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Hire Dr. Dora P.

United Kingdom

Profile Summary

Currently: Group Leader, University of Cambridge, UK Wellcome Trust Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research Field clinical studies of a novel iron treatment (IHAT) for iron deficiency anaemia principal/chief investigator for a project involving a Phase II trial with iron supplementation in anaemic Gambian pre-school children (incl. ethics and regulatory approvals in UK and The Gambia) Senior Investigator Scientist with the Medical Research Council in Cambridge. Clinical translation of a novel iron treatment (IHAT) for iron deficiency anaemia • awarded prestigious grant to establish independence and conduct the first Phase II clinical trial with IHAT • awarded first prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition with IHAT for its novel chemistry and potential for global benefit • established key collaboration with the MRC Unit, The Gambia • chief investigator of a Phase 0 clinical trial looking at IHAT’s kinetics of absorption in pre-menopausal Gambian women (incl. ethics and regulatory approvals in UK and The Gambia) • established and managed ongoing collaborative project (Cambridge, Bangor) to model the health economics of iron supplementation in primary care in the UK • designed the projects and supervised 2 MSc students (Cambridge, Gambia) important role in establishing and managing ongoing collaborative projects (Birmingham, Sweden, Australia) looking at the effects of oral iron on colon cancer and the gut microbiome. I lecture Nutrition at Cambridge and am a senior member of Hughes Hall.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Food Science
• ☆ Food Additives
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Medicinal Chemistry
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• ☆ Malaria
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Dietetics
• ☆ PreMarket Approval (PMA) Applications

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Medical Advisor

Vifor Pharma UK Ltd

December 2018 - Present

Group Leader/ Principal Investigator

University of Cambridge

April 2016 - Present

Group Leader

University of Cambridge

April 2016 - November 2018

Senior Investigator Scientist

Medical Research Council

July 2014 - March 2016

Investigator Scientist

Medical Research Council

June 2005 - July 2014

Visiting post-doctoral fellow

Medical Research Council

February 2003 - May 2005

CIPAN SA

April 1997 - July 1999

Education

PhD (Food Biosciences)

University of Reading

October 1999 - August 2003

Biochemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)

Instituto Superior Tecnico Centro de Quimica-Fisica Molecular

October 1991 - February 1997

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Pereira DI, Mohammed NI, Ofordile O, Camara F, Baldeh B, Mendy T, Sanyang C, Jallow AT, Hossain I, Wason J, et al.(2018). A novel nano-iron supplement to safely combat iron deficiency and anaemia in young children: The IHAT-GUT double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial protocol .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pereira DIA, Mohammed NI, Ofordile O et al. A novel nano-iron supplement to safely combat iron deficiency and anaemia in young children: The IHAT-GUT double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial protocol [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] Gates Open Res 2018, 2:48 (doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12866.1) .

Bhandari S, Pereira DIA, Chappell HF, Drakesmith H(2018). Intravenous Irons: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice . Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland).

Stelle I, Kalea AZ, Pereira DIA(2018). Iron deficiency anaemia: experiences and challenges . The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.

Scheers NM, Pereira DIA, Faria N, Powell JJ(2018). Ferric citrate and ferric EDTA but not ferrous sulfate drive amphiregulin-mediated activation of the MAP kinase ERK in gut epithelial cancer cells . Oncotarget.

Scheers, N. M., Pereira, D. I. A., Faria, N., Powell, J. J.(2018). Ferric citrate and ferric EDTA but not ferrous sulfate drive amphiregulin-mediated activation of the MAP kinase ERK in gut epithelial cancer cells . Oncotarget. 9. (24). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 17066-17077.

Stelle, I., Kalea, A. Z., Pereira, D. I. A.(2018). Iron deficiency anaemia: experiences and challenges . Proc Nutr Soc. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-8.

