Profile Prof. Dr. Veronika Somoza
Photo: J. Krpelan/LSB
Head of Section II (ad interim) &
Head of Research Group Metabolic Function & Biosignals
Lise-Meitner-Str. 34
85354 Freising
Germany
Tel.: +49 8161 71-2700
E-Mail ORCID ResearcherID
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2003
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venia docendi for the subject: ‘Food Science’
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Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Chemistry
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2002
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Habilitation
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venia legendi for the subjects ‘Human Nutrition’ and ‘Food Science’
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Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences,
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Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany
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1991 - 1995
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Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat., completed with honors - summa cum laude)
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Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
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1985 - 1991
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Master’s Degree (Dipl. oec. troph.)
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Justus-Liebig-University of Gießen, Germany
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Since 05/2020
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Professor and Co-Chair
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Department of Physiological Chemistry,
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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11/2019 – 02/2025
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Director
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of the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology
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at the Technical University of Munich
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02/2011 – 05/2020
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Professor and Chair
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Department of Physiological Chemistry,
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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10/2014 – 10/2019
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Vice Dean
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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09/2011- 08/2018
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Chair
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of the Christian Doppler Laboratory of Bioactive Aroma
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Compounds, University of Vienna, Austria
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09/2009 – 01/2011
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Professor and Chair
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Research Platform Molecular Food Science,
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University of Vienna, Austria
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12/2008 – 12/2009
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Executive Committee member
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Food Research Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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07/2007 - 08/2009
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Associate Professor (tenured)
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Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin/ Madison, U.S.A.
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2003 - 2010
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Senior Scientist and group leader for “Bioactives”
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German Research Center for Food Chemistry, Garching, Germany
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2003 - 2007
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Vice Director
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German Research Center for Food Chemistry, Garching, Germany
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2001
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Post Doctoral Researcher
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Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry,
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University of South Carolina, Columbia, U.S.A.
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1996 - 2002
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Assistant Professor, Habilitation Program
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Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences, University of Kiel, Germany
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1991 - 1996
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Research Associate, PhD Program
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Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
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2020
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AGFD Fellow Award, Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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2016
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FEMA Excellence in Flavor Science Award by Flavor and Extract
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Manufacturers Association (FEMA) of the United States
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2004
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Hans-Adolf Krebs Prize Awarded by the German Nutrition Society
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Since 2023
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Citizens' Assembly "Nutrition in Transition" of the German Bundestag
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Since 2011
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Sparkling Science program funded by the
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Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
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Since 2011
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Associate Editor of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Since 2010
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Research
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Association of the German Food Industry (FEI) funded by the
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German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology
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Since 2010
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Executive Committee member of the Austrian Association of
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University Professors (UPV Austria)
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Since 2010
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute of
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Human Nutrition (Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung), Potsdam Rehbrücke /D
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Structural and functional characterization of chemosensory-active food ingredients.
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[Translate to Englisch:] 2003
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venia docendi for the subject: ‘Food Science’
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Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Chemistry
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|
2002
|
Habilitation
|
|
|
venia legendi for the subjects ‘Human Nutrition’ and ‘Food Science’
|
|
|
Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences,
|
|
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Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany
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|
1991 - 1995
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Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat., completed with honors - summa cum laude)
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Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
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1985 - 1991
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Master’s Degree (Dipl. oec. troph.)
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Justus-Liebig-University of Gießen, Germany
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[Translate to Englisch:] Since 05/2020
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Professor and Co-Chair
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Department of Physiological Chemistry,
|
|
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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|
Since 11/2019
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Director
|
|
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of the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology
|
|
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at the Technical University of Munich
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02/2011 – 05/2020
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Professor and Chair
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Department of Physiological Chemistry,
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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10/2014 – 10/2019
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Vice Dean
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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09/2011- 08/2018
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Chair
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of the Christian Doppler Laboratory of Bioactive Aroma
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Compounds, University of Vienna, Austria
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09/2009 – 01/2011
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Professor and Chair
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Research Platform Molecular Food Science,
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University of Vienna, Austria
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12/2008 – 12/2009
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Executive Committee member
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Food Research Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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07/2007 - 08/2009
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Associate Professor (tenured)
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Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin/ Madison, U.S.A.
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2003 - 2010
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Senior Scientist and group leader for “Bioactives”
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German Research Center for Food Chemistry, Garching, Germany
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2003 - 2007
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Vice Director
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German Research Center for Food Chemistry, Garching, Germany
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2001
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Post Doctoral Researcher
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Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry,
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University of South Carolina, Columbia, U.S.A.
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1996 - 2002
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Assistant Professor, Habilitation Program
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Institute of Nutritional and Food Sciences, University of Kiel, Germany
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1991 - 1996
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Research Associate, PhD Program
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Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria
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[Translate to Englisch:] 2020
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AGFD Fellow Award, Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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|
2016
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FEMA Excellence in Flavor Science Award by Flavor and Extract
|
|
|
Manufacturers Association (FEMA) of the United States
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2004
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Hans-Adolf Krebs Prize Awarded by the German Nutrition Society
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[Translate to Englisch:] Since 2011
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Sparkling Science program funded by the
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Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
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Since 2011
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Associate Editor of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Since 2010
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Research
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Association of the German Food Industry (FEI) funded by the
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German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology
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Since 2010
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Executive Committee member of the Austrian Association of
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University Professors (UPV Austria)
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Since 2010
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute of
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Human Nutrition (Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung), Potsdam Rehbrücke /D
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