Dr Emily Prpa is an award-winning nutrition scientist and microbiome researcher with a PhD from King’s College London. Her research career began by investigating the therapeutic potential of plant bioactives in the prevention and management of cardiometabolic disease. Following her PhD, Emily advised UK food policy as a Research Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, before building a career at the intersection of science, industry, and communication. Today, her research focuses on the role of diet and microbial-related interventions in modulating the gut microbiome to promote health and wellbeing.

She is a Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London, an industry nutritionist, and one of the UK’s leading science communicators. Emily frequently features in the media and is well known on social media as a trusted voice in wellbeing.

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