Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM)

Key people at NMBU

I am educated in biology and chemistry from the University of Kaiserslautern (Germany) and was awarded the doctorate degree (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Hamburg (Germany) in 1993 for a comprehensive study on persistent organic pollutant (POP) levels in common eiders (Somateria mollissima (L.)). I am currently employed as professor at the  Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University Life Sciences (NMBU/IKBM) in Ås. In addition, I hold an adjunct Professorship at the University Centre in Svalbard (www.unis.no) in Arctic Technology.
My research is combining modern chemical analysis techniques and risk assessments for various types of organic contaminants (legacy and emerging organic xenobiotics) in food and environments. For this research work I am applying modern trace analysis techniques including high performance liquid and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and other detectors (incl. DAD, FID, TCD, ECD).

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT)

Department of Food Analysis and Nutriton

Key people at UCT

Jana Hajslova, Professor

Prof Jana Hajslova is the head of the Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University of CHemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) and chairs Accredited (ISO17025) Laboratory "Food Quality and Safety". She is a widely recognized expert in the field of food / environmental chemistry and analysis; she has published more than 250 original papers on development of advanced analytical strategies of contaminants, residues, natural toxins and other biologically active compounds, authentication and metabolomics. Her research team has participated in many international and national projects at both research and management levels, including the EC 5 - 7th Framework Programme, HORIZON 2020, several COSTs and EEA and Norwegian grants. Prof Hajslova together with her PhD students has been involved in various bilateral international research activities; under her supervision, close collaboration with many world-renowned institutions, such as WHO, FAO, USDA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has been established. Currently she is the Czech Republic delegate in HORIZON 2020 SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 2: "Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine and maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy" committee. As the chairwomen, she had a key input in establishing a series of very reputable international symposia "Recent Advances in Food Analysis" series in 2003-2015.