IJERPH Webinar | Food Microbiology: The Past and the New Challenges
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek
CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Portugal;
My previous and current scientific activities have been mainly developed in the interface between Food and Clinical Microbiology. In July 2009 I assumed a Ciencia2008 position at Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine (FMV) and established my own Microbiology research lab, working with bacteria found in food and assessing for their pathogenicity potential, by comparison with human and veterinarian clinical isolates.Regarding microbial pathogenesis, the majority of the studies being performed worldwide are centered on clinical isolates. The innovative nature of my research is its main subject “food isolates” and how the so-called safe strains became pathogenic, if given the right conditions. Bacteria, although considered among the most simple living organisms, are in fact rather complex. In order to characterize and understand the underlying pathogenicity mechanisms that enable the switch between safety and pathogenicity and integrative approach directed towards gene and protein expression. Using OMICs platforms is the best way to achieve a wider image of the organism under study. Following this idea I aim to use whole-transcriptome and differential proteome profiling to study pathogenicity. The natural evolution of scientific knowledge led me to the optimization of metagenomic analysis to the microbial characterization of Portuguese Traditional cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin. Over the years the establishment of several national and international collaborations with distinct institutions enriched my scientific and personal accomplishments that I intend to maintain and expand.
On Friday, 4 November 2022, MDPI and the IJERPH Journal organized the 8th IJERPH webinar, entitled "Food Microbiology: The Past and the New Challenges".
The introduction was held by the Chair of the webinar, Dr. Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek. In July 2009 she assumed a Ciencia2008 position at Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine (FMV) and established her own Microbiology research lab.
The first presentation was held by Dr. Eugenio Parente with his presentation "Data Mining in Food Microbial Ecology". He is full professor in Food Microbiology at the Università degli Studi della Basilicata since 2002.
He was followed by Dr. Ana Sofia Ribeiro Duarte with her presentation "New and Old Methods in Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance". She is a doctor of veterinary medicine by education, and she has worked since 2010 as an epidemiologist in the field of food safety.
The third presenter was Dr. Marta Laranjo with her presentation on "The Role of Starters in Fermented Meat Products". She holds a Ph.D. in Biology and is a senior researcher at MED, Universidade de Évora, Portugal. She is also the executive director of the UNIMED Subnetwork on Food and Water.
The presentations were followed by a Q&A and a discussion, moderated by the Chair Dr. Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek. The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found here on Sciforum website. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on IJERPH be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Guest Editors: Dr. Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek & Prof. Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2022