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Professor Gary Williamson

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Professor Gary Williamson

Professor Gary Williamson

School of Biological Sciences

My research focuses on all aspects of food, nutrition and health including antioxidants, food supplements, plant chemicals, polyphenols, phenolics, analytical chemistry, food processing, ultra-processed foods, food health claims, food chemistry, human clinical studies related to food and supplements, metabolic processes, digestion, physiological responses to food, protein structure, gene expression, omics techniques, obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and biochemical pathways related to food consumption.

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  • g.williamson@qub.ac.uk
  • 028 90974721

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Antioxidants
  • Polyphenols
  • Phenolics
  • Analytical chemistry
  • Food processing
  • Ultra-processed foods
  • Human clinical studies related to food and supplements
  • Digestion
  • Omics techniques
  • Insulin resistance
  • Postprandial biochemical pathways

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Dietary polyphenols and new foods for management of inflammatory bowel diseases

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  • Successfully supervised 55 PhD students so far

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