Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes

Biography

Maria Elena M. Neyra-Tanabe has completed her doctoral degree in Microbiology from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. Her research work includes food safety of aquaculture products, food fermentation, biocontrol and local effective microorganisms for agricultural crops and livestock. She has been a recipient of the 2014 IAFP Student Travel Grant and the 2016 STI Days Travel Grant. She won the 2016 SEA-EU STI Days Papers and Posters Competition Winner for Food Category. She has published several papers in reputed journals. Currently, she is working at the University of Southern Mindanao as an assistant professor.

Research Interest

Food safety of aquaculture products, Food Fermentation, Biocontrol