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Research Profile
Research Interests
My research Interests focus on the effect of food system sustainability on product and consumer health. Key interests include:
●role of essential dietary micronutrients and fatty acids in maintaining health/preventing disease
●sustainable aquaculture feeding systems and their benefits to human health
●Sustainable dairy farming systems and effects on milk nutrient quality/healthiness
●how seafood farming systems contribute to nutritional status, health, and socio-economic prosperity
●monitoring heavy metals in foods and the risks to consumer health
●assessing micronutrient levels and bioavailability
●role of genetic variability on micronutrient status and health/disease
Activities
●British Journal of Nutrition, (Deputy Editor), 2019-current
●Journal of Nutritional Science, (Editor), 2014-current
●Preventive Nutrition and Food Science, (Editor), 2012-current
●Member of The Nutrition Society, 2014-current
●Member of ARCH-UK (Aquaculture Research Collaborative Hub UK), 2018-current
●Member of International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development, Aberdeen University), 2018-current
Supervision
●PhD student (2003-2006) ’Fatty acid regulation of adhesion molecule expression in Human vascular cells’
●PhD student(2011-2014) ‘Omega-3 Endocannabinoids: Novel Anticancer Lipid Ethanolamides’
●PhD student(2017-2021) ‘Investigating the interaction of selenium and vitamin D and their effects on oxidative stress and monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion and relevance to atherosclerosis’
●PhD student (2020-2023) ‘The New Iron Age: Investigating the impact of Brain iron on Neurodegeneration’
●PhD student (2019-2023) ‘Zinc isotope ratio analysis using ICP-MS/MS to assess zinc status in vivo and zinc transport in cells.
Teaching
Course coordinator for ‘Nutrition and Health’ (MSc Human Nutrition, MSc Cardiovascular Science & Diabetes)
Education/Academic qualification
Life Sciences & Medicine, PhD, A study of the expression of the copia mobile genetic element of Drosophila melanogaster, University of Dundee
Award Date: 30 Jun 1989
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scottish seaweeds as sustainable sources of micronutrients: mineral composition, vitamin B12 content and safety assessment
Almosa, I. A. I., Bashir, S. & Sneddon, A. (Corresponding Author), Jun 2026, In: Food Science and Nutrition. 14, 6, 12 p., e71988.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Different Cultivation Techniques on the Mineral Nutritional Quality of Selected Vegetables Grown in Saudi Arabia
Almosa, I. (Corresponding Author) & Sneddon, A., 9 Feb 2026, In: Annals of Advances in Chemistry. 10, 1, p. 001–007 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between sex, systemic iron and inflammatory status and subcortical brain iron
Spence, H. (Corresponding Author), Mengoa-Fleming, S., Sneddon, A., McNeil, C. & Waiter, G. (Corresponding Author), Sept 2024, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 60, 5, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between sex, systemic iron and inflammatory status and subcortical brain iron
Spence, H., Mengoa-Fleming, S., Sneddon, A. A., McNeil, C. J. & Waiter, G. D., 22 Aug 2023, bioRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Adolescent girls in aquaculture ecozones at risk of nutrient deficiency in Bangladesh development and validation of an integrated metric
Grieve, E. (Corresponding Author), Mamun, A.-A., de Roos, B., Barman, B. K., Ara, G., Roos, N., Pounds, A., Sneddon, A. A., Murray, F., Ahmed, T. & Little, D. C., 28 Feb 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 13 p., 405.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 3 Editor of research journal / publication series
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Journal of Nutritional Science (Journal)
Sneddon, A. (Peer Review)
Feb 2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal / publication series
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British Journal of Nutrition (Journal)
Sneddon, A. (Peer Review)
1 Feb 2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal / publication series
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Preventative Nutrition and Food Science (Journal)
Sneddon, A. (Peer Review)
1 Mar 2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal / publication series