Last update: October 2025

Dr. Mohamed Fathi Abdallah

Assistant Professor of Food Toxicology

Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Denmark

Advancing food toxicology through cutting-edge research on natural toxins, emerging contaminants, and mixture risk assessment.

Accepting Master's and PhD students.

Contact: mfa@food.au.dk

Other Positions & Affiliations

• Expert Group Member (Natural Toxins), ILSI Europe, Belgium.
• Board Member of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV).
• Member of Society of Toxicology (SOT) & Postdoctoral Representative of FS3 Food Safety Specialty, USA.
• Advisory Expert for The Food Quality and Safety Control Innovation Team, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.

Research Interests

My research focuses on natural toxins (mycotoxins & cyanotoxins) and other emerging contaminants in novel food. I combine LC-MS/MS detection with in vitro mixture toxicology models to study human health impact.

• Detection of natural food contaminants (postgraduate students, PhDs, Postdocs)
• Application of Large Language Models in food contaminants (Postdoc / research assistants)
• Mixture toxicology with a focus on food contaminants using NAMs (postgraduate students, PhDs, Postdocs)

Scholarships & Fellowships Support

We actively support applications for competitive national and international scholarships and fellowships. Highly motivated candidates are encouraged to contact us for guidance on proposal writing and research topic development.

• EU Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
• National Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF)
• International Novo Nordisk Foundation
• International Villum Foundation
• Other national and international funding schemes

Contact for Fellowship Support

Master Thesis & Internship Opportunities at AU FOOD 2025/2026 NEW

We welcome motivated Master students, interns, or Erasmus students to join our research projects:

• Mixture Toxicology:

  Optimization of a 3D in vitro model to study hepatocytotoxicity of different food contaminants

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• Food AI & Database:

  Developing a database of microbial food toxins in the EU (case study on mycotoxins)

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For more information, please contact Dr. Mohamed Fathi Abdallah at mfa@food.au.dk.

Announcements

17 October 2025 — New Publication

“Challenges in mycotoxin monitoring in recently independent countries: The case of Kosovo☆” is now online in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.

Access the article: Click here.

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01 October 2025 — PhD Vacancy at AU FOOD

Fully funded 3-year PhD position at the Department of Food Science, Aarhus University. Focus: mass spectrometry-based methods for natural toxins in novel food.

More info: Click here.

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30 September 2025 — Novo Nordisk Foundation Grant

Awarded a 5-year RECRUIT Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation to establish a research group in Food Toxicology, focusing on detection and risk evaluation of natural toxins in novel foods.

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01 March 2025 — Joining Aarhus University

Starting April 2025 as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Food Toxicology, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University.

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Contact

Dr. Mohamed Fathi Abdallah

Email: mfa[at]food.au.dk
Twitter: @MoFathiAbdallah
LinkedIn: Mohamed Fathi Abdallah

Address

Department of Food Science
Aarhus University
Agro Food Park 48, Aarhus, Denmark

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