Women in BioCop - Biographies
Organisation: EU-Community Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins (CRLMB)
Country: Spain
* Ph. D. Pharmacy
* Food and Science Technologist
Previous Experience
* Experience in visual appearance evaluation, microbiological and chemical analysis related to seafood products freshness (6 years) with the participation in investigation projects and many international publications on this field.
* Experience in the development of analytical techniques (HPLC, HRGC and HRGC/MS/MS) for the determination of non biotic contaminants (BADGE and BFDGE, PCBs, Dioxins and Furans) in seafood products.
* Development and Validation of methods for determination of shellfish biotoxins.
* Domoic acid analysis in shellfish by HPLC.
* PSP analysis in shellfish by HPLC (AOAC Official Method 2005.06: Lawrence HPLC method).
* Organization of Interlaboratory Exercises on PSP toxins for the EU National Reference Laboratories and Official Control Laboratories.
* Participation in Meetings of the EU National Reference Laboratories and Coordination in their Working Groups.
* Responsible for the training of staff from EU National Reference Laboratories, Spanish Official Control and Third Country Laboratories in the determination of ASP and PSP toxins by HPLC.
Dr. Gigirey is an active member of work package 5 (Phycotoxins) providing analytical support during purification of the toxins and Conducting the preliminary evaluation of prototype assay kits and give demonstrations to end-users (Official Control and National Reference Laboratories).
Areas of interest:
The food technology of seafood products (in general). Seafood safety. Analysis of marine biotoxins, development of new methods, international validation exercises, in particular with regard to ASP and PSP toxins.
Languages:
English, Spanish and Gallego
Publications:
1. LORENZO, M. J.; BEN, B.; MENDEZ, F.; VILLACORTA, I. Y ARES-MAZAS, M. E. Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts antigens recognized by sera from infected asymptomatic adult cattle. Veterinary Parasitology 60: 17-25. 1995.
2. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; AN, H. Y CRAVEN, C. Histamine formation in albacore muscle analyzed by AOAC and enzymatic methods. Journal of Food Science: 63/2: 210-214. 1998.
3. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; VIEITES, J. M.; VILLA, T.G. Y BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J. Changes in biogenic amines and microbiological analysis in albacore (Thunnus alalunga) muscle during frozen storage. Journal of Food Protection: 61/5: 608-615. 1998.
4. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; VIEITES, J. M.; VILLA, T. G. Y BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J. Chemical changes and visual appearance of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) as related to frozen storage. Journal of Food Science: 64/1: 20-24. 1999.
5. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; VIEITES, J. M.; VILLA, T. G. Y BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J. Histamine and cadaverine production by bacteria isolated from fresh and frozen albacore (Thunnus alalunga). Journal of Food Protection: 62/8: 933-939. 1999.
6. BEGOÑA BEN-GIGIREY. Migraciones de BADGE y BFDGE a partir de ciertos barnices de latas de conserva.Industria Conservera: 27: 22-24. 1999.
7. KIM. S.; BEN-GIGIREY, B.; BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J.; PRICE, R. J. Y AN, H. Histamine and biogenic amine production by bacteria isolated from temperature-abused albacore. Journal of Food Protection: 63/2: 244-251. 2000.
8. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; VIEITES, J. M.; VILLA, T. G. Y BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J. Characterization of biogenic amine-producing Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains isolated from white muscle of fresh and frozen albacore tuna. International Journal of Food Microbiology: 57: 19-31. 2000.
9. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; VIEITES, J.; KIM, S.H.; AN, H.; VILLA, T. G. Y BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J. Specific detection of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains in albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) by reverse dot-blot hybridisation. Food Control: 13: 293-299. 2002.
10. BARROS-VELÁZQUEZ, J.; BEN-GIGIREY, B.; KIM, S.H.; AN, H. AND VILLA, T. G. Advances in the development of chemical and novel molecular tools to investigate and prevent biogenic amine formation in foodstuffs. Research Advances in Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 3: 27-41. 2002.
11. KIM, S. H.; AN, H.; WEI, C. I., FIELD, K. G.;-VELÁZQUEZ, J. B. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; MORRISEY M. T.; PRICE, R. J. Y PITTA T. Detection of Morganella morganii , a prolific histamine former, by the polymerase chain reaction assay using 16s r-DNA targeted primers. Journal of Food Protection 66/8: 1385-1392. 2003.
12. VILLAR-GONZÁLEZ, A.; RODRÍGUEZ-VELASCO M.L.; BEN-GIGIREY, B.; Y BOTANA L.M. First evidence of spirolides in Spanish shellfish. Toxicon: 48: 1068-1074. 2006.
13. BEN-GIGIREY, B.; RODRÍGUEZ-VELASCO M.L.; VILLAR-GONZÁLEZ, A. Y BOTANA L.M. Influence of the sample toxic profile on the suitability of an HPLC method for Official paralytic shellfish toxins control. Journal of Chromatography A 1140: 78-87, 2007.
14. VILLAR-GONZÁLEZ, A.; RODRÍGUEZ-VELASCO M.L.; BEN-GIGIREY, B.; Y BOTANA L.M. Lipophilic toxin profile in Galicia (Spain): 2005 toxic episode. Toxicon: accepted. 2007.