10th International Conference of FFC
Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease: Science and Practice
March 13-15, 2012, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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We are very pleased to announce the 10th International Conference "Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease: Science and Practice". It will be held at the University of UCSB, in California, USA.
Welcome to University of California, Santa Barbara
The conference will bring together experts in medicine, biology, and the food industry to discuss the contribution of functional foods and bioactive compounds in the prevention and management of chronic diseases.
MAIN CONFERENCE TOPICS:
1. Bioactive Food Compounds: Sources and Potential Benefits in Health
2. Bioactive Food Compounds and Public Health
3. Bioactive Food Compounds and Chronic Diseases
4. Role of Bioactive Food Compounds in Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
5. Science and Practice: Functional Foods in the Management of Chronic Diseases: Obesity, Diabetes, CVD, Cancer and other Chronic Diseases
6. Research and Development of Functional Food Products
For detailed information about conference topics, please click here.
Registration fees:
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Standard Rate |
| Full Time Students* and PhD Students* |
$275.00 |
| Registered Dietitians* and Nurses* |
$345.00 |
| Representatives of Governmental Organizations (NIH, FDA, USDA) |
$395.00 |
| Members of Industry (Food and Medical Industry) |
$495.00 |
| Members of Academia |
$595.00 |
| Vendors |
$675.00 |
*Letter of verification required by E-mail
Please note: space at this conference is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
HOTEL INFORMATION: Special Hotel Pricing Available: Rooms have been reserved with the hotel "Ramada Limited" in Santa Barbara. Attendees may call the hotel at 805-964-3511 or 800-654-1965, and mention being a part of the UCSB Functional Foods in Health and Disease Conference group to reserve their rooms. Reservations for March 13-15, 2012 are available at the conference special rate of US $99 + tax per night or $119 + tax. This rate is available until April 22, 2012. The hotel will provide FREE Shuttle Service, to and from UCSB once a day. Hotel Features: free airport shuttle, free continental breakfast, free high-speed Internet, and pool.
Hotel Location: 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, USA. Ph: 805-964-3511, Fax: 805-964-0075, web: www.sbramada.com . Contact to Drew Wakefield directly via emai at: dwakefield@sbramada.com.
For more information about the conference, please contact us by e-mail at ffc_usa@sbcglobal.net. For international calls, please use (1)-469-441-8272.
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Conference Program
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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8:00-9:00 am
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Conference Registration
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9:00-9:15 am
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Conference Opening
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Co-chairman: Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Co-chairman: Garth Nicolson, PhD, Professor, Institute for Molecular Medicine, S. Laguna Beach, California, USA
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Session 1. Bio-active Food Compounds and Public Health
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Session Chair: Francesco Marotta, PhD, MD
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9:15-9:45 am
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The impact of the recently-acquired GRAS status of Cissus quadrangularis and Irvingia gabonensis on functional food research in Cameroon
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Julius Oben, PhD, Professor (Keynote Speaker), Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde 1, Yaonde, Cameroon
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9:45-10:10 am
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Prolonged use of a novel antioxidant reverses age-specific increase in oxidative stress, lipogenesis, and loss of skeletal muscle mass in mice
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Indrani Sinha-Hikim, PhD, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
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10:10-10:35 am
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Soy protein extract inhibits oral cancer growth: potential for nutrition therapy and prevention
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Karl Kingsley, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada, USA
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10:35-10:50 am
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Refreshments
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Effect of calcium and boron foliar application and bagging on carotenoids content in mango fruits ‘Nam Dok Mai Si thong’ (Mangifera indica L.)