Ahmad Fuzi SF, Koller D, Bruggraber S, Pereira DI, Dainty JR, Mushtaq S(2017). A 1-h time interval between a meal containing iron and consumption of tea attenuates the inhibitory effects on iron absorption: a controlled trial in a cohort of healthy UK women using a stable iron isotope . The American journal of clinical nutrition.

Prentice AM, Mendoza YA, Pereira D, Cerami C, Wegmuller R, Constable A, Spieldenner J(2017). Dietary strategies for improving iron status: balancing safety and efficacy . Nutrition reviews.

Pereira, Dora, Prentice, Andrew M., Mendoza, Yenry A., Cerami, Carla, Wegmuller, Rita, Constable, Anne, Spieldenner, Jorg(2017). Dietary strategies for improving iron status: balancing safety and efficacy . Nutrition Reviews. 75. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 49-60.

Pereira, Dora, Wegmuller, Rita, Cerami, Carla, Prentice, Andrew(2017). PREDICTORS OF IRON ABSORPTION FROM A NOVEL NANO IRON SUPPLEMENT (IHAT) IN GAMBIAN WOMEN IN THE ABSENCE OF INFLAMMATION . American Journal of Hematology. 92. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E392.

Ahmad Fuzi, S. F., Koller, D., Bruggraber, S., Pereira, D. I., Dainty, J. R., Mushtaq, S.(2017). A 1-h time interval between a meal containing iron and consumption of tea attenuates the inhibitory effects on iron absorption: a controlled trial in a cohort of healthy UK women using a stable iron isotope . Am J Clin Nutr.

Scheers, Nathalie, Pereira, Dora I. A., Faria, Nuno, Powell, Jonathan J. J.(2017). FERRIC CITRATE AND FERRIC EDTA DRIVE PROLIFERATION OF GUT EPITHELIAL CANCER CELLS VIA AMPHIREGULIN MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF THE MAP KINASE PATHWAY . American Journal of Hematology. 92. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E468.

Tolkien Z, Stecher L, Mander AP, Pereira DI, Powell JJ(2015). Ferrous sulfate supplementation causes significant gastrointestinal side-effects in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis . PloS one.

Bellmann S, Carlander D, Fasano A, Momcilovic D, Scimeca JA, Waldman WJ, Gombau L, Tsytsikova L, Canady R, Pereira DI, et al.(2015). Mammalian gastrointestinal tract parameters modulating the integrity, surface properties, and absorption of food-relevant nanomaterials . Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology.

Pereira, Dora I. A., Aslam, Mohamad F., Frazer, David M., Schmidt, Annemarie, Walton, Gemma E., McCartney, Anne L., Gibson, Glenn R., Anderson, Greg J., Powell, Jonathan J.(2015). Dietary iron depletion at weaning imprints low microbiome diversity and this is not recovered with oral nano Fe(III) . Microbiologyopen. 4. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 12-27.

Bellmann, Susann, Carlander, David, Fasano, Alessio, Momcilovic, Dragan, Bellmann, Susann, Carlander, David, Fasano, Alessio, Momcilovic, Dragan, Scimeca, Joseph A., Waldman, W. James, et al.(2015). Mammalian gastrointestinal tract parameters modulating the integrity, surface properties, and absorption of food-relevant nanomaterials . Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 7. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 609-622.

Tolkien, Zoe, Stecher, Lynne, Mander, Adrian P., Pereira, Dora I. A., Powell, Jonathan J.(2015). Ferrous Sulfate Supplementation Causes Significant Gastrointestinal Side-Effects in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Plos One. 10. (2).

Tolkien, Z., Stecher, L., Mander, A. P., Pereira, D. I. A., Powell, J. J.(2015). Ferrous sulfate supplementation causes significant gastrointestinal side-effects in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. Accepted.

Pereira, D. I. A., Lederer, B., Powell, J. J.(2015). A balanced salt solution that prevents agglomeration of nano iron oxo-hydroxides in serum-free cellular assays . Materials Research Express. 2. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 015403.

