Dr Oliver Shannon is an early career researcher and Lecturer in Human Nutrition & Ageing at Newcastle University. His research explores the impact of healthy dietary patterns and dietary inorganic nitrate on brain and cardiovascular health in older adults. He has published >75 peer-reviewed journal articles, including in field-leading journals such as the British Journal of Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. He was the winner of the 2024 Nutrition Society Julie Wallace Award for early-stage scientific excellence in the field of nutrition and is the inaugural chair of the Nutrition Society Early Career Members Section.