Alan Walker
+44 (0)1224 438739
The Rowett Institute
Ashgrove Rd W
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Biography
I am a microbiologist at the Rowett Institute. My research investigates how the diet that we eat influences the microbes that live in our intestines, and in turn what impacts these diet-microbe interactions might have on our health. Work carried out at The Rowett has identified many of the key gut bacteria that respond to specific components of our diet, and we are now working to better understand the roles that these diet-responsive gut bacteria might play in the human body, for example by protecting us from invading pathogens that can cause disease. Ultimately, knowledge gained should feed into innovative attempts to develop microbiome-directed foods or therapeutic interventions. You can find out more about my research here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/alan.walker
