Owen Kenny

Background

About Owen Kenny

Successful Funding & Research Interests • SeaFeed Project: Seaweed Bioactives Supplemented Animal Feeds (DAFM Ref 2021R647). Dept Agriculture, Food & Marine. WP3 leader and Supervisor of PhD candidate. • Circular Eating: Revalorisation of food waste for the production of healthy, nutritionally-dense and sensory-acceptable food products. CUA Bursary 2020. In collaboration GMIT. Co-supervisor of PhD candidate. • SEASOLUTIONS: Seaweeds and seaweed-ingredients to reduce enteric methane emissions from pasture-based sheep, cattle and dairy cows. ERA-NET ICT Agri-2 program 2019. In collaboration with Teagasc and International partners. Supervisor of 1 MSc candidate. • The use of protein hydrolysates to generate high protein foods acceptable to older adults. IT Sligo President’s Bursary 2019. In collaboration with UL. Co-Supervisor of 1 PhD candidate. • INTERREG VA Programme, Co-Innovate Award 2019 – 2020. Co-applicant. • Using food product waste streams as a sustainable source of natural components capable of enhancing the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria. IT Sligo President’s Bursary 2018. In collaboration with Teagasc. Supervisor of 1 PhD candidate. • Reinstating the importance of medicinal foods: A viable pathway to discovering novel drug therapies against the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. IT Sligo Presidents Bursary 2017. In collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast. Co-Supervisor of 1 PhD candidate. Research Interests • Natural Product Chemistry • Food Chemistry & Analysis • Functional Food Ingredients • Food Sustainability • Food Safety • Food Security • Drug Discovery • Antimicrobial Resistance