Food Chemistry & Food Microbiology

Biography

Arzu AKPINAR BAYIZIT is an Associate Professor at the Department of Food Engineering, Uludag University, Bursa. Her background is Food Science and Technology. She graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture in Bursa in 1991. She has been awarded with M.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Biotechnology at the same University in 1994. She completed her Ph.D. degree in Department of Biological Sciences at Hull, UK in 1997, on “Transformations of Fatty Acids in Filamentous Fungi”. She has developed her scientific career at Department of Food Engineering, Uludag University, Bursa, serving before the role of Research Assistant (1992-2000), Assistant Professor (2000-2015) and followed by that of Associate Professor (2015-now). Her experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different events for diverse fields of study. She published more than hundred papers in national and international scientific journals; and participated at more than forty scientific meetings.

Research Interest

Microbial Fermentations, Food Fermentations, Lipids