Julia Rode is a passionate interdisciplinary researcher combining intestinal and brain physiology and applying this to human intervention studies and translational science projects. She is trained in Nutritional Science and Molecular Biotechnology and holds a PhD in Medical Science. Julia works at the Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre at Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, which is a well-acknowledged research centre devoted to developing novel ways of improving gut and mental health by in-depth understanding of the interaction between diet, the gut and its microbiota, and the brain.