Food Safety and Regulatory Measures

Biography

Chen Situ is a Lecturer in Food Safety and Therapeutics of Queen’s University Belfast and Queen’s University is a member of the 24 Russell Group Universities in the UK. Trained as a medical doctor, Dr Situ obtained her PhD in Medicine at Queen’s University and has since specialized in development of immunodiagnostics for screening and rapid detection of chemical contaminants, therapeutic drug residues and hormones in foods and biological samples utilizing both conventional and emerging technological platforms such as biosensor, proteomics and nanotechnology. After actively participating and playing major roles in a series of EU Framework Programme projects (FP4 – FP6), Dr Situ recently coordinated an EU funded (> €1M) PF7 international collaborative research project (2009-2013) with partners from Belgium, France and UK. Over the years, Dr Situ has strengthened ties with industrial sectors of diagnostic and food through joint research and commercialization activities to transfer basic research into marketable technologies and end-products.

Research Interest

The other area of Situ’s research focuses on exploring natural products for their potential applications in human health, animal health and welfare, to address the ever-increasing concerns over food safety and security, public health in relation to the development and emergence of antibiotic resistance due to extensive use of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine, as well as in agricultural food production. Situ’s research has been supported by the governments of the EU, China, UK, as well as the industry. Strong international links have also been developed through collaborative research and education with leading universities and research institutes in the USA, EU and China.