Dr Aylin Şen

Dr Aylin Şen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Riddet Institute, working in collaboration with Miruku, a New Zealand start-up company in alternative dairy. She holds an MSc from Wageningen University and a PhD in Food Technology from Massey University. Her current research focuses on the extraction and characterisation of plant oil bodies and proteins to develop new plant-based foods. She is particularly interested in improving extraction yields, enhancing protein functionality, and applying these findings to create stable, high-quality dairy alternatives such as creams and cheeses.