Cesarettin Alasalvar

Cesarettin Alasalvar (PhD, FIAFoST, FISNFF, FIFT, FRSC) is a Senior Chief Researcher at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (State Owned)-Food Group. His research mainly focuses on the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals against life-threatening diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and SARS-CoV-2 virus), nutritional and functional properties of foods (particularly nuts and dried fruits), bioactive properties of phytochemicals, the separation/identification of bioactives, bioavailability and bioefficacy of dietary polyphenols, and on performance of human clinical trials. He has served as past chairs of International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) and Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Division of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Alasalvar has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is the co-editor of eight international books in the disciplines of food, nutrition, and health. He has received numerous international prestigious awards from different scientific societies, including IFT, ISNFF, and INC in recognition of his pioneering scientific achievements. Alasalvar serves as the senior editor of Food Chemistry.