Professor Bryden is Emeritus Professor of Animal Science at the University of Queensland. His research interests include various aspects of animal nutrition and food safety; especially gut health, feed quality, mycotoxicology, amino acid metabolism and equine foetal development. In 2003, Professor Bryden was awarded the Centenary Medal for his contributions to science and education. He Co-Chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins in 2005 and was a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Food Safety (2001-2018), European Commission Expert Assessor for Sustainable Food Security and Joint FAO/WHO Expert Group on Hazards Associated with Animal Feed. He is currently a member of the NHMRC Dietary Guidelines Sustainability Working Group. Professor Bryden is a former President of NSA and a Fellow of the Society and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.