I
received a BSc in enology and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of
Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). I am an Assistant Professor at UTAD and a
Chemistry Research Centre – Vila Real member. I have Published 80 articles in
international scientific journals, seven technical papers, 12 book chapters,
and 85 publications in conference proceedings. Supervised Ph.D. and master's
thesis besides having supervised works of completion for Bach. / Degree in the
field of Biological Sciences. I received two awards. I am currently involved in
three research projects, and my lines of research are linked with studies on
volatile acidity bio-reduction in wines, wine microbiology, and food and wine
sensory evaluation. In my professional activities, I have interacted with more
than 110 researchers in co-authorships of scientific papers. I am an active
reviewer for Food Research International, Journal of the Science of Food and
Agriculture, Food Chemistry International, Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science,
and MDPI Journals (Foods, Fermentation, Beverages, Molecules, International
Journal of Molecular Sciences and Materials); Academic Editor of Asian Research
Journal of Agriculture, International Journal of Environment and Climate
Change, and the Insights in Organic & Inorganic Chemistry Journal and
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Agriculture and Crops and Fermentation
(MDPI)
Research Interest: Area of Expertise: Chemical Analyses of Fruit and
Vegetable, Bioactive compounds, Antioxidant activity, Nutrition of children and
Imuno Deficiences, Coeliac Disease and Diet, Herbalplant and Immunesystem.
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Romania
romina.vlaic@usamvcluj.ro
JFSNT
Marc (maiden name Vlaic) Romina Alina has completed her Ph.D. (Agronomy) in 2015 at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UASVM) of Cluj-Napoca (Romania). She is PhD Eng., Lecturer and she is responsible for the research activity in the Vegetable food quality control, Rheology in the food industry, Quality management systems and Food safety of the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, UASVM Cluj-Napoca. She has published 36 research articles on the development of innovative food products and bioactive compound traceability during processing in reputed journals. She was responsible for 7 research projects and won 2 national awards and 42 international awards. Member in professional associations: Slow Food International; Association of Food Industry Specialists in Romania (ASIAR), from education, research and production; Association of Specialists in Milling and Baking in Romania.