Management bodies
ERA Chair Holder
Head of the ERA Chair has a direct superiority over her team comprised of four new employees plus a Project Manager and at least four PhD students. The main responsibility of the ERA Chair Holder consists of implementation of Work Plans together with its co-leaders and the delivery of the expected and planned outputs.
Dr. Diana Karina Allende (Mexico)
ERA Chair Holder
Recovery and use of biopolymers (polymers and proteins) as additives in functional systems
ERA Chair Team Members
Team Members consist of one senior researcher (at least 7 years of experience in the given field after reaching PhD) and one junior researcher (2 to 7 years of experience in the given field after reaching PhD) focused on animal production and one senior researcher and one junior researcher focused on plant production. In total, there will be 4 scientific ERA Chair Team Members.
Teresita Martín del Campo (Mexico)
Senior Researcher
Food bioprocessing, functional compounds recovery from byproducts, functional new products development and their bioactivity and compositional evaluation
Iveta Klojdová (Czechia)
Senior Researcher
Complex colloidal systems, encapsulation, and functional product development
PhD Students
Nujamee Ngasakul (Thailand)
PhD Student
Recovery of bioactive compounds from by-products using green extraction techniques and applications in functional products.
Abdul Muiz (Pakistan)
PhD Student
Development of low-fat dairy products using w/o/w double emulsions.
Ali Kozlu (Turkey)
PhD Student
Preparation and characterization of insect-based milk and dairy analogs from different edible insect species.
Sefik Özel (Turkey)
PhD Student
Development of non-animal food analogs
Advisory Board
is composed of external and independent scientific experts, renowned scientists, chosen to complement the expertise and to maximize benefits. It is in charge for giving scientific input for strategic decisions and advises on scientific assessment and implementation of changes.
Management Committee
has the executive authority in the organizational structure. It monitors the timely preparation and execution of deliverables to control the attainment of objectives. The Management Committee consists of key faculty persons, namely: Pavel Klouček, Lenka Kouřimská, Markéta Sedmíková and Pavel Tlustoš.
Office Manager
ensures the smooth and efficient functioning of the team’s administrative operations, manages procurement processes, tracks expenses, manages travel arrangements, facilitates seamless communication and coordination, and fosters a cohesive and collaborative environment.
Project Manager
cooperates with and is subordinated to the ERA Chair Holder. The Project Manager arranges for the timely execution and preparation of deliverables to assure the attainment of objectives. The Project Manager regularly checks the implementation of defined tasks and system control regarding the filling-in of activity reports, regularly monitors the Work Plan status measured against deliverable and milestone planning, controls deliverable timelines and quality in order to ensure timely and accurate work plan follow-up.
The position of the Project Manager is supported by the Financial Manager who looks after the financial aspects of the project. In cooperation with Project Manager the Financial Manager periodically assesses the spending of the budget in order to guarantee that any under- or over-spend can be promptly identified and rectified.
