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Research interests
Professor Derek Stewart is Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre, a £33M Tay Cities Deal regional development project hosted at the James Hutton Institute and co-director of the BBSRC/Innovate UK/Industry supported (£44M) National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre. For over 35 years Derek has worked at the industry-academia interface and has led multiple (inter)national multi-partner projects that, to date, total >£330M. A former member of the EFSA GMO Panel, Food and Feed Working Group, his core research centres on the discovery-innovation-exploitation pipeline for crops and food. As part of this he currently oversees several projects in collaboration with industry focussed on alternative protein, total controlled environment agriculture, and the crop to food journey . Professor Stewart has several advisory and board positions in crop and food companies, and innovation centres.
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External positions
Chair of Plant and Food Chemistry , Heriot-Watt University
1 Oct 2011 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- QD Chemistry
- natural products
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
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SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Research output
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Light manipulation as a route to enhancement of antioxidant properties in red amaranth and red lettuce
Bucky, A., Pičmanová, M., Porley, V., Pont, S., Austin, C., Khan, T., McDougall, G., Johnstone, A. & Stewart, D., 5 Jun 2024, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does green vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to conventional methods of production?: A case study from Scotland
Sandison, F., Yeluripati, J. & Stewart, D., 1 Mar 2023, In: Food and Energy Security. 12, 2, Art. E438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to Scottish Parliament consultation on the Agriculture and Communities Bill
Miller, D., Matthews, K., Blackstock, K., Martino, S., Karley, A., Neilson, R., Nijnik, M., Sutherland, L. & Stewart, D., 24 Nov 2023Research output: Other contribution (including Policy/Stakeholder briefings) › Policy or Stakeholder briefings
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Assessing available phytochemicals from commercial blackcurrant and raspberry pomaces
Arnold, H., Dobson, G., Foito, A., Austin, C., Sungurtas, J., Allwood, W., Stewart, D. & McDougall, G., 9 Sept 2022, In: Journal of Berry Research. 12, 3, p. 415-431Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biofortification of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with iron and zinc: Achievements and challenges
Huertas, R., Karpinska, B., Ngala, S., Mkandawire, B., Maling'a, J., Wajenkeche, E., Kimani, P., Boesch, C., Stewart, D., Hancock, R. & Foyer, C., 30 Jun 2022, In: Food and Energy Security. 12, 2, Art. e406.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Does green vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to conventional methods of crop production
Sandison, F. (Contributor), Yeluripati, J. (Contributor) & Stewart, D. (Contributor)
25 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Does vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to traditional crop production
Sandison, F. (Contributor), Yeluripati, J. (Contributor) & Stewart, D. (Contributor)
30 Aug 2022 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Investigating the effects of future climate scenarios in soft fruit: application of HPLC-PDA-MS metabolite profiling in blackcurrant cultivated under increased temperature and altered light regimes.
Allwood, J. W. (Contributor), Woznicki, T. L. (Contributor), Xu, Y. (Contributor), Foito, A. (Contributor), Aaby, K. (Contributor), Sungurtas, J. (Contributor), Freitag, S. (Contributor), Goodacre, R. (Contributor), Stewart, D. (Contributor), Rember, S. F. (Contributor), Heide, O. M. (Contributor) & Sønsteby, A. (Contributor)
15 Nov 2019 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Targeted and non-targeted metabolite profiling in plants and foods (and why targeted is not always the best.
Allwood, J. W. (Contributor), Shepherd, T. (Contributor), McDougal, G. J. (Contributor) & Stewart, D. (Contributor)
17 Nov 2016 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Sustainable intensification platforms at the James Hutton Institute.
Campbell, C. D. (Contributor), Cooke, D. E. L. (Contributor), Dolan, A. (Contributor), Fenton, B. (Contributor), Hawes, C. (Contributor), Lilly, A. (Contributor), Neilson, R. (Contributor), Ramsay, G. (Contributor), Shepherd, L. (Contributor), Stewart, D. (Contributor) & Thomas, W. (Contributor)
26 Sept 2013 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation