Cynthia Klostermann

Cynthia Klostermann is a postdoctoral researcher at Wageningen University & Research specializing in Food Chemistry. Her work focuses on carbohydrate-microbiota interactions, particularly resistant starch type 3's immunomodulatory effects and prebiotic applications in infant health. She collaborates extensively across microbiology, immunology, and food science domains.

• Active in microbiome research (Bifidobacterium, Ruminococcus)
• Expert in polysaccharide analysis and fermentation dynamics
• Recipient of multiple academic awards including the Rudy Rabbinge Prize

Her research explores how dietary carbohydrates influence gut health through TLR2/TLR4 signaling pathways and microbial community shifts. Recent publications in Carbohydrate Polymers and Beneficial Microbes demonstrate her focus on starch digestion mechanisms and infantile colic etiology.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Best PhD award (2022)
• Two poster prizes at academic symposia (2019, 2022)

She supervises PhD candidates in projects investigating:

• Exopolysaccharides in fermented soybeans (T. E. Pramudito)
• Carbohydrate formulations for microbiota modulation (L. Llanos Moreno)