Athens Greece
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis received his Bachelor Degree in Food Science and Technology from Agricultural University of Athens in 1998. He obtained his Ph.D. diploma on Food Microbiology at the same Institute in 2001. Then, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Animal Science at Colorado State University in the USA until 2003. Dr. Skandamis has authored 85 original research papers in journals of SCI, 17 book chapters and has 2,284 citations (h factor 22). His research has been funded by EU projects of the 5th, 6th and 7th Framework Program, National Grants by General Secretary of Research and Development, as well as by direct contracts with the Greek Food Industry. Major research interests include: (i) adaptive response of stress hardened pathogens to lethal challenges (acid, osmotic, heat, etc.), (ii) biofilm formation and removal by chemical and natural disinfectants, (iii) predictive microbiology (kinetic and probability models) (iv) mild preservation technologies of foods of plant or animal origin and, (v) antimicrobial active packaging. He is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Food Protection, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and International Journal of Food Microbiology. He is Associate Editor for the Food Quality and Safety division of Food Research International.
Papers:
Predictive Microbiology Tools: Overview, Characteristics and Practical Solutions for the Industry
P2-52 Unraveling the Correlation between Survival, Growth and Transcriptional Boundaries of Listeria monocytogenes Following Habituation to Sublethal Acid and Osmotic Stress
P3-45 A Commercial Antimicrobial Packaging System of Ground Beef Based on “Tsipouro” or Distillery Ethanol
P3-46 Survival and Heat Resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Pork as Affected by Nisin, Lysozyme, Oregano Essential Oil and EDTA
P3-93 A Field Study on the Evaluation of Hygiene and Safety in a Meat Industry Using Classical Microbiological and Typing Methods
P3-138 Assessing the Variability in Biofilm Formation by Multiple Listeria monocytogenes Strains and Impact of Contact Surfaces on Susceptibility to Disinfectants
P3-156 Stochastic Transfer of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes during Preparation of Fresh-cut Salads in Household Set-up: Mathematical Modeling of Transfer