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Dr. Ankit Patras
Dr. Ankit Patras
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Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA
Interests: optical-based technologies for food application; non-thermal processing
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Dr. Giacomo L. Petretto
Dr. Giacomo L. Petretto
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Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Vienna, 207100, Sassari, Italy
Interests: volatile organic compounds; wine aroma; chemical composition; gas chromatography
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Prof. Dr. Gary J. Pickering
Prof. Dr. Gary J. Pickering
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1. Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
2. Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
3. Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
4. National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Interests: wine; flavour; sensory analysis; taste phenotypes; consumer behavior; methoxypyrazines; sustainability; climate change
Dr. Senaka Ranadheera
Dr. Senaka Ranadheera
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School of Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: probiotics; prebiotics; dairy products and food quality and safety
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Prof. Dr. Anet Režek Jambrak
Prof. Dr. Anet Režek Jambrak
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Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: food engineering; nonthermal and advanced thermal processing technologies; Industry 4.0; sustainability; food processing
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Prof. Dr. Pietro Rocculi
Prof. Dr. Pietro Rocculi
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, 47521 Cesena (FC), Italy
Interests: food processing and packaging; physical properties, water mobility and meta-stability of food; innovative non-thermal treatments for food processing and stabilization; use of modified atmosphere for food processing and packaging
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Prof. Dr. Patrizia Romano
Prof. Dr. Patrizia Romano
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Faculty of Economy, Universitas Mercatorum, Via Mattei, 000186 Rome, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; fermented beverages; food yeasts; saccharomyces and non-saccharomyces yeasts in fermented food; starter cultures; inoculum modality; dry yeasts; technological parameters of starter cultures; volatile compounds produced by yeasts in fermentation
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Dr. Lisa Ryan
Dr. Lisa Ryan
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Gaillimh, Ireland
Interests: sports nutrition; analysis and development of novel functional foods for glycaemic control and weight loss; maintenance with a particular focus on the potential role of phytochemicals as functional food ingredients
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Prof. Dr. Antonello Santini
Prof. Dr. Antonello Santini
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Interests: food chemistry; safety; food safety; food supplements and functional foods; nutraceuticals; sustainability; novel foods; nano-nutraceuticals; recovery from byproducts of the agri-food area; formulation and assessing of novel nutraceuticals; food contaminants; contaminants; risk assessment; mycotoxins and secondary metabolites; chemistry and food education
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Foods: Nutraceuticals: The New Frontier
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Foods: Development of Food Chemistry, Natural Products, and Nutrition Research
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Plants and Diabetes: Description, Role, Comprehension and Exploitation
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Foods: Nutraceuticals in Human Health
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Forests: Forest, Foods and Nutrition
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Sodium Intake and Related Diseases
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Molecules: Properties and Activity of Molecules of Nutritional Interest
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Foods: Foods: New Perspectives
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Polymers: Polymers: Nanotechnologies and Nutraceuticals: The New Horizon
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Foods: Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods: Bridging Health and Food under a New Perspective
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Foods: Targeting Novel Integrated and Multidisciplinary Approaches in Food Analysis
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Sodium Intake and Related Diseases 2.0
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Foods: The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods - "Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World" (Foods 2021)
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: The Effect of Dietary Antioxidants on Metabolic Diseases
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Foods: Future Perspectives and Challenges in Food Chemistry: Selected Papers from XIII Italian National Congress of Food Chemistry
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Foods: The 4th International Electronic Conference on Foods—"Focus on Sustainable Food Systems: Current Trends and Advances" (Foods2023)
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Foods: Feature Review on Food Analytical Methods
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Foods: The 5th International Electronic Conference on Foods—"The Future of Technology, Sustainability, and Nutrition in the Food Domain" (Foods2024)
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Foods: Feature Reviews on Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods
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Beverages: Bioactive Compounds in Fermented Beverages
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Foods: Nutraceuticals and Medicine Foods: Processing Technologies, Metabolic Mechanisms, and Human Health
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Foods: Feature Review on Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods
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Foods: Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Emerging Components for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Prof. Dr. Leigh M. Schmidtke
Prof. Dr. Leigh M. Schmidtke
