Philip Calder is Professor of Nutritional Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. He is an Internationally recognised researcher on a) nutritional immunology; b) the metabolism and functionality of fatty acids with an emphasis on the roles of omega-3 fatty acids. His research has both life course and translational perspectives. He has received many awards and prizes including the Nutricia International Award (2007), the Cuthbertson Lecture (ESPEN; 2008), the Normann Medal (German Society of Fat Science; 2009), the Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award (American Oil Chemists’ Society; 2015), the prestigious Danone International Prize for Nutrition (2016), the DSM Lifetime Achievement Prize in Human Nutrition (2017), the European Lipid Science Award (2021), the Stephen Chang Award (American Oil Chemists’ Society; 2023) and the GOED Lifetime Achievement Award (2024). He was President of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (2009-2012), Chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (2012-2016), President of the Nutrition Society (2016-2019), President of the European Branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (2019-2021) and President of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (2019-2023). Professor Calder was Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nutrition (2006-2013) and has served on many other Editorial Boards. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Lipids and Associate Editor of Clinical Science, Journal of Nutrition and Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. Professor Calder has published over 800 scientific articles excluding abstracts and is recognised as a highly cited author.