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Naomi Arita Merino

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Naomi Arita Merino

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5293-5751

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD and Postdoctoral applicants who have identified a relevant funding call and are interested in co-developing a research proposal focused on lipids and cellular agriculture.

20202026

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Research Interests

Naomi Arita-Merino is a Food Scientist, specialized in Lipid Science and Microlagal Biotechnology. Her research focuses on downstream processing of cellular agricultural products for food and feed, with a particular emphasis on developing functional lipid ingredients.

Teaching Interests

  • Functional Foods (BSc)
  • Food Biotechnology (BSc)
  • Advanced Industrial Food Fermerntations and Functionality (MSc)

Biography

Dr Naomi Arita Merino has an academic and industry background in Food Science, specialising in Lipid Science. She began her career in the food industry in Mexico, working on the development and scale-up of specialty fats and functional foods. She completed an MSc in Food Technology and a PhD at Wageningen University, where her research examined multiscale structures in fat crystallisation. She later held postdoctoral positions at Toronto Metropolitan University, working on interfacial fat crystallisation, and at ETH Zurich as a Schmidt Science Fellow, working on microalgae processing. Her research centres on lipid behaviour in food systems and the development of more sustainable food production approaches using cellular agriculture platforms.

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Milk fat crystallization: from molecules to networks, Wageningen University & Research

1 Dec 2017 → 22 Feb 2022

Award Date: 22 Feb 2022

External positions

Management Committee Member, COST Action CA24145 (INFOTECH-DATA)

10 Mar 2026 → …

Member, Bernal Institute

7 Dec 2025 → …

Sr Schmidt Science Fellow, Schmidt Science Fellows

2023 → …

Keywords

  • S Agriculture (General)
  • Food Science
  • Lipids
  • Microalgae
  • Biotechnology
  • Crystallization
  • Cellular agriculture
  • Emulsification
  • Rheology
  • Fat

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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