Department of Food Science and Nutrition (D.F.S.N.) as the leading institution:

• Bakery snaks made of flours and raw materials alternative to wheat (NewCracker).
  Research Programme: National funded research action: «Researching-Creating-Innovating, B’ cyrcle» (ΕΥΔΕ ΕΤΑΚ) (Implementation period: 2020-2023).
  Principal investigator: Konstantinos Gkatzionis, Associate Professor. DFSN, University of Aegean.
  Total budget: 447.754,38 €.

• Transcriptional determination of combinatory induction of resistance (stress adaptation) and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes cells as a consequence of their exposure to antimicrobial compounds.
  Research Program: "Supporting Researchers with Emphasis on Young Researchers - Round B", Operational Program "Human Resource Development, Education and Lifelong Learning", NSRF 2014-2020 (Implementation Period: 2020-2021).
  Scientific Director: Giaouris Efstathios, Assist. Prof. DFSN, UAegean.
  Financing/Budget: € 46,000.

• Assessment of the potential beneficial effect of the Mediterranean Diet as a sustainable diet pattern in the emotional health and wellness of a representative student population of Greek universities. Research project: «Researchers’ support with focused on young researchers – Cycle B’», Business Plan Project «Development of Human Personnel, Education and Life-Long Learning» (ΕP ΑΝΑD‐ΕDΒΜ), ΕSPΑ 2014‐2020 (Implementation duration: 2020-2021). Coordinator: Giaginis Constantinos, Assoc. Prof., Department of Food Science & Nutrition, University of the Aegean. Budget: 41.000 €

• Methodology of spatio-temporal analysis for disturbances on thyme areas, for their conservation and restoration at the level of local communities, combining multi-spectral systems across multiple spatial scales. Research project: «Researchers’ support with focused on young researchers – Cycle B’», Business Plan Project «Development of Human Personnel, Education and Life-Long Learning» (ΕP ΑΝΑD‐ΕDΒΜ), ΕSPΑ 2014‐2020 (Implementation duration: 2020-2021). Coordinator: Vasios Georgios, Assist. Prof., Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of the Aegean. Budget: 41.000 €

• Assessment of the influence of nutritional status in the disease progression of patients with multiple sclerosis. Research project YPATIA 2016-2020, University of the Aegean. (Implementation duration: 2016-2021). Coordinator: Giaginis Constantinos, Assoc. Prof., Department of Food Science & Nutrition, University of the Aegean. Budget: 24.000 €

Participation of Department of Food Science and Nutrition (D.F.S.N.) in consortia: