Professor Vimal Karani is a Professor in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics. He joined the University of Reading after his post-doctoral training at the MRC Epidemiology unit (Cambridge, UK) and University College London (London, UK). He has also received advanced training in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. His primary research interests focus on the investigation of gene–nutrient interactions on metabolic- and cardiovascular disease-related outcomes using combined approaches of genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, and molecular biology. His long-term goal is to use the findings from observational studies to carry out human intervention studies with a view towards developing industrial collaborations to facilitate 'Personalised Nutrition'. He has initiated a large-scale collaborative project, called GeNuIne (Gene–Nutrient Interactions) Collaboration that aims to develop a personalised nutrition program based on the evidence from nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, and dietary intervention studies using cohorts from various ethnic groups. In this collaborative study, gene–nutrient interactions on cardio-metabolic traits across various ethnic populations are examined. He won the UK Nutrition Society's Silver Medal award 2020 for his contribution to the world of global nutrition.