Final Report Summary - LISGENOMICS (Study of the Listeria monocytogenes gene expression profile in ready-to-eat foods of animal origin by the application of the omics and the bioinformatics/biostatistics disciplines)
The selection of potential biomarkers offers new perspectives for the prediction of bacterial behavior and physiology. The increment of such data into mathematical models to predict inactivation, during industrial processes is the key to offer decision making tools for food safety and quality management.
LisGenOmics significantly developed and broadened fellow’s competencies in terms of interdisciplinary expertise. This interdisciplinary knowledge certainly reinforced his academic career and he became an expert in his own field. His participation in the activities for developing scientific and complementary skills, e.g. new technologies and instruments, scientific and financial management of the project, tasks coordination, etc., definitely provided to the fellow knowledge and skills to reach a stable, long term position. Indeed after the end of the project and his return to the previous work position, the fellow applied for his election as Assistant Professor. The acquired knowledge provided recognition of the participating fellow as a person of excellence on the topic and his position was enhanced in the field of ‘Food Quality Control’. The project supplied the fellow with different combinations of competencies: knowledge, skills and attitude; very useful for his future career He created a network of academic scientists from the University of Turin. He improved his communication skills through the cooperation with researchers of different scientific background and different style of interaction due to personal and cultural aspects. He gained hands-on experience on delivering an oral presentation, improved his verbal and non-verbal skills and acquired fluency in the English language. Finally, new research proposals were stimulated with and in relation to the knowledge developed within the scope of the project which is an important task for the fellow’s career.