A clinical paediatric dietitian, researcher and investigator on clinical trials and studies focusing on the influence of nutrition in early life on later health, Julie has more than 25 years’ clinical and research experience in the field of paediatric nutrition and dietetics. Julie is co-founder and director of TrimTots Community Interest Company, a UCL spin-off that develops, delivers and evaluates evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. She is actively involved in advancing paediatric dietetics and is academic lead on the Advanced Professional Practice Masters’ in Paediatric Dietetics at the University of Plymouth in the UK. As education strategy officer for the British Dietetic Association’s Paediatric Specialist Group, she is helping to drive dietetic education and training in paediatric dietetics forward. Julie is current chair of the Allied Health Professionals committee of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.