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- Development of nanostructures that will permit efficient delivery of anti-virulence compounds and protection against bacterial pathogens.
- Non-thermal technologies.
- Antimicrobial capacity of 3D printed structures.
- Optimization of Novel Cold Plasma (CP) as an effective treatment in the food-processing sector with great potential against target spoilage or pathogen microorganisms.
- Interactions between the oral and gut microflora and their role in the health of the host.
Teaching staff:
- Qualifications:BSc, MSc, PhD
- Position:Postdoctoral Researcher
- Department:Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS)
- Telephone:+44117 965 6261
- Email:Sotirios.Oikonomou@uwe.ac.uk
About me
In 2013, I earned my bachelor with the highest degree (Hons) from the School of Agricultural Sciences. In 2016, I completed my master’s degree in “Public health and food safety”, while I started my PhD at the University of Thessaly in the same year. In 2020 I received my PhD (Grade: Excellent) in Food microbiology and safety.
I joined UWE Bristol in 2021 as a Postdoctoral researcher working in the group of Dr Alexandros Stratakos with a focus on Sustainable Agri-Food Production.
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Selected Fellowships/Scholarships
- Full scholarship for PhD studies funded by Onassis Foundation Scholarship Programs for Hellenes for studies in Greece, taking into consideration the relevant evaluations of academic advisors on the basis of academic excellence.
- A four months scholarship funded by the ERASMUS, Erasmus+ program of the European Union and took part at the University of Reading, Reading, UK.
- Risk characterization of ciguatera food poisoning in Europe. This project was funded by the European Food Safety Authority (EU/EFSA), coordinated by the Agencia española de Consumo, Seguridad alimentaria y Nutrición (AECOSAN). Specific Agreement No 2: Determination of the incidence & epidemiological characteristics of ciguatera cases in Europe (Leader: Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Centre of Epidemiology, Spain. / Partner: University of Thessaly).
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