Professor Ian Rowland

Name and title

Professor Ian Rowland, Head of Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) 1^st Class. Microbiology University College London, 1969

PhD University College London, 1973

Registered Nutritionist (2003-)

Honorary Doctorate, University of Gent . Belgium (2005)

Previous employment

1972 – 1980Microbiologist, British Industrial Biological Research Association

1981- 1997 Head of Microbiology and Nutrition, BIBRA

1997-2007 Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Ulster, Coleraine

Current projects

Functional Food development from traditional fermented milks - Research collaboration with Russia - British Council Bridge Grant

Hydrocolloids as functional food ingredients – European Commission.

Effect of lactic acid bacteria on gut and immune function in elderly people – MRC/Yakult studentship

Effect ofprobiotics on Candida infections : Probiotics International studentship

Impact of increasing amounts of flavonoid-rich and flavonoid-poor fruit and vegetables on biomarkers of cancer risk in humans - Alpro Foundation

Current staff/students

Dr Jing Jin

Honglin Dong

Dr Annett Klinder

Dr Priya Ramnani

Sandra Tejero

External responsibilities

Council member of the Nutrition Society (2007)

1997-Associate Editor of Nutrition and Cancer

1998-Editorial Board, Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

1998-Editorial Board, European Journal of Nutrition

2005-Editorial Board, Molecular nutrition and Food research

2002-Editorial Board: Current Opinions in Biotechnology

2004-Member: Nutrition and Ageing task Force British Nutrition Foundation

2005 – 2007 Health Research Board of Ireland, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Project review panel

2007-Member of Board of Governors, British Nutrition Foundation

Teaching responsibilities

Module coordinator : Bioavailability, diet and gut health

Collaborations

University of Ulster

North Caucasus State Technical University, Russia

University of Naples

Scottish Crops Research Institute

AgResearch Grasslands New Zealand