Sophia Johler is a distinguished academic in the field of food microbiology. She holds the position of Professor of Food Microbiology and is the Chair of Food Microbiology at the Competence Center for Food Safety at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich). In addition to her academic roles, she contributes to the scientific community as the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Food Microbiology.