Dr. Flora Valeria Romeo

Flora Valeria Romeo received the M.S. degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Catania (Italy) in 2000 and received her Ph.D. degree in Food Biotechnology from the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria (Italy) in 2004. She is a permanent senior researcher working in the Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops (CREA-OFA) of Acireale (Italy), a Centre of the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA). Her area of interest is focused on the stabilization of food products through biological process aimed to high-quality productions; use of microbial starter cultures and biotechnological applications; extraction from plants and food industry by-products for the evaluation of bioactive compounds as nutraceuticals or antimicrobials; quality of minimally processed fruit. She has collaborations with several national and international institutions. She is the author of more than 80 scientific publications, mostly in international journals, 3 international book chapters, 2 Italian patents.