Prof. Tiziana Pepe

University of Naples Federico II
Italy

Abstract Title: Valorization of Underutilized Fish Species through a Multidisciplinary Approach

Biography: Dr. Tiziana Pepe is Full Professor at Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy. She obtained the degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty Veterinary Medicine of Naples “Federico II” Italy with 110/110 cum laude. Ph. D. in Food Inspection. Researcher in Food Inspection of animal origin. Specialist in Food Inspection of Animal Origin, Director of the Course in "Quality and safety in the social and business catering " of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Topics of the research are: species identification in sea-food products using DNA analysis, study of the fragments sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome b in prepared and processed fish products, use of end-point PCR (conventional, nested, multiplex) and real-time for the identification of fish species and microbial pathogenic species: Campylobacter jejuni (analysis of sequences of flaA SVR fragment); Escherichia coli 0157: H7; Salmonella spp.; Listeria spp.; Vibrio spp and Norovirus, application of two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry techniques for the identification of fish species in fresh and prepared products, proteomic analysis of Tuna species, implementation of Real Time PCR for detection of bovine species in samples of sausage mixture. Species identification through analysis of sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b fragment in milk Her research activity is summarized in more than 150 Scientific publications, whose results have been communicated in National and International

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