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María Pilar Montero García
Research Professor
Research Groups: Desarrollo, Valorización e Innovación de Productos de la Pesca (INNOVAPESCA)
Department: Department of Meat and Fishery Products
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María Pilar Montero García María Pilar Montero García has a PhD in Biological Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid since 1988 and has been a Research Professor at ICTAN-CSIC since 2003. She is co-author of numerous indexed and highly cited publications (Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate Analytics), as well as book chapters, etc., in lines within the field of food science and technology, especially the valorization of residues and by-products of the agro-food and fisheries industry, development of nanostructures and nano-encapsulates of bioactive compounds, as well as the design and development of functional foods, and films and coatings with special emphasis on their application in various fields of food and recently in other areas. These activities have always had a basic applied or technological study character. These studies are financed by national and international public and private funds, being a responsible researcher or co-responsible in more than 50 projects and contracts and participating in at least another 50. The transfer of knowledge to the company is a very important aspect. The training activities have been carried out through PhD direction, TFG and TFM, being an honorary professor at the UCM since 2015, and member of editorial committees.
- Zarandona, I., López-Caballero, M.E., Montero, M.P., Guerrero, P., de la Caba, K., Gómez-Guillén, M.C. 2021. Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) fillets biopreservation by using gallic acid and chitosan coatings. Food control, 120, article number 107511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107511
- Alicia Sánchez-Faure, Marta María Calvo, JaraPérez-Jiménez, Ana Belén Martín-Diana, Daniel Rico, María Pilar Montero, María del Carmen Gómez-Guillén, María Elvira López-Caballero, Oscar Martínez-Alvarez. 2020. Exploring the potential of common iceplant, seaside arrowgrass and sea fennel as edible halophytic plants. Food Research International 137, November 2020, 109613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109613
- Martínez-Alvarez, O.E. Elvira López-Caballero, M., Montero, P., Carmen Gómez-Guillén, M.D. 2020. The effect of different melanosis-inhibiting blends on the quality of frozen deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris). Food Control, 109, March, Article number 106889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106889.
- D.Marín-PeñalverA.AlemánM.C.Gómez-Guillén P.Montero. 2019. Carboxymethyl cellulose films containing nanoliposomes loaded with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory collagen hydrolysate. Food Hydrocolloids.94, September, 553-560.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.04.009 - Meritaine Da Rocha, Ailen Aleman, Gyselle Chrystina Baccan, M.Elvira Lopez Caballero, Carmen Gómez Guillen Pilar Montero & Carlos Prentice. 2018. Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Effects of Underutilized Fish Protein Hydrolysate. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology,27 (5) 592-608.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10498850.2018.1461160 - Ignacio Echeverría, María Elvira López-Caballero, María Carmen Gómez-Guillén, Adriana Noemi Mauri and María Pilar Montero 2018. Active nanocomposite films based on soy proteins-montmorillonite- clove essential oil for the preservation of refrigerated bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) fillets. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 266, 2 142-149.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.016 - Gómez-Estaca, J., Calvo, M.M., Álvarez-Acero, I., Montero, P., and Gómez-Guillén, M.C. 2017. Characterization and storage stability of astaxanthin esters, fatty acid profile and α-tocopherol of lipid extract from shrimp (L. vannamei) waste with potential applications as food ingredient. Food Chemistry, 216, (1), 37-44.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.016
- Physical-chemical stability study of commercial xyloglucan.
Investigador Responsable: Pilar Montero García y Carmen Gómez Guillén
Duración: 07/10/2019 – 07//02/2023
Entidad Financiadora: NOVENTURE S.L. - Design of nanoparticulate systems from marine waste and alternative vegetable sources for the development of foods directed to the prevention of diseases. AGL2017-84161-C2-1-R,
Investigador Responsable: Pilar Montero García y Carmen Gómez Guillén
Duración: 01/01/2018 – 31/09/2021
Entidad financiadora: MINECO and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) - Evaluation of the mucoadhesive properties of natural biopolymers
Investigador Responsable: Pilar Montero García y Carmen Gómez Guillén
Duración: 26/06/2020 – 31/12/2020
Entidad Financiadora: NOVENTURE S.L. - Development and characterization of gelatin and hydrolyzed collagen of marine origin
Investigador Responsable: Pilar Montero García y Carmen Gómez Guillén
Duración: 07/10/2019 – 05//01/2021
Entidad Financiadora: BDF BIOTECH, SL

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mpmontero@ictan.csic.es
ORCID:
0000-0003-3142-4538
Researcher ID:
L-2872-2014
Scopus Author ID:
7005998786