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Our FoodBioSystems DTP 2023 cohort of researchers are working on 29 projects that span the food system from farm to fork.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the projects in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Research area<\/strong><\/td>\nProject title<\/strong><\/td>\nLead Supervisor\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nCo-Supervisor \/ University<\/strong><\/td>\nDoctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAberystwyth University<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security \/ Plant & Crop Systems<\/td>\nGrainQuest \u2013 using Artifical Intelligence and high resolution multimodal imaging to dissect the developmental and genetic basis of seed composition<\/a><\/td>\nJohn Doonan<\/td>\nSimon Cameron, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nDavid Evershed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security \/ Plant & Crop systems<\/td>\nUnpicking the causes of infertility in wheat triggered by temperature stress<\/a><\/td>\nDylan Phillips<\/td>\nJake Bishop, University of Reading<\/td>\nLouis Samuel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/ Plant & crop systems<\/td>\nNew software to detect horizontal gene transfer in microbiomes: from forage to the rumen<\/a><\/td>\nMartin Swain<\/td>\nChris Creevey, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nJack Crosby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nRuminating over host-parasite interaction models for fluke driven immune responses.<\/a><\/td>\nRuth Wonfor<\/td>\nMark Robinson, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nCorey Steele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrunel University<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food safety \/ Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nEnhancing seaweed aquaculture for alternative animal feeds<\/a><\/td>\nLorna Anguilano<\/td>\nPamela Walsh, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nSara Fernando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCranfield University<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food safety & food authenticity<\/td>\nFood Authenticity: Targeted and untargeted DNA barcoding approaches for traceability of cross-contamination and adulteration in animal and plant-based foods<\/a><\/td>\nMaria Anastasiadi<\/td>\nKatrina Campbell, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nZahra Karimi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/ Soil systems<\/td>\nBreaking new ground: using X-rays to study how roots penetrate through soil parent materials<\/a><\/td>\nDan Evans<\/td>\nTom Sizmur, University of Reading<\/td>\nPaul Chaibva<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decarbonising food systems \/Soil systems<\/td>\nThe impacts of regenerative farming on soil carbon, structure and biodiversity across spatio-temporal scales<\/a><\/td>\nAlice Johnston<\/td>\nLiz Shaw, University of Reading<\/td>\nNaomi Yamamoto-Mclean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant \/ crop systems<\/td>\nPlant pathogen control with engineered cysteine rich antimicrobial peptides<\/a><\/td>\nZoltan Kevei<\/td>\nGareth Griffith, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nAnkita Debnath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nQueen’s University Belfast<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food safety & food authenticity<\/td>\nDeveloping next-generation portable rapid tests for food authenticity<\/a><\/td>\nKatrina Campbell<\/td>\nSarah Needs, University of Reading<\/td>\nLana Watt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/\u00a0Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nComparative and functional genomics to unveil liver fluke sexual development.<\/a><\/td>\nAaron Maule<\/td>\nKarl Hoffmann, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nEilis Begley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nAutomated monitoring of health and welfare in groups of pigs using evidential reasoning and video-analytics<\/a><\/td>\nNiall McLaughlin<\/td>\nAlasdair Cook, University of Surrey<\/td>\nAli Egemen Tasoren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/\u00a0Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nApplication of machine learning to genomic selection of dairy cattle through improved feed efficiency complex prediction<\/a><\/td>\nMark Mooney<\/td>\nFaisal Rezwan, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nEdwin Ong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decarbonising food systems \/ Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nHelminth extracellular vesicles \u2013 the key to reducing methane emissions from farmed livestock?