Dr. Chrissie Butts

Dr. Christine Butts is a Team Leader (Microbiome Mediated Health) in the Nutrition and Health Group, Plant and Food Research with a strong research background from over 25 years working at Massey University, Crop and Food Research and Plant and Food Research (PFR). Her formal training includes a BSc (Hons) Zoology from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, and a PhD Animal Science from Massey University, Palmerston North. Her team investigates the impact of foods and food components on the gut microbiome, digestive physiology, and overall health and well being. Her expertise is in the design and implementation of in vivo laboratory animal and human clinical trials to test hypotheses with regard to the nutritional and health benefits of foods and food ingredients, in particular gut health, food bioactives, gut-brain axis, diet quality, and nutrient bio-availability including phytochemicals.