Laura G. Gómez-Mascaraque is a Senior Research Officer leading the National Food Imaging Centre at Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Ireland). She is a Chemical Engineer (Complutense University of Madrid) and holds a PhD in Food Science, Technology and Management (Polytechnical University of Valencia). She has extensive experience in the characterization of food microstructure using microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, including confocal laser scanning microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy and X-ray computed micro-tomography. Her current research interests include the application of alternative proteins and carbohydrates to develop novel food structures, understanding the impact of food formulation and processing on food structure, and establishing structure-function relationships in food. She is one of the Associate Editors of the Journal Food Structure.

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