Functional Food Center Inc.

Functional Food Center Inc.


Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods in Disease Prevention and Clinical Nutrition  

37th International Conference of FFC - 25th International Symposium of ASFFBC

Conference at Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia on October 22 - 24, 2026. (In-Person and Virtual/Live Online Event) . October 24th will be only virtual presentations.

Conference Committee Members

Committee Chair/Co-Chairs:

Committee Chair/Co-Chairs: Responsible for providing overall leadership, strategic direction, and final decision-making for the conference. This group ensures alignment with the conference mission, oversees major organizational and scientific decisions, coordinates with all committees, strengthens international partnerships, and represents the conference in communications with institutions, sponsors, and participants.

Danik Martirosyan, Conference Chair, PhD, President, Functional Food Center (Dallas, TX, USA); Functional Food Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
Marine Hovhannisyan, Co-Chair, MD, MPH, D.Sc., Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia

Organizing Committee Members:

Organizing Committee Members: Composed of faculty and administrators from the host university or local institutions (city/country). This committee coordinates on-site logistics, venue arrangements, student volunteers, local hospitality, thematic session development, and guidance on scientific innovation and day-to-day conference operations.

  • Naira Chichoyan, PhD, Department of Pharmacognosy, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Bella Babayan, PhD, Scientific and Production Center (SPC) "Armbiotechnology", National Academy of Scviences, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Armen Mkrtchyan, MD, PhD, Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Mkrtich Avagyan, MD, PhD, Chief of Medical Center of Rehabilitation, Preventive and Traditional Medicine "AltMed", Yerevan, Armenia
  • Gayane Gasparyan, PhD, Professor, Acting Director of H. Petrosyan Scientific Center of Soil Science, Melioration and Agrochemistry, ANAU, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Mary Ter-Stepanyan, MD, D.Sc., Professor, Head of Department of Epidemiology, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Laura Ghalachyan, PhD, Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Plant Nourishment and Productivity, G.S. Davtyan Institute of Hydroponics Problems, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Narine Hovhannisyan, PhD, Scientific Research Institute of Biotechnology and Nutrition, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Anna Grigoryan, PhD, Department Chair, General and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Russian-Armenian University, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Gagik Santrosyan, PhD, Professor, Fruit growing and Physiology Department, Voskehat Educational and Research Center of Enology, ANAU Foundation Branch Yerevan, Armenia
  • Kristina Danielyan, PhD, Senior Reseracher, H.Buniatian Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Scviences, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Shamilyan Knarik, MD, PhD, Department of Pharmacology, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Meruzhan Galstyan, PhD, Professor, Agrobiotechnology Scientific Center, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Zaruhi Kalikyan MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan Armenia
  • Peri Ghukasyan, MD, PhD Student, Russian-Armenian University, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Karine Sarikyan, PhD, Scientific Center of Vegetable and Industrial Crops, CJSC of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Marz, Armenia

International Scientific Committee Members:

International Scientific Committee Members: Consists of distinguished researchers and experts from around the world. This committee ensures scientific quality through abstract selection, peer-review oversight, thematic session development, and guidance on scientific innovation and functional food science relevance.

  • Mona Boaz, PhD, Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. Scopus record: 15432 citations  | h-index 64
  • Debasis Bagchi, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA. Scopus record: 23,950 citations | h-index 76
  • Jing Sun, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biostatistics, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia.  Scopus record: 17252 citations | h-index 41
  • Ranga Rao Ambati, PhD, Senior Scientist and Associate Professor, Director, Advance Research Center, Department of Biotechnology, VFSTR, Deemed to be University, Andhra Pradesh, India. Scopus record: 5,139 citations | h-index 27
  • Roula Abdel-Massih, PhD, Professor and Community Educator, Central Michigan University, College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, United States. Scopus record: 1,471 citations | h-index 19
  • Mohamed F.R. Hasssanien, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Scopus record: 10,607 citations | h-index 53 10,607
  • Marcello Iriti, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. Scopus record: 16,278 citations | h-index 65
  • Abdalbasit Mariod, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Scopus record: 4,731 citations | h-index 38
  • Sukanta Mondal, PhD, Professor, ICAR - National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India. Scopus record: 1,102 citations | h-index 18
  • Teresa Vezza, PhD, Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), Digestive Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. Scopus record: 2,574 citations | h-index 30
  • Massimiliano Chetta, PhD, Professor, Principal Investigator, Complex Operative Unit of Pathological Anatomy and Molecular Diagnostics, Salernitan Medical School, Salerno, Italy. Scopus record: 1,248 citations | h-index 15
  • Dharmesh Saxena, PhD, Professor, Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, India. Scopus record: 3,876 citations | h-index 35
  • Jelena Popovic-Djordjevic, PhD, Professor, Department for Food Technology and Biochemistry, University of Belgrad, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia. Scopus record: 1,632 citations | h-index 23
  • Santiago Pedro Aubourg, PhD, CSIC - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), Vigo, Spain. Scopus record: 7,073 citations | h-index 47
  • Hossain, Md Sanower, PhD, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia. Scopus record: 2,067 citations | h-index 16

  • Danik Martirosyan, PhD, President, Functional Food Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Functional Food Institute, San Diego, CA, USA. Scopus record: 2,309 citations | h-index 22

Industry and Sponsorship Committee Members: 

Industry and Sponsorship Committee Members: Focused on collaboration with industry partners, sponsors, exhibitors, and companies involved in functional foods, nutrition, biotechnology, and health sciences. This committee develops sponsorship packages, outreach strategies, and ensures strong engagement with the private sector and governmental representatives.

  • Teresa Vezza, PhD, Center for Biomedical Research (CIBM), Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.  Scopus record: 2,574 citations | h-index 30
  • Sukhcharn Singh, PhD, Professor,  Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Sangrur Punjab, India. Scopus record: 3,816 citations | h-index 35