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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher T. Elliott is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected domains within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of food safety and quality through various analytical and molecular approaches.

Their work comprises a strong focus on topics such as:

  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences with 165 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 98 publications. Their subfields cover Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Food Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Analytical Chemistry.

Among frequent publication venues for Christopher T. Elliott are:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Food Control
  • npj Science of Food
  • Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Exposure and Health

Some recent papers include:

  • "Gold Nanozymes: From Concept to Biomedical Applications" (2020, Nano-Micro Letters)
  • "Smartphone-based optical assays in the food safety field" (2020, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry)
  • "Recent advances and remaining barriers to producing novel formulations of fungicides for safe and sustainable agriculture" (2020, Journal of Controlled Release)
  • "Changes in Consumers' Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison" (2020, Nutrients)
  • "A comprehensive review of food fraud terminologies and food fraud mitigation guides" (2020, Food Control)

Frequent collaborators include Simon A. Haughey, Moira Dean, Julie Meneely, Nicholas Birse, and Awanwee Petchkongkaew, indicating a network of partnerships in related fields.

Christopher T. Elliott has contributed to book publications as well, including the title "Needles from the Nile" (2022) published by Liverpool University Press.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, they were awarded membership in the Royal Irish Academy in 2020 and elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide contamination of food-crops with mycotoxins: Validity of the widely cited 'FAO estimate' of 25.

    Mari Eskola;Gregor Kos;Christopher T. Elliott;Jana Hajšlová

  • Gold Nanozymes: From Concept to Biomedical Applications

    Javier Lou-Franco;Bhaskar Das;Bhaskar Das;Christopher Elliott;Cuong Cao

  • Endocrine disrupting effects of zearalenone, alpha- and beta-zearalenol at the level of nuclear receptor binding and steroidogenesis

    C. Frizzell;D. Ndossi;D. Ndossi;S. Verhaegen;E. Dahl

  • Advances in surface plasmon resonance biosensor technology towards high-throughput food safety analysis

    Chen Situ;Jos Buijs;Mark H. Mooney;Christopher T. Elliott

  • Untargeted metabolomic analysis of human plasma indicates differentially affected polyamine and L-arginine metabolism in mild cognitive impairment subjects converting to Alzheimer's disease

    Stewart F. Graham;Olivier P. Chevallier;Christopher T. Elliott;Christian Hölscher

  • Detection of chloramphenicol and chloramphenicol glucuronide residues in poultry muscle, honey, prawn and milk using a surface plasmon resonance biosensor and Qflex® kit chloramphenicol

    Julie Ferguson;Andrew Baxter;Paul Young;Glenn Kennedy

  • A comprehensive strategy to detect the fraudulent adulteration of herbs: The oregano approach

    Connor Black;Simon A. Haughey;Olivier P. Chevallier;Pamela Galvin-King

  • Current methods of analysis for the determination of trichothecene mycotoxins in food

    Julie Meneely;F. Ricci;H.P. Van Egmond;Christopher Elliott

  • Homodimerization is essential for the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE)-mediated signal transduction.

    Hongliang Zong;Angelina Madden;Micheal Ward;Mark H. Mooney

  • The current and potential applications of Ambient Mass Spectrometry in detecting food fraud

    Connor Black;Olivier P. Chevallier;Christopher T. Elliott

  • Identification of the Species of Origin for Meat Products by Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Julia Balog;Dora Perenyi;Christina Guallar-Hoyas;Attila Egri

  • Biosensors for the analysis of microbiological and chemical contaminants in food

    T. F. McGrath;C. T. Elliott;T. L. Fodey

  • Advanced LC-MS-based methods to study the co-occurrence and metabolization of multiple mycotoxins in cereals and cereal-based food.

    Alexandra Malachová;Milena Stránská;Marta Václavíková;Christopher T. Elliott

  • Investigation of the human brain metabolome to identify potential markers for early diagnosis and therapeutic targets of Alzheimer's disease.

    Stewart F Graham;Olivier P Chevallier;Dominic Roberts;Christian Hölscher

  • Smartphone-based optical assays in the food safety field

    Joost Nelis;Aristeidis Tsagkaris;Michael Dillon;Jana Hajšlová

  • The scientific challenges in moving from targeted to non-targeted mass spectrometric methods for food fraud analysis: A proposed validation workflow to bring about a harmonized approach

    Daniele Cavanna;Laura Righetti;Chris Elliott;Michele Suman

  • Innovative and rapid analysis for rice authenticity using hand-held NIR spectrometry and chemometrics.

    Ernest Teye;Ernest Teye;Charles L.Y. Amuah;Terry McGrath;Christopher Elliott

  • The feasibility of using near infrared and Raman spectroscopic techniques to detect fraudulent adulteration of chili powders with Sudan dye

    Simon A. Haughey;Pamela Galvin-King;Yen-Cheng Ho;Steven E.J. Bell

  • Alzheimer's disease-like pathology has transient effects on the brain and blood metabolome

    Xiaobei Pan;Muhammad Bin Nasaruddin;Christopher T Elliott;Bernadette M McGuinness

  • Effect of Inhibitor Compounds on Nε-(Carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) and Nε-(Carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL) Formation in Model Foods

    Chou Srey;George L J Hull;Lisa Connolly;Christopher T Elliott

  • Enzyme immunoassay for semicarbazide--the nitrofuran metabolite and food contaminant.

    Kevin M. Cooper;Jeanne V. Samsonova;Laura Plumpton;Christopher T. Elliott

  • Paralytic shellfish poisoning detection by surface plasmon resonance-based biosensors in shellfish matrixes

    Eva S. Fonfria;Natalia Vilarino;Katrina Campbell;Chris Elliott

  • The application of Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to detect melamine adulteration of soya bean meal

    Simon A. Haughey;Stewart F. Graham;Emmanuelle Cancouët;Christopher T. Elliott

  • Detection of streptomycin residues in whole milk using an optical immunobiosensor

    Baxter Ga;Ferguson Jp;O'Connor Mc;Elliott Ct

Frequent Co-Authors

Moira Dean
Moira Dean Queen's University Belfast
Rudolf Krska
Rudolf Krska BOKU University
Christian Hölscher
Christian Hölscher Henan University
Luis M. Botana
Luis M. Botana University of Santiago de Compostela
Jana Hajslova
Jana Hajslova University of Chemistry and Technology
Michael Sulyok
Michael Sulyok BOKU University
Timo Lövgren
Timo Lövgren University of Turku
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Huiyu Zhou
Huiyu Zhou University of Leicester
Padraig O'Kiely
Padraig O'Kiely Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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