Dr. Leen Van Campenhout

Microbiology
University of Leuven,
Belgium

Biography

Leen Van Campenhout has completed her PhD in 2000 at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium. From 1999 to 2004, she was R&D Manager in Enzymology & Microbiology in an international feed additive company. Then she became Professor at the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen and at the University of Leuven. Her expertise is situated in food microbiology. Her main research topics include conservation (mild) of food using e.g., modified atmosphere packaging, the microbiology of new food matrices, such as insects and the implementation of new technologies, e.g., metagenomics, in the food industry Leen Van Campenhout has completed her PhD in 2000 at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium. From 1999 to 2004, she was R&D Manager in Enzymology & Microbiology in an international feed additive company. Then she became Professor at the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen and at the University of Leuven. Her expertise is situated in food microbiology. Her main research topics include conservation (mild) of food using e.g., modified atmosphere packaging, the microbiology of new food matrices, such as insects and the implementation of new technologies, e.g., metagenomics, in the food industry

Research Intrest

Microbiology

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