Dr Lei (Ben) Liu is currently Senior Research Fellow, Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University. He has completed his PhD on 'Phytochemical and Pharmacological Perspectives of Wheat Grain and Lupin Seed' in 2010. Ben has a wide research interest in biologically active phytochemicals. He has proven expertise in the isolation, identification and quantification of bioactive metabolites. Ben has studied cereal grain quality, starch digestion, lipidomics, cotton, coffee, macadamia, seaweed, Australian native plants, Chinese traditional medicine and natural pesticides. He is currently studying 'coffee terroir' funded by AgriFutures Australia.