Georgiana Bosco
Research Area:
🌿 Microbiology 🌿Food Technology 🌿Biology 🌿Molecular Biology 🌿Biotechnology
"During my stay in Poland with my two hosts institutions, I expect to explore and learn more about the germination process of brown rice and how it can improve the bioavailability of nutrients and molecules that are beneficial to human health. In addition, I will evaluate the synergy between GBR and probiotics belonging to the Lactobacillus spp and Bifidobacterium spp genera in order to formulate a symbiotic which will subsequently be tested in ex vivo conditions," Georgiana Bosco.
About the mobility grant visit
Hosting Institution: Oncology Department, University of Torun & Collegium Medicum Bydgoszcz, Poland
November 1st – April 30th
Proposed Project during Mobility visit:
- Set up of a probiotic and germinated brown rice (GBR) formulation for health benefits.
- Characterization of a sustainable Italian cultivar brown rice.
- Set up of a symbiotic composed by cereal-derived prebiotic and probiotics.
- In vitro studies to explore potential beneficial effects on human health.
Georgiana Bosco
PhD Student
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy
Academic Background (BA and MA degrees):
Toxicology of Food and Environment, University of Catania, 2020
Food Science and Technology, University of Catania, 2022