Aard de Jong

Aard de Jong is a researcher specializing in food allergy mechanisms and protein digestion dynamics. Active in the fields of Food Science, Immunology, and Biotechnology, his work focuses on allergenicity assessment, in vitro digestion models, and molecular characterization of food proteins.

• Key Research Areas: Food allergy testing, legume proteoforms, intestinal-on-a-chip models, amino acid response analysis
• Technical Expertise: In vitro digestion systems, IgE-binding assays, proteomics, bioengineering

Recent publications highlight collaborations with institutions like Wageningen University and Utrecht University, emphasizing safety assessments of novel food proteins and cross-sensitization patterns in legume allergies.

Scientific Impact

• Lead contributor to the DIAAS bepaling met invitro digestie project (2018-2020)
• Research outputs cited 14 times (including Scopus and PlumX metrics)
• Active in multidisciplinary collaborations involving Food Allergy (100%), Immunoglobulin E (56%), and Gastrointestinal Digestion (100%)