Professor Clare Wall
Head of Discipline, Nutrition and Dietetics, UoA
Clare’s main research focus is the interrelationship between the determinants of nutritional status and health outcomes in the paediatric population.
Dr Nicole Roy
Principle Scientist, Massey University
Nicole’s research focuses on unlocking the science of how food affects human gastrointestinal health.
Professor Warren McNabb
Deputy Director, Riddet Institute
Warren’s research focuses on nutrigenomics and nutritional epigenetics, on food-host-microbial interactions and food for human wellbeing.
Dr Olivier Gasser
Immunology team leader, Malaghan Institute
Olivier’s research focus is on the communication between the immune system and host metabolism, with a strong emphasis on the gut and its resident microbes.
Dr Tommi Vatanen
Senior Research Fellow, UoA
Tommi is a computational biologist with wide expertise in human microbiome research.
Dr Amy Lovell
Project Manager, Discipline of Nutrition, UoA
Amy is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian, who completed her PhD in early life nutrition ensuring that children have the best start to a lifetime of eating.
Dr Robyn Lawrence
Trial Coordinator, Discipline of Nutrition, UoA
Robyn is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian interested in maternal and child nutrition and holds a PhD in Perinatal Science.
Xiaoxi Fu
PhD Student, Discipline of Nutrition, UoA
Xiaoxi is interested in paediatric nutrition and is pursuing her PhD in the relationship between first foods and sleep health.
Nisha Mahawar
Research Assistant, Discipline of Nutrition, UoA
Nisha recently completed her Master of Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Auckland.
Sharon Wu
Research Assistant, Discipline of Nutrition, UoA
Sharon is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian and has recently completed her PhD in Health Science at the University of Auckland.
Jacqui Tonkie
PhD student, Riddet Institute, Massey University
Jacqui’s PhD explores complimentary fooding to nourish and support the developing infant
Dr Janine Cooney
Scientist, Plant & Food Research
Dr Eric Altermann
Senior Research Scientist, AgResearch
Dr Wayne Young
Scientist, AgResearch
Dr Karl Fraser
Senior Research Scientist, AgResearch
Dr Jane Mullaney
Research Scientist, AgResearch
Professor Barbara Galland
Research Associate Professor, Otago University
Dr Alejandra Acevedo-Fani
Research Officer, Massey University