Department of Biology
Western University
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London, Ontario, Canada
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Email: bgrfuwo@gmail.com
Presented by graduate students in the Department of Biology, Western University
Dr. Raymond Thomas is a Professor, Director and Western Research Chair in the Biology Department at Western University. His research focuses on two primary areas: lipid metabolism and food systems, with particular emphasis on their applications in northern and boreal climates. Dr. Thomas's work combines sophisticated lipidomics methods with innovative food system approaches to address challenges in human health, plant stress biology, and sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Thomas's research integrates multiple disciplines through his work at the Biotron facility and his laboratory in the North Campus Building. His investigations span from fundamental lipid metabolism studies to practical applications in resolving issues in functional or nootropic foods innovation and environmental stress biology. He has pioneered work in neurolipidomics, resilient food systems, and nootropic food innovation and validation, while also developing novel methodologies for lipid chemical imaging and chemometrics. His food systems research emphasizes sustainable and circular approaches, particularly focused on supporting rural, coastal, remote, and indigenous communities
Dr. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Western University, following a Master of Science in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Agriculture from Lincoln University. His expertise is further enhanced by specialized certifications in Project Management, Cellular Imaging of Lipids from the European Molecular Biology Organization, and Advanced Bioinformatics training from the European Bioinformatics Institute at the University of Cambridge.
Presentation talk: What is Food Biology
Abstract: Food Biology is an emerging multidisciplinary area in the biological sciences that is still an enigma to many biology students and scientists. This talk will define food biology and highlight research outputs from our program that covers the many subcategories of food biology from scales at the cellular to systems biology level. We hope after the presentation; there will be greater appreciation of what is food biology and the multidisciplinary approach that it entails to conduct research in this space.
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