London, England, United Kingdom
Speaking + podcast enquiries: [email protected] A scientist who speaks plain English. RESEARCH SCIENTIST, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON Dr Emily Leeming is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at King's College London, where her work focuses on how diet interacts with the gut microbiome to influence health. Her current study is the EAT-FIBRE randomised controlled trial, exploring how increasing fibre intake and fibre diversity impacts gut health, as part of the Harvard-led PROSPECT Cancer Grand Challenges programme, a £20 million international research programme investigating early-onset colorectal cancer. She is based at the Department of Twin Research, St Thomas's Hospital. Dr Emily publishes in high impact factor journals including Nature Medicine, Gut and Genome Medicine, and presents regularly at international academic conferences. She holds a PhD in diet, the gut microbiome and health, an MSc in Dietetics, a BSc in Nutrition, and is a Registered Dietitian. Her first career was as a private chef on superyachts. INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE + TEDx SPEAKER "An insightful and engaging session with practical, easy-to-apply actions to build healthier habits." Laura Jackson (BA, MSc), Senior Program Manager, Adobe EMEA Health & Wellbeing Dr Emily is an international keynote and TEDx speaker known for bringing science to life in an engaging and relatable way. She has delivered keynotes internationally, including to global health companies in the US and as keynote speaker at Food Matters Live London, and has spoken at events for organisations including Adobe, Deloitte, Lloyds Banking, and the Maybourne Hotel Group. BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE Author of two books published by Penguin Random House. Fibre Power, a 4-week plan with 60+ recipes for building a healthier gut. Genius Gut, Best Health Read 2024, Cosmopolitan; Daily Mail Top Science & Health Book. PODCAST/RADIO + TV APPEARANCES Dr Emily has appeared as a specialist on Jamie Oliver's TV series Eat Yourself Healthy, and on podcasts including Jamie Oliver's Reset Your Health, Dr Rangan Chatterjee's Feel Better Live More, Dr Rupy Aujla's Doctor's Kitchen, Dr Michael Mosley's Just One Thing, and multiple appearances on BBC Radio 4 Food Programme. SECOND BRAIN NEWSLETTER, 40,000+ EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS The Second Brain newsletter. Join 40,000+ email subscribers getting weekly actionable advice on nutrition, the gut microbiome, and the science of eating for better health. dremilyleeming.substack.com DAILY MAIL COLUMNIST Regular columnist for the Daily Mail's Good Health section.
Dr Emily is an international keynote and TEDx speaker known for bringing science to life in an engaging and relatable way. She has delivered keynotes internationally, including to global health companies in the US and as keynote speaker at Food Matters Live London, and has spoken at events for organisations including Adobe, Deloitte, Lloyds Banking, and the Maybourne Hotel Group. Dr Emily has appeared as a specialist on Jamie Oliver's TV series Eat Yourself Healthy, and on podcasts including Jamie Oliver's Reset Your Health, Dr Rangan Chatterjee's Feel Better Live More, Dr Rupy Aujla's Doctor's Kitchen, Dr Michael Mosley's Just One Thing, and multiple appearances on BBC Radio 4 Food Programme.
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Dr Emily’s research at King’s College London focuses on how diet interacts with the gut microbiome to influence health. Her current work is the EAT-FIBRE study, exploring how increasing fibre intake and fibre diversity impacts gut health and related health measures, as part of the PROSPECT Cancer Grand Challenges team. This is a £20 million programme of research led by Harvard University, investigating early-onset colorectal cancer.
PhD topic: Novel computational and multivariate approaches to explore diet-microbiome relations. Defended thesis with no corrections.