Dr Alan Hernandez Alvarez
@alanfsnleeds
Lecturer at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds. Passionate about plant/alternative proteins and "tunning up" their potential.
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https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/food-nutrition/staff/8812/dr-alan-javier-hernandez-alvarez 15-11-2021 09:11:53
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This is good news for food security, the climate and economic growth. If we continue investing in alternative proteins like this, the UK industry could become the market leader by 2035, worth £6.8bn/yr with 25k new jobs. More on this in our report ➡️ green-alliance.org.uk/publication/ap…
📢📢 The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (#NAPIC) funded by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research , Innovate UK and partners is hiring in a number of exciting #leadership roles across four organisations. Please RT: 1. CEO: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r… 2. Operations Director: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…
Check out our paper "Self-assembly of sustainable plant protein protofilaments into a hydrogel for ultra-low #friction across length scales" published in Communications Materials INRAE European Research Council (ERC) King's College London Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds The Bragg Centre and Royce at Leeds doi.org/10.1038/s43246… Dr Arwen Tyler
Opting for alternative proteins (AP) is a small change we can make to protect our planet and climate 🌍 The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC), dedicated to developing planet-friendly alternatives to animal protein, will be hosted by University of Leeds 🌱⬇️
Check out Lili's publication on a comprehensive understanding of #quinoaproteins by elucidating the influence of varietal differences on #proteinquality and #nutritionalvalue. Advancing #digestibilityofquinoaproteins #NAPIC sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds GlobalFood@Leeds
Check out Gloria's review on "Demulsification of #Pickering emulsions" Soft Matter. We discuss desorption energy equation to define fundamental strategies for particle destabilisation on demand. Thank you CDT in Molecules to Product Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds & Vivek Sharma’s Soft Matter for inviting doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00…