Sghaier CHRIKI

Professor and researcher in animal science

Expertise

Consumer perception, meat quality, alternatives to animal products, cultured meat (FAO-WHO expert)

Research unit

INRAE, Herbivores Joint Research Unit, PERAQ Team

Keywords

Consumer perception, Beef quality, Meat alternatives, Cultured meat

Ongoing or recently completed projects

OABov-AURA (2022-2024) : Matching local supply with consumer expectations in terms of beef quality in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region – The place of meat from young animals (Partners: Institut de l’Elevage; INRAE; AURA Elevage; Interbev AURA)
NEMOS (2022-2024) : A new educational model for acquiring sustainability skills through service learning (Partners: University of Navarra – Spain; University of Pisa – Italy; Graz University of Technology – Austria; Dublin Institute of Technology – Ireland)

Teaching activities

Livestock performance
Quality of animal products

Professional experience and education

Since 2023 : Associate Researcher, INRAE – at the Joint Research Unit on Herbivores 1213 – Peraq Team (Livestock Farming Practices, Robustness, Adaptation, and Product Quality)
Since 2018 : Lecturer-researcher at ISARA
2017-2018 : Lecturer-researcher: University of Angers
2015-2016 : Lecturer-researcher: INP-ENSAT (National School of Agronomy of Toulouse)

Formation

2010–2013 : Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, PhD in Food Science.
Meta-analysis of muscle characteristics to predict beef quality.
Partnership: INRA (Theix) and Allice (Paris). CIFRE funding (ANR-Allice).
Subject: The aim of this thesis was to improve the prediction of beef tenderness through meta-analysis based on the biochemical characteristics of muscle.
2009 : Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand
Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Science
Microbiology, food knowledge, processing, sensory and nutritional qualities, etc.
2008 : Rennes Faculty of Pharmacy
Master’s 1 in Nutrition and Health
Biochemistry, microbiology, marketing, and regulation of functional foods (nutraceuticals).

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