Kimon Andreas Karatzas

University of Reading
Reading United Kingdom

Biographical Sketch: Dr Kimon Andreas Karatzas is a Molecular Food Microbiologist who obtained his degree in Food Science & Technology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1997 and his PhD from Wageningen University, the Netherlands in 2002. Subsequently, he held postodoctoral positions in Bristol University, UK and NUIG, Ireland where he became a PI, SIRG Research Fellow in 2009. Since 2012 he is Assistant Professor in Food Microbiology, University of Reading, UK. His work investigates bacterial stress resistance mechanisms presented in 31 papers in peer-reviewed journals while he has supervised more 12 PhD students and 2 postoctoral researchers. He is also a holder of several grants (more than 1 million Euros the last 10 years) funded by the BBSRC, SFI-Ireland, Marie Curie and the Royal Society UK.

Papers:
A Novel Targeted Approach in Disinfection and Decontamination Through Inhibition of Specific Stress Resistance Mechanisms in Listeria monocytogenes
Understanding the Molecular Targets of Broccoli Extract on Escherichia coli through the Use of an Extensive Mutant Library
T1-05 The Glutamate Decarboxylase System in Bacterial Food Pathogens and Its Inhibition By Dicarboxylic Acids 
T4-02 Listeria monocytogenes Sigb-Induced Hypersensitivity Against Oxidative Stress Is Mediated By a Down Regulation of Catalase Expression