Amira Ayad
The North Carolina Research Campus, USA
Biography
Amira A Ayad, Ph.D, is a Research Associate in the Food and Nutrition Sciences program at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University-Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies. In this position, she taught several courses related to food analysis and food microbiology. Her research has focused on two main areas: Food Fermentation and Food Safety. Our research group focused on studying the fermentation processes of microorganisms like bacteria and how probiotic cultures as functional foods could influence the gut health and eventually human health. In addition to that, our research groups focus on studying natural antimicrobial properties against foodborne pathogens.