Laura Laura Rabasco Vílchez
Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Córdoba, where she has been conducting her scientific activity since 2021 within the HIBRO research group (AGR-170). She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Technology and her Master’s Degree in Agri-food Studies from the same institution, and earned her PhD in 2025 within the Biociences and Agri-food Sciences doctoral program. Her doctoral research specialized in the application of sustainable biopreservation methods and predictive models to optimize the quality and microbiological safety of plant-based matrices such as strawberries and tomatoes.
Her research activity focuses on food safety, particularly on the development of biopreservation strategies applicable not only to plant-derived products, but also to dairy, fishery, and meat sectors, with the aim of ensuring food safety and extending shelf life under food loss and waste reduction criteria. Within this framework, her scientific career has been distinguished by the valorization of agricultural residues for the isolation of bioprotective microorganisms and the synthesis of high-value biomaterials, such as cellulose and (ligno)nanocellulose, which are essential for the development of functional and sustainable packaging materials.
