NMI Summit 2026 Speaker

Professor Helene McNulty

Director of the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) and Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Ulster University, Coleraine Northern Ireland

Helene McNulty is Director of nutrition research (centred in NICHE) and Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Ulster University, and a registered dietitian by professional training. She is an elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy (since 2008) and Fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (since 2017). Helene’s research programme is aimed at providing greater understanding of nutrition-related health through the lifespan and contributing to food and health policy internationally. She has particular expertise in micronutrients and has published extensively in the field of folate and metabolically-related B vitamins, building impacts from early to late life and frequently delivering keynote presentations at scientific and health professional conferences worldwide. Notably, Helene is PI for the North-South of Ireland TUDA study of nutrition and health in older adults, and the intergenerational OptiPREG study of pregnant women with follow-up of their children. In her academic role, Helene is actively involved in teaching and programme administration at undergraduate and masters levels in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics, and is fully committed to the integration of research and teaching. To date, she has supervised 39 PhD students to successful completion.