Marc Pignitter, Professorship for Analytical Food Chemistry and Food Development
Faculty of Chemistry
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"My research aims to promote sustainable practices in food production and waste valorization, enhance the stability and biofunctionality of foods, and raise awareness about the health impacts of dietary oxidized lipids, ultimately contributing to healthier lifestyles and reduced food waste in society." (Marc Pignitter)
Research areas:
* Valorization of agri-food waste and byproducts of the food industry
* Food development focused on enhanced stability and biofunctionality
* Innovative techniques to mitigate oxidative deterioration of food thereby enhancing product shelf life
* Food and Health: Exploring the role of dietary oxidized lipids in intestinal inflammation and their link to metabolic disorders using oxidative lipidomics
Curriculum Vitae:
2004 Diploma in Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Karl Franzens University Graz, Austria
2005-2006 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Biophysics, Free Radical Research Center, National Biomedical EPR Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
2008 PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Karl Franzens University of Graz, Austria
2008-2010 Postdoctoral Management Program, Baxter Bioscience, Vienna, Austria
2010-2016 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Nutritional and Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
2017-2021 Assistant Professor and Research Group Leader in Analytical Food Chemistry and Lipid Oxidation, University of Vienna, Austria
2018 Visiting Scientist, South Australian Metabolomics Facility, Adelaide, Australia
2021-2024 Associate Professor, University of Vienna, Austria
since 2023 Head of the Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
since 2023 Founder, University Spin-off Lipid Legends
2024 Offer of Full Professorship (W3) in Food Chemistry, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany,
declined
since 2024: Full Professor in Analytical Food Chemistry and Food Development, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria