Elena Arribas Lopez
BSc (Hons), PGCert, MSc, PhD, ISO 9001:2015 LA, HACCP L3
Lecturer in Food Science
Food and Markets Department
Dr Elena Arribas Lopez is a Lecturer in Food Science at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, where she leads the Food Product and Process Development module. She teaches mainly on the MSc Food Innovation and MSc Food Safety programmes, also contributes to the BSc in Nutrition, and is actively involved in laboratory practices for MSc Food Innovation. Alongside her teaching, Elena supervises postgraduate students on a range of research projects.
Her research focuses on the role of nutrition in wound healing, with a particular interest in how supplement formulations affect Human Dermal Fibroblasts and immune system cells. The aim of her work is to develop functional supplements that can support recovery and improve health outcomes. In the past, she has also explored cytokine release, drug delivery, and 3D printing as part of her wider research in food science and health applications.
Elena completed her PhD at the University of Greenwich with a project titled A Nutritional Approach to Wound Healing: The Role of Supplementation. In this work, she designed supplement formulations from scratch, applied advanced analysis, and evaluated their biological effects. She also holds an MSc in Food Innovation from Greenwich and a BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Technology from the University of Burgos, Spain.
She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has completed further professional training, including the CQI and IRCA Certified Lead Auditor Training Course (ISO 9001:2015) and a Level 3 HACCP Award (Distinction).
Elena’s interest focuses on the potential of natural compounds to accelerate wound healing, and the underlying mechanisms involved, including cell migration, proliferation, and cytokine release.
She is also interested in the role of nutrition in promoting health, as well as the development and application of alternative proteins. Her work includes product development, alongside considerations of food safety and quality management, combining both scientific innovation and practical application.
She is currently part of the “Alternative Proteins” research group, led by Parag Acharya, where she focuses on the nutritional aspects of alternative protein development.
Her PhD, “A Nutritional Approach to Wound Healing: The Role of Supplementation”, was supported by Prof. Tony Kochhar. The project aimed to develop a functional supplement that could be widely used to accelerate healing after injury. The research has so far produced promising results.
MSc Food Innovation, MSc Food safety, BSc Nutrition. Food Accelerator Programme
Module leader for Food Product and Process Development
Local Innovative Technology Award - Explorer Programme and Certificate in entrepreneurship specialization (Santander International Entrepreneurship Center (CISE) - 2018
- Lopez, E.A., Zand, N., Ojo, O. & Kochhar, T. 2025, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of zinc on wound healing', BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (online), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2024-000952.
- Krause, I., Manigk, R., Lopez, E.A. & Douroumis, D. 2024, 'Personalised oral dosage forms using an ultra-compact tablet press at the point of care', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, vol. 197, p. 114220 (online), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114220.
- Tabriz, A.G., Viegas, B., Okereke, M., Uddin, M.J., Lopez, E.A., Zand, N., Ranatunga, M., Getti, G. & Douroumis, D. 2022, 'Evaluation of 3D printability and biocompatibility of microfluidic resin for fabrication of solid microneedles', Micromachines, vol. 13, no. 9, p. 1368 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091368.
- Arribas-López, E., Zand, N., Ojo, O., Snowden, M.J. & Kochhar, T. 2022, 'A systematic review of the effect of Centella asiatica on wound healing', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 6, p. 3266 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063266.
- Arribas-López, E., Zand, N., Ojo, O., Snowden, M.J. & Kochhar, T. 2021, 'The effect of amino acids on wound healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis on arginine and glutamine', Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 8, p. 2498 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082498.
- Milledge, J.J., Maneein, S., Arribas López, E. & Bartlett, D. 2020, 'Sargassum inundations in Turks and Caicos: methane potential and proximate, ultimate, lipid, amino acid, metal and metalloid analyses', Energies, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 1523 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061523.
Dr Elena Arribas Lopez is a Lecturer in Food Science at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, where she leads the Food Product and Process Development module. She teaches mainly on the MSc Food Innovation and MSc Food Safety programmes, also contributes to the BSc in Nutrition, and is actively involved in laboratory practices for MSc Food Innovation. Alongside her teaching, Elena supervises postgraduate students on a range of research projects.
Her research focuses on the role of nutrition in wound healing, with a particular interest in how supplement formulations affect Human Dermal Fibroblasts and immune system cells. The aim of her work is to develop functional supplements that can support recovery and improve health outcomes. In the past, she has also explored cytokine release, drug delivery, and 3D printing as part of her wider research in food science and health applications.
Elena completed her PhD at the University of Greenwich with a project titled A Nutritional Approach to Wound Healing: The Role of Supplementation. In this work, she designed supplement formulations from scratch, applied advanced analysis, and evaluated their biological effects. She also holds an MSc in Food Innovation from Greenwich and a BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Technology from the University of Burgos, Spain.
She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has completed further professional training, including the CQI and IRCA Certified Lead Auditor Training Course (ISO 9001:2015) and a Level 3 HACCP Award (Distinction).
Elena’s interest focuses on the potential of natural compounds to accelerate wound healing, and the underlying mechanisms involved, including cell migration, proliferation, and cytokine release.
She is also interested in the role of nutrition in promoting health, as well as the development and application of alternative proteins. Her work includes product development, alongside considerations of food safety and quality management, combining both scientific innovation and practical application.
She is currently part of the “Alternative Proteins” research group, led by Parag Acharya, where she focuses on the nutritional aspects of alternative protein development.
Her PhD, “A Nutritional Approach to Wound Healing: The Role of Supplementation”, was supported by Prof. Tony Kochhar. The project aimed to develop a functional supplement that could be widely used to accelerate healing after injury. The research has so far produced promising results.
MSc Food Innovation, MSc Food safety, BSc Nutrition. Food Accelerator Programme
Module leader for Food Product and Process Development
Local Innovative Technology Award - Explorer Programme and Certificate in entrepreneurship specialization (Santander International Entrepreneurship Center (CISE) - 2018
- Lopez, E.A., Zand, N., Ojo, O. & Kochhar, T. 2025, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of zinc on wound healing', BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (online), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2024-000952.
- Krause, I., Manigk, R., Lopez, E.A. & Douroumis, D. 2024, 'Personalised oral dosage forms using an ultra-compact tablet press at the point of care', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, vol. 197, p. 114220 (online), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114220.
- Tabriz, A.G., Viegas, B., Okereke, M., Uddin, M.J., Lopez, E.A., Zand, N., Ranatunga, M., Getti, G. & Douroumis, D. 2022, 'Evaluation of 3D printability and biocompatibility of microfluidic resin for fabrication of solid microneedles', Micromachines, vol. 13, no. 9, p. 1368 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091368.
- Arribas-López, E., Zand, N., Ojo, O., Snowden, M.J. & Kochhar, T. 2022, 'A systematic review of the effect of Centella asiatica on wound healing', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 6, p. 3266 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063266.
- Arribas-López, E., Zand, N., Ojo, O., Snowden, M.J. & Kochhar, T. 2021, 'The effect of amino acids on wound healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis on arginine and glutamine', Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 8, p. 2498 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082498.
- Milledge, J.J., Maneein, S., Arribas López, E. & Bartlett, D. 2020, 'Sargassum inundations in Turks and Caicos: methane potential and proximate, ultimate, lipid, amino acid, metal and metalloid analyses', Energies, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 1523 (online), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061523.