Stefan Kraan, PhD Marine Botany is the preeminent doctor for marine botany in the world. There is no one else in the world that has his knowledge and passion for sea vegetation.
Born in The Netherlands in 1967 he graduated with a M.Sc. degree in Marine Biology at University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He moved to Ireland to start a PhD on phylogenetics and aquaculture of edible brown seaweed Alaria esculenta at the NUI, Galway in 1998 under supervision of Prof Michael Guiry.
He became manager of the Irish Seaweed Industry Organisation in 1998 and finished his PhD in 2001. He established the Irish Seaweed Centre (ISC; www.irishseaweed.com) in 2001, a virtual institute for seaweed-based research and development, which was launched in 2001 as an initiative of the Department of the Marine, the Marine Institute, BIM, Údarás na Gaeltachta and NUI, Galway.
The ISC operates besides the existing Irish Seaweeds Industry Organisation (ISIO). His main fields of interests are aquaculture of seaweeds, sustainable development of the Irish algal resources, industrial applications of seaweeds and usage of seaweeds in biotechnology and biomedicine. He is a member of the Kelp harvesting working group, the Marine Foresight forum and the National Seaweed Forum. In the last four years he has been partner and coordinator of 17 national and 6 EU projects and over this period attracted over 2.5 million in research funding. Most projects are with Industry participation.
Dr. Kraan has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has presented several invited scientific presentations world-wide. He has served as associated editor and reviewer of several scientific journals and funding programmes, and is a member of several professional associations.
Born in The Netherlands in 1967 he graduated with a M.Sc. degree in Marine Biology at University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He moved to Ireland to start a PhD on phylogenetics and aquaculture of edible brown seaweed Alaria esculenta at the NUI, Galway in 1998 under supervision of Prof Michael Guiry.
He became manager of the Irish Seaweed Industry Organisation in 1998 and finished his PhD in 2001. He established the Irish Seaweed Centre (ISC; www.irishseaweed.com) in 2001, a virtual institute for seaweed-based research and development, which was launched in 2001 as an initiative of the Department of the Marine, the Marine Institute, BIM, Údarás na Gaeltachta and NUI, Galway.
The ISC operates besides the existing Irish Seaweeds Industry Organisation (ISIO). His main fields of interests are aquaculture of seaweeds, sustainable development of the Irish algal resources, industrial applications of seaweeds and usage of seaweeds in biotechnology and biomedicine. He is a member of the Kelp harvesting working group, the Marine Foresight forum and the National Seaweed Forum. In the last four years he has been partner and coordinator of 17 national and 6 EU projects and over this period attracted over 2.5 million in research funding. Most projects are with Industry participation.
Dr. Kraan has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has presented several invited scientific presentations world-wide. He has served as associated editor and reviewer of several scientific journals and funding programmes, and is a member of several professional associations.
Dr Kraan organized the 11th tri-annual International Conference on Applied Phycology which was held from 22nd of June to 27th of June 2008 at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, and entitled Applied Phycology in the 21st Century; novel opportunities in a changing world.
The conference was attended by 430 registered participants from 43 countries all over the. There were 165 oral and 140 poster contributions, providing an exhaustive coverage of the present status of applied phycology.
One particular project Dr kraan is currently working on is Marine functional foods which are products formulated with naturally occurring chemicals (or combinations of chemicals) found in marine resources, such as fish, shellfish to provide a health benefit, lower the risk of certain diseases, or affect a particular body process.
Studies have shown that marine resources are unrivalled sources of compounds with the potential to maintain and improve health through inclusion in other foods or as whole foods.
The island of Ireland has a great diversity of marine life. Despite this there is only limited activity aimed at exploiting these resources as sources of functional compounds for inclusion in foods.Two others projects with specifically develop food applications of seaweed are for the aquaculture sector, where the focus is on Carbohydrates, amino acids, and fatty acids.
The conference was attended by 430 registered participants from 43 countries all over the. There were 165 oral and 140 poster contributions, providing an exhaustive coverage of the present status of applied phycology.
One particular project Dr kraan is currently working on is Marine functional foods which are products formulated with naturally occurring chemicals (or combinations of chemicals) found in marine resources, such as fish, shellfish to provide a health benefit, lower the risk of certain diseases, or affect a particular body process.
Studies have shown that marine resources are unrivalled sources of compounds with the potential to maintain and improve health through inclusion in other foods or as whole foods.
The island of Ireland has a great diversity of marine life. Despite this there is only limited activity aimed at exploiting these resources as sources of functional compounds for inclusion in foods.Two others projects with specifically develop food applications of seaweed are for the aquaculture sector, where the focus is on Carbohydrates, amino acids, and fatty acids.
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