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Jessie King imagePhD, BSc(Hons)

Postdoctoral Fellow

Contact

Email jessie.king@otago.ac.nz

About

Jessie King completed her PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Otago in 2022, where she investigated how fructose contributes to hepatic insulin resistance and how dietary and environmental factors influence this process.

She joined the Department of Food Science in 2023 and is now a key researcher with the Riddet Institute, focusing on novel food processing strategies to enhance plant protein functionality and nutrition.

Her current research centres on developing foods with targeted bioactivity – such as anti-inflammatory effects in the gut – to support the health of specific populations, with broad interests in gut and metabolic health.

Research interests

  • Intestinal inflammation
  • Metabolic health
  • Mechanistic bioactivity of food-derived compounds
  • In vitro cell models for nutrition/health research
  • Novel food processing to enhance nutrition

Publications

King, J., Hardie Boys, M. T., Pletzer, D., Finer, J., Chen, C., Fung, L., Bremer, P., & Oey, I. (2026). Pulsed electric fields-mediated inactivation of foodborne pathogens in bovine colostrum. Food Innovation & Advances, 5(1), 45-54. doi: 10.48130/fia-0026-0001 Journal - Research Article

Bagarinao, N. C., Punzalan, J., King, J., Leong, S. Y., Agyei, D., Gordon, K., … Oey, I. (2026). Effects of germination temperature on physicochemical properties and in vitro protein digestibility of oat flour (Avena sativa). Food Chemistry, 506, 148174. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.148174 Journal - Research Article

Wangiyana, I. G. A. S., Drudi, F., King, J., Leong, S. Y., Kim, E. H.-J., Sutton, K., & Oey, I. (2025). Rheological and textural properties of plant-based gel derived from pulsed electric field-treated oat flour and pea protein. Sustainable Food Proteins, 3(4), e70043. doi: 10.1002/sfp2.70043 Journal - Research Article

Horlacher, N., King, J., Leong, S. Y., Agyei, D., Moggré, G.-J., Sutton, K., & Indrawati (2025). Protein quality of oat-pea-based yoghurt alternatives produced using pulsed electric field treatment and probiotic starter cultures. Food & Function, 16, 8874. doi: 10.1039/d5fo03360h Journal - Research Article

Howes, M. T., King, J., & Rosengren, R. J. (2025). Effects of fructose on features of steatotic liver disease in HepG2 Cells. Nutrients, 17(17), 2762. doi: 10.3390/nu17172762 Journal - Research Article

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