2nd Forum on Fermented Foods Speakers HUTKINS Robert

HUTKINS Robert

Bob Hutkins is the Shahani Professor Emeritus of Food Science at the University of Nebraska. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and was a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Nebraska, he was a research scientist at Sanofi Bio Ingredients, a food biotechnology company.

The Hutkins Lab studies bacteria important in human health and in fermented foods. His group is particularly interested in how probiotics and prebiotics influence the gut microbiota and gut barrier function and improves human health. The lab is also developing metagenome-based models that can be combined with AI and machine learning tools for personalized nutrition.
Professor Hutkins has published widely on probiotics, prebiotics, and fermented foods and is the author of Microbiology and Technology of Fermented Foods.