Professor Michael Crawford
Professor Michael Angus Crawford is a Visiting Professor in The Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction at Imperial College, London. He is the recipient of numerous honours, medals, and awards including Order of the Rising Sun, 2015, Tokyo, Japan; the prestigious La Médaille Chevreul (2015) in Paris, France; the Alexander Leaf Distinguished Scientist Award for Lifetime Achievement at ISSFAL, Stellenbosch, South Africa (2016) and the Glass Fleur De Lis which was presented by Nicholas Bazan,
at the DHA Celebration Meeting, which was held in 2010 at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) 2010.
The primary objective of Professor Michael Crawford’s current work is to raise awareness of the rise in brain disorders and their links with poor nutrition and child poverty. Michael has published over 300 scientific papers and four books. His most recent book is called The Shrinking Brain, and the Global Mental Health Crisis, Two Problems, One Solution and is co-authored with Evolutionary Historian, David E. Marsh. Michael is fondly referred to as the godfather of omega-3 research, as his experimental research at Nuffield Hospital in 1973 with colleagues including Andy Sinclair was among the first to confirm the essentiality of docosahexaenoic acid for brain function and that deprivation of omega-3 from the diet led to behaviour pathologies including self-harm
at the DHA Celebration Meeting, which was held in 2010 at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) 2010.
The primary objective of Professor Michael Crawford’s current work is to raise awareness of the rise in brain disorders and their links with poor nutrition and child poverty. Michael has published over 300 scientific papers and four books. His most recent book is called The Shrinking Brain, and the Global Mental Health Crisis, Two Problems, One Solution and is co-authored with Evolutionary Historian, David E. Marsh. Michael is fondly referred to as the godfather of omega-3 research, as his experimental research at Nuffield Hospital in 1973 with colleagues including Andy Sinclair was among the first to confirm the essentiality of docosahexaenoic acid for brain function and that deprivation of omega-3 from the diet led to behaviour pathologies including self-harm
Dr Robert Lustig
Dr. Lustig is s Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of
Endocrinology, and a Member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the
University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist,
with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He is one of the leaders
of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry. He
has dedicated his retirement from clinical medicine to help fix the food
supply in any way he can, to reduce human suffering, and to salvage the
environment.
Dr. Lustig graduated from MIT in 1976 and received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1980.
He also received his Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degree at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2013. He is the author of the popular
books Fat Chance (2012), The Hacking of the American Mind (2017), and Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine (2021). He is the Chief Science Officer of the non-profit Eat REAL and is on the Advisory Boards of the UCDavis Innovation Institute for Food and Health; the Center for Humane Technology; Simplex Health; Levels Health, and ReadOut Health, and he is the Chief Medical Officer of BioLumen Technologies, Foogal,
Perfact, and Kalin Health. More recently, he founded the Robert H. Lustig Research Foundation.
He has co-authored the scientific paper titled: The Metabolic Matrix: Re-engineering ultra-
processed foods to Feed the Gut, protect the Liver, and Support the Brain with Dr. Rachel Gow and
colleagues, which was published by Frontiers in Nutrition.
Endocrinology, and a Member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the
University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist,
with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He is one of the leaders
of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry. He
has dedicated his retirement from clinical medicine to help fix the food
supply in any way he can, to reduce human suffering, and to salvage the
environment.
Dr. Lustig graduated from MIT in 1976 and received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1980.
He also received his Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degree at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2013. He is the author of the popular
books Fat Chance (2012), The Hacking of the American Mind (2017), and Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine (2021). He is the Chief Science Officer of the non-profit Eat REAL and is on the Advisory Boards of the UCDavis Innovation Institute for Food and Health; the Center for Humane Technology; Simplex Health; Levels Health, and ReadOut Health, and he is the Chief Medical Officer of BioLumen Technologies, Foogal,
Perfact, and Kalin Health. More recently, he founded the Robert H. Lustig Research Foundation.
He has co-authored the scientific paper titled: The Metabolic Matrix: Re-engineering ultra-
processed foods to Feed the Gut, protect the Liver, and Support the Brain with Dr. Rachel Gow and
colleagues, which was published by Frontiers in Nutrition.
Professor John Stein
Professor John Stein, FMedSci, Dept Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford is a neuroscientist and international expert on Dyslexia. John’s research has focused on nutrition and specifically omega-3 fatty acids in neurodevelopmental conditions and the link between creativity and dyslexia. He is also a Trustee of “Think Through Nutrition” and, Founder of the Dyslexic Research Trust.
Fun facts about Prof Stein, he is the brother of the celebrity seafood chef Rick Stein, and cousin of DJ Judge Jules! He was also my external PhD examiner at King’s College London so I can thank him for passing me.
Fun facts about Prof Stein, he is the brother of the celebrity seafood chef Rick Stein, and cousin of DJ Judge Jules! He was also my external PhD examiner at King’s College London so I can thank him for passing me.
Dr Alex Richardson
Alex is best known for her research into how nutrition (and particularly fatty acids) can affect behaviour, learning and mood, although her work also involves several large-scale collaborative programmes that include studies of epidemiology, genetics, brain imaging, biochemistry and nutrition as well as physiological and psychological functioning. Her primary research interests include the role of nutrition in brain development and function, and its implications for behaviour, learning and mood. She also specialises in the biology of individual differences in personality, perception and cognition, particularly in relation to developmental and psychiatric disorders.
Alex’s research centres on the role of fatty acids in relation to both normal individual differences and developmental and psychiatric disorders such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism, depression and schizophrenia.
It includes controlled treatment trials to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with fatty acids in relation to features of these conditions, experimental studies of possible underlying mechanisms, and collaborative investigations of the epidemiology and genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alex's research has always been aimed at developing new methods of identification and management that will have real practical benefit. She has therefore always worked closely with a range of education and health practitioners as well as local and national support groups and charities. In addition to her role as a founder director of FAB Research, she also helped to found the Dyslexia Research Trust, was a co-opted Trustee and Scientific Advisor to the Dyspraxia Foundation, served on the Biomedical Research Committee of Autism Unravelled, and liaises closely with the Hyperactive Children's Support Group among many others.
Her work has received substantial media coverage, and she has given numerous interviews for the press, radio and TV both in the UK and abroad. She is the author of many research papers, and the book They Are What You Feed Them, that explains how and why children's diets can affect their behaviour, learning and mood.
Alex’s research centres on the role of fatty acids in relation to both normal individual differences and developmental and psychiatric disorders such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism, depression and schizophrenia.
It includes controlled treatment trials to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with fatty acids in relation to features of these conditions, experimental studies of possible underlying mechanisms, and collaborative investigations of the epidemiology and genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alex's research has always been aimed at developing new methods of identification and management that will have real practical benefit. She has therefore always worked closely with a range of education and health practitioners as well as local and national support groups and charities. In addition to her role as a founder director of FAB Research, she also helped to found the Dyslexia Research Trust, was a co-opted Trustee and Scientific Advisor to the Dyspraxia Foundation, served on the Biomedical Research Committee of Autism Unravelled, and liaises closely with the Hyperactive Children's Support Group among many others.
Her work has received substantial media coverage, and she has given numerous interviews for the press, radio and TV both in the UK and abroad. She is the author of many research papers, and the book They Are What You Feed Them, that explains how and why children's diets can affect their behaviour, learning and mood.
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