{"id":412,"date":"2025-08-15T07:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:57:02","slug":"pioneer-of-food-intolerance-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/pioneer-of-food-intolerance-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section class=\"pt-6 pb-6 lg:pt-8 lg:pb-8 \" id=\"\" data-section=\"breadcrumbs\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"flex\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-image-video-and-text overflow-x-hidden bg-white pt-10 pb-10 lg:pt-20 lg:pb-20 \" id=\"\" data-block=\"two-column-image-video-and-text\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-3 sm:grid-cols-6 lg:grid-cols-12 gap-6 lg:gap-10\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-3 sm:col-span-6 flex flex-col justify-center gap-6 order-2  lg:order-2   \">\n                \n                                    <h1 class=\" text-2xl lg:text-5xl  leading-[1.2] text-yt-black \">\n                        Dr Gill Hart\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"wysiwyg text-yt-black \">\n                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Gill Hart is an expert PhD Biochemist with over 30 years\u2019 experience in the design, development and validation of hospital standard diagnostic tests and home-to-laboratory testing services. 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