Biography

Jesus Simal-Gandara, since 1999, working as full professor in nutrition and food science at the University of Vigo, Spain. He acts as the Agro-Food Research Centre’s coordinator (CIA3) in Ourense Campus (Water Campus), Spain. In the year 1991 he has received Ph. D. in Nutrition and Food Science from University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. His scientific research includes development of food authenticity tools based on HPLC-MS/MS, Fate of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorobiphenyls and heavy metals in crops: transport and degradation processes in soils, and links with their levels in waters and food products and Effect of pre- and post-harvest, technological and cooking treatments on food functionality.

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Research Interest

Development of food authenticity tools based on HPLC-MS/MS, Fate of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorobiphenyls and heavy metals in crops: transport and degradation processes in soils, and links with their levels in waters and food products and Effect of pre- and post-harvest, technological and cooking treatments on food functionality