Professor Eugeni Roura
Professor

Eugeni Roura

Email: 
Phone: 
+61 7 336 52526

Background

Professor Eugeni Roura is a nutritionist with interests in digestive physiology and gut health, chemosensory science (including taste and smell) and transgenerational mechanisms relevant to chickens, pigs and humans. Eugeni holds a Veterinary and PhD degrees from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a MPhil and post-doctoral appointments at the University of California (Davis). He developed a sixteen-year career in the feed and food industries before joining The University of Queensland (2010) where he currently leads the Nutrition & Chemosensory Science Group. The main current research areas in animal science include appetite modulation in chickens and pigs, nutrition interventions to boost embryonic/foetal development (including “in ovo”), and strategies to improve sustainability of chicken meat, egg and pork production. In human nutrition the focus is around food allergies and appendicitis. In 2011, Eugeni joined the UQ School of Biomedical Sciences as an Affiliated Lecturer. Since 2010 he has graduated 20 PhD students in Australia, published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, and has been invited as keynote speaker to more than 50 national and international scientific meetings. He is currently serving as President of the World’s Poultry Science Association (Australia branch), Director of the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Consortium, and member of the National Committee for Nutrition (Australian Academy of Sciences), R&D and Education Committees of the Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd., and the Federation of Oceania Nutrition Societies. He was the recipient of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2024 Medal award.

Availability

Professor Eugeni Roura is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Animal nutrition Animal production Biological Sciences Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Comparative physiology Nutrition and dietetics Receptors and membrane biology Zoology

Qualifications

  • Licentiate of Veterinary Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Masters (Research) of Nutrition, University of California
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Nutrition, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Research interests

  • Nutrition and Digestive Physiology in humans and monogastric animals (pigs and poultry)

    The discovery, description, and understanding of the function of nutrient sensing mechanisms present in the gastrointestinal tract from the oral cavity (including taste and smell) to the hindgut. In particular, the involvement of these chemosensory mechanisms on the gut-brain axis modulating digestion, gut health, and appetite. A specific research focus has evolved around transgenerational nutrition studying the early development of the digestive system in pig and chicken embryos including “in ovo” applications.

Search Professor Eugeni Roura’s works on UQ eSpace

204 works between 1991 and 2025
All (204) Book (1) Journal Article (93) Conference Publication (107) Book Chapter (3)

121 - 140 of 204 works

2015

Journal Article

Variability in human bitter taste sensitivity to chemically diverse compounds can be accounted for by differential TAS2R activation

Roura, Eugeni, Aldayyani, Asya, Thavaraj, Pridhuvi, Prakash, Sangeeta, Greenway, Delma, Thomas, Walter G., Meyerhof, Wolfgang, Roudnitzky, Natacha and Foster, Simon R. (2015). Variability in human bitter taste sensitivity to chemically diverse compounds can be accounted for by differential TAS2R activation. Chemical Senses, 40 (6), 427-435. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv024

Variability in human bitter taste sensitivity to chemically diverse compounds can be accounted for by differential TAS2R activation

2015

Journal Article

A rapid extraction method for glycogen from formalin-fixed liver

Sullivan, Mitchell A., Li, Shihan, Aroney, Samuel T.N., Deng, Bin, Li, Cheng, Roura, Eugeni, Schulz, Benjamin L., Harcourt, Brooke E., Forbes, Josephine M. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2015). A rapid extraction method for glycogen from formalin-fixed liver. Carbohydrate Polymers, 118, 9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.005

A rapid extraction method for glycogen from formalin-fixed liver

2015

Journal Article

G protein-coupled receptors in cardiac biology: old and new receptors

Foster, Simon R, Roura, Eugeni, Molenaar, Peter and Thomas, Walter G. (2015). G protein-coupled receptors in cardiac biology: old and new receptors. Biophysical Reviews, 7 (1), 77-89. doi: 10.1007/s12551-014-0154-2

G protein-coupled receptors in cardiac biology: old and new receptors

2015

Journal Article

Analysis of SPME or SBSE extracted volatile compounds from cooked cured pork ham differing in intramuscular fat profiles

Benet, Iu, Guardia, Maria Dolors, Ibanez, Carles, Sola, Josep, Arnau, Jacint and Roura, Eugeni (2015). Analysis of SPME or SBSE extracted volatile compounds from cooked cured pork ham differing in intramuscular fat profiles. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 60 (1), 393-399. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.08.016

Analysis of SPME or SBSE extracted volatile compounds from cooked cured pork ham differing in intramuscular fat profiles

2015

Conference Publication

Oral Nutrient Sensing in the Chicken: A Look Beyond T1R/T2Rs

Roura, Eugeni, Kim, Jun-Mo and Cho, Sungbo (2015). Oral Nutrient Sensing in the Chicken: A Look Beyond T1R/T2Rs. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS), Bonita Springs, Fl United States, 22-25 April 2015. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv029

