Professor Chris Elliott has over 30 years’ experience working in the measurement of contaminants in food and feed. Professor Elliott is the founder of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and his main research interests are in the development of innovative techniques to provide early warning of contaminant threats across complex feed, food and environmental systems. He has developed and validated targeted immune-based rapid screening tools and both targeted and untargeted confirmatory analytical techniques based on mass spectrometry. Many of these have been commercialised or implemented in governmental monitoring programmes. He led the UK review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks following the 2013 Horsemeat scandal. He was also responsible for the establishment of the UK Food Industry Intelligence network where data of authenticity testing are exchanged between the top 45 UK food companies. In 2015, he helped establish Food Fortress (www.foodfortress.co.uk), an academic/industry lead collaboration between the Institute for Global Food Security (Queen’s University Belfast) and Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA). Professor Elliott has worked closely with many government departments/agencies such as DEFRA, FSA, Department of Health and the Home Office, in addition to having very strong collaborations with large sectors of the UK food industry and the UK animal feed industry. Strong links have been retained with all these sectors. Professor Elliott also provides scientific support to UN agencies such as the IAEA and World Food Programme

Registered Public Health Nutritionist, research interests fall within the area of public health nutrition, specifically collecting and examining data arising from national food consumption surveys such as intakes of foods, dietary supplements, food ingredients and nutrients. Also interested in relating this data to health outcomes including biomarkers of nutritional status and of metabolic health. A specific research interest is in modelling risk of exposure to food borne chemicals, she is experienced in the dissemination of public health messages using a variety of media. Module coordinator of the Undergraduate module Clinical Nutrition (SCM3001) on the Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition BSc Programme and Distance Learning Module Global Food Standards and Legislation (BIO8102). Also contributes to modules BIO1302 (Fundamentals of Nutrition and Food Policy), BIO2302 (Food Choice, Diet and Health), BIO3301 (Food Supply Chain Safety and Security) and ALU8002 (Advanced Food Bioanalysis). Supervises Honours projects for Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition students (BSc and MSci), Biology students (BSc) and Advanced Food Safety (MSc).

Dr Julie Meneely is a Senior Research Fellow employed in IGFS, QUB. She has over 20 years’ experience as a researcher within academia and industry with a strong background in food and feed quality and safety, with a particular focus on mycotoxins. Dr Meneely has significant knowledge in the development and validation of rapid diagnostics for contaminants in food and feed, particularly in enzyme linked immunosorbent assays, surface plasmon resonance immunoassays and lateral flow devices. She is highly experienced in managing complex projects within time and budgetary constraints and has been involved in collaborations with universities, research institutes and international companies. She was appointed the Biotoxin Research Team Manager within Professor Elliot’s research group in IGFS, QUB.

Dr Greer is a post-doctoral research fellow in IGFS, QUB, with over 10 years’ experience in analytical chemistry, particularly in the area of LC-MS, with a strong emphasis in natural toxin analysis including mycotoxins. Dr Greer has experience in the development, implementation and validation of various LC-MS methods in the area of natural toxins, including sample preparation techniques. Dr Greer also has many peer reviewed articles in the area of natural toxin analysis and LC-MS, and has been involved in collaborations with other universities, research institutes and industry.