Angelica Kristek
food and nutrition
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Leader the Food Chain and Health sub-theme "Plant Bioactives and Health": Member of the Neuroscience at Reading Steering Committee Member of the Quality Assurance in Research team Seminar coordinator for the Nutrition Research Group
Research Interest
Professor Spencer's research group (currently 4 PDRA's, 1 research nurse, 2 research technicians and 14 PhD students) is recognised as one of the leading groups in the world dedicated to working mechanistically at the interface of dietary phytochemicals and brain function. His initial work focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal death in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Recent interests concern how flavonoids and other (poly)phenols influence brain health through their interactions with specific cellular signalling pathways pivotal in protection against neurotoxins, in preventing neuroinflammation and in controlling memory, learning and neuro-cognitive performance.
