Bryan Quoc Le

Dr. Bryan Quoc Le is a food scientist, food industry consultant, and author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered. He has worked with multiple clients in the food industry, including individual entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies. His current and previous clients include TurtleTree ($30 Million, Series A), Black Sheep Foods ($4.5 Million, Early Stage VC), ZoomEssence ($2.6 Million, Venture Round), Stratix Labs ($800K, Series A), Plant Perks, Tres Agaves, Wilderton, Ample Hills Creamery, Silver Hills Bakery, and Renude.
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Bryan Quoc Le
531 Twin View Drive
Sequim, Washington 98382
Phone #: 424-212-9101
Website: bryanquocle.com
He has supported clients on the following types of projects - Formulation and Ingredient Analysis - Production, Processing, and Scale-Up Assessment - Food Product Prototype and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Design - Technical Writing and Documentation - Intellectual Property Development - Scientific Advising. He served as the VP of Digital and Social Media for the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association, where he helped manage their award-winning blog, Science Meets Food. He also serves as a moderator for the subgroup on Reddit, r/FoodScience (18.8k members), and as a panelist for the subgroup r/AskScience (21.8 million members), where he provides technical, research, and educational guidance to his professional and amateur peers in the food industry. He has successfully executed multiple "IAmA"-style Q&A interviews on the platform.

Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
PhD in Food Science

University of California, Irvine, CA
MS in Chemistry, BS (hons.) in Chemistry

Experience

Various Clients (Self-Employed Consultant)
August 2018 to Present
Consulting Food Chemist

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI
July 2015 to August 2020
Graduate Research Assistant

California Institute of Technology/Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Pasadena, CA
January 2014 to June 2014
Research Specialist

Selected Publications:

Tocmo, R., Le, B., Heun, A., van Pijkeren, J. P., Parkin, K., & Johnson, J. J. (2021). Prenylated xanthones from mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) activate the AhR and Nrf2 pathways and protect intestinal barrier integrity in HT-29 cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 163, 102-115.

Society Memberships

Institute of Food Technologists
National Association of Science Writers
Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship