Francesca Danesi, who holds a degree in Food Science and Technology and a PhD in Food Science, is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna where she teaches Biochemistry and Food Science.
Her research focuses on human nutrition and nutritional biochemistry. Over the years, she has contributed to various scientific publications, collaborating with colleagues in Italy and abroad. A significant formative experience was her time as a visiting PhD student at the University of Auckland in New Zealand in 2008, where she deepened her studies in the field of nutrigenomics.
A key moment in her career was the coordination of the
NIKE project "New Insight and Knowledge on anti-inflammatory Effectiveness of dietary phenolics". This project, funded by the 'Scientific Independence of young Researchers' (SIR) program of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, was one of only 55 selected from 1,909 proposals in the Life Sciences field, with a success rate of less than 3%. With funding of 428,210 euros, the project explored the anti-inflammatory effects of foods in chronic intestinal diseases.
Furthermore, she collaborated on the European
PATHWAY-27 project, coordinated by Professor Bordoni, which focused on studying bioactive food components in relation to health claims.
She has been a member of the Board of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition and is currently part of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Food Biochemistry.
