Overview

Dr. Gabriella Kiskó's reasearch mainly focuses on the application of natural antimicrobials on the safety and quality of food and investigation of microbiological background of new, non-thermal preservation techniques. She has a long-standing interest in the application of natural antimicrobials on food borne pathogenic and spoilage organisms inluding compounds of plant origin (eg. essential oils), animal origin (like chitosan) and microbial origin (such as bacteriocins and antibiotics).

Research keywords:
agrozoology, ood borne pathogenic bacteria, natural antimicrobials, preservation, biofilms

Publications

Projects

Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (QLK1-CT-2000–51126)

Characterisation and manipulation of the microbial ecosystem in minimally processed fruit juices for improved quality and safety (2001)

The ecological interactions between pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in raw and minimally processed apple juice was studied using classical and molecular tools with the ultimate aim of facilitating the development of novel microbial control measures for ensuring the quality and safety of unpasteurised apple juice products.

IAEA Research Contract No 16243

Use of irradiation to provide wider selection of safe, nutritionally and organoleptically adequate foods for immuno-compromised patients (2010-2014)

Irradiated foods were produced with the aim of making safe, nutritionally and biologically sound products more widely available to people with immunodeficiency. The main goal was to determine the radiation doses providing microbiological safety of selected food products without diminishing their quality, nutritional and sensory parameters.

Most relevant publication is available through the following link

EU FP6- 007081, BE397/4242

Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain (PathogenCombat) (2005-2009)

A distinctive aspect of this project was to facilitate proactive, more coherent, effective and flexible responses to new/emerging pathogens.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/7081

EU FP6: STRP-504937-1BE391/4242

Multifunctional percolated nanostructured ceramics fabricated from hydroxylapatite. (PERCERAMICS) (2003-2006)

The project included the development of percolated nanostructured electrically polarised ceramics to prepare bioimplants, and to manufacture biologically active compounds and to obtain stable immobilised microbial systems on polarised ceramics and other carriers which were not suitable for the immobilisation of microorganisms.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/504937/reporting

OTKA 135436

Safe Water Distribution Systems (2020-2024)

The proposed project aims to improve the water quality by developing predictive software tools - built upon semi-industrial experimental results - for forecasting the spread and transport of (possibly) harmful chemicals or biological agents over large-scale pipe networks.

http://nyilvanos.otka-palyazat.hu/index.php?menuid=930&lang=HU&num=135436

Prof. Dr. Gabriella Kiskó
Institute of Food Science and Technology
Campus address: H-1118 Budapest, Villányi rd. 29-43.
kisko.gabriella@uni-mate.hu
kisko.gabriella@uni-mate.hu
MTMT: 10009999
Scopus: 6505932461