Lavina is a food scientist and product developer with over 15 years of experience in R&D, process development and ideation. She has worked in various industries such as bakery, soups, beverages, plant-based nutrition and meat alternatives, and has launched numerous new products into club, retail and foodservice channels. She loves the multi-disciplinary aspect of R&D, … Read more
Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus is a former William Neal Reynolds Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University, where she was employed for almost 30 years. Her formal training is in Food Safety, Food Microbiology, and Public Health, with research efforts focused on: (1) food virology; (2) development of … Read more
Lorenzo Nissen has been an Assistant Professor since 2022. In 2023 he has obtained the National Scientific Qualification for the position of Associate University Professor in the disciplinary field of Food Microbiology. He is the author of 40 scientific articles with 729 citations (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24071718600). He received a Ph.D. in Microbial Ecology in 2008. He is an … Read more
Dr. Lucie Beaulieu has been a Professor at Université Laval’s Food Science Department since 2014. She has built an original research program on the structural and functional characterization of new sources of biomarine ingredients, and primarily on high value compounds as innovative means for enhancing food quality and promoting health. She is the director of … Read more
Luigia Cristino is a senior research scientist at the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of Pozzuoli. She earned a Doctor of Biology and Ph.D. degrees at the University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy. The overarching goal of her research is to study the impact of highly palatable and caloric foods, … Read more
As a scientist, Lynda Robitaille has contributed to numerous research projects in the medical field. Entrepreneurial by nature, she obtained an MBA in Pharmaceutical Management at Université Laval in 2003. She then actively contributed to the development of major multidisciplinary projects with private partners in various cutting-edge fields. In 2014, she became Operations Coordinator of … Read more
Manef ABDERRABBA, a Professor since 1995, currently holds the position of Dean of the Institut Préparatoire aux Études Scientifiques et Techniques (IPEST) at Carthage University, Tunisia, since January 2018. He is a founding member of the Laboratory of Materials, Molecules, and Applications and has been the Director of the Laboratory since 2014. Manef ABDERRABBA defended … Read more
Founder of EnvironeX Laboratories in 2005, Marc Hamilton is the President of Eurofins EnvironeX, the largest analysis laboratory in Quebec, with over 600 specialists, technicians, managers, and professionals. Annually, they conduct and manage more than two million microbiological and chemical analyses in environmental, food, agricultural, health, and pharmaceutical fields. Eurofins EnvironeX also operates a Food … Read more
Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta is an Associate Professor in the in the departments of Physiology, Pharmacology and Pediatrics of the University of Calgary. Her research examines the interactions between the early-life gut microbiome and the infant’s immune system. She has developed a research program leading to important discoveries in the gut microbiome field. Her contributions as … Read more