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Peerasak Chaiprasart, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center of Excellence in Postharvest Technology, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand |
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Resveratrol anti-oxidant function in skin |
Jagdeo Jagdeo, MD, Dermatology Service, Sacramento VAMC at Mather, Mather, CA; Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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11:20-11:35 am
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Nutritional manipulations for enhancing conjugated linoleic acid: A unique functional food aspect of bovine milk for better health
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Muhammad Aasif Shahzad, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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11:35-12:00 am
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Metabolic Energy Homeostasis and Neuro-Immune Endocrine Triggers in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
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Francesco Marotta, MD, PhD, Professor, WHO-Center for Biotech and Traditional Medicine, University of Milano, Italy
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12:00 – 1:00 pm
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Lunch
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Session 2: Bioactive Food Compounds: Sources and Potential Benefits in Health
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Session Chair: Kenneth Blum, PhD, Professor
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1:00-1:30 pm
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Pomegranate, an ancient fruit with anti- inflammatory effects
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Alois Jungbauer, PhD, Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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1:30-1:55 pm
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Withdrawal associated with Buprenorphine/ naloxone and putative maintenance with a natural dopaminergic agonist [KB220Z™]
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Kenneth Blum, PhD, Professor, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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1:55-2:10 pm
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Antihypertensive and ant oxidative effect of different food protein sources - Effect of household preparation and digestion
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Ida-Johanne Jensen, PhD student, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromso, Norway
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2:10-2:25 pm
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Hydrolyzed whey protein enhance the heat shock protein (HSP70) in soleus of rats
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Carolina Moura, PhD Student, Lusiano Bruno, PhD, Professor, University of UniCamp, Brazil
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Polyphenolic and probiotic ingredients of common foods in Turkish diet and their health benefit |
Gulcin Celep, PhD, Division of Food and Nutrition Technology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey |
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2:45-3:00 pm
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Refreshments
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Session 3 A: Bio-active Food Compounds and Chronic Diseases
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Session Chair: Ahmed El Fouhil, MD, PhD
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3:00-3:25 pm
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Brain-Targeted grape polyphenols as novel therapeutic agents in Alzheimer’s disease treatment
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Giulio Pasinetti, MD, PhD, Professor, (Keynote Speaker),Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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3:25-3:45 pm
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An extract from date seeds having a hypoglycemic effect: is it safe to use?
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Ahmed El Fouhil, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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3:45-4:10 pm
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Protection from dietary fat-induced liver damage by whey protein in mice
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Howard G. Shertzer, PhD, Professor, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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4:10-4:25 pm
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Flavonoids and phenolic acids from pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) based foods and their functional implications
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Vanisha S Nambiar, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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4:25 pm
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Closing
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Session 3 B: Bioactive Food Compounds and Chronic Diseases
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Session Chair: Chaowu Xiao, PhD, Canada |
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9:00-9:30 am
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Prevention of Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by vitamin D3 and Omega-3 fatty acids
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Milan Fiala, MD, Professor (Keynote Speaker), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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9:30-9:55 am
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Supplementation with soy isoflavones or partial replacement of dietary casein by soy proteins changed hepatic lipid metabolism and gene expression
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Chaowu Xiao, PhD, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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9:55-10:15 am
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Sauerkraut, traditional food as ERa/AhR modulator
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Svjetlana Medjakovic, PhD, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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10:15-10:35 am
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Conjugated linoleic acid alters lipid metabolism in hepatocytes
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Anna Iannone, MD, PhD, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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10:35-10:50 am
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Refreshments
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10:50-11:10 am
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Differential effects of tea extracts on growth and cytokine production by normal and leukemic human leukocytes
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Lisa A. Beltz, PhD, Kent State University at Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, OH, USA
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Session 4: Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods in the Management of Chronic Diseases
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Session Chair: Emma S. Tomlinson-Guns, PhD
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11:10 -11:50 am
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Health promotion by lactoferrin
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Hoyoku Nishino, MD, PhD., Professor, (Keynote Speaker), Ritsumeikan University R-GIRO, Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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11:50-12:15 pm
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Tanshinones protect against hypoxia-induced myocardial cell injury through regulating mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
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Hyouju Jin, PhD, Health Innovations Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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12:15-12:40 pm
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Studies on vivo effects of sea buckthorn wine on hypercholesterolemia
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Gargi Dey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, District Solan, India
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12:40-1:00 pm
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Effect of banana on glycaemic index
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Selladurai Pirasath, MD, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
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12:45-1:45 pm
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Lunch
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1:45-2:10 pm
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Sulforaphane, a natural constituent of broccoli, activates survival signaling in nontumorigenic NCM460 colon cells but apoptotic signaling in tumorigenic HCT116 colon cells
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Huawei Zeng, PhD, USDA, ARS, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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2:10-2:35 pm
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Lipid Replacement Therapy using ATP Fuel, a glycophospholipid formulation with NTFactor, NADH and CoQ10.
