John Nolan
Health Sciences
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Professor John Nolan is the Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG, www.mprg.ie). His research group studies the role of eye nutrition for vision and prevention of blindness, and current studies are investigating the link between nutrition and brain health and function. He has presented at over 100 international scientific conferences and has published over 76 peer-reviewed scientific papers on his area of research (2297 = citations, H index = 30). He is the editor of a CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group book publication entitled “Carotenoids and Retinal Disease.” He also has editorial roles at the European Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Nolan is also Chair of the International Macular Carotenoids Conference, which is held at Downing College, Cambridge University, UK., see www.macularcarotenoids.org, and is also Chair of the ARVO Macula and Nutrition Group.
Research Interest
Epidemiology research; Heterochromatic flicker photometry; Macular pigment measurement (Maculux, Spectralis); Raman spectroscopy; Fundus photography; High performance liquid chromatography; Analytical techniques in biochemistry; Microbiology techniques; Statistics.
