Rate My Professor Mario Siervo

Professor Mario Siervo is Professor of Human Nutrition and Physiology in the Curtin School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, where he serves as Deputy Head of School – Strategy. A clinical academic specialized in clinical nutrition and metabolic medicine, he completed his medical degree and clinical training at the University of Naples Federico II. He obtained an MSc in Public Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Human Nutrition and Physiology from the University of Cambridge in 2012. Prior to joining Curtin University, Siervo held positions at Newcastle University and the University of Nottingham, serving as Associate Professor at the latter from March 2019. He continues as Honorary Research Scientist at Newcastle University since 2019.

Siervo's research expertise encompasses nutrition and cardio-metabolic health, with a focus on nitric oxide bioavailability, ageing, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity. He is a recognized authority on dietary nitrate and its role in sarcopenia, with highly cited work in these areas. Key publications include 'Nitric Oxide Boosting Effects of the Mediterranean Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis' (2018), 'Does dietary nitrate say NO to cardiovascular ageing?' (2018), 'Ageing modifies the effects of beetroot juice supplementation on 24-hour blood pressure variability: An individual participant meta-analysis' (2015 Nitric Oxide), and 'Stable isotope measurement of in vivo nitric oxide production in health and disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis' (2026). Recent contributions address video gaming's impact on diet, sleep, and metabolic health, as well as inorganic nitrate stores and brain health. Siervo received the Researcher of the Year award from Curtin University's Faculty of Health Sciences in 2025, the Nutrition Society Silver Medal in 2021, and awards from the British Nutrition Foundation in 2013. As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrition & Metabolism, he influences the field through editorial leadership and extensive publications.