Paolo Polidori is a full professor of Animal Feeding and Nutrition; he is very competent about animal source foods, such as milk, meat, and eggs. Most of these foods are widely used in infant nutrition, especially milk, which is the main food in children's diets.
He believes that it is essential to describe nutritional quality parameters in animal source foods adequately to avoid the risk of transforming children into herbivores, replacing milk with plant beverages, i.e., soy milk, almond milk, etc.
Birth:
30 September 1963: Born in Ripatransone (AP), Italy.
Position Held:
1990: Degree in "Science of Agriculture", University of Milan.
1990-1991: Post graduate scholarship holder at the Italian Experimental Institute "Lazzaro Spallanzani", Milan, Italy.
1993-2000: Researcher at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
1995: Ph.D. in "Animal Science", University of Milan. Title of the Thesis: “Effects of Avoparcin and recombinant bovine Somatotropin administration on dairy cows milk quality”.
1995-1996: Visiting scientist at the Muscle Biology Lab, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (six months period, National Research Council grant).
1998-1999: Visiting scientist at the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA (11 months period, North Atlantic Treaty Organization grant).
2000-2003: Member of the Teachers Board of the Ph.D. Course in "Production and Hygiene in Aquaculture", University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
2000-2005: Associate professor of "Animal Science" at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
Since 2006: Full professor of Animal Feeding and Nutrition at the School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
2006-2011: Member of the Teachers Board of the Ph.D. Course in "Ageing and Nutrition" University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
2012-2020: Member of the Teachers Board of the Ph.D. Course in “Life and Health Sciences", University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
Scientific and Technical Skills:
2001: Teacher Coordinator of the post graduate course in "Natural Livestock Production Systems, with particular regard to the Organic Food production methods", funded by the Marche Region at the University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
2004-2005: Member of the Academy Board of the University of Camerino (MC), Italy.
2005-2008: Scientific consultant as expert of Animal Science in the Agency for the Development of Agriculture of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy.
2005: Member of the Scientific Board of the Master "Marketing and Rural Development", University of Macerata, Italy; teacher of "Suistanible breeding techniques of food producing animals" in the above mentioned Master.
2006-2009: Member of the working group "Food Chain Management" of the European technology platform "Italian Food for Life".
2008-2010: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Small Ruminant Research, Elsevier Publisher.
2008-2011: Member of the Scientific Committee of the University of Camerino, Italy.
Since 2009: Member of “Experts database of EFSA (European Food Safety Agency)”
Since 2011: Member of the Editorial Board of the Open Journal of Animal Science, SCIRP Publisher, USA.
Since 2011: Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Food Research, Canadian Centre of Science and Education, Canada.
Since 2013: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, Lifescience Global, Canada.
Since 2013: Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Agricultural Science and Applications, American V-King Scientific Publisher LTD, USA.
Since 2019: Member of the Experts Database of the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes – ANVUR.
