DuPont Nutrition & Health Honors 2016 Science Excellence Medalists
06 Jul 2016 --- The Danisco Foundation has awarded Science Excellence Medals for 2016 to three world renowned scientists for their human microbiota research and its application in the food and nutrition industry.
• DuPont Nutrition & Health Science Excellence Medal:
Juan de Pablo, Professor in Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago – selected for his work in determining and characterizing the process to stabilize live bacteria for survival and extended stability performance after freeze-drying.
Joël Doré, Research Director at INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research) and co-director of the Joint Research Unit for Food and Gut Microbiology for Human Health – selected for his work studying the microbial ecosystem when it comes in contact with food and interpreting the interaction that takes place between human cells and microorganisms. In particular, the role of microbiota in severe chronic diseases.
Ole G. Mouritsen, professor of Biophysics at the University of Southern Denmark and director of the Memphys Center for Biomembrane Physics – selected for his role in combining theoretical, simulated and experimental research within the fields of physics, molecular biophysics, physical chemistry of macromolecules and biological membranes and the translation of this to food science.
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