Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Profile
Research Interests:
My research interests are centred around food safety and human nutrition. Key interests include:
- Chemical contaminants in foods and primary agricultural production
- Contaminant exposure assessment in human populations using biomarkers
- Assessment of toxicity of contaminant using in vitro models of the human gut
- Microbial metabolism of nutrients and contaminants by gut microbiota
- Host-microbe interactions that affect gut health
Activities:
- Member of the FSS/Rowett Mycotoxin working group (since 2020)
- Member of the UK Food Standards Agency Register of Specialists (Food safety – chemical contaminants & additives, since 2019)
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (since 2019)
- Grant reviewer: BBSRC (since 2019), French National Research Agency (2013-2017)
- Editorial board member: Frontiers in Predictive Toxicity (since 2010)
- Member of organising committee: Biannual Rowett-INRA Symposium on Gut Microbiology (since 2009)
- Member of the Rowett Human Study Ethics Review Panel (since 2016)
- Member of the Rowett Athena Swan Equality and Diversity Team (since 2017)
Supervision:
- PhD student (2019-2022): Candida albicans infection of the human gut using human intestinal organoid cultures. Funded by NC3Rs.
- PhD student (2017-2021): Interactions between food-borne mycotoxins and human gut microbiota. Funded by Elphinstone scholarship.
- PhD student (2011-2015): Studies on the influence of essential oils on human gut bacteria and colonic cells. Funded by Agolin ltd.
Teaching:
- Coordinator of MSc course Clinical Nutrition (since 2018)
- Coordinator of MSc course Foundations of Nutrition (2016-2018)
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Life Sciences & Medicine, PhD, Food toxicology: Aflatoxin binding by Probiotics – Experimental studies on intestinal aflatoxin transport, metabolism and toxicity.
Award Date: 5 Apr 2007
Life Sciences & Medicine, Masters Degree, Human Nutrition: Study on the interaction between Probiotic bacteria and aflatoxin B1., University of Vienna
Award Date: 2 May 2002
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Butyrate-producing bacteria as probiotic supplement: beneficial effects on metabolism and modulation of behaviour in an obesity mouse model
Garcia-Serrano, A. M., Skoug, C., Axling, U., Korhonen, E. R., Teixeira, C., Ahrén, I. L., Mukhopadhya, I., Boteva, N., Martin, J., Scott, K., Gratz, S., Stenkula, K. G., Holm, C. & Duarte, J. M. N., Jan 2025, In: Beneficial Microbes. p. 109-124 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel insights into carbohydrate utilisation, antimicrobial resistance, and sporulation potential in Roseburia intestinalis isolates across diverse geographical locations
Mukhopadhya, I. (Corresponding Author), Martin, J., Shaw, S., Gutierrez Torrejon, M., Boteva, N., McKinley, A. J., Gratz, S. & Scott, K. (Corresponding Author), 2025, In: Gut Microbes. 17, 1, 23 p., 2473516.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Frequent Dietary Multi-Mycotoxin Exposure in UK Children and Its Association with Dietary Intake
Cantlay, L., Charusalaipong, P., Gordon, M.-J., de Souza, N., Horgan, G. W., Bates, R. L. & Gratz, S. (Corresponding Author), 28 May 2024, In: Toxins. 16, 6, 13 p., 251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Butyrate-producing bacteria as probiotic supplement: beneficial effects on metabolism and modulation of behavior in an obesity mouse model
Garcia-Serrano, A. M., Skoug, C., Axling, U., Korhonen, E. R., Teixeira, C., Ahrén, I. L., Mukhopadhya, I., Boteva, N., Martin, J., Scott, K., Gratz, S., Stenkula, K. G., Holm, C. & Duarte, J. M. N. (Corresponding Author), 4 Nov 2023, bioRxiv, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Free and Modified Mycotoxins in Organic and Conventional Oats (Avena sativa L.) Grown in Scotland
Daud, N., Currie, V., Duncan, G., Filipe, J. A. N., Yoshinari, T., Stoddart, G., Roberts, D. & Gratz, S. W. (Corresponding Author), 28 Mar 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 4, 12 p., 247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Comparison of microbial signatures between paired faecal and rectal biopsy samples from healthy volunteers using next-generation sequencing and culturomics
Mukhopadhya, I. (Creator), Martin, J. C. (Creator), Shaw, S. (Creator), McKinley, A. J. (Creator), Gratz, S. W. (Creator) & Scott, K. P. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6249986.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Comparison_of_microbial_signatures_between_paired_faecal_and_rectal_biopsy_samples_from_healthy_volunteers_using_next-generation_sequencing_and_culturomics/6249986/1
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Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Critical appraisal of literature to assess evidence
Poobalan, A. (Speaker), Gratz, S. (Organiser) & Kyle, J. (Speaker)
14 Dec 2020 → 15 Dec 2020Activity: Disseminating Research › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Aberdeen Uni researcher in groundbreaking study on crop contaminants
4/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research