Prof. Monica Rosa Loizzo

Monica Rosa Loizzo graduated cum laude in Pharmacy from the University of Calabria (Italy) in 1999. Sje completed a PhD in the “Methodology for the development of new molecules of pharmacological interest” in 2005. From 2002 to 2004, she spent a period at the “Centre for Bioactivity Screening of Natural Products” at King’s College London (UK). In 2008, she spent a period in the laboratory of the “Area of Food Industries and technologies” of Politecnica delle Marche University (Ancona, Italy). From 18.12.2008 to 29.12.2017, she was a researcher in Food Science Technology in the Department of Pharmacy, Health Science and Nutrition of the University of Calabria. On 30.12.2017, she become an Associate Professor. Prof. Loizzo is the author of 256 research papers, 17 book chapters and 12 editorials. Her h index is 56. Since 2022, she has been the coordinator of the master’s degree course in Nutritional Science. She is a referee of several national and international institutions and was a member of the management committee of “Eurocaroten” COST Action until 2020. Editorial boards: member of Antioxidants (2019–today); Foods (2019–today); Italian Journal Food Science (2019–today).