Pereira DI, Aslam MF, Frazer DM, Schmidt A, Walton GE, McCartney AL, Gibson GR, Anderson GJ, Powell JJ(2014). Dietary iron depletion at weaning imprints low microbiome diversity and this is not recovered with oral Nano Fe(III) . MicrobiologyOpen.

Latunde-Dada GO, Pereira DI, Tempest B, Ilyas H, Flynn AC, Aslam MF, Simpson RJ, Powell JJ(2014). A nanoparticulate ferritin-core mimetic is well taken up by HuTu 80 duodenal cells and its absorption in mice is regulated by body iron . The Journal of nutrition.

Pereira DI, Bruggraber SF, Faria N, Poots LK, Tagmount MA, Aslam MF, Frazer DM, Vulpe CD, Anderson GJ, Powell JJ(2014). Nanoparticulate iron(III) oxo-hydroxide delivers safe iron that is well absorbed and utilised in humans . Nanomedicine.

Aslam MF, Frazer DM, Faria N, Bruggraber SF, Wilkins SJ, Mirciov C, Powell JJ, Anderson GJ, Pereira DI(2014). Ferroportin mediates the intestinal absorption of iron from a nanoparticulate ferritin core mimetic in mice . FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

Powell JJ, Bruggraber SF, Faria N, Poots LK, Hondow N, Pennycook TJ, Latunde-Dada GO, Simpson RJ, Brown AP, Pereira DI(2014). A nano-disperse ferritin-core mimetic that efficiently corrects anemia without luminal iron redox activity . Nanomedicine.

Pereira, Dora I. A., Bruggraber, Sylvaine F. A., Faria, Nuno, Poots, Lynsey K., Tagmount, Mani A., Aslam, Mohamad F., Frazer, David M., Vulpe, Chris D., Anderson, Gregory J., Powell, Jonathan J.(2014). Nanoparticulate iron(III) oxo-hydroxide delivers safe iron that is well absorbed and utilised in humans . Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 10. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1877-1886.

Powell, Jonathan J., Bruggraber, Sylvaine F. A., Faria, Nuno, Poots, Lynsey K., Hondow, Nicole, Pennycook, Timothy J., Latunde-Dada, Gladys O., Simpson, Robert J., Brown, Andy P., Powell, Jonathan J., et al.(2014). A nano-disperse ferritin-core mimetic that efficiently corrects anemia without luminal iron redox activity . Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 10. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1529-1538.

Aslam, Mohamad F., Frazer, David M., Faria, Nuno, Bruggraber, Sylvaine F. A., Wilkins, Sarah J., Mirciov, Cornel, Powell, Jonathan J., Anderson, Greg J., Pereira, Dora I. A.(2014). Ferroportin mediates the intestinal absorption of iron from a nanoparticulate ferritin core mimetic in mice . Faseb Journal. 28. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3671-3678.

Latunde-Dada, Gladys O., Pereira, Dora I. A., Tempest, Bethan, Ilyas, Hibah, Flynn, Angela C., Aslam, Mohamad F., Simpson, Robert J., Powell, Jonathan J.(2014). A Nanoparticulate Ferritin-Core Mimetic Is Well Taken Up by HuTu 80 Duodenal Cells and Its Absorption in Mice Is Regulated by Body Iron . Journal of Nutrition. 144. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1896-1902.

Pereira, Dora I. A., Irving, Susana S. Couto, Lomer, Miranda C. E., Powell, Jonathan J.(2014). A rapid, simple questionnaire to assess gastrointestinal symptoms after oral ferrous sulphate supplementation . Bmc Gastroenterology. 14.

Aslam, M. F., Frazer, D. M., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S. F., Wilkins, S. J., Mirciov, C., Powell, J. J., Anderson, G. J., Pereira, D. I.(2014). Ferroportin mediates the intestinal absorption of iron from a nanoparticulate ferritin core mimetic in mice . Faseb Journal.

