Marcel Zwietering
Wageningen UniversityWageningen Netherlands
Biographical Sketch: Marcel Zwietering obtained his MSc Biotechnology in 1987 and his Ph.D. in 1993 at Wageningen University. During his positions as Assistant and Associate Professor at Wageningen, he spent a sabbatical half year in the Unilever Research Lab in Colworth House, UK. In 1998, he moved to the research lab of Danone in France. Since January 2003, he is Professor in Food Microbiology at Wageningen University. He has published 208 papers and has a h-factor of 44 (Scopus October 2019) and is editor of the International Journal of Food Microbiology and member of the editorial board of the Journal of Food Protection. In 2005, he was elected as member of the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) and in 2006 he was appointed in the Dutch Health Council. At IAFP 2019 he was awarded the Elmer Marth Educator Award and the International Leadership Award. Personal page: http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Persons/Marcel-Zwietering.htm
