Researcher

Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Senior Advisor
A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (A*STAR SIFBI)Christiani Jeyakumar Henry is a Senior Advisor at A*STAR. He obtained a PhD degree in nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Henry’s research focuses on translating nutrition research into food applications. In 2010, he was awarded the British Nutrition Foundation Prize for his outstanding contributions to nutrition, and in 2019, he was awarded the Kellogg’s International award for food research that led to a global impact.
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