Pereira, Dora Ia, Couto Irving, Susana S., Lomer, Miranda Ce, Powell, Jonathan J.(2014). A rapid, simple questionnaire to assess gastrointestinal symptoms after oral ferrous sulphate supplementation . BMC gastroenterology. 14. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 103.

Powell, J. J., Bruggraber, S. F., Faria, N., Poots, L. K., Hondow, N., Pennycook, T. J., Latunde-Dada, G. O., Simpson, R. J., Brown, A. P., Pereira, D. I.(2014). A nano-disperse ferritin-core mimetic that efficiently corrects anaemia without luminal iron redox activity . Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine.

Tolkien Z, Pereira DI, Prassmayer L, Fitt E, Pot G, Greenfield SM, Powell JJ(2013). Dietary iron does not impact the quality of life of patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis: an observational study . Nutrition journal.

Pereira DI, Mergler BI, Faria N, Bruggraber SF, Aslam MF, Poots LK, Prassmayer L, Lönnerdal B, Brown AP, Powell JJ(2013). Caco-2 cell acquisition of dietary iron(III) invokes a nanoparticulate endocytic pathway . PloS one.

Powell JJ, Cook WB, Chatfield M, Hutchinson C, Pereira DIa, Lomer MC(2013). Iron status is inversely associated with dietary iron intakes in patients with inactive or mildly active inflammatory bowel disease . Nutrition & metabolism.

Powell JJ, Cook WB, Hutchinson C, Tolkien Z, Chatfield M, Pereira DIa, Lomer MC(2013). Dietary fortificant iron intake is negatively associated with quality of life in patients with mildly active inflammatory bowel disease . Nutrition & metabolism.

Luo, X. M., Tempest, B., Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Powell, J., Latunde-Dada, Y.(2013). Studies on in Vitro Iron Availability from Ligand-Modified Nano Fe(Iii) Oxo-Hydroxide Compounds in Cultured Human Cells . American Journal of Hematology. 88. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E84.

Pereira, Dora I. A., Mergler, Bianca I., Faria, Nuno, Bruggraber, Sylvaine F. A., Aslam, Mohamad F., Poots, Lynsey K., Prassmayer, Laura, Loennerdal, Bo, Brown, Andy P., Powell, Jonathan J.(2013). Caco-2 Cell Acquisition of Dietary Iron(III) Invokes a Nanoparticulate Endocytic Pathway . Plos One. 8. (11).

Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Frazer, D., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J., Anderson, G.(2013). The Absorption of Nanoparticulate Iron Hydroxide Is Ferroportin-Mediated . American Journal of Hematology. 88. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E191.

Tolkien, Zoe, Pereira, Dora I. A., Prassmayer, Laura, Fitt, Emily, Pot, Gerda, Greenfield, Simon M., Powell, Jonathan J.(2013). Dietary iron does not impact the quality of life of patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis: an observational study . Nutrition Journal. 12.

Gerloff, Kirsten, Pereira, Dora I. A., Faria, Nuno, Boots, Agnes W., Kolling, Julia, Foerster, Irmgard, Albrecht, Catrin, Powell, Jonathan J., Schins, Roel P. F.(2013). Influence of simulated gastrointestinal conditions on particle-induced cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 regulation in differentiated and undifferentiated Caco-2 cells . Nanotoxicology. 7. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 353-366.

Powell, Jonathan J., Cook, William B., Chatfield, Mark, Hutchinson, Carol, Pereira, Dora I. A., Lomer, Miranda C. E.(2013). Iron status is inversely associated with dietary iron intakes in patients with inactive or mildly active inflammatory bowel disease . Nutrition & Metabolism. 10.

Powell, Jonathan J., Cook, William B., Hutchinson, Carol, Tolkien, Zoe, Chatfield, Mark, Pereira, Dora I. A., Lomer, Miranda C. E., Powell, Jonathan J., Cook, William B., Hutchinson, Carol, et al.(2013). Dietary fortificant iron intake is negatively associated with quality of life in patients with mildly active inflammatory bowel disease . Nutrition & Metabolism. 10.

Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Frazer, D., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J., Anderson, G.(2013). The Absorption of Nanoparticulate Iron Hydroxide Is Ferroportin-Mediated. American Journal of Hematology. 88. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E191.

Luo, X. M., Tempest, B., Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Powell, J., Latunde-Dada, Y.(2013). Studies on in Vitro Iron Availability from Ligand-Modified Nano Fe(Iii) Oxo-Hydroxide Compounds in Cultured Human Cells. American Journal of Hematology. 88. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString E84.

Gerloff K, Pereira DI, Faria N, Boots AW, Kolling J, Förster I, Albrecht C, Powell JJ, Schins RP(2012). Influence of simulated gastrointestinal conditions on particle-induced cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 regulation in differentiated and undifferentiated Caco-2 cells . Nanotoxicology.

Mergler, B.I., Roth, E., Bruggraber, S.F.A., Powell, J.J., Pereira, D.I.A.(2012). Development of the Caco-2 Model for Assessment of Iron Absorption and Utilisation at Supplemental Levels . Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences. 2. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 27-34.

Liu WL, Liu W, Liu CM, Yang SB, Liu JH, Zheng HJ, Su KM(2011). Medium-chain fatty acid nanoliposomes suppress body fat accumulation in mice . The British journal of nutrition.

Pereira, D.I.A.(2011). Medium-chain fatty acid nanoliposomes suppress body fat accumulation in mice . British Journal of Nutrition. 106. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1319-1320.

Faria, N. and Pereira, D. and Mergler, B. and Powell, J.(2011). Ligand doping of iron oxide nanoparticles as an approach to novel oral iron therapeutics . Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 837-840.

Faria, N. and Winship, P.D. and Weiss, D.J. and Coles, B.J. and Schoenberg, R. and Hutchison, C. and Pereira, D.I.A. and Powell, J.J.(2011). Development of DRC-ICP-MS methodology for the rapid determination of 58Fe erythrocyte incorporation in human iron absorption studies . Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 26. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1648-1652.

Mergler, B., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J., Pereira, D., Mergler, B., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J., Pereira, D.(2011). Intestinal absorption of nano iron: Cellular uptake mechanism(s) in Caco-2 cells. Ann Nutr Metab. 58. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 8.

Faria, Nuno, Winship, Peter David, Weiss, Dominik Jacob, Coles, Barry James, Schoenberg, Ronny, Hutchison, Carol, Pereira, Dora Isabel Amaral, Powell, Jonathan Joseph(2011). Development of DRC-ICP-MS methodology for the rapid determination of Fe-58 erythrocyte incorporation in human iron absorption studies . Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 26. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1648-1652.

Mergler, B., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J., Pereira, D.(2011). Intestinal absorption of nano iron: Cellular uptake mechanism(s) in Caco-2 cells . Ann Nutr Metab. 58. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 8.

Tolkien, Z., Powell, J., Pereira, D.(2011). Dietary iron and quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease . Ann Nutr Metab. 58. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 88.

Pereira, Dora I. A.(2011). Medium-chain fatty acid nanoliposomes suppress body fat accumulation in mice . British Journal of Nutrition. 106. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1319-1320.

Gerloff, K., Pereira, D., Faria, N., Forster, I., Albrecht, C., Powell, J. J., Schins, R. P. F.(2010). Simulated gastric conditions do not influence nanoparticle-induced effects on cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 release from human intestinal cells. Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology. 381. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 69.

Gerloff, K., Pereira, D., Faria, N., Forster, I., Albrecht, C., Powell, J. J., Schins, R. P. F.(2010). Simulated gastric conditions do not influence nanoparticle-induced effects on cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 release from human intestinal cells . Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology. 381. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 69.

Hutchinson, C., Collard, K., Bruggraber, S., Pereira, D., Powell, J.(2009). PLASMA ASCORBATE AND MALONYLDIALDEHYDE AFTER INGESTION OF FERROUS SULFATE . Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 55. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 197.

