Food Structure and Functionality Symposium Young Scientist Award

Food Structure and Functionality Symposium Young Scientist Award – Winner announced! Alejandra Acevedo-Fani, Riddet Institute, Massey University

Dr Alejandra Acevedo-Fani is an Associate Professor in Food Science at the Riddet Institute, Massey University (New Zealand). Her research focuses on functional food colloids, including emulsion systems and proteins, and how their structure across multiple length scales influences functionality and digestion. She earned her PhD from the University of Lleida (Spain) in 2016 and joined the Riddet Institute in 2017. She now leads a research team working on structural and functional characterisation of plant-based food materials and hybrid systems with dairy. She is principal investigator at the Riddet Institute Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), co-authored 50+ publications and patents and co-founded ANDFOODS, a plant-based dairy start-up.