3^rd European Food Safety and Standards Conference

Biography

Dr. Francisco J. Barba is Prof. Ay. Dr. (Ass. Professor) in Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Spain. He holds an European Ph.D in Pharmacy (with distinction) at University of Valencia and he hold degrees in Pharmacy and in Food Science and Technology as well as MSc. in Dietetics and Dietoterapics and Master in Advanced Studies and different Diplomas (Public Health, Orthopaedics, etc.). Nowadays, he is enjoying a Marie Curie IEF fellowship in the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to his current appointment, he was also engaged as a postdoctoral researcher in the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), and as PhD student in the Technological University of Berlin (4 months) and UniversitadegliStudi di Ferrara (3 months) to explore different non-conventional technologies for extracting bioactive compounds from plant food materials and by products with pre and postdoctoral fellowships from Valencian Government. His research focus is on non-conventional processing for preservation and/or extraction of bioactive compounds from liquid and solid food products. He has been also expert evaluator of proposals for international projects. He is the founder/coordinator of Linkedin group “Food Processing and Bioactives”. His academic work has raised scientific and public interest, as reflected by the numerous nominations(Outstanding Reviewer 2015 for Food Research International and Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies,Top-25 most downloaded articles 2012, 2013, 2014-Innovative Food Science and Emerging and Technologies, co-author of 3rd Prize research work for Young Scientist Award competition of World Electroporation Congress, 2015, Slovenia) and the dozens of invited presentations (as a keynote speaker, lecturer, panelist and animator in International Workshops, Conferences, Summer Schools as well as courses in Universities and International Associations). Finally, he has served as an invited reviewer of >200 articles in >30 Journals. He has more than 100 published or accepted peer reviewed research or reviews publications which more than 60 are articles in high impact factor journals in the Food Science and Technology area (Journal Citation Reports, ISI Web of Knowledge), more than 10 book chapters, 70 presentations in conferences (most of them as proceedings and oral communications). Nowadays, Dr. Barba is serving as Associate Editor of the prestigious Journal “Food Research International”, Guest Editor of the Journal of Food Composition and Analayisis as well as member of the Editorial Board of "Frontiers in Nutrition", “International Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics” and “International Journals of Nutritional Health and Food Engineering”.

Research Interest

Food Science & Technology