David O. Kennedy, PhD, is Professor of Biological Psychology and the Director of the Brain Performance and Nutrition Research Centre at Northumbria University in the United Kingdom (www.nutrition-neuroscience.org). His own research involves investigating the effects of nutritional interventions, including vitamins and minerals, omega-3 fatty acids, amino acids, and a host of plant-derived extracts and compounds, including polyphenols and caffeine, on human brain function. His recently published book, Plants and the Human Brain (Oxford University Press), describes the psychopharmacology and plant ecological ‘secondary metabolite’ roles of a multitude of plant-derived compounds. Sciences since 2004. In June 2004 he Migrated to Australia as a Skilled Professional and got Australian Citizenship, Completed his M.Sc in Clinical Nutrition from University of Wollongong Australia in 2007.Worked in Nutrition Australia as a Nutritionist , From October 2010 to date working in Umm Al Qura University (UQU) Makkah Saudi Arabia as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Nutrition Department and Teaching Dietetics and Supervising Research Projects as well, He has presented on Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and its Relation to Diet and Physical work in Azad Jammu & Kashmir in Fist International Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy in August 2012 in Philadelphia USA organized by OMICS and he also presented in 2ndInternational Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy in July 2013 in Philadelphia USA organized by OMICS on Anemia Status in a sample of Female Students of Umm Al-Qura University Holy Makkah Western Saudi Arabia KSA.
