Professor Mike Gidley
Professor

Mike Gidley

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Background

Professor Mike Gidley is Director of the Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences (CNAFS) at the University of Queensland, Australia. The Centre is part of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) in conjunction with the Queensland Government. Prof Gidley’s research is focussed on structure – function relationships in biopolymer assemblies such as starch granules and plant cell walls. This has led to the detailed characterisation of starch and dietary fibre digestion/fermentation in vitro and in vivo, with the understanding generated leading to opportunities for optimising nutritional value of foods and feeds. He is also a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls.

Professor Gidley was trained in chemistry at the Universities of London (BSc) and Cambridge (PhD), and worked on food-related research for more than twenty years in Unilever’s R+D laboratory at Colworth House in the UK, beginning as a research scientist and culminating as the Group Leader for Plant-based Foods and Ingredients, before joining UQ in 2003.

Professor Gidley’s major research interest is the linking of plant molecular structures to macroscopic properties with relevance to plant-based food properties. In particular, he is interested in investigating polysaccharide assemblies such as plant cell walls and starch granules, particularly the way these structures are assembled in nature and then disassembled during manufacturing and later during digestion. His field of research involves the use of spectroscopic, microscopic and materials analyses of natural materials and model systems. Insights into structure-property relationships are obtained, that can then be used to provide targets for raw materials and processes with enhanced food and nutritional properties.

Availability

Professor Mike Gidley is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Engineering Food sciences Nutrition and dietetics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge

Research interests

  • Plant-based foods

    Clarifying the mechanisms which underpin the nutritional benefits of plant-based foods, with emphases on intact cellular structures, molecular interactions, satiety/satiation effects, and fermentation by the gut microbiome.

Research impacts

The work of Prof Gidley and the CNAFS team supports the development of enhanced health outcomes and economic benefits for Queensland and Australia by carrying out relevant fundamental and applied research across the nutrition and food sciences to provide a sound basis for subsequent exploitation.

The science of food and nutrition involves the integration of approaches drawing from physical, chemical and biological disciplines. A range of cross-disciplinary approaches, modern analytical techniques and understanding developed through study of model systems is used to identify the fundamental mechanisms responsible for important food and nutrition properties. This involves extensive collaboration with research groups within UQ and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), and many other Australian and international partners.

Current research themes address the broad topic of naturally functional foods, and include:

Molecular basis for food quality

Food bio-materials and processing

Health and nutrition properties

Search Professor Mike Gidley’s works on UQ eSpace

581 works between 1979 and 2024
All (581) Journal Article (381) Book Chapter (12) Conference Publication (186) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 581 works

2021

Conference Publication

Nutritional and functional characterization of Australian Acacia species from different regions

Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Netzel, Michael E., Hoffman, Louwrens C., Gidley, Michael J. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2021). Nutritional and functional characterization of Australian Acacia species from different regions. Joint virtual Workshop between The ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods (ARC ITTC UAF), Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and The SARChI Research Programme in Phytochemical Food Network to Improve the Nutritional Quality for Consumers, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, Virtual, 24-25 August 2021.

Nutritional and functional characterization of Australian Acacia species from different regions

2021

Journal Article

Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition

Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition. Animal Production Science, 62 (12), 1055-1059. doi: 10.1071/an21151

Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition

2021

Journal Article

Exploring relationships between satiation, perceived satiety, and plant‐based snack food features

Ni, Dongdong, Gunness, Purnima, Smyth, Heather E. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Exploring relationships between satiation, perceived satiety, and plant‐based snack food features. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 56 (10) ijfs.15102, 5340-5351. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.15102

Exploring relationships between satiation, perceived satiety, and plant‐based snack food features

2021

Journal Article

Interplay between grain digestion and fibre in relation to gastro-small-intestinal passage rate and feed intake in pigs

Ratanpaul, Vishal, Zhang, Dagong, Williams, Barbara A., Diffey, Simon, Black, John L. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Interplay between grain digestion and fibre in relation to gastro-small-intestinal passage rate and feed intake in pigs. European Journal of Nutrition, 60 (7), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02567-3

Interplay between grain digestion and fibre in relation to gastro-small-intestinal passage rate and feed intake in pigs

2021

Journal Article

Towards personalised saliva spectral fingerprints: comparison of mid infrared spectra of dried and whole saliva samples

Ni, Dongdong, Smyth, Heather E., Gidley, Michael J. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2021). Towards personalised saliva spectral fingerprints: comparison of mid infrared spectra of dried and whole saliva samples. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 253 119569, 119569. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119569

Towards personalised saliva spectral fingerprints: comparison of mid infrared spectra of dried and whole saliva samples

2021

Journal Article

Wheat-based food form has a greater effect than amylose content on fermentation outcomes and microbial community shifts in an in vitro fermentation model

Bui, Alexander T., Williams, Barbara A., Murtaza, Nida, Lisle, Allan, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Morrison, Mark and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Wheat-based food form has a greater effect than amylose content on fermentation outcomes and microbial community shifts in an in vitro fermentation model. Food Hydrocolloids, 114 106560, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106560

Wheat-based food form has a greater effect than amylose content on fermentation outcomes and microbial community shifts in an in vitro fermentation model

2021

Journal Article

Structural reasons for inhibitory effects of pectin on α-amylase enzyme activity and in-vitro digestibility of starch

Bai, Yeming, Atluri, Sharat, Zhang, Zhongwei, Gidley, Michael J., Li, Enpeng and Gilbert, Robert G. (2021). Structural reasons for inhibitory effects of pectin on α-amylase enzyme activity and in-vitro digestibility of starch. Food Hydrocolloids, 114 106581, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106581

Structural reasons for inhibitory effects of pectin on α-amylase enzyme activity and in-vitro digestibility of starch

2021

Journal Article

Interaction of cellulose and xyloglucan influences in vitro fermentation outcomes

Lu, Shiyi, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Interaction of cellulose and xyloglucan influences in vitro fermentation outcomes. Carbohydrate Polymers, 258 117698, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117698

Interaction of cellulose and xyloglucan influences in vitro fermentation outcomes

2021

Journal Article

In vitro fermentation of legume cells and components: Effects of cell encapsulation and starch/protein interactions

Bhattarai, Rewati R., Dhital, Sushil, Williams, Barbara A., Yang, Hong Jian, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Flanagan, Bernadine M. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). In vitro fermentation of legume cells and components: Effects of cell encapsulation and starch/protein interactions. Food Hydrocolloids, 113 106538. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106538

In vitro fermentation of legume cells and components: Effects of cell encapsulation and starch/protein interactions

2021

Journal Article

Depletion and bridging flocculation of oil droplets in the presence of β-glucan, arabinoxylan and pectin polymers: Effects on lipolysis

Zhai, Honglei, Gunness, Purnima and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Depletion and bridging flocculation of oil droplets in the presence of β-glucan, arabinoxylan and pectin polymers: Effects on lipolysis. Carbohydrate Polymers, 255 117491, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117491

Depletion and bridging flocculation of oil droplets in the presence of β-glucan, arabinoxylan and pectin polymers: Effects on lipolysis

2021

Journal Article

Pectin and mango pulp both reduce plasma cholesterol in pigs but have different effects on triglycerides and bile acids

Gunness, Purnima, Zhai, Honglei, Williams, Barbara A., Zhang, Dagong and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Pectin and mango pulp both reduce plasma cholesterol in pigs but have different effects on triglycerides and bile acids. Food Hydrocolloids, 112 106369, 106369. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106369

Pectin and mango pulp both reduce plasma cholesterol in pigs but have different effects on triglycerides and bile acids

2021

Journal Article

Protein-starch matrix plays a key role in enzymic digestion of high-amylose wheat noodle