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Ellithorpe Rita, MD, The Tustin Longevity Center, Tustin, CA, USA
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2:35-2:50 pm
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Whey protein increases liver, myocardial and skeletal muscle glycogen level in rats
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Priscila Neder Morato, PhD Student, Luciano Bruno, PhD, Professor, University of Campinas, Brazil
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2:50-3:15 pm
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Beyond Parkinson’s: a new physiological role in weight loss for Substantia Nigra?
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Yi Zhang, PhD, College of Medicine University of Florida, FL, USA
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3:15-3:30 pm
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Refreshments
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3:15-3:35 pm
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Evidence for drug related disruption of vitamin D3 homeostasis
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Emma S. Tomlinson Guns, PhD, Associate Professor, Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada
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3:35-3:55 pm
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A rare, wild Yichun blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) berry contains high level of anthocyanins and has strong antioxidant activity
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Mianying Wang, PhD, Unioversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Department of Pathology, Rockford, IL, USA
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Slow-aging with botanicals
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Mahtab Jafari, Pharm D, Associate Professor, Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences Undergraduate Program, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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Glycation of plasma proteins in diabetes lowers the non-covalent interaction affinities for dietary polyphenols |
Jianbo Xiao, PhD, Department of Biology, College of Life and Environment Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, PR China |
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Closing |
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Session 5: Research and Development of Functional Food Products.
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Session Chair: Danik Martirosyan
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9:00-9:25 am
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Synergistic enhancement of postprandial energy expenditure by a combination of various functional food ingredients
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Harunobu Amagase, PhD, FreeLife International, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Antioxidant activity of rice bran added goat meat sausages |
Fatemeh Malekian, PhD, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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9:50-10:15 am
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Brown seaweeds as a source of functional ingredients
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Mateos-Aparicio Inmaculada, PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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10:15-10:35 am
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Development of prebiotic based functional beverage and assessment of its post- prandial glycemic response in healthy human subjects
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Muhammad Nasir, PhD, Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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10:35-11:00 am
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Antioxidant properties of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) from chitosan and β- lactoglobulin conjugates
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Angeles Heras, PhD, Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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11:00-11:10 am
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Refreshments
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11:10-12:40 pm
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Session 6: Posters Presentation Session and Workshop
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12:40-1:00 pm
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Conference Closing
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Conference Topics
1. Bio-active Food Compounds: Sources and Potential Benefits in Health.
2. Bio-active Food Compounds and Public Health
- Food, Nutrition and Chronic Disease
- Bio-active Compounds - Nutritional prospective
- Bio-active Compounds - Evolutionary Perspective
- Bio-active Compounds in Health and Disease
3. Bio-active Food Compounds and Chronic Diseases
- Bio-active Food Compounds and Obesity
- Bio-active Food Compounds and Diabetes
- Bio-active Food Compounds and Cardiovascular Disorders
- Bio-active Food Compounds and Cancer
- Bio-active Food Compounds and other Chronic Diseases
4. Role of Bio-active Food Compounds in Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
5. Science and Practice: Functional Foods in the Management of Chronic Diseases: Obesity, Diabetes, CVD, Cancer and CVD, Cancer and other Chronic Diseases.
- The epidemiology and health economics of chronic diseases
- The modern mechanisms and contributing factors of chronic diseases
- Modern diets for chronic diseases: prevention and control
- Functional Foods for the prevention and management of chronic diseases
6. Research and Development of Functional Food Products.
- Formulating a new functional food products with bio-active compounds for health maintenance
- Formulating a new functional and medical food products with bio-active compounds for the management of chronic diseases (experimental ant clinical studies)
- New functional food products for the prevention of chronic diseases
- Herbs and non-traditional plants as a source of functional food products
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Conference Organizing Committee
Co-chairman: Garth