- Academic
- Centres, Networks and Partnerships
- Research and Teaching
- Professor Emeritus & Visiting Professors and Fellows
Academic
| Name | Position and responsibilities | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Atefeh Amiri |
Lecturer in Food Sciences | Physical chemistry and materials science, rheology and interfacial properties, food structure design and functionality |
| Dr Stephanie Bull | Lecturer in Sensory Science; Sensory Science Centre Manager; Admissions Tutor (Undergraduate) | Sensory science, oral processing, physicochemical interactions, protein-polysaccharide interactions, texture perception, virtual reality in sensory evaluation |
| Professor Dimitris Charalampopoulos | Professor in Food Biotechnology | Food waste valorisation, industrial biotechnology, functional foods |
| Dr Afroditi Chatzifragkou | Associate Professor in 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 | Meat processing technology, carcinogen formation in meat products, salt and fat reduction |
| 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 | Associate Professor in Food Processing; Head of Department; Head of the Food Processing Centre | 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 |
| Professor Glenn Gibson |
Professor of Food Microbiology; Head of Food Microbial Sciences Unit | Gut microbiology, prebiotics, probiotics |
| 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); Programme Director for BSc Nutrition, BSc Nutrition and Food Science and BSc Nutrition with Food Consumer Sciences; School Director of Postdoctoral Researchers |
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 |
| 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; Head of Flow Cytometry Centre | Intestinal bacteria influence on the development of the immune system |
| Dr Stella Lignou | Associate Professor in Sensory and Consumer Science; Programme Director for MSc Food Science and MSc Food Technology - Quality Assurance; Admissions Tutor (Postgraduate Taught) |
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; Director of FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership | 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 | Hugh Sinclair Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences; Programme Director for MSc Nutrition and Food Science | 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; Placement Tutor |
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| Dr Maria Jose Oruna-Concha | Associate Professor in Food Chemistry; Programme Director for BSc Food Science and 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 |
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 |
Diet and immune function, dietary bioactives and their cellular antioxidant mechanisms, plant protein bioconversion, isolation and characterisation of dietary bioactives |
| Professor Carol Wagstaff |
Professor in Crop Quality for Health; Research Dean for Agriculture, Food and Health; Director of AgriFood Training Partnership |
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; Outreach Officer for FNS; Acting MSc Examinations Officer for FNS |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Dimitris Balagiannis | Senior Research Fellow | Flavour Centre |
| Samantha Dakeyne | Hugh Sinclair Unit Manager | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Leidy Johana Diaz Galeano |
Research Nurse | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Dr Sameer Khalil Ghawi | Food Technologist | Food Processing Centre |
| Sandra Ilett |
Hugh Sinclair Unit Manager | Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition |
| Fiona Lee | Administrative Coordinator | AgriFood Training Partnership |
| 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 |
| Dr Jane Westwell | DTP Manager | FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership |
Research and Teaching
| Name | Position and Responsibilities | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Paulina Anguiano Arreola |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
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| Dr Cristina Argudin Violante |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Maria Batool |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Gut microbiota in health and disease, Immunological markers for improving gut mucosal barrier |
| Dr Martin Chadwick | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Sensory science, analytical chemistry, food security and sustainability |
| Dr Rosalind Fallaize | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Human nutrition |
| Emma Holland |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Yankho Kaimila |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
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| Eve Kelly |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Fatemeh Mirpoor |
Postdoctoral Research Associate |
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| Dr Vic Norton |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
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| Dr Michelle Thomas | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Food insecurity, diet and micronutrients |
| Rosie Tsikritzi |
Postdoctoral Research Assistant |
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| Dr Michelle Weech | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Dietary fat and cardiovascular 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 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 |
| Andrew Wilbey | Honorary Fellow |