Li, Hai-Teng, Li, Zaifen, Fox, Glen P., Gidley, Michael J. and Dhital, Sushil (2021). Protein-starch matrix plays a key role in enzymic digestion of high-amylose wheat noodle. Food Chemistry, 336 127719, 127719. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127719

Protein-starch matrix plays a key role in enzymic digestion of high-amylose wheat noodle

2021

Journal Article

Wheat cell walls and constituent polysaccharides induce similar microbiota profiles upon in vitro fermentation despite different short chain fatty acid end-product levels

Lu, Shiyi, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Yao, Hong, Williams, Barbara A., Flanagan, Bernadine M. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Wheat cell walls and constituent polysaccharides induce similar microbiota profiles upon in vitro fermentation despite different short chain fatty acid end-product levels. Food and Function, 12 (3), 1135-1146. doi: 10.1039/d0fo02509g

Wheat cell walls and constituent polysaccharides induce similar microbiota profiles upon in vitro fermentation despite different short chain fatty acid end-product levels

2021

Conference Publication

Exploring the diversity in wattleseeds for food applications

Jacob, Sera Susan , Smyth, Heather E. , Flanagan, Bernadine M. , Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Exploring the diversity in wattleseeds for food applications. Australasian Seed Science Conference , Virtual, 6-8 September 2021.

Exploring the diversity in wattleseeds for food applications

2021

Conference Publication

Understanding and utilizing variability within wattleseed species for better food applications

Jacob, Sera Susan, Smyth, Heather E., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Understanding and utilizing variability within wattleseed species for better food applications. 6th Food Structure, Digestion and Health Conference , Virtual, 16-19 November 2021.

Understanding and utilizing variability within wattleseed species for better food applications

2020

Journal Article

Metabolism of Black Carrot Polyphenols during In Vitro Fermentation is Not Affected by Cellulose or Cell Wall Association

Netzel, Gabriele, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Netzel, Michael E., Gidley, Michael J. and Williams, Barbara A. (2020). Metabolism of Black Carrot Polyphenols during In Vitro Fermentation is Not Affected by Cellulose or Cell Wall Association. Foods, 9 (12) 1911, 1911. doi: 10.3390/foods9121911

Metabolism of Black Carrot Polyphenols during In Vitro Fermentation is Not Affected by Cellulose or Cell Wall Association

2020

Conference Publication

Relationships between perceived satiation, subsequent satiety, and plant-based food features

Ni, Dongdong, Gunness, Nima, Smyth, Heather E. and Gidley, Mike (2020). Relationships between perceived satiation, subsequent satiety, and plant-based food features. 9th European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research, Virtual, 13-16 December 2020.

Relationships between perceived satiation, subsequent satiety, and plant-based food features

2020

Journal Article

Give peas a chance

Gidley, Michael J. (2020). Give peas a chance. Nature Food, 1 (11), 663-664. doi: 10.1038/s43016-020-00168-7

Give peas a chance

2020

Journal Article

Starch granular protein of high-amylose wheat gives innate resistance to amylolysis

Li, Hai-Teng, Sartika, Rakhmi S., Kerr, Edward D., Schulz, Benjamin L., Gidley, Michael J. and Dhital, Sushil (2020). Starch granular protein of high-amylose wheat gives innate resistance to amylolysis. Food Chemistry, 330 127328, 127328. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127328

Starch granular protein of high-amylose wheat gives innate resistance to amylolysis

2020

Journal Article

Cell wall architecture as well as chemical composition determines fermentation of wheat cell walls by a faecal inoculum

Lu, Shiyi, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A., Mikkelsen, Deirdre and Gidley, Michael J. (2020). Cell wall architecture as well as chemical composition determines fermentation of wheat cell walls by a faecal inoculum. Food Hydrocolloids, 107 105858, 105858. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105858

Cell wall architecture as well as chemical composition determines fermentation of wheat cell walls by a faecal inoculum

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    Sustainable Precision Feeding in Broiler Chickens in Australia
    AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program Nutrition, Gut Health and Environment Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    How to make antibiotics in pig feed redundant, naturally
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2028
    Fight Food Waste CRC - Transform Program
    Fight Food Waste CRC
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2027
    Polysaccharides Research Fund
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Lean design workshop to understand future challenges for horticulture production in tropical and subtropical regions of Australia
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Advanced Nanoparticle, Colloid and Microparticle Characterisation and Precision Engineering Nanosystems Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    In vitro gastric processing equipment
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Biomanufacturing advanced animal feed supplements (AQIP 2016 project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Designing starches for increased productivity in mineral flotation
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Design rules for nutritionally-functional grains
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Naturally Nutritious
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Molecular characterization of complex biological polymers
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Measurement of grain enzyme diffusion rates and grain threshold particle size calculator
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Predicting the effects of fibre, grain digestion rate and the ileal brake on voluntary feed intake
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Enabling the design of superior healthy snack foods and beverages through innovative assessment of oral processing and mucosal film interactions
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Design rules for nutritionally-functional starches
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015
    New biobased adhesives: improved mechanical properties, waterproofing, and reduced energy requirements for corrugated paper products
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Automated in vitro fermentation gas measurement
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Agents of change: Transforming the food industry for Australia, Asia and beyond
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Structural understanding of the degradation of glucose polymers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    High performance thermoplastic starch polymer films for controlled barrier and delivery
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Optimising particle size distribution for grains and protein sources
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2018
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Wall Biology (ARC COE administered by the University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Establishment of a robotic liquid handling platofrm for the use of 384 and 1536 well plates
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Facility for advanced rheological and surface-friction characterisation
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Processing methods of grains - Extension
    CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
    Open grant
  • 2011
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1 - Dr H. Douglas Goff
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Influence of nutrient asynchrony on finisher growth performance and feed efficiency
    CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Complex Cereal Carbohydrates (CSIRO Food Futures Flagship led by the University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Analytical instrumentation enabling rapid compound separation and chemical structure analysis via mass fingerprinting
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    High content imaging analysis for bioactive and novel therapeutic target evaluation
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Importance of high vegetable consumption in controlling weight (Horticulture Australia Ltd grant administered through the University of Wollongong)
    University of Wollongong
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Strengthening the food biomaterials testing facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    UQ-Dairy Science Research Program: E: Dairy Nutrition
    Dairy Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Establishing the relations between starch nano- and mesostructure and macroscopic physical properties
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Facility for characterisation of multiscale rheology and tribology of soft matter, food and biofluids
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Protein Syndicate - Postdoctoral Fellowship Funding: Proteins in the Dry State
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Nutritional properties of mango fruits: linking plant genomics to cellular bioactivities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Improving the efficiency of pig feed manufacturing and application of additives
    CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Methods to improve the nutritional value of sorghum for broilers
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Director, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences - UQ/QDPI&F joint appointment
    Queensland Department Primary Industries
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Solid State NMR Console
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Redesigning Grain Polysaccharides
    CSIRO Flagships Collaboration Fund
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    The Molecular Mechanism of Protein Instability in Dairy Powder Systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006
    A high resolution, high-throughput chromatographic system for separation and characterisation of complex samples
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Processing methods for improving the utilisation of cereal grains by pigs
    CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Identification of nutritional bioactives in tropical fruit
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2012
    Degradable packaging materials derived from renewable resources
    CRC for Polymers
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Molecular basis for processing functionally
    Food Science Australia
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Molecular mechanisms underlying milk protein stability during dehydration and in the dry state
    Dairy Ingredients Group of Australia Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Proteins in the Dry State
    Food Science Australia
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Cellulose-based composites as models for primary plant cell walls of cereals and grasses
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Nutrient Metabolomics: In vitro assay approaches to identifying nutritional biomolecules in tropical fruit
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Self-assembly of gelling biopolymer particles
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2007
    Research Director in the area of Food Science and Food Technology
    Queensland Department Primary Industries
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Mike Gidley is:
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