Pereira, Dora, Hutchinson, Carol, Collard, Keith, Bruggraber, Sylvaine, Powell, Jonathan(2009). PLASMA ASCORBATE AND MALONYLDIALDEHYDE AFTER INGESTION OF FERROUS SULFATE. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 55. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 197.

Faria, N., Winship, P., Pereira, D., Powell, J. J., Collery, P, Maymard, I, Theophanides, T, Khassanova, L, Collery, T(2008). The use of DRC-ICP-MS to determine isotopic enrichment in iron absorption studies . Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 873-877.

Faria, N., Winship, P., Pereira, D., Powell, J. J., Collery, P, Maymard, I, Theophanides, T, Khassanova, L, Collery, T(2008). The use of DRC-ICP-MS to determine isotopic enrichment in iron absorption studies. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 873-877.

Pereira DI, McCartney AL, Gibson GR(2003). An in vitro study of the probiotic potential of a bile-salt-hydrolyzing Lactobacillus fermentum strain, and determination of its cholesterol-lowering properties . Applied and environmental microbiology.

Pereira, D. I. A., McCartney, A. L., Gibson, G. R.(2003). An in vitro study of the probiotic potential of a bile-salt-hydrolyzing Lactobacillus fermentum strain, and determination of its cholesterol-lowering properties . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4743-4752.

Pereira, D. I. A., Gibson, G. R.(2002). Cholesterol assimilation by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria isolated from the human gut . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4689-4693.

Pereira, D. I. A., Gibson, G. R.(2002). Effects of consumption of probiotics and prebiotics on serum lipid levels in humans . Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 259-+.

Neves, A. A., Pereira, D. A., Vieira, L. M., Menezes, J. C.(2000). Real time monitoring biomass concentration in Streptomyces clavuligerus cultivations with industrial media using a capacitance probe . Journal of Biotechnology. 84. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 45-52.

Nollet, Lode J.A., Pereira, Dora I., Verstraete, Willy(1999). Effect of a probiotic bile salt hydrolytic Lactobacillus reuteri on the human gastrointestinal microbiota as simulated in the SHIME reactor system . Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 11. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 13-21.

Maricou, H., Pereira, D., Verschuere, L., Philips, S., Verstraete, W.(1998). Measurements of some volatile compounds by means of the electronic nose . Water Air and Soil Pollution. 107. (1-4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 423-442.

BOOK CHAPTER

Tolkien, Z., Powell, J. J., Periera, D. I. A.(2011). Dietary iron and quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, vol 11. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 103.

Mergler, B. I., Faria, N. J. R., Bruggraber, S. F. A., Powell, J. J, Pereira, D. A.(2011). Intestinal absorption of nano iron: cellular uptake mechanism(s) in Caco-2 cells. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, vol 11. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 50.

Kopanska, K., Pereira, D. A., Bruggraber, S. F. A., Charalambos, C., Powell, J. J.(2008). The influence of manganese supplementation on blood manganese levels and leucocyte expression or activity of manganese-dependent enzymes . Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 848-854.

Pereira, D. A., Mergler, B., Pereira, D. A., Mergler, B., Faria, N., Parracho, H., Powell, J. J.(2008). An in vitro model for assessing the gastrointestinal dissolution properties of iron: effect of organic acids and bile acids . Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 878-882.

Pereira, D. A., Mergler, B., Faria, N., Parracho, H., Powell, J. J.(2008). An in vitro model for assessing the gastrointestinal dissolution properties of iron: effect of organic acids and bile acids. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 878-882.

Kopanska, K., Pereira, D. A., Bruggraber, S. F. A., Charalambos, C., Powell, J. J.(2008). The influence of manganese supplementation on blood manganese levels and leucocyte expression or activity of manganese-dependent enzymes. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol 10. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 848-854.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Pereira DIA(2010). In vitro investigation of the effects of novel probiotics on serum cholesterol levels in humans .