Dr. Irene Maria Grazia Custureri graduated in Agricultural Science and Technologies cum laude from the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria. She has been qualified as an agronomist since July 2020. After a period of work at a big company for quality control in the production chain of "Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria IGP", now she is a PhD student in Food Technologies at the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria. Her main research areas of interest are functional foods, the valorization of typical and rural products and their bioactivity, and the olive oil sector.