Short Bio
Jara Pérez Jiménez holds an MSc (2003) and a PhD (2007) in Food Science and Technology from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She has worked in several research centres in Spain France and USA (as Fulbright scholar), being currently a Tenured Scientist at the Institute of Food Science and Technology (ICTAN-CSIC).
Dr. Pérez-Jiménez’s research activity has given place to more than 90 papers published in international scientific journals (> 8,000 citations, h-index 40) and invited seminars in universities from 9 countries. She is also co-author of a patent, was co-editor a book published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and was a member of the Committee of Experts in Human Nutrition of the French Agency for Food Safety (2015-18) Dr. Pérez-Jiménez has participated in more than 20 national and international research projects or contracts with food companies. Also, she has led research projects funded by the Spanish National R&D Strategy and the California Table Grape Commission. She also develops teaching activities, including the direction of a course promoted by Menéndez Pelayo International University.
Dr. Pérez-Jiménez was selected as one of the 100 young Spanish researchers attending to a meeting with Nobel prizes and (2012), as one of the 10 European researchers attending to the 3rd edition of European Nutrition Leadership Platform-Advanced Seminar (2014) and, since 2019, she is a member of the Young Speakers Forum at the Spanish Royal Academy of Medicine. Also, her regular activities as scientific disseminator has achieved several acknowledgements from, among others, the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry.
- 2021 Ramos-Romero S, Léniz A, Martínez-Maqueda D, Busquets C, Fernández-Quintela A, Hereu M, Torres JL, Portillo MP, Pérez-Jiménez J. “Inter-individual variability in insulin response after grape pomace supplementation in subjects at high cardiometabolic risk: role of microbiota and miRNA” Molec. Nutr. Food Res., 65, 2000113.
www.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202000113
- 2021 Magdaleno-Tapia C, Quifer-Rada P, Rodríguez-Rodríguez E, Estévez-Santiago R, Waterhouse AL, Lamuela-Raventós RM, Olmedilla-Alonso B, Pérez-Jiménez J. “Evaluation of the potential of total proanthocyanidins in feces as intake biomarker”. Food Res. Intl., 145, ID Article 110390.
www.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110390
- 2021 Gutiérrez-Díaz I, Salazar N, Pérez-Jiménez J, De los Reyes-Gavilán CG, Gueimonde M, González S. “New players in the relationship between diet and microbiota: the role of macromolecular antioxidant polyphenols” Eur. J. Nutr., 60, 1403-13.
http://www.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02339-5
- 2022 Martínez-Meza Y, Pérez-Jiménez J, Castaño-Tostado E, Pérez-Ramírez I, Alonzo-Macías M, Reynoso-Camacho R. “Instant controlled pressure drop as strategy for modifying extractable and non-extractable phenolic compounds ratio: a study in different grape pomace materials”. J. Agric. Food Chem., 70, 6911-21.
http://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04583
- 2022 García-Díez E, Sánchez-Ayora H, Blanch M, Ramos S, Martín MA, Pérez-Jiménez J. “Exploring cocoa-carob blend as a functional food with decreased bitterness: characterization and sensory analysis” LWT- Food Sci. Technol., 165, article number 113708.
http://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113708
- 2023 Pérez-Jiménez J, Agnant L, Lamuela-Raventós RM, St-Onge MP. “Dietary polyphenols and sleep modulation: current evidence and perspectives” Sleep Medicine Reviews, 72, 101844.
http://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101844
- Rational design of phlorotannin oral delivery systems as an alternative to control the metabolic status of elderly people with sarcopenia or sarcopenia risk (FONDECYT1220097).
IP y co-IP: Mª Salomé Mariotti Celis
Duración: Enero 2022 – Diciembre 2025
Entidad financiadora: Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico- Chile.
- International Collaborative Network for the study of bioactive compounds in bean ((Phaseolus vulgaris L) Chilean cultivars and their potential effect in the repvention of chronic diseases.
IP y co-IP: Iván Palomo.
Duración: Enero 2024 – Diciembre 2024
Entidad financiadora: Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo- Chile.
- Health effects of chronic supplementation with a hydroxytyrosol-rich natural extract (Hytolive®) in participants with high risk of developing age-related chronic disease.
IP y co-IP: Raquel Mateos y Mª Ángeles Martín.
Duración: Enero 2024 – Diciembre 2024
Entidad financiadora: Genosa S.L.