Helen Roche

Professor Helen Roche is a faculty member at Queen's University Belfast's School of Biological Sciences, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. Her research focuses on Precision Nutrition and Nutrigenomics, aiming to understand individual responses to diet and molecular interactions between nutrition and health.

Research Focus

Her work investigates:

• Personalized dietary interventions for metabolic conditions
• Molecular mechanisms of nutrient-gene interactions
• Metabolic inflammation pathways related to insulin resistance
• Nutritional approaches to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Current projects involve collaborations with University College Dublin examining sarcopenia and metabolic disorders.

Academic Activities

Professor Roche actively recruits PhD students for research in Precision Nutrition/Nutrigenomics. She participates in public outreach including conferences (e.g., JPI HDHL 2019) and diabetes awareness campaigns.