Curriculum vitae

Prof J Jerling
E-mail: vgejcj@puknet.puk.ac.za 

Johann Jerling studied Physiology and Psychology at Stellenbosch University and went on to complete a PhD in Nutrition at Potchefstroom University. He spent two years working in the food industry in the Netherlands before returning to Potchefstroom where he now leads a team of scientists focussing on the biofunctionality of foods at the North-West University. He has a wide range of academic interests including functional foods, evidence based nutrition, polyphenols, blood clotting and more recently micronutrient bioavailability. Johann is chairperson of the South African Nutrition Society, serves on a number of advisory panels and is one of the two directors of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme.

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