Priscille Rébécca Steensma

Priscille Rébécca Steensma is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Department of Food and Nutrition. She actively contributes to the Food Materials Science Research Group, focusing on postharvest biology, plant metabolism, and food science. Steensma participates in the Novo Nordisk Fonden project (2022–2027) as a research team member.

Research Interests span plant physiology, metabolomics, and food preservation technologies, particularly investigating how environmental factors affect plant carbon/nitrogen balance and storage-induced deterioration in fresh-cut produce. Her work integrates biochemical analysis with advanced packaging solutions.

Publications highlight her expertise in postharvest processing and plant metabolic regulation, with recurring themes in

• Modified atmosphere packaging
• Enzymatic browning and lignification
• Pyridoxal-phosphate phosphatase function
• Carbon/nitrogen homeostasis
• Arabidopsis stress responses