Prof. Dr. Eugenia Bezirtzoglou is a Microbiologist–Biochemist (France) with a Degree in Medicine and three Masters in Biochemistry, Hematology (Human Biology), Parasitology (Human Biology), DEA in Microbiology and a PhD in Microbiology with emphasis on Microbial Ecology. From 1988 to 2003, she was elected Associate Professor at the Medical School of Ioannina University in Greece.  Since 2003, she has been serving as a Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology, where she directs the Laboratories of (a) Microbiology, Biotechnology and Hygiene, (b) Food Processing and (c) Chemistry and Biochemistry. Her research objectives are the microbiological quality of foods, the microbial ecology of the normal microbiota, the antimicrobial activity of natural and synthetic compounds, the quality of aquatic ecosystems, etc. Professor Bezirtzoglou has participated in 160 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, 180 international conferences and over 60 research projects as a researcher. Also, as a scientific principal investigator, she has coordinated 17 research projects funded by national or European funds in the last 14 years in the Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology.