Mrs Paschalitsa Tryfinopoulou, graduate of the Agricultural University of Athens, acquired a PhD in Agricultural Sciences, and is a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff in the Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Biotechnology, in the research field of "Food Microbiology".

She is teaching the laboratory exercises of the courses Food Microbiology and Quantitative Food Microbiology and participates in the preparation of degree studies at both under and post graduate level. As well as co-teaching the interdisciplinary course Safety and Quality of Animal Origin Products.

She is involved in more than 20 research projects and her research interests include: (a) microbial ecology and the interaction of microorganisms, (b) identification of microorganisms and the study of their metabolic products, (c) application of rapid techniques in study of microbial ecosystems, d) molecular techniques applied to microorganisms and food ecosystems. Her authorship is described in Scopus ID 6505921484.