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Cristina Serra is an Assistant Professor in the Food Microbiology group at Wageningen University & Research. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) in collaboration with the University of Girona. Her academic interests center on food safety, predictive microbiology, and novel preservation technologies. Serra's research examines bioprotective cultures, bacteriophages, high hydrostatic pressure treatments, and mathematical modeling to control pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat meat products and plant-based analogues. She contributes to quantitative microbial risk assessments and supervises MSc theses in Food Microbiology.