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Graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of São Paulo (1983), with Master’s (1991) and PhD (1994) in Public Health at the University of São Paulo. He was the Head of the Department of Food Engineering of School of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA/USP) from 2007 to 2011. Full Professor at FZEA/USP since 2009. Currently, he is the Vice-Dean of FZEA-USP for the term between August/2021 and August/2025. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Food Science & Technology, also participating as Editorial Board member of several international journals. He conducted a sabbatical period in the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, in Oslo Norway, during 2016-2017. He has experience in Food Science and Technology, Toxicity and Residues of Mycotoxins in Food Products, Food Microbiology, Inspection of Animal-Derived Food Products, Chromatographic Analysis and Dairy Technology.
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Dr. Isabelle Oswald, INRAE, ToxAlim, Research Center in Food Toxicology, France
Dr. Isabelle Oswald is the director of the INRAE Research Center in Food Toxicology, Toxalim, in Toulouse, France. She works in the team “Biosynthesis and Toxicity of mycotoxins” whose main objectives are (1) to characterize the production of secondary metabolites by fungal species (2) to determine the toxic effects of mycotoxins using pig as a model and a target species.
Dr. Oswald has more than 250 international publications. She is an expert for EFSA, the European Food Safety agency; ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety and JEFCA, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Since 2018, she is among the top 1% highly cited researcher in the Web of Science. In 2018, she received the INRAE “Lauriers” a lifetime achievement award for her work on mycotoxin and in 2022 the Legion of Honor from the French government.
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Marthe De Boevre began her research on mycotoxins at Ghent University in 2009, earning her PhD in 2013. Her work, highly regarded by the international scientific community, contributed to EFSA’s scientific opinion on modified mycotoxins. As head of the Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology & Public Health (CEMPH), De Boevre specializes in advanced analytical techniques for quantifying small molecules in human biospecimens. Her research focuses on the clinical impact of mycotoxins, particularly in cancer risk and growth retardation, through large-scale cohort studies. She emphasizes data quality by adhering to EN-ISO17025 principles in research. De Boevre’s innovative approach has led to pioneering studies on the toxicokinetics of deoxynivalenol and the use of non-invasive microsampling techniques for vulnerable populations. She coordinates MYTOX-SOUTH®, improving food safety in the Global South through international collaboration and capacity building. Her excellence in research earned her the ERC Starting Grant for the HUMYCO project, investigating the human mycobolome’s role in cancer development. She also leads the Health Monitor®, a large-scale Belgian population study on the genome-exposome interaction in age-related health outcomes. Her leadership and collaborative spirit have garnered significant investment and public engagement, positioning her as a leading figure in mycotoxin research and preventive health strategies.
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https://mytoxsouth.org/
https://gezondheidsmonitor.gent/en/homepage/
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AG is Associate Professor in General and Food Microbiology at Department of Agri-Food Science of the Bologna University. He has the qualification as Full Professor in Microbiology.
He participated to several regional, national and European projects in FP7, H2020 and PRIMA as Partner and Coordinator and collaborated to different food companies. He is involved in various areas of expertise: i) optimisation of food process technologies to increase the microbial safety and quality of food (ready to eat, souvide cooking); ii) design and realisation of functional food and drinks obtained by fermentation of healthy and sustainable grains, legumes, pulses and alternative proteins from hemp, algae, insects etc.; iii) exploitation of industrial wastes and by products by enzymes and microbial hydrolytic processes to deliver functional peptides; iv) evaluation of the effects of healthy diet on gut microbiota and metabolites also by using in vitro gut models.
He is Chair of a COST ACTION (CA23110) on in vitro gut models “International networking on in vitro colon models simulating gut microbiota mediated interactions (INFOGUT)” (09.10.204-08.10.2024).
He is Author of 90 papers and 10 book chapters (total citations: 3541; h-index: 33). Bologna, 26/06/2025
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Scopus Author Identifier: 7004338529
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-6251
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Rosa Perestrelo is a Senior Researcher at the Madeira Chemistry Research Centre (CQM), University of Madeira. She holds a PhD in Chemistry and develops research in Analytical Chemistry, Metabolomics, and Food Sciences, with a strong focus on advanced separation and detection techniques (GC-MS, LC-MS, NMR). Her work includes the valorization of natural products and agro-industrial by-products, as well as the identification of biomarkers in human health. She is the author and co-author of numerous scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference communications. She actively participates in national and international R&D projects, supervises MSc and PhD students, and contributes to science communication and outreach initiatives.
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Rudolf Krska is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry and the Head of the Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics at BOKU University in Vienna/Tulln. In 2009/10, he served as the Acting Chief of the Food Research Division at Health Canada in Ottawa. Since 2017, he has been a Key Researcher at the Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety, and Innovation (FFoQSI). Prof. Krska has received several prestigious scientific awards, including the Nils Foss Excellence Award, which he was presented with at the University of Copenhagen in 2024. He has (co-)authored over 500 SCI publications, which have accumulated more than 23,000 citations (h-index: 80, Scopus). In 2018, he was appointed as a jointly appointed Professor at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Since 2023, he has also been an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
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Carlos das Neves is EFSA’s Chief Scientist and has been a member of EFSA’s senior management team since November 2022.
A Portuguese and Norwegian national, Carlos was Director of Research and Internationalisation at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) before joining EFSA and previously served as Head of Virology and Head of Food Safety & Emerging Threats at the NVI. Additionally, he was a Full Professor at The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) from 2012 to 2025.
Carlos is a veterinarian (DVM – Technical University of Lisbon) and holds a PhD in veterinary sciences (Norwegian School of Veterinary Sciences). He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In April 2024, he has been appointed as a member and co-chair of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), the scientific and strategic advisory group to the Quadripartite organisations – Food and Agriculture Organisation, UN Environment Programme, World Health Organization and World Organisation for Animal Health. His areas of expertise include animal health, food safety, wildlife, emerging diseases, and One Health. He has led national and international research and development projects and has been a member of international panels and organisations related to his field of work. Carlos has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and books.