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The EDESIA supervisory pool is composed of members of partner institutions across the Norwich Research Park, from senior investigators to early career researchers. Examples of supervisors within the EDESIA community are provided below and are listed according to partner institution. This list of researchers is not exhaustive and is expected to grow through the duration of the programme.
All students will be supported by an experienced mentor in their initial year to help with the selection of rotations and training. During their substantive PhD project, students will have a supervisory team with at least two academics, with the possibility of additional supervisors at the student’s request (e.g. for gender balance or additional expertise).
Primary supervisors will be expected to have significant research funding and a track record of research outputs. They will also have excellent records of supervision and training, including in Equality and Diversity.
University of East Anglia (UEA)
Prof. Tracey Chapman | Professor of Evolutionary Genetics
more...Research Area - Effects of diet, sexual selection and sexual conflict on lifespan and life history in model fruit fly systems
Prof. Ian M Clark | Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology
more...Research Area - The role of diet-derived bioactives in cartilage homeostasis and osteoarthritis
Dr. Rose Davidson | Lecturer in Nutrition and Biomedicine
more...Research Area – Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Prof. Andrew Fearne | Professor of Value Chain Management
more...Research Area - Food supply chains and purchasing behaviour
Dr Jelena Gavrilovic | Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology
more...Research Area - Human inflammatory conditions in ex vivo systems; mechanisms underpinning healthy and pathological tissue responses
Prof. Simone Immler | Professor of Genetics and Reproduction
more...Research Area – Organisms and the Environment
Dr. Gwen Le Gall | Lecturer in Nutritional Biochemistry
more...Research Area – Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Prof. Anne Marie Minihane | Professor of Nutrigenetics
more...Research Area - apoE genotype, n-3 fatty acids and cardio-metabolic and cognitive health
Prof. Maria O'Connell | Professor of Cell Biology
more...Research Area - Investigating plant natural products as therapeutics and nutraceuticals in inflammation
Dr. Derek Warren | Associate Professor in Pharmacology
more...Research Area – Molecular and Tissue Pharmacology
Prof. Ailsa Welch | Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology
more...Research Area – Effects of Nutrition on Ageing
John Innes Centre (JIC)
Dr Janneke Balk | Project Leader
more...Research Area - Iron metabolism in plants and microbes, including iron biofortification of wheat to improve human nutrition
Prof. Cathie Martin FRS | Project Leader
more...Research Area - Specialised metabolism in plants, Chinese Traditional Medicine, nutritional analysis of plant-based foods, plant breeding, plant genomics
Dr David Seung | Project leader
more...Research Area - Investigating molecular mechanisms of starch synthesis in plants and their applications in crop improvement
Prof. Cristobal Uauy | Project leader
more...Research Area - Wheat genetics and genomics to enhance protein and micronutrient content in the grain
Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB)
Dr Cathrina Edwards | Career Track Research Leader
more...Research Area - Manipulating plant food structure to optimise the bioaccessibility of starch and other nutrients in pulses
Prof. Nathalie Juge | Research Leader
more...Research Area - Role of host and dietary glycans in the interaction between gut microbes and the host
Dr Paul Kroon | Research Leader
more...Research Area - Interaction of dietary polyphenols with the gut microbiota and host and benefits to cardiometabolic health
Dr Stephen Robinson | Research Leader
more...Research Area - Gut Microbes and Health; specifically related to vascular health and cancer
Dr Maria Traka | Deputy Head of Food Databanks National Capability; Research Leader
more...Research Area - Food composition, dietary assessment and metabolic monitoring, effect of food on metabolism, disease prevention, clinical studies
Dr Frederick Warren | Career Track Research Leader
more...Research Area - Structural analysis and digestion of fermentable carbohydrates