IntechOpen Book Series Biochemistry Volume 5

Razzagh Mahmoudi, DVM, PhD, is an associate professor of food hygiene and safety at the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran. He was Educational Deputy of the Faculty of Public Health from 2010 to 2019 (member of the Founding Board at the Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran). He is an editorial board member of about five interna-

tional journals. His specializations are in molecular food microbiology, functional foods, probiotics and prebiotics, medicinal plants, food chemistry, dairy and meat technology, food, and human nutrition. His research field includes molecular food microbiology, natural preservatives from medicinal plants and biological sources, production of new functional foods, application of natural preservatives in dairy and meat products, and innovative pharmacological and nutritional research in new drug production and food production. He has published around 180 papers (ISI, Scopus, PubMed, CAB, CAS, ISC, etc.), one book chapter, and 80 abstracts in national and international congresses.

## **Editor of Volume 5: Razzagh Mahmoudi**

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

## **Book Series Editor: Miroslav Blumenberg**

NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA