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School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Interests: Wine aroma analysis; rapid methods of quantification; objectives measures of sensory features; metabolomic profiling
Prof. Dr. Eliyathamby A (Selva) Selvanathan
Prof. Dr. Eliyathamby A (Selva) Selvanathan
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Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Interests: consumer demand analysis; stochastic index numbers; alcohol consumption; advertising; time series modelling; tourism analysis
Dr. Chetan Sharma
Dr. Chetan Sharma
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Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
Interests: sensory science; consumer perception; descriptive analysis; flavor; taste; upcycled food; food quality; food science
Dr. Filipa Silva
Dr. Filipa Silva
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Department of Sciences and Engineering of Biosystems, Higher Institute of Agronomy ISA, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: food engineering; food safety; PEF; ultrasound; food pasteurization
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Dr. Lisa Solieri
Dr. Lisa Solieri
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests: starter culture; stress response; wine; vinegar; yeast genetics; spoilage yeasts;
Zygosaccharomyces;
Saccharomyces hybrids; mating type; strain diversity; lactic acid bacteria; food carrier; probiotics
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Dr. Seyed Mohammad Taghi Gharibzahedi
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Taghi Gharibzahedi
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Food and Nutrition Division, Young Researchers and Elites Club, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran
Interests: Innovative and advanced non-thermal processing technologies, Food fortification, Encapsulation systems for the delivery of bioactive compounds, Food colloids and emulsions, Extraction, purification, and functional characterization of biopolymers, Development of newly structured food products with improved functionality, quality, and shelf-life
Dr. Antonia Terpou
Dr. Antonia Terpou
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Department of Agricultural Development, Agri-Food and Natural Resources Management, School of Agricultural Development, Nutrition & Sustainability, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evripos Campus, 34400 Evia, Greece
Interests: food chemistry; food authenticity; fermentation technology; dairy; probiotics
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Prof. Dr. Rosanna Tofalo
Prof. Dr. Rosanna Tofalo
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Department of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: wine yeast; saccharomyces cerevisiae; kluyveromyces marxianus; non-saccharomyces; yeast physiology; yeast flocculation; biofilm; biogenic amines
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Department of Fruit Growing, Viticulture and Oenology, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: Plant primary and secondary metabolites; wine technology; UHPLC-MS/MS; pharmacokinetic of plant secondary metabolites
Prof. Dr. Andrea Versari
Prof. Dr. Andrea Versari
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Piazza Goidanich 60, Cesena (FC) 47521, Italy
Interests: wine chemistry and processing; fruit juices; chemical and sensory analysis; phenolic compounds; antioxidants; by-product valorisation; infrared analysis
Dr. Ileana Vigentini
Dr. Ileana Vigentini
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One Health Unit, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
Interests: microbiology; biotechnology; wine microbiology; microbial biodiversity;
Saccharomyces and non-
Saccharomyces yeasts,
Brettanomyces bruxellensis, yeast physiology; malolactic bacteria; melatonin; microbial biocontrol
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Prof. Dr. Frank Vriesekoop
Prof. Dr. Frank Vriesekoop
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Department of Food Science, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
Interests: yeast; brewing; distilling; food safety; metabolism; simultaneous saccharification; fermentation; solid state fermentation
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Dr. Quan V. Vuong
Dr. Quan V. Vuong
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School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Interests: functional food; bioactive compounds in food; waste utilization; antioxidant; extraction; microencapsulation
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Dr. Frank Welle
Dr. Frank Welle
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Department Product Safety and Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany
Interests: food contact materials; migration testing; permeation testing; diffusion modeling; diffusion of substances in polymers; non-intentionally added substances (NIASs); functional barrier testing
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CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, Melbourne, VIC 3030, Australia
Interests: food extrusion; value addition to agricultural and horticultural biomass; microencapsulation; functional food ingredients; probiotics; drying; fluid bed coating; biomaterials; biopolymers; water sorption; physical properties; glass transition; reaction kinetics; computer modelling
Dr. Martin Zarnkow
Dr. Martin Zarnkow
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Research Center Weihenstephan for Brewing and Food Quality, Technical University of Munich, Alte Akademie 3, 85354 Freising, Germany
Interests: beer's Maillard reaction; beer; non-conventional yeasts; cyberlindnera yeasts
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Dr. Lei Zhao
Dr. Lei Zhao
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Food sensory analysis lab, China national institute of standardization, Beijing, China
Interests: sensory analysis; flavor and quality evaluation
Dr. Antonio Alfonzo
Dr. Antonio Alfonzo
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Section Board Member
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: microbial safety; postharvest preservation; food safety; lactic acid bacteria; fermented foods; wine yeasts biotechnology
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Dr. Ferreira Antonio
Dr. Ferreira Antonio
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CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Interests: metabolomics; NIR; SmartSensor; flavour chemistry; digitalization; AI; data; analytics