Dr. Hrvoje Fabek is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Program Manager of the NSERC Program in Food Safety, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs (NSERC-PFSNRA). Dr. Fabek earned his MSc in 2011 and PhD in 2015 at the University of Guelph in the Department of Food Science, Ontario Agricultural College. His research focus is on understanding the relationship between food structure and physiological functionality. He has carried out work using simulated digestion models to understand the role of dietary fibres and glycemic reductions and is currently managing human nutrition intervention trials in Dr. Harvey Anderson’s lab focused on exploring the functionality of an array of functional foods, including dairy, pulses, potatoes and novel ingredients such as proteins extracted from an array of Canadian crops. Dr. Fabek also explores research opportunities that have impacts on the Canadian health and agri-food sectors and is responsible for teaching courses focused on regulatory affairs, food science, nutrition and food chemistry.