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Fernanda Fonseca

Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering research unit (UMR 782 SayFood INRAE-AgroParisTech) · INRAE - French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment

https://researchid.co/ffonseca
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4976Google Scholar Citations
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62Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Main fields of expertise: Biotechnology and process engineering: fermentation, formulation, and stabilization of bioproducts. • Bioproducts: micro-organisms, proteins, food products. • Stabilization processes: freezing and freeze-drying • Biophysical cha...

Biography

Research Director (since January 2015) ), in Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering research unit (UMR 782 SayFood INRAE-AgroParisTech), Versailles-Grignon Centre, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France. Researcher Scientist (September 2001 – December 2014), in the Joint Research Unit for Food Process Engineering and Microbiology (UMR 782 GMPA INRA-AgroParisTech), Versailles-Grignon Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France.

Education

Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR). Université de Technologie de Compiègne, 2010. Title : « Stabilization of bio functionalities trough an approach combining the understanding of mechanisms and the product-process engineering” Ph.D. Degree in Biotechnology and Process Engineering, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (AgroParisTech), 2001. Ph.D. thesis title: "Influence of cryoprotection and freezing on the acidification activity of thermopile lactic acid bacteria: relationships between biological and thermodynamic properties." Master Degree in Biotechnology and Process E...

Recent Google Scholar Publications

  1. Understanding bacterial stress sensitivity and environmental impact to propose eco-friendly preservation strategies
    Cryobiology 121, 105379 , 2025, 2025
  2. Freeze-dried preservation of carnobacterium maltaromaticum based on main protective mechanisms
    Cryobiology 121, 105449 , 2025, 2025
  3. Dataset on the life cycle assessment of the production of stabilized lactic acid bacteria
    Data in Brief 60, 111541 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 1.0
  4. Enhanced antibacterial efficacy of biocompatible Ag-doped ZnO/AgO/TiO2 nanocomposites against multiresistant bacteria
    Next Materials 7, 100447 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 14.0
  5. Use of Legume Wastewater Extracts on the Storage Stability of Freeze-Dried Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1
    Food and Bioprocess Technology 18 (2), 1707-1718 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 3.0

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