Dr Holly Neill is the Science Officer at Yakult UK and Ireland where she communicates the latest research on the gut microbiota, probiotics, and health. Holly holds a PhD in nutrition and has vast experience managing and conducting human trials, in collaboration with industry partners, across a range of topics in both healthy populations and ileostomy patients. Before moving to Yakult, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and has published her research in high impact journals alongside presenting at both national and international conferences.