Honorary Professor Nenad Naumovski
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Dr Nenad Naumovski completed his Bachelor of Human Nutrition at the University of Newcastle (Australia) and Honours degree (First Class) in Human Nutrition with interest in atherosclerosis markers of blood plasma thiols and vitamin B, dietary food record analysis and cognitive screening of elderly population residing in a retirement village. Dr Naumovski’s PhD in Food Science was gained by investigating the cholesterol lowering properties of major green tea catechin, epigallocatehin gallate (EGCG) in animal models of hypercholesterolemia as well as determining the pharmacokinetic and cholesterol lowering properties of EGCG in humans. During this time, Dr Naumovski applied his expertise in development and adaptation of chromatographic methods used for analysis of health indicators in blood such as plasma thiols, various forms of cholesterol, triglycerides, carotenoids and tocopherols.
Dr Naumovski currently works as a Professor (Food Science & Human Nutrition) within the Food, Chemistry and Biotechnology Cluster at the Singapore Instittue of Technology. Previously, Nenad was employed at the University of Canberra (UC) as a Full Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition. He has also established a research arm at UC looking into healthy aging trajectories, plant bioactives, psychocardiology and development of nutraceuticals. Dr Naumovski is a co-founder and lead of Functional Foods and Nutrition Research (FFNR) Laboratory.
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Research interests
Dr Naumovski’s current research interest involves healthy ageing trajectories and nexus between the areas of plant bioactives, nutraceuticals and their consumption effects on psycho-cardiometabolic markers in humans. This involves the development of methods of extraction, preservation and purification of a number of bioactives found in foods and food products as well as development of functional food products. At the moment Dr Naumovski mentors several post-doctoral researchers and supervises PhD candidates, Masters and Honours students.