Philip JOHNSON

Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Speaker Biography

Dr Johnson gained his BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Durham University, and his PhD at the John Innes Centre, both in the UK. He joined the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln 11 years ago.

Dr. Johnson's research focuses on the application of mass spectrometry and protein chemistry techniques to the study of food allergens and food allergy. Primary research includes detection of allergens in foods, characterization of food allergens for use in clinical environments and the assessment of GMOs and novel foods for allergenic risk. He currently manages the AllergenOnline database (www.allergenonline.org) of known allergens.