Dr. Grigoria Mitropoulou is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology at the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics of Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) in Alexandroupolis. She received her PhD in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology in 2021. She has a Degree in Molecular Biology & Genetics in 2013, a Master of Science Degree in Applications of Biology in Medicine in 2005, and a Degree in Technician of Medical Laboratory in 1999. Her current research is focused on microbiome applications in food systems, food bioprocesses, functional foods and nutrition, exploitation of agro-industrial wastes, and circular economy. She has published more than 25 papers in peer-reviewed journals and > 40 conference proceedings (citations > 500; h-index: 11).