Food Research Staff: Permanent Researcher
| Name: | Dr Paul James Simpson |  |
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| Contact Details: | Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark,
Fermoy, Co.Cork +353 (0)25 42621 paul.simpson@teagasc.ie |
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| Research Interests: |
Initially my research interests focused
on understanding radiation effects on
mammalian cells, principally through the
examination of chromosome
rearrangements. On moving to Moorepark
my activities centred on the
enumeration, identification and
development of bifidobacteria and
pedioccoci as probiotics This work led
to the discovery of new
Bifidobacterium species with
improved tolerance to air, the
development of spray dried milk powders
to deliver probiotics and a detailed
understanding of colonising
bifidobacteria in the piglet intestine. More recently I have concentrated on the production of health promoting bioactive peptides from milk protein substrates hydrolysed by novel microbial fermentations. |
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| Selected Publications: | View selected publications | |
| Equipment / Technologies: |
Microbiology: spectrophotometry, UV and
Light microscopy, bioreactors, anaerobic
work station, centrifugation, sonication Food Processing: microbial fermentations (bioreactors), spray and freeze drying Molecular Genetics: fluorescent in situ hybridization, pulsed-field-gel-electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, 16S sequencing Proteomics: 2-D gel electrophoresis Analytical Chemistry: HPLC and Gas Chromatography. |
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| Current Role / Title: | Research Officer | |
| Education: |
Hull University 1983-1986, B.Sc. (Hons)
Biology, Second Class, Division One. University College Cork, 1986-1988, M.Sc. Biotechnology. University College Cork, 2002-2005, Ph.D. Microbiology |
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