Biographie : Gloria Sánchez, Ph.D., is a Tenured Scientist and Scientific Deputy Director at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Tecnology (IATA-CSIC) in Spain, where she leads the Environmental Virology and Food Safety Laboratory (VISAFELab). Dr. Sánchez received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Barcelona. After leading the enteric virus group at the Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland, she joined IATA-CSIC in 2008. Dr. Sánchez’s research focuses on the detection, characterization, and control of food- and waterborne viruses, including norovirus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis E viruses. Her work includes the development of molecular detection methods, the application of next-generation sequencing, and the evaluation of food processing and water treatment technologies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her team developed a widely adopted wastewater-based method for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance.

She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles (H-index 50), authored numerous book chapters, and led multiple national and international research projects. Dr. Sánchez serves on several international standardization and advisory committees, including ISO working groups and the FAO/WHO expert panel on microbiological risk assessment, and is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition.

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