Maria PapageorgiouMaria Papageorgiou PhD is Professor Food Science and Technology, International Hellenic University is a graduate of the Department of Chemistry -Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, PhD from Cranfield University, UK. She is involved in several interational initiatives, including serving as Secretary - Treasurer of the European Section of the Cereals and Grains Association, Cereals & Europe. She is Board member and member of the Technical Committee of the International Association of Cereal Chemists having also served as National Delegate of Greece in that organization. She is newly elected Board member and represents IHU as Institutional member at the ISEKI FOOD Association and as Article 36 Organizations of EFSA. She has coordinated bilateral research projects, national research activities and has been a team member of EU funded projects. Her main research interests are the tailoring of functional properties of cereal grains and their components in view of developing specific cereal healthy foods and ingredients. Read More Read Less