Partner No 2: Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, UNIVERSITA’ DI BOLOGNA (UNIBO)

Prof. Fausto Gardini, male, is full Professor of Microbiology of the Department of Agricultural and Food Science of University of Bologna (Italy) and leader of the research group. His principal fields of interest are focused on fermented food characterisation, evaluation of the effects of fermentation processes on quality and safety of animal fermented foods, antimicrobial activity of natural compounds, use of predictive microbiology to evaluate the microbial growth in in vitro or real systems. He is co-author of over 150 scientific papers published on international journals, national articles and chapters on national and international books and he coordinated or were responsible for research units of several national or international projects.

Maria Fiorenza Caboni, female, is full Professor of Food Science and Technology of the Department of Agricultural and Food Science of University of Bologna (Italy). Her research activities include quality of fatty foods, oxidation and antioxidation, characteristics and performance of antioxidants, both in food of animal origin and in vegetables and dried fruits. She is involved in national and international research projects and collaborates with several European  institutes. She is author of more than 130 peer-review articles in high-impact scientific journals.