Chair of Human Microbiome Research, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
● Published >100 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals.
● Received multiple awards and honours including the 2024 Neonatal Society Rising Star, 2023 Applied Microbiology International WH Pierce Prize, 2023 NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize, 2022 Microbiology Society Fleming Prize, and 2021 Lister Institute Research Prize
● Elected to the Royal Society UK Young Academy in 2023
● Editor for the section Microbiota 2023 of Current Opinion in Microbiology
● Current interests (Research, Scientific/Medical): Human milk microbiome and bioactive composition, preterm infant gut microbiome, prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics, and diet-microbe-host interaction and organoid co-culture
