Since 12/2021

• Professorship of Food Biotechnology Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Sciences, Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach

06/2021-11/2021

• Research Assistant, Department of Research and Transfer, Representation of Staff Office Rhenish Area Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld
• Contract lecturer Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Sciences, Food Biotechnology and Product Development, Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach

11/2020-05/2021

• Research Associate, Research and Transfer Department, INGRAIN project (WIR! project BMBF), Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld
• Contract lecturer Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Sciences, Food Biotechnology and Product Development, Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach

11/2017-11/2020

• Teacher for special purposes, Department of Food Biotechnology Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach
• Research and Product Development, GFP GmbH Neuss
  
  "Karrierewege FH-Professorship" (Program of the Ministry of Science and Research NRW)

09/2013-10/2017

• Research assistant Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach
  
  FooDS (EU INTERREG project)
  KAMU (NRW funding project FH STRUKTUR)

09/2013 - 04/2017 PhD (Dr. rer. medic.)
Institute of Virology and Microbiology
University of Witten/Herdecke

09/2008 - 09/2013 M Sc. Food Processing Management
B Sc. Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Sciences
The Hochschule Niederrhein

14. Kalitukha, L., Bleha, R., Synytsya, A., Kraska, J., Sari, M. Hydrocolloids from the Mushroom Auricularia heimuer: Composition and Properties. Journal of fungi, 2023, 9, 681.

13. Jansen,K. Hambitzer, R., Sari, M. Beverage innovations based on Agaricus bisporus.Fruit Processing, 2022, 5:150-153.

12. Dicks, L., Jakobs, L.,Sari, M., Hambitzer, R., Ludwig, N., Simon, M.C., Stehle, P., Stoffel-Wagner, B., Helfrich, H.P., Ahlborn, J., Rühl, M., Hartmann, B., Holst, J.J., Ellinger, S. Fortifying a meal with oyster mushroom powder beneficially affects glucagon-like peptide-1, non-esterified free fatty acids and hunger sensation in adults with impaired glucose tolerance - a double-blind randomized controlled crossover trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 2021.

11. Kalitukha, L., Sari, M. Chemical Composition and UV Absorption Activity of an Aqueous Alkali Extract from the Fruiting Bodies of the Tinder Conk Mushroom Fomes fomentarius (Agricomycetes). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2021, 23(4): 23-27.

10. Sari, M., Toepler, K., Roth, C., Teusch, N., Hambitzer, R. The Birch Bracket Medicinal Mushroom, Fomitopsis betulina (Agaricomycetes) - Bioactive Source for Beta-Glucan Fraction with Tumor Cell Migration Blocking Ability. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2020, 22(1): 1-1310.

9. Kalitukha, L.,Sari, M. Fascinating Vital Mushrooms. Tinder Fungus(Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.) as a Dietary Supplement.International Journal of Research Studies in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2019, 6(1): 1-9.

8. Prange, A., Sari, M., von Ameln, S., Hajdu, C., Hambitzer, R., Ellinger, S., Hormes, J. Characterization of selenium speciation in selenium-enriched button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) and selenized yeasts (dietary supplement) using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. Journal of Trace Elements, 2019, 51: 164-168.

7. Sari, M., Toepler, K., Nickisch-Hartfiel, A.,Teusch, N., Hambitzer, R., Cross-Flow Ultrafiltration Fractions of a Cold Aqueous Extract of the Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Agaricomycetes), Exhibit Apoptosis in Tumor Cells. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2018, 20(11): 1107-1119.

6 Lelley, J., Sari, M., Hambitzer, R. Cultivated edible mushrooms. Nutrition review, special issue food, 2018, 18-27.

5. Sari, M., Hambitzer, R. Versatile Mushrooms. A Key Driver for Culinary and Health Innovations. G.I.T. Laboratory Journal, 2017, 1-2: 36-38.

4 Sari, M., Prange, A., Lelley, J., Hambitzer, R. Screening of ß-glucan contents in commercially cultivated and wild growing mushrooms. Food Chemistry, 2017, 216: 45-51.

3. Sari, M., Hambitzer, R., Lelley, J., Toepler, K.,Teusch, N., Nickisch-Hartfiel, A. Characterization of cross flow ultra filtration fractions from Grifola frondosa (Agaricomycetes) reveals distinct cytotoxicity in tumor cells. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2016,18(8): 671-680.

2 Sari, M., Noga, G., Hambitzer, R. Beta-glucans from edible mushrooms. Food Chem. 2016, 70:103.

1. Lelley, J., Sari, M., Hambitzer, R. Cultivated edible mushrooms. Nutrition Review, 2015, 62:352-362.

Lindek, M., Kox, K.A., Sari, M. Edible mushroom mycelium as a component of innovative foods using the example of a plant-based burger patty. 15.03.2023. 60th DGE Congress, Bonn.

Sari,M., Kox, K.A., Löw, J., Schoob, J., Hambitzer, R. Screening of light effects on mushroom mycelia. ISMS congress 2021. 14-17.09.2021. virtual.

Sari, M., Hüsgen S., Löw J. Fomitopsis betulina mycelium as a source of biofunctional substances. 12.03.2020. 57th DGE Congress, Jena.

Sari, M., Knedlik, R. Hambitzer, R. Potential of sensory active substances in low molecular weight mushroom extract. 12.10.2018. Poster presentation at the GDL Congress, Bremerhaven.

Hasselbusch, J., Sari, M., Hambitzer, R. Recovery of a novel hydrocolloid from Lentinula edodes. 09.03.2018. Poster presentation at the 55th DGE Congress, Hohenheim.

Prange, A., Sari, M., von Ameln, S., Ellinger, S., Hambitzer, R., Bovenkamp-Langlois, L., Hormes, J. Chemical speciation of selenium in selenized yeast (dietary supplements), food contaminating molds and button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). 20.02.2018. Poster presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) e.V., Bochum.

Sari, M., Roth, C., Hambitzer, R. Piptoporus betulinus- a new promising source for beta-glucans? 25.09.2017. poster presentation IMMC9 Congress, Palermo.

Sari, M., Hambitzer, R., Lelley, J. Screening study of ß-glucans in commercial and wild mushroom species. 31.5.2016. poster presentation ISMS Congress, Amsterdam.

Sari, M., Hambitzer, R. Influence of maturity stages and postharvest treatments on beta-glucan content of Lentinula edodes.12.03.2015. Poster presentation at the 52nd DGE Congress, Halle (Saale).

Sari, M. Influence of ripening stages and time of storage on beta-glucan content in Shiitake mushrooms. 21.05.2014. Poster presentation at the 3rd Kiel Food Science Symposium, Kiel.

Sari, M. Biofunctional ingredients(beta-glucans) in medicinal and edible mushrooms. Witten/Herdecke University. Faculty of Health , 2016