Dr. M. Mónica Giusti (she/her/s /ella) is a Distinguished Professor at the Food Science and Technology Department, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, at The Ohio State University. Her research is focused on the chemistry and functionality of flavonoids, with emphasis on anthocyanins. Together with her collaborators, she investigates polyphenols including their incidence and concentration in plants, stability and interactions with food matrices, novel analytical procedures, and the bioavailability, bio-transformations and potential bioactivity of these wonderful plant pigments.
Dr. Giusti’s research has generated over 120 peer-reviewed publications, and 8 patents, with additional pending. She is also co-editor of three books on Anthocyanins. In recognition for her innovative research she received the 2010 OARDC Director’s Innovator of the Year, the 2011 TechColumbus Outstanding Woman in Technology, the 2013 OSU Early Career Innovator of the Year, and the 2020 Senior Faculty Researcher of the Year. Her dedication to teaching has been recognized by the 2015 Rodney F. Plimpton Teaching Award and the 2017 Educator Award from the North American Colleges and Teachers in Agriculture, the 2019 William V. Cruess Excellence in Teaching Award, the 2020 Senior Faculty Researcher of the Year Award Winner and the 2021 Distinguished Graduate Student Mentor Award, CFAES, Ohio State. .
Dr. Giusti is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and a member of the American Chemical Society, Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC International), and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Before joining The Ohio State University, Dr. Giusti was a faculty member at the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Maryland. Dr. Giusti, born in Lima, Peru, received a Food Engineer degree from the Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Peru and Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Food Science from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Dr. Giusti is a Graduate Faculty in the OSU Interdisciplinary PhD program in Nutrition at the Ohio State University, and visiting professor and Graduate Faculty in the Facultad de Industrias Alimentarias, Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Perú. In addition, she served as president of the Organization of Hispanic/Latino Faculty and Staff at Ohio State, and is now Mentor for the Peruvian Association at Ohio State.
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