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Ireland

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Freelance Microbiome Scientist | Project&Experiment Design | In vivo&In vitro Studies | Data Interpretation&Publication

Profile Summary

Microbiome Scientist with 10+ years of research experience extensively trained in human gut microbiota, next generation prebiotics and probiotics, live bacteriotherapeutics, in vitro and in vivo models, ageing and diet. Lead scientist in collaborative research projects between Academia and Industry, knowledge of SOP development, Ethics Applications for studies, project progress reporting. First and co-author of peer-reviewed publications, peer reviewer with high impact factor journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbiology
• ★ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Microbial Fermentation
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Freelance Peer-reviewer

MDPI Journals

- Present

PostdoctoralResearcher

APC Microbiome Ireland

January 2021 - Present

Post-doctoral researcher

University College Cork APC Microbiome Institute

December 2018 - December 2019

Research Assistant

University College Cork APC Microbiome Institute

July 2017 - December 2018

Education

PhD (School of Microbiology)

University College Cork National University of Ireland

2013 - 2018

MRes (SIPBS)

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

September 2011 - September 2012

BSc (School of Biology)

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

- 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Marta Perez and Alexandra Ntemiri and Huizi Tan and Hugh M. B. Harris and Henrik M. Roager and C{\'{e}}line Ribi{\`{e}}re and Paul W. O'Toole(2021). A synthetic consortium of 100 gut commensals modulates the composition and function in a colon model of the microbiome of elderly subjects . Gut Microbes. 13. (1). p. 1--19. Informa {UK} Limited

(2020). Whole Blueberry and Isolated Polyphenol-Rich Fractions Modulate Specific Gut Microbes in an In Vitro Colon Model and in a Pilot Study in Human Consumers . Nutrients.

Alexandra Ntemiri, Tarini S. Ghosh, Molly E. Gheller, Tam T. T. Tran, Jamie Blum, Paola Pellanda, Klara Vlckova, Marta C. Neto, Amy Howell, Anna Thalacker-Mercer, et al. (2020). Whole Blueberry and Isolated Polyphenol-Rich Fractions Modulate Specific Gut Microbes in an In Vitro Colon Model and in a Pilot Study in Human Consumers . Nutrients.

(2019). Retention of Microbiota Diversity by Lactose-Free Milk in a Mouse Model of Elderly Gut Microbiota . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

(2017). Glycomacropeptide Sustains Microbiota Diversity and Promotes Specific Taxa in an Artificial Colon Model of Elderly Gut Microbiota . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

(2009). Abdominal setae and midgut bacteria of the mudshrimp Pestarella tyrrhena . Open Life Sciences.

BOOK CHAPTER

(2016). From Birth to Old Age: Factors that Shape the Human Gut Microbiome . The Human Microbiome Handbook.