Marta Laranjo is a Microbiologist
and Molecular Biologist, assistant professor and senior researcher,
Universidade de Évora, Portugal. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology, and is a senior
researcher at MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and
Development (Food Science and Technology Group) CHANGE-Global Change and
Sustainability Institute (Associate Laboratory), IIFA-Institute for Research
and Advanced Training, and a professor at the Department of Veterinary
Medicine, Sciences and Technology School, both at the University of Évora,
Portugal. She is also the President of the UNIMED Subnetwork on Food &
Water (UNIMED Office at the University of Évora). Her main interests include
food microbiology, with a special emphasis on starter cultures and the dynamics
of food microbiota. She has published more than 50 papers in international
peer-reviewed journals. She has supervised 3 Ph.D., 5 Master's, and more than 30
undergraduate students.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Food Quality
Food Safety
Microbiology
Foodborne Pathogens
molecular biology
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Short Biography
Marta Laranjo is a Microbiologist
and Molecular Biologist, assistant professor and senior researcher,
Universidade de Évora, Portugal. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology, and is a senior
researcher at MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and
Development (Food Science and Technology Group) CHANGE-Global Change and
Sustainability Institute (Associate Laboratory), IIFA-Institute for Research
and Advanced Training, and a professor at the Department of Veterinary
Medicine, Sciences and Technology School, both at the University of Évora,
Portugal. She is also the President of the UNIMED Subnetwork on Food &
Water (UNIMED Office at the University of Évora). Her main interests include
food microbiology, with a special emphasis on starter cultures and the dynamics
of food microbiota. She has published more than 50 papers in international
peer-reviewed journals. She has supervised 3 Ph.D., 5 Master's, and more than 30
undergraduate students.
