) Licence in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences |
Impact of diet on body composition and cardiometabolic disease, effects of meal fatty acids on triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein metabolism and insulin resistance, influence of genotype on lipid metabolism and vascular function, acute effects of dietary fats and phytochemicals on vascular reactivity, development of mathematical models of postprandial lipoprotein metabolism |
| Professor Vimal Karani |
Professor in Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomics Deputy Director of the Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) Principal Investigator and Founder of the Gene-Nutrient Interactions (GeNuIne) Collaboration & Principal Investigator of the Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Research and Training Unit, Malaysia (N²RTU) |
Gene-nutrient interactions (Nutrigenetics), nutrient-metabolite interactions (nutri-metabolomics) and nutrient-microbiome interactions (gut microbiomics) on metabolic- and cardiovascular disease- related outcomes using combined approaches from nutritional and genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, and molecular biology; Using AI and machine learning approaches to integrate data from nutrigenetics, metabolomics, microbiomics, and clinical and biochemical parameters to implement precision nutrition strategies |
| Dr Kimon-Andreas Karatzas |
Associate Professor of Food Microbiology Co-Director of Postgraduate Research Studies |
Molecular mechanisms of stress resistance of bacterial foodborne pathogens and gut microorganisms; glutamate and amino acid decarboxylase systems |
| Professor Orla Kennedy |
Professor in Public Health Nutrition Programme Director for MSc Dietetics (pre-reg) |
Food choice and appetite |
| Professor Gunter Kuhnle |
Professor of Nutrition and Food Science Director of the Chemical Analysis Facility |
Dietary assessment, nutritional biomarkers, public health |
| Dr Marie Lewis |
Associate Professor in Gut Immunology and Microbiology Director of Flow Cytometry and Gut Model Services Programme Director for BSc Nutrition and BSc Nutrition and Food Science |
Intestinal bacteria influence on the development of the immune system |
| Dr Stella Lignou | Associate Professor in Sensory and Consumer Science |
Flavour profile of fresh produce, consumers’ responses to sustainable packaging and innovative technologies such as 3D Food Printing and Virtual Reality, development of products for targeted groups of people (older adults, cancer patients) |
| Professor Julie Lovegrove |
Hugh Sinclair Professor of Human Nutrition Director of the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition Deputy Director of the Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR) |
Dietary fats, carbohydrates, flavonoids, cardiometabolic risk, nutrient-gene interaction |
| Professor Lisa Methven |
Professor in Food and Sensory Science Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research (Agriculture, Food and Health) |
Sensory science, taste and flavour chemistry and perception, the effects of age on sensory perception, individual differences in sensory perception, the effects of plant phytochemicals on consumer acceptance |
| Dr Charlotte Mills |
Associate Professor in Human Nutrition Head of Outreach and Communications |
Maximising the cardiometabolic health impact of plant bioactives |
| Professor Keshavan Niranjan |
Professor of Food Bioprocessing Director of Global Engagement |
Food engineering, bubble containing foods, high pressure processing, food packaging for functionality and sustainability, frying, aqueous and enzymatic edible oil extraction |
| Justine Norris |
Lecturer in Food Quality Management Systems
Programme Director for MSc Food Science and MSc Food Technology - Quality Assurance Postgraduate Taught Admissions Tutor Placement Tutor |
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| Dr Maria Jose Oruna-Concha |
Associate Professor in Food Chemistry Programme Director for BSc Food Science and BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing |
Flavour formation (via Maillard reaction), analysis of food components contributing to taste (including umami & kokumi), analysis and characterization of phytochemicals, recovery of functional ingredients from waste streams, acrylamide |
| Dr Ezgi Ozen |
Lecturer in Human Nutrition Programme Director for MSc Nutrition and Food Science |
Obesity, nutrient-gene interaction, impact of diet on body fat distribution and appetite regulation, nutrition and ageing |
| Professor Jane K. Parker |
Professor of Flavour Chemistry Head of Food Research Group Flavour Centre Manager |
Flavour chemistry (particularly industry related projects), flavour analysis, GC-Olfactometry, reaction mechanisms for Maillard reaction, lipid degradation, acrylamide formation, optimisation of aroma, mathematical modelling of flavour formation pathways, interaction of aroma compounds with the food matrix, kinetics, smoke |
| Professor Bob Rastall |
Professor of Food Biotechnology School Director of Academic Tutoring |
Prebiotics, probiotics, gut microbial ecology, enzyme technology, carbohydrate bioengineering |
| Professor Jeremy P E Spencer |
Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Medicine Research Division Lead |
Dietary phytochemicals and brain function; Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease; flavonoids and other (poly)phenols and their influence on brain health |
| Dr Restituto Tocmo |
Lecturer in Food and Nutritional Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Tutor |
Diet and immune function, dietary bioactives and their cellular antioxidant mechanisms, plant protein bioconversion, isolation and characterisation of dietary bioactives |
| Professor Carol Wagstaff |
Professor of Crop Quality for Health |
Food systems, food equity, quality of horticultural crops, including the nutritional value, appearance, flavour and shelf life, supporting consumers to make healthy dietary choices |
| Dr Gemma Walton |
Associate Professor in Metagenomics PI of BBSRC OIRC hub INFORM Head of Food Microbial Sciences Unit |
Gut health, microbiome, links between the gut microbiota and health, prebiotics and probiotics, gut brain axis, iron metabolism, equine microbiota |
| Dr Anisha Wijeyesekera |
Associate Professor in Human Microbiome Studies Co-Director of Postgraduate Research Studies |
Molecular phenotyping, gut microbiota-host interactions, diet and age associated health outcomes |
| Professor Parveen Yaqoob |
Professor of Nutritional Physiology Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation |
Diet, immunity, inflammation, vascular function |
Centres, Networks and Partnerships
| Name | Position and Responsibilities | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Bailey | Knowledge Exchange Fellow |
BBSRC OIRC hub INFORM |
| Jane Bradbeer | Project Manager | FoodSEqual Health |
| Samantha Dakeyne | Hugh Sinclair Unit Manager | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Dilaru Dericioglu |
Network Manager | Food4Years |
| Leidy Johana Diaz Galeano |
Research Nurse | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Tracey Duncombe |
Knowledge Exchange Fellow |
Transforming the UK Food system |
| Andrea Gough |
Operations Manager | National Centre for Biotechnology Education |
| Judith Holder |
Technician | National Centre for Biotechnology Education |
| Dr Rose Holyoak | FoodBioSystems EDI Coordinator |
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| Sandra Ilett |
Hugh Sinclair Unit Manager | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Dr Sameer Khalil Ghawi |
Food Processing Centre Manager |
Food Processing Centre |
| Dr Fiona Lane | Head of NCBE; SCFP Director of Outreach | National Centre for Biotechnology Education |
| Fiona Lee | INFORM Hub Manager | BBSRC OIRC hub INFORM |
| Dr Alice Mauchline | Director of FoodBioSystems DTP | |
| Rada Mihaylova | Research Nurse | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Oyin Olotu | Research Technician | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Dr Carlos Poveda Turrado | Research Technician | Flow Cytometry Facility |
| Rachel Sutton |
Administrative Assistant (Fresh Street) |
FoodSEqual Health |
| Dr Jane Westwell | DTP Manager | |
| Chengyan Zhu |
DTP Finance and Engagement Coordinator |
Research and Teaching
| Name | Position and Responsibilities | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Batool |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Gut microbiota in health and disease, Immunological markers for improving gut mucosal barrier |
| Dr Raja Buatig |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Martin Chadwick | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Sensory science, analytical chemistry, food security and sustainability |
| Dr Sasha Dahl | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Gut health and function, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics. Relationships between gut health, nutrition and disease. Correlations between disorders in the gut microbiome and disease states |
| Dr Rosalind Fallaize | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Human nutrition |
| Dr Michelle Felton |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Emma Holland |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Eve Kelly |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Shubham Mandliya |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Joao Mendes Reboleira |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Fatemeh Mirpoor |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Vic Norton |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
Sensory science, individual differences, consumer-centric approaches, sustainability, food intake, education, targeted populations |
| Dr Manik Puranik |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Postharvest biochemistry, sensory science, nutritional biomarkers, food insecurity |
| Dr Patricia Sanz Morales |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
Metabonomic and microbiome-based approaches for improved cognitive and gut health in military personnel |
| Dr Vishnu Selvaraju |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Michelle Thomas | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Food insecurity, diet and micronutrients |
| Dr Rosie Tsikritzi |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
Food science, food processing, ingredient functionality and food reformulation, food systems, healthy diets, sustainability |
| Dr Michelle Weech | Senior Research Fellow | Dietary assessment (including novel technologies), diet quality and dietary patterns, personalised nutrition, relationships between diet and cardiometabolic disease risk |
Professor Emeritus & Visiting Professors and Fellows
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Professor David Baines | Visiting Professor |
| Professor Paul Berryman | Visiting Professor |
| Professor Geoffrey Campbell-Platt | Professor Emeritus of Food Technology |
| Professor Julian Cooper | Visiting Professor |
| Libby Good | Guest Lecturer |
| Professor Mike Gordon | Professor Emeritus of Food Chemistry |
| Dr Alistair Grandison | Honorary Fellow |
| Professor George Grimble | Visiting Professor |
| Professor Tony Hines | Visiting Professor |
| Professor Basil Jarvis | Visiting Professor |
| Dr David Jukes | Honorary Fellow |
| Professor David Ledward | Professor Emeritus of Food Science |
| Dr Mike Lewis | Honorary Fellow |
| Professor Hal MacFie | Visiting Professor |
| Dr Oonagh Markey | Visiting Fellow |
| Professor Don Mottram | Professor Emeritus of Food Chemistry |
| Professor David Richardson | Visiting Professor |
| Professor Ian Rowland | Professor Emeritus of Human Nutrition |
| Professor David Schofield | Professor Emeritus of Cereal Biochemistry |
| Dr Rebecca Smith | Visiting Fellow |
| Professor David Thomson | Visiting Professor |
| Chris Wells | Visiting Professor |