Assoc. Prof. Milena Zachariasova
(University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic)

Milena Zachariasova is Assoc Prof at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic. She is an expert in the field of mycotoxins analysis. Recently she also specializes on metabolomic studies of food and also human samples and bioprospection of biologically active compounds. Her main scientific focus is:
(i) Target/non-target analysis of food contaminants and health beneficial biologically active compounds: Development, optimization, and validation of analytical methods based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for analysis of contaminants and health beneficial compounds in foods.
(ii) Metabolomic fingerprinting / profiling: Exploiting of high-resolution mass spectrometry for performing of studies focused on food authenticity and food frauds revealing.
(iii) Bioprospecting: Research focused on characterization of new natural resources suitable for isolation of biologically active compounds exploitable in food / pharmaceutical research / industry; implementation of methods for biological activity testing (antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, etc.); utilization of high resolution mass spectrometry for non-target screening of unknown compounds responsible for the biological activity, compounds identification and characterization.