Timothy Dinan is Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork. He was previously Chair of Clinical Neurosciences and Professor of Psychological Medicine at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Prior to that, he was a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. He has worked in research laboratories on both sides of the Atlantic and has a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Psychiatrists and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. His main research interest is in the role of the gut microbiota in stress related disorders. He has also worked extensively on the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In 1995 was awarded the Melvin Ramsey Prize for research into the biology of stress. In 2019 he was ranked by Expertscape as the number 1 global expert on the microbiota and also listed in the top 100 Global Makers and Mavericks. He has a h index of 120. His current research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the Health Research Board and European Union. He has published over 500 papers and numerous books on pharmacology and neurobiology. He is on the Editorial Boards of several journals.

Dr. José Ordovás is Senior Scientist and Leader of the Nutrition and Genomics Team at the HNRCA. His research focuses on the genetic factors that predispose individuals to heart disease and obesity as well as the interaction of these genetic factors with the environment and behavioral factors. In particular, Dr. Ordovás examines the impact of diet on genetic factors. He has published well over 780 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and has written numerous reviews and books on these topics. In this regard, Dr. Ordovás is considered one of the founders of nutrigenomics. Dr. Ordovás embraces new areas of nutrigenomics related to the regulation of gene expression by microRNAs and DNA methylation and the relation between genes, chronobiology and obesity.

Dr Denise Furness PhD is a pioneer in the field of nutrigenomics and personalised health with almost 20 years’ experience in the area. She has published her work in peer reviewed journals and has won numerous awards for her research and conference presentations. In 2012, she founded Your Genes and Nutrition and began applying her knowledge in private practice. Denise provides education for health practitioners drawing on her own clinical trials, the latest evidence-based research, as well as government and peak health body guidelines in relation to nutrigenomics, lifestyle, and environmental medicine.

Denise previously worked in the fitness industry and is a certified in various modalities ranging from Tai chi to HIIT style training. Combining these unique skills she aims to help patients overcome health challenges, improve quality of life and reduce the burden of disease.

World-renowned pediatric gastroenterologist, research scientist and entreprenuer Alessio Fasano, MD, directs the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). He is also Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and director of the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center at MGHfC. A professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and professor of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Fasano is author of Gluten Freedom, a book for general readers about celiac disease, gluten-related disorders and the gluten-free diet. He is also co-author with Susie Flaherty of Gut Feelings: The Microbiome and Our Health,
published in March 2021 by MIT Press.

Dr de Jager Loots has a PhD in medicine and a background in biomedical research, neuropsychology and management with an international reputation in the field of ageing, cognition and Alzheimer’s disease with particular expertise in neuropsychological assessment of older people; development & validation of cognitive tests; and in the role of B vitamin status on cognition. She has recently been appointed as the Cognitive Working Group Lead for the World Wide FINGER data harmonisation project covering over 40 countries globally, working with Prof Miia Kivipelto and the Foundation Fingers Brain Health Institute, Stockholm; was appointed Topic Lead in the Nutrition module for the Lifestyle Medicine course, Medical School, ICL and is a Research Fellow and Senior Coordinator at AGE Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London.

 Her primary research and teaching interests lie in early diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other dementias and in pharmacological, psychosocial and lifestyle interventions for persons living with dementia and for prevention of cognitive decline in healthy older adults; particularly via B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients. She has provided input on neuropsychological test batteries for use in clinical trials for treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Her research publications include over 60 publications and 3 editorials; 3 book chapters and over 30 conference proceedings. Dr de Jager-Loots has served as an editorial board member for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Frontiers in Neuroscience and is a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals. She contributed to the Institute for Life Sciences (ILSI) -Europe Nutrition and Cognition Working Group on methodologies to assess long-term effects of nutrition on brain function.