Dr Emma Halmos is a senior research fellow and dietitian at Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, with expertise in the role of diet in gastrointestinal conditions, including IBS and IBD. Emma’s scientific achievements have had a major impact in academia and clinical practice internationally.

Most notably, her pivotal feeding study that demonstrated the low FODMAP diet was efficacious in treating IBS. This study launched a major change globally in attitude and enthusiasm towards dietary management, featuring on the cover of Gastroenterology and has been cited >1500 times. Emma reputation is internationally renowned, particularly within the gastroenterology community. Emma is a committee member for the Dietitians of ECCO (European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation - world’s largest IBD forum) and is a leading project coordinator for the first ever ECCO consensus guidelines on nutrition in IBD. Emma has presented her work at several national and international conferences, including being the first dietitian invited to speak at the plenary of ECCO, attended by over 8000 delegates. Now in a leadership role, Emma is designing dietary studies for IBD management and supervising PhD students, mostly dietitians. Emma is passionate about inspiring and guiding other dietitians to enter into research.