Richard K. Porter

Richard K. Porter, is an Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. Having received a B.A. (Moderatorship) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Trinity and worked as a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Cambridge (UK). He has been a lecturer and Principal Investigator in Trinity College Dublin since 1997, was elected for two terms as Head of Biochemistry from 2011-2017, and is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. He is an editor of a leading Elsevier Journal in the field of Bioenergetics and is regularly invited to give lectures at Conferences, Universities and Research Institutes. He teaches many aspects of biochemistry to scientists, medical students, pharmacists at all levels within the University and is a recipient of a Provost Teaching Award. He is on the management committee of several International Scientific Societies, including the European Bioenergetics Conference, MITOEAGLE COST and the International Union of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (IUBMB) Nominating Committee. He is discoverer on the World’s First Nutrigenomic Product for Horses (EnerGene-Q10) and regularly participates in outreach projects.