Food Microbiology

Alejandro Garrido Maestu is a Research Fellow working at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, with the expertise in Microbiology and Molecular Biology. At present he is working in a project based on a novel DNA amplification technique (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) for foodborne pathogens detection, combining with microfluidics and gold nanoparticles. This project is expected to have a great impact in the food industry as it will allow fast and accurate detection of the main foodborne pathogens. He has participated in several research projects involving bacterial agents detection, back in Spain and in the University of Florida where he started his Postdoctoral training. He has authored 10 peer-review papers with an h-index of 8, along with 1 book, all focused on food microbiology and bacterial pathogens.