Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot

Université Clermont Auvergne
CLERMONT-FERRAND France

Biographical Sketch: Engineer in Food Science, Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot has a PhD in Biotechnology, Nutrition and Health (2002). Since 2002, she is associate professor at the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. She currently leads the research group PAZ on zoonotic pathogens of UMR 454 MEDIS (Microbiota, Digestive Environment and Health), with research programs on pathogenic Escherichia coli, probiotic bacteria and yeasts, gut microbiota dysbiosis and host-pathogen interactions. She has 15 years experiences in artificial digestion, nutrition and microbiology with a specific focus on probiotics and food-borne pathogens. She has authored or co-authored more than 40 research papers and 4 books.

Papers:
Impact of Abiotic and Biotic Parameters of the Human Gut on Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Survival and Virulence