I was born in the Netherlands and graduated with a Master of Science degree in ecology from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 1985. I obtained my PhD in the field of Grassland Ecology and Social Science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands in 2002.
Dr. Hélène Tormo
Engineer in Food Science ( 1989, Polytech Montpellier) and PhD in Microbial Ecology (University of Toulouse, 2010).
She has been working during 13 years in R&D raw milk cheese technology and microbiology for cheese farmers (ACTALIA, Centre de Carmejane).
Prof. Dr. Dominique A. Vuitton
Professor emeritus of Clinical Immunology at the Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté. Medical Specialities: Internal Medicine, Digestive Diseases and General Surgery. PhD in Immunology and MSc in Human Biology.
Prof. Luca Settanni
Luca Settanni is associate professor of Agricultural Microbiology at University of Palermo – Italy. His research topics are mainly included in the food microbiology, considering several genetic, physiological and technological aspects of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts isolated from fermented food matrices
Dr. Céline Delbès
Senior Scientist at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Cheese Research group of Aurillac (UMR 545 Fromage, Université Clermont-Auvergne, INRA, VetAgroSup), France. She received her Ph.D. in Microbial Ecology from the University of Lyon in 2000.
Dra. María Carmen Collado
M. Carmen Collado, PhD in Biotechnology (2005, Polytechnic University of Valencia-UPV, Valencia, Spain); Adjunct Professor (2007-now) at the University of Turku, Finland and Research Scientist (2012-now) at Dept. Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain.
Dr. Milena Brasca
Researcher scientist at the National Research Council of Italy, responsible for the Milano Section of the Institute of Sciences of Food Production.
Her primary research activity is focused on agri-food microbiology, molecular biology and bio-molecules characterization.
Dr. Catharina Berge
Anna Catharina Berge is a Swedish veterinarian and epidemiologist with expertise in food animal production from farm to fork. Dr Berge’s experience ranges from working directly in animal husbandry, large animal practice, veterinary animal and public health legislation, public health and scientific research.