Sumantra Ray
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Sumantra Ray | |
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| Other name | Shumone Ray |
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| Employer(s) | NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health; Ulster University |
| Known for | Founding NNEdPro; co-founding BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health |
Sumantra Ray (also known as Shumone Ray) is a British physician and public health nutritionist. He is the Founding Chair, Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, an international nutrition research and education organisation headquartered in Cambridge, UK.[1][2] He holds a fractional appointment as Full Professor of Global Nutrition, Health and Disease at Ulster University.[3] In 2025, he was appointed Visiting Professor at King's College London.[4]
From 2008 to 2010, Ray was an NIHR Public Health Fellow and Corfield Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. From 2010 to 2018, he held a Senior Clinician Scientist position with the Medical Research Council in the United Kingdom.[5][failed verification][6][failed verification] From 2019 to 2021, he was the Director of Research in Food Security, Health and Society at the University of Cambridge.[7]
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
[edit]In 2018, Ray co-founded BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health with the BMJ Publishing Group, serving as Founding Chair of the journal. The journal launched at the 4th NNEdPro International Summit in Cambridge.[10]
Publications
[edit]Ray has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers.[citation needed] He is the editor of:
- Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research (Oxford University Press, 2016)
- Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare (Elsevier)
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2013 — Josephine Lansdell Award, British Medical Association, for work in nutrition and cardiovascular prevention[3]
- 2021 — University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor's Award for Collaboration (as part of the TIGR2ESS team)[11][12]
- 2022 — Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Program Impact Award (for the NNEdPro Mobile Teaching Kitchen Initiative)[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Prof Sumantra Ray: Bringing Nutrition into Healthcare Practice". Diabetes. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Green, Hazel (2007-04-26). "Tomorrow's doctors must become more competent in nutrition". www.gponline.com. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- 1 2 "Sumantra Ray". Ulster University Research Portal. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ "Global Nutrition, Health and Disease: From Molecules to Mankind". King's College London. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ "National Diet and Nutrition Survey". GOV.UK. 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "NDNS: time trend and income analyses for Years 1 to 9". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "Cambridge Global Food Security". University of Cambridge.[dead link]
- ↑ "Professor Shumone Ray". Fitzwilliam College.[dead link]
- ↑ "NNEdPro celebrates 10 years of nutrition education and innovation". Wolfson College. 2018-04-30.
- ↑ "Kohlmeier Named Editor-in-Chief of New Journal: BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health". UNC Nutrition Research Institute. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ "Vice-Chancellor's Awards highlight research impact and engagement across Cambridge". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ Garget, Jacqueline (2017-12-20). "Flagship Project 6". tigr2ess.globalfood.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
- ↑ "Awards". Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Retrieved 2026-04-28.