Professor Susan Fairweather-Tait
Last updated: 18 April 2024
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Skip the menu of subheadings on this page.Professor Fairweather-Tait has a BSc in Food Sciences, and MSc in Nutrition University of London. After her PhD at King’s College London she worked in the food industry for a short while and then moved to the Institute of Food Research, Norwich, initially as a Senior Research Scientist and latterly as Head of the Nutrition Division and Programme Leader for Micronutrients. In 2006 she was offered a personal chair in the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice University of East Anglia (UAE) and moved to UEA in early 2007.
Professor Fairweather-Tait’s research interests include mineral metabolism in humans, micronutrient requirements and dietary reference values, nutrient bioavailability, health claims, and diet and ageing.
Register of interests
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Current
Personal Interests
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Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia (2007-present) |
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Membership, affiliation, trusteeships or decision-making position with relevant organisations |
Project Board for National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (member, representative for SACN) FAO/WHO expert group on nutrient requirements for children 0-36 months - Chair DHSC OHID UK Nutrition and Health Claims Committee - Chair Big C Research Advisory Panel - Member EFSA Working Group on Upper Levels for Vitamins and Minerals - Member UK Scientific Advisory Committee for Nutrition (SACN) - Member Advisory Board for BBSRC OIRC Hub on Biofortification - Member Steering Committee for BBSRC OIRC Hub on Functional Foods - Member 2024 Expert evaluator for EC HORIZON (Apr/June 2024). |
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Expert evaluator for EC HORIZON (Apr/June 2023) Participant in EFSA Thematic Workshop "Derivation of conversion factors for new sources and form of nutrients" (March 2023) Scientific Advisory Committee for New Nordic Nutrition Recommendations - Member (2019 - 2023) Technical Advisory Group for Global Anemia Exemplars - Members (2020 - 2022) Remote expert for Horizon - EIC - 2021 - Transition - Open and Challenges - 01 - Oct/Nov 2021 Scientific and technical support for Review of tolerable upper intake level of iron, completion of questionnaire and attendance at expert hearing session - Oct/Nov 2021 Participant in EFSA workshop on data and methodologies for establishing tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins and minerals - 28-29 Sept 2021 Scientific Review Panel for New Zealand High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge - Member - 2021 IAEA consultants meeting for CRP on long-term iron labelling - 29 June – 1 July 2021 Panel member for the MRC GCRF call on Nutrition and Global Health - 2019-2020 Panel member for the BBSRC GCRF call on Food Nutrition and Health - 2019 Member of European Food Safety Authority DRV Minerals Working Group - 2018 - 2019 |