Maria Gougouli
Perrotis College, American Farm SchoolThessaloníki Greece
Biographical Sketch: Maria Gougouli is a Lecturer in Food Microbiology at Perrotis College of the American Farm School of Thessaloniki. She holds a B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Food Mycology from the same university. She has completed 3 postdocs in the field of Food Microbiology. She has published several referred scientific journal articles and book chapters. Additionally, she has presented her research in national and international conferences where she has received two Research Paper Awards as a Young Scientist from the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene. She belongs to the Editorial Board of Journal of Applied Microbiology and Letters in Applied Microbiology. Furthermore, she participated in several research projects funded by the European Union and/or National Resources and industry as well. Recent research efforts have centered on the microbiological quality and safety of food, predictive microbiology, microbial risk assessment, stochastic modeling.
