- Associate Professor in Sustainable Bioprocessing, University of Reading
The area of research that I am developing is the exploitation of agri-industrial by-products and waste-streams within a biorefinery concept, for the production of functional compounds for food and non-food applications. Food grade wastes have potential as sources of profitable food ingredients of nutritional importance such as phytochemicals, functional lipids or prebiotic carbohydrates. To this end, my research involves the utilisation of microorganisms and/ or enzymes for the biotransformation of waste streams into microbial lipids, platform chemicals and biopolymers.
Experience
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2021–presentAssociate professor, University of Reading
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2015–2021Lecturer, University of Reading
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2012–2015Postdoctoral research associate, University of Reading
Education
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2012Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, PhD
Grants and Contracts
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2020Digital Marketplace for Side Streams
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food
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2020SuReBar
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food
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2018Metamorphosis
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Innovate UK
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2016REMAC
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Innovate UK
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- Location: Reading
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