Yannis Zabetakis has studied for his BSc in Chemistry in the Univ. of Athens and then he spent 8 years in UK (1993-2001) where...

Yannis Zabetakis has studied for his BSc in Chemistry in the Univ. of Athens and then he spent 8 years in UK (1993-2001) where he studied for a PhD in Food Science in the Univ. of Leeds, did postdoctoral research on alkaloids in the Univ. of Durham and worked as a Lecturer in Food Chemistry in the Univ. of Leeds. During his lectureship in Leeds (1998-2001), he also studied for a M.Ed. in Food Chemistry. Since 2003, he is working as a Lecturer (till 2008) and now as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Food Chemistry in the University of Athens, Dept of Chemistry (www.chem.uoa.gr) in the Laboratory of Food Chemistry. He is also involved in consulting and auditing (as a Lead Auditor) food industries. As a hobby, he likes to write articles on food safety in specialised food sector magazines (e.g. “Self Service”, “Food and Drinks”, “Gourmet” of Elephtherotypia) and newspapers (Athens News, TO BHMA and TA NEA). http://www.zabetakis.net/ http://environmentfood.blogspot.com/