Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders

Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD is a probiotic microbiologist who consults internationally with food and supplement companies. She helps companies review evidence on probiotic strains for product formulation and for scientific substantiation of probiotic product label claims. Through numerous written, oral and video pieces she also strives to provide objective, evidence-based information on probiotics for consumers and professionals. Dr. Sanders served as the founding president of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) and is currently the organization’s executive science officer. This international, non-profit association of academic and industrial scientists is dedicated to advancing the science of probiotics and prebiotics. She plays an integral role in their annual meetings, writing many of the peer-reviewed publications on ISAPP activities, developing evidence-based content for communicating about probiotics, prebiotics and fermented foods and interfacing with scientific organizations on ISAPP’s behalf. Dr. Sanders received her B.S. in Food Science at University of California - Davis, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science with an emphasis in microbiology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. www.mesanders.com