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The tribology research of Prof. Sarkar (PI, Sarkar Lab) covering aspects of astringency, superlubricity and its importance to alternative protein research has been covered in various media channels incl. podcast contributing to Veganuary. Prof. Sarkar talks about biomimetic 3D tongue-like surface, oral friction and says ‘What we like in wine, we will not like in...
A new review and opinion paper on alternative protein has been published by Mingxin Wang (PhD student) titled "Enzymatic hydrolysis of legume proteins: Lessons on surface property outcomes" t in Current Opinion in Food Science. This paper discusses how enzymatic hydrolysis of legume proteins can be exploited to alter physical properties, improving their surface-related functionalities. Enzymatic...
Jenny McLauchlan (PhD student, SOFI2 CDT, Oatly) has recently completed a 10 week internship in Lund, Sweden funded by the EPSRC SOFI CDT. During her time in Sweden, she was working with the Science and Technology team at Oatly on enzymatic cleavage of oat protein-polysaccharide extracts. She also spent her time collaborating with Prof. Lars...
Sarkar Lab celebrated the much-awaited Christmas dinner this evening. This was also a time to say Goodbye to Anuruddhika Hewage (a Visiting PhD student) from University of Manitoba, Canada. Anuruddhika worked for 3 months in Sarkar Lab focusing on plasma-treated and deep-eutectic solvent treated favabean protein and investigated their properties at oil-water interface and their...
The launch of National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) led by Prof. Anwesha Sarkar (PI, Sarkar Lab) signals the start of an ambitious mission to transform the alternative protein landscape and contribute to a more sustainable future for our planet. On Friday 29th November, the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) celebrated its highly anticipated formal launch...
Massive congratulations to Dr. Andrea Araiza Calahorra (Postdoctoral Fellow, BBSRC-JPI-HDHL-funded Eat4Age Project) and Alice Burberry (Research Assistant, NutriPlant) for joining as Technical Director and Product Development Scientist at MicroLub Ltd., respectively. MicroLub Ltd. is a University of Leeds spinout company founded by Prof. Anwesha Sarkar (PI, Sarkar Lab) which has raised £3.5 million investments from...
Massive congratulations to Mary Okeudo-Cogan (PhD Student, CDT Molecules to Product, Quorn) on passing her PhD viva today with editorial corrections on her thesis titled “Protein – fibril interactions in Fusarium venenatum composites: a multiscale approaches”. Mary has also been recommended a “Research Excellence” by her examiners. Mary was examined today by Dr. Evi Paximada (Internal Examiner) and Prof....
Massive congratulations Dr. Ben Kew. Dr. Ben Kew (Postdoctoral Fellow, Innovate UK-funded SusProFood Project) has been recognised for his outstanding research in “Oral Tribology, Sensory and Microgelation in Alternative Proteins” by securing 2nd prize in the PhD Student of the Year award at the 38th European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) 2024 conference,...
The 2nd Tribolink 2024 conference was hosted and organised by Dr. Ben Kew (Postdoctoral Fellow, Innovate UK funded SusProFood Project) alongside the Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) UK Student Chapter committee, delivered an engaging two-day event that united students, researchers, and industry professionals from the field of tribology. Featuring diverse talks covering mechanical,...
Bianca Hazt (PhD Student, EPSRC CDT SOFI2 and Reckitt Benkiser) published a new, interdiciplinary review titled "Mucoadhesion across scales: Towards the design of protein-based adhesives" in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science in collboration with Dr. Oliver Harlen, Prof. Daniel Read from Schools of Mathematics, respectively, Dr. Adam O'Connell (Recitt) and Prof. Wilson Pool from...