Oral Nutrient Sensing in the Chicken: A Look Beyond T1R/T2Rs

2015

Conference Publication

Iso-energetic diets containing beta-glucan or arabinoxylan show different expression of Tas1R3 and similar expression of fatty acid sensing genes in the porcine gastrointestinal tract

Rzepus, Marcin, Roura, Eugeni, de Jager, Nadia, Gidley, Michael J., Williams, Barbara A. and Preston, Maxine (2015). Iso-energetic diets containing beta-glucan or arabinoxylan show different expression of Tas1R3 and similar expression of fatty acid sensing genes in the porcine gastrointestinal tract. 24th Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), Dijon, France, 10-13 September 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bju073

Iso-energetic diets containing beta-glucan or arabinoxylan show different expression of Tas1R3 and similar expression of fatty acid sensing genes in the porcine gastrointestinal tract

2015

Conference Publication

Dietary Manipulation of Feed Intake in Pigs by Bitter Compounds

Fu, Minghai, Collins, Cherie, Henman, Dave and Roura, Eugeni (2015). Dietary Manipulation of Feed Intake in Pigs by Bitter Compounds. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association for ChemoSensory Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008

Dietary Manipulation of Feed Intake in Pigs by Bitter Compounds

2015

Conference Publication

Taste receptors and diet in wild and domestic animals

Roura, Eugeni and McGrane, Scott (2015). Taste receptors and diet in wild and domestic animals. 24th Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), Dijon, France, 10-13 September 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bju073

Taste receptors and diet in wild and domestic animals

2015

Conference Publication

Transfer of Dietary Plant Natural Flavor Compounds From Essential Oils to Maternal Fluids in Pigs

Palou, Rousset, Fuller, Steve, Smyth, Heather and Roura, Eugeni (2015). Transfer of Dietary Plant Natural Flavor Compounds From Essential Oils to Maternal Fluids in Pigs. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association for ChemoSensory Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008

Transfer of Dietary Plant Natural Flavor Compounds From Essential Oils to Maternal Fluids in Pigs

2015

Conference Publication

Dietary bitterness reduces feed intake in piglets with or without gastrointestinal discomfort conditioning

Fu, M., Guzman-Pino, S. A. and Roura, E. (2015). Dietary bitterness reduces feed intake in piglets with or without gastrointestinal discomfort conditioning. 24th Annual Meeting of the European-Chemoreception-Research-Organization (ECRO), Dijon, France, 10-13 September 2014. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Dietary bitterness reduces feed intake in piglets with or without gastrointestinal discomfort conditioning

2015

Conference Publication

Activation of Human Orbitofrontal Cortex to Visual Only or Visual and Olfactory Food Stimuli Reflects Pork Sensory-Specific Satiety

Han, Pengfei, Gray, Marcus A., Reutens, David C. and Roura, Eugeni (2015). Activation of Human Orbitofrontal Cortex to Visual Only or Visual and Olfactory Food Stimuli Reflects Pork Sensory-Specific Satiety. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian-Association-for-ChemoSensory-Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008

Activation of Human Orbitofrontal Cortex to Visual Only or Visual and Olfactory Food Stimuli Reflects Pork Sensory-Specific Satiety

2015

Conference Publication

The Genes Encoding the Porcine Bitter Taste Receptors Are Potentially More Variable Than the Non-Bitter Taste Receptors

de Jager, Nadia, da Silva, Elizabete C., Burgos-Paz, William, Reverter, Antonio, Perez-Enciso, Miguel and Roura, Eugeni (2015). The Genes Encoding the Porcine Bitter Taste Receptors Are Potentially More Variable Than the Non-Bitter Taste Receptors. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association for ChemoSensory Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008

The Genes Encoding the Porcine Bitter Taste Receptors Are Potentially More Variable Than the Non-Bitter Taste Receptors

2015

Conference Publication

Taste receptor expression and function in omnivorous farm animals

Roura, Eugeni (2015). Taste receptor expression and function in omnivorous farm animals. 24th Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), Dijon, France, 10-13 September 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bju073

Taste receptor expression and function in omnivorous farm animals

2015

Conference Publication

The Effect of Dietary Fiber Enrichment on Taste Perception in Humans

Thavaraj, Pridhuvi, Gidley, Mike J. and Roura, Eugeni (2015). The Effect of Dietary Fiber Enrichment on Taste Perception in Humans. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association for ChemoSensory Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008

The Effect of Dietary Fiber Enrichment on Taste Perception in Humans

2015

Conference Publication

Discovering Taste and Nutrient Sensor Expression Profile in the Oral Cavity of Broilers

Kim, Jun-Mo and Roura, Eugeni (2015). Discovering Taste and Nutrient Sensor Expression Profile in the Oral Cavity of Broilers. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian-Association-for-ChemoSensory-Science (AACSS), Brisbane Australia, 3-5 December 2014. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Discovering Taste and Nutrient Sensor Expression Profile in the Oral Cavity of Broilers

