Biography:

Nina Aagaard Poulsen joined the IMGC Scientific Advisory Committee in 2026. She obtained her PhD degree in conservation genetics from the Department of Biological Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark in 2008. She has been employed at the Department of Food Science, Aarhus University since 2009. Her research focuses on exploring factors affecting variation in the composition of bovine milk, especially in relation to genetic background, feeding and sustainable production. Novel technologies including microbial production of milk proteins and secretion of milk components through cultivation of mammary epithelial cells are more recent research areas of interest. She has done extensive research in the understanding of milk proteomics in relation to casein micelle, mineral distributions and post-translations modifications.