<\/a><\/td>\nMark Robinson<\/td>\nRuss Morphew, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nShauna Clancy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decarbonising food systems \/ Animal health and livestock agricultural systems<\/td>\nInsects for sustainable animal feed: Livestock farming in a climate change challenged world<\/a><\/td>\nKaterina Theodoridou<\/td>\nSokratis Stergiadis, University of Reading<\/td>\nKieran Robertson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nUniversity of Reading<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alternative food systems \/ decarbonising food systems<\/td>\nHigh moisture extrusion technology assisted by enzymatic protein-protein crosslinking approach to improve the texture quality of plant-based meat analogues and eliminate the need for additives<\/a><\/td>\nSameer Khalil Gawi<\/td>\nGeorge Fern, Brunel University<\/td>\nDaniele Patrizio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security & inclusive positive nutrition \/ Gut Microbiota<\/td>\nCan probiotics and prebiotics reduce the impact of high protein diets on gut barrier function by modulating the microbiota in sex-dependent manners?<\/a><\/td>\nMarie Lewis<\/td>\ntbc , University of Surrey<\/td>\nJames Choi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/ Food science<\/td>\nA reverse engineering approach to sucrose replacement in biscuits: modelling texture<\/a><\/td>\nStella Lignou<\/td>\nGareth Tribello, Queen’s University Belfast<\/td>\nAna Maria Gomez Betancur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/ Plant & crop systems<\/td>\nHow to improve measurement of major wheat diseases using artificial intelligence?<\/a><\/td>\nJohn Hammond<\/td>\nRonald Corstanje, Cranfield University<\/td>\nJack Rich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant & crop systems<\/td>\nSmart control of crop diseases: how can we best combine fungicides and plant resistance genes?<\/a><\/td>\nDonal O’Sullivan<\/td>\nMartin Swain, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nHarry Simmonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security \/ human nutrition<\/td>\nUnderstanding the mechanism of cardiovascular disease reduction and cognitive enhancement by dietary flavanols: the impact of flavanols on blood rheology and erythrocyte deformability<\/a><\/td>\nJeremy Spencer<\/td>\nChristian Heiss, University of Surrey<\/td>\nEmily Waterfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data-intensive bioscience \/ Gut microbiota<\/td>\nPrecision Nutrition for Gut Health: Development of a novel seaweed-containing, gut microbiota targeted nutraceutical<\/a><\/td>\nAnisha Wijeysekera<\/td>\nJessica Adams, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nHolly Sedgwick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nUniversity of Surrey<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decarbonising food systems<\/td>\nBIO-ESPRESSO: Bio-Electrochemical System for Product REcovery from Spent Substrate cOffee waste<\/a><\/td>\nClaudio Avignone Rossa<\/td>\nStuart Wagland, Cranfield University<\/td>\nOludotun Olaoye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security \/ human nutrition<\/td>\nEfficacy, application and consumer acceptance of plant-based proteins for metabolic health<\/a><\/td>\nAdam Collins<\/td>\nDaniele Asioli, University of Reading<\/td>\nYana Petkova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microbial food safety \/ animal health<\/td>\nNew tools for Rapid Field Detection of clinical biomarkers in poultry<\/a><\/td>\nRoberto La Ragione<\/td>\nSarah Needs, University of Reading<\/td>\nNicole Gilardi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human nutrition<\/td>\nAnthocyanins, Microbiome and Healthy Aging<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0Julie Hunt<\/td>\n\u00a0Glenn Gibson, University of Reading<\/td>\nMichael Sammels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human nutrition<\/td>\nInteraction between Iron Status and Vitamin D Health in Ethnic Groups – Implications for Immune Function<\/a><\/td>\nSusan Lanham-New<\/td>\nJulie Lovegrove, University of Reading<\/td>\nEmily Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food security \/ human nutrition<\/td>\nInsects as a novel source of dietary protein: Does it have legs?<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0Ralph Manders<\/td>\nRhys Thatcher, Aberystwyth University<\/td>\nJames Rutherford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food safety & food authenticity<\/td>\nNanoplastics in the food chain: from food, to cells, to function<\/a><\/td>\nMatthew Parker<\/td>\nMark Dallas, University of Reading<\/td>\nPooja Ram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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