Dr. Itziar Tueros

Itziar Tueros received PhD in Chemistry from the Basque Country University. She has worked in AZTI in 2004 as Junior Researcher in Marine Research Division working on the assessment of chemical status of estuarine and costal waters. She has expertise in analysis of trace metals and organic pollutants in sediment and water. In 2007, he worked in Food Research Division as Senior Researcher. She has expertise in the extraction, chemical characterization, and stabilization of bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, from food or by-products from food industry. She has carried out characterization of potentially healthy ingredients by in vitro and in vivo tests (antioxidant, lipid metabolism, and neuroprotective effects). She has incorporated bioactive compounds into food matrices and carried out design of healthy food products according to current legislation about health and nutrition claims. She is author of 12 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and has participated in more than 30 international conferences.