2014

Journal Article

Characterization of the porcine nutrient and taste receptor gene repertoire in domestic and wild populations across the globe

da Silva, Elizabete C., de Jager, Nadia, Burgos-Paz, William, Reverter, Antonio, Perez-Enciso, Miguel and Roura, Eugeni (2014). Characterization of the porcine nutrient and taste receptor gene repertoire in domestic and wild populations across the globe. BMC Genomics, 15 (1) 1057, 1057.1-1057.31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1057

Characterization of the porcine nutrient and taste receptor gene repertoire in domestic and wild populations across the globe

2014

Journal Article

Improving size-exclusion chromatography separation for glycogen

Sullivan, Mitchell A., Powell, Prudence O., Witt, Torsten, Vilaplana, Francisco, Roura, Eugeni and Gilbert, Robert G. (2014). Improving size-exclusion chromatography separation for glycogen. Journal of Chromatography A, 1332, 21-29. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.01.053

Improving size-exclusion chromatography separation for glycogen

2014

Conference Publication

Expression of the nutrient sensor family Tas1R along the porcine gastrointestinal tract

Rzepus, M., Rzepus, M., De Jager, N. and Roura, E. (2014). Expression of the nutrient sensor family Tas1R along the porcine gastrointestinal tract. 22nd Congress of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), Leuven, Belgium, 27-29 August 2013. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjt055

Expression of the nutrient sensor family Tas1R along the porcine gastrointestinal tract

2014

Journal Article

Feed preference in pigs: Relationship between cereal preference and nutrient composition and digestibility

Sola-Oriol D., Roura E. and Torrallardona D. (2014). Feed preference in pigs: Relationship between cereal preference and nutrient composition and digestibility. Journal of Animal Science, 92 (1), 220-228. doi: 10.2527/jas.2013-6791

Feed preference in pigs: Relationship between cereal preference and nutrient composition and digestibility

2014

Journal Article

Extrasensory perception: odorant and taste receptors beyond the nose and mouth

Foster, Simon R., Roura, Eugeni and Thomas, Walter G. (2014). Extrasensory perception: odorant and taste receptors beyond the nose and mouth. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 142 (1), 41-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.11.004

Extrasensory perception: odorant and taste receptors beyond the nose and mouth

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    Sustainable Precision Feeding in Broiler Chickens in Australia
    AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program Nutrition, Gut Health and Environment Research Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    APL Industry Placement Program
    Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Eliminating pig tail removal to improve welfare and industry sustainability (CRC-P administered by Sunpork)
    Sunpork Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    How to make antibiotics in pig feed redundant, naturally
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Heat tolerance (HT) in lactating sows: dietary strategies, metabolic biomarkers and microbiome signature
    Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Dietary fibre and gut nutrient sensing in chickens
    AB VISTA
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Effects of new bacillus strain probiotics and natural biosurfactants on broiler chickens production
    Bioproton Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Improved feed efficiency in finishing pigs using bitter extracts
    Lucta S A
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Improved feed efficiency, control of P2 back fat and maintenance of pork quality in finishing pigs fed bitter extracts
    Australasian Pork Research Institute Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Validating the transmission of crina® essential oils from sow to piglet
    DSM Nutritional Products
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Peri-hatching strategies to endure enteric pathogens in broilers
    Agrifutures Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Slowing down intestinal passage rate to decrease diarrhoea risk and ZnO dependence in weaned piglets
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Automated immunohistochemical analysis module for the expansion of research and clinical diagnostic capabilities at UQ
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Non-MSG umami taste feed additives to enhance appetite in piglets
    Lucta S A
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Dietary manipulation of pork fatty acid profiles to develop an Australian pork flavour signature relevant to Chinese consumers
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Dietary Supplements to Prevent Heat Stress
    DSM Nutritional Products
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Amino acid balance and appetition in weaners
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Genetic parameters for health, survival, immune competence, post-weaning growth and disease resistance of pigs
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Dietary manipulation of nutrient specific appetite in broiler chickens
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Dietary Na reduction, food hedonism and hypertension
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Development of a commercial appetite enhancer for piglets
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    Dietary manipulation of feed intake in pigs by bitter compounds
    Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Sensory specific liking and satiety induced by pig meat flavours
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Nutrient specific appetite and vicious pecking in hens: nutrient specific appetite as a driver for feather pecking in hens
    Australian Egg Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Use of plant derived compounds to condition piglet intake at weaning and reduce post-weaning use of therapeutics
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.1 FTE School of Biomedical Sciences
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Peripheral chemosensing and feed intake in pigs
    CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Development of a pig model for gastrointestinal chemosensing mechanisms
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Peripheral chemosensing and feed intake in pigs
    CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Laboratory for molecular and cell biology studies applied to human nutrition
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Eugeni Roura is:
Available for supervision

Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Eugeni Roura directly for media enquiries about:

  • Chemosensing - smell, taste
  • Chickens
  • Digestion physiology - mammals
  • Feed and food intake
  • Food volatiles
  • Human nutrition
  • Mammalian digestion
  • Nutrition
  • Pig models
  • Pigs
  • Smell and taste biology
  • Taste and smell biology
  • Taste receptors TR

Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

communications@uq.edu.au