Julia is a passionate interdisciplinary researcher assessing intestinal and brain physiology in human intervention studies and translational science projects. She is trained in Nutritional Science and Molecular Biotechnology and holds a PhD in Medical Science. Julia works at the Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre at Örebro University, Sweden, a well-acknowledged research center devoted to developing novel ways of improving gut and mental health by in-depth understanding of the interaction between diet, the gut and its microbiota, and the brain.