Current Role

  • Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Reading, UK
    • Director of the Chemical Analysis Facility
    • Research focus: Nutritional biomarkers, polyphenols, and dietary assessment methods
    • Module convenor “Nutritional epidemiology and public health” and undergraduate research projects
    • Examinations Officer
  • ORCID ID 0000-0002-8081-8931
  • See here for publications

Education

  • PhD in Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany (Summa cum laude)
  • Diploma in Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Reading, UK

Professional Experience

  • 2019 – Present: Professor, University of Reading, UK
  • 2014 – 2019: Associate Professor, University of Reading, UK
  • 2010 – 2014: Lecturer in Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Reading, UK
  • 2004 – 2010: Career Development Fellow and Investigator Scientist, MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, UK
  • 2003 – 2004: Technical Specialist, Covance, Inc., Harrogate, UK
  • 2001 – 2003: Postdoctoral Researcher, King’s College London, UK

Research Interests

  • Development of biomarkers for dietary intake and disease risk
  • Impact of polyphenols and bioactives on health
  • Nutritional epidemiology and diet-disease relationships
  • Advanced analytical methods using mass spectrometry