Professor John Nolan

Professor John Nolanย is a Fulbright Scholar and currently holds a Chair for Human Nutrition Researchย at the School of Health Science, Waterford Institute of Technology,ย Ireland. Prof Nolanย is theย Founder and Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI,ย www.nrci.ie) andย is also theย Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Groupย (MPRG, a specialised research group within this centre).ย ย 

His research group studies the role of nutrition for vision and prevention of blindness. In 2011, Prof Nolan won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) research grant to study the impact of nutritional supplementation on visual functionย viaย two major clinical trialsย (CREST 281096; Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials). Theseย trials identified how targeted nutrition can improve visual function for the general population,ย and for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Current studies at the NRCI areย investigating the link between nutrition and brain health and function.ย ย 

Prof Nolanย has published 100ย peer-reviewed scientific papers on his area of researchย (3621 = citations, H index = 38).ย In 2014, heย successfullyย editedย a CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group book publication entitled โ€œCarotenoids and Retinal Disease.โ€ย  He also has editorial roles at the European Journal of Ophthalmologyย and the Journal of Alzheimerโ€™s Disease. Professor Nolan is Chair of the International Brain and Ocular Nutrition Conferenceย (BON Conference), which is held at Downing College, Cambridge Universityย (www.bonconference.org).ย ย 

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