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Professor Baukje de Roos is a nutrition scientist and Deputy Director of the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen. Her research assesses novel mechanisms through which dietary fatty acids and plant polyphenols affect the development of major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, and resilience to disease development. This is achieved not only by measuring their effect on validated risk markers but also by assessing their effect on novel biomarkers that are currently being identified through nutrigenomics technologies. She is the CEO of the European Nutrigenomics Organisation (NuGO), a network of over 25 Universities and Research Institutes across Europe, focusing on jointly developing the existing research area of nutrigenomics, molecular nutrition and personalised nutrition. Her expertise in the area of diet and health has formed the basis of significant contracts and consultancies with various large food companies, the food and drink support sector and national UK television.