Biography
Silvia GarcÃa is an agronomist and master in food technology. She has participated in more than 30 research and development projects in the area of food product and process development and specifically in the study of new strategies and technologies for food preservation (high hydrostatic pressure, RF, natural antimicrobials). She’s the author of 2 patents, she has published 3 papers in scientific journals and she has contributed to several scientific events.
Research Interest
Silvia GarcÃa de la Torre is the coordinator of the HIPSTER project, an innovation action of the H2020 research program
Biography
Antonio Valero has participated in different national and international research projects related to predictive modelling and risk assessment (USDA-Fresh Express, Selection of fit-for-purpose sampling procedures for specific foods and risks, BASELINE, COST Action 920). He has been also involved in some collaborative works with EFSA through the participation in working groups as an external expert (Public health risks represented by certain composite products containing food of animal origin, 2012-2013; and Self-tasking mandate for scientific opinion on the requirements for the development of microbiological criteria). He has participated in two recently awarded contracts from EFSA (OC/EFSA/BIOCONTAM/2014/02; NP/EFSA/BIOCONTAM/2015/04) in relation to the development of a risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in selected RTE food categories. He has a strong involvement in national and international networks regarding food safety (SICURA) being a member of the Spanish Microbiology Society and International Association for Food Protection. During his career, he has participated in different international events and training workshops supported by different programmes/Initiatives (Erasmus+, Spanish Ministries, etc.) in the EU and worldwide. In light of her position at the Dpt. of Food Science and Technology (University of Cordoba)
Research Interest
Application of predictive models in foods, microbial risk assessment and management.
Biography
Dr. Atin Datta is the Chief of Virulence Mechanisms Branch in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in US FDA. After several years of post-doctoral research in the National Institutes of Health, USA, and the University of Maryland, Dr. Datta joined FDA in 1986 and was in charge of the development of DNA-based detection and subtyping methods for Listeria monocytogenes. Dr. Datta currently serves as an Editorial Board Member Journal of Food Protection. Dr. Datta received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Bombay, Mumbai, India.
Research Interest
Dr. Datta’s current research interest includes stress tolerance, molecular detection, molecular sub-typing and functional genomics of foodborne bacterial pathogens including Listeria monocytogenes.