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I am a microbiologist at the Rowett Institute and my research interests include anaerobic microbiology and metabolite profiling of gut microbial communities, including studies on controlled human dietary intervention studies to gain information on the dynamics of the gut microbiota, inter-individual colonic microbial variability and the responsiveness of the gut microbiota to dietary shifts. I have isolated and characterised some of the key bacterial species from the human colon that degrade prebiotics and complex fibres and studies on these isolates has led to identity of which species make a
Vanessa is a principal investigator and registered nutritionist. Her research interest is in how bioactive components from the diet may help improve health, using a combination of clinical and dietary intervention trials, and experimental models of health and disease. Vanessa’s current research focuses on how polyphenol-rich foods may improve heart health, in collaboration with the NHS.
Wendy is the Gut Health theme lead and Professor of Molecular Nutrition at the Rowett Institute. Her research focuses on developing healthy foods as part of a resilient food supply chain. This includes identifying the potential of plant-based crops, particularly in protein provision for the future and the exploitation of underutilised species to improve both nutrition and agrobiodiversity. Wendy works closely with both Scottish and Global Food Producers, as well as the wider Food and Drink Industry to identify new opportunities and was awarded FDF ‘Scientist of the Year’ for this work.
Claus is a senior statistician with BioSS, based at the Rowett Institute also collaborating with scientists from the James Hutton Institute and SRUC. He specializes in statistical bioinformatics particularly focusing on the analysis of gene expression data. Claus also has experience in the analysis of nutritional studies and long-term field trials.
I am a Principal Statistician at BioSS and have worked on a wide range of applications of data analysis in health studies, as well as arranging and delivering training in statistics. More details at http://www.bioss.ac.uk/people/graham.html
I am a Principal Investigator at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen in the Gut Microbiology group. My research interests include understanding how diet impacts the structure and function of the microbial community in the human large intestine, and establishing how bacterial gene expression responds to diet and interactions with other bacteria. Another key research interest is understanding the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes. This involves investigating spread through the food chain, the presence of identical genes on unrelated bacterial species, and the role
I am a principal investigator and the research in my laboratory is focused on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the diet. During food processing AGEs are formed as the result of the Maillard reaction and are absorbed by the body during digestion. To investigate how dietary AGEs contribute to diet induced conditions such as type 2 diabetes and dementia, we are using human intervention studies to test the effects of highly processed foods high in AGEs on sensitive measures of metabolic health and cognition. I am also researching the role of processing methods in improving food quality