EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Accreditation as independent PhD supervisor (Université Lyon 1, 2006); PhD thesis in Biotechnology (INSA Toulouse, 1996); U-Engineer in Biochemical & Food Engineering and M. Sc. in Microbiology (INSA Toulouse, 1992). WORK EXPERIENCE: Full Professor in Food Science and Technology, IUT Lyon 1 [2009/09/01 - up to now], Head of BioDyMIA research unit [2005/09/01 - up to now], Associate Professor in Food Science and Technology, Université Lyon 1 (IUT Lyon 1 teacher, BioDyMIA researcher) [1997/09/01 - 2009/08/31], * Assistant Professor in Biotechnology, INSA Toulouse (Dept of Biochemical and Food Engineering) [1996/09/01 - 1997/08/31], Ph D student in Biotechnology (INSA Toulouse) [1993/10/01 -1996/08/31]. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS RESEARCH INTERESTS: Innovative strategies for perishable foods preservation (biopreservation, antimicrobial extracts/biomolecules (proteins/peptides, bacteriocins, plant phenolics), active packaging systems, edible coatings); Interactions of antimicrobial biomolecules with food constituents; Purification, characterization and application of enzymes; Analytical biochemistry (proteins/peptides, plant phenolics).