Céline Delbes

PhD, Senior Scientist at INRAE, Head of Cheese Research group (UMR0545, Aurillac, France).

I received my Ph.D. in Microbial Ecology from the University of Lyon in 2000. My research focuses on microbial ecology of the dairy food chain, in relation with cheese safety and sensory quality. Milestones in my scientific career: 2012-today : Implementation of metagenomic approaches to decipher the drivers of milk and cheese microbiota; 2020: Leader of TANDEM project on microbial transfers across the dairy food chain : https://eng-holoflux.hub.inrae.fr/vertical-headings/our-actions/flagship-projects/flagship-project-tandem-2021-2023. 2025 : WP leader in FutureFoods SpeedyFermHub project aiming to transform plant proteins into safe and attractive alternatives through fermentation, optimising sensory and nutritional value.