Eleni Kollia
PhD candidate in Chemistry
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece
Biography
Eleni Kollia is a Chemist (MSc) and has her expertise in Food Chemistry/ Microbiology. She received her BSc in Chemistry and her MSc in Food Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Chemistry, focusing on Food Chemistry/ Microbiology and Toxicology. Her current research, focuses on finding natural agents/compounds for reducing or inhibiting the fungal invasion of foods and crops. Moreover her research aims to prevent the pre/post harvest mycotoxin contamination of the crops.
Research Interest
Food chemistry, Food safety, Food microbiology, Mycotoxins, Food spoilage fungi, Food analysis, Food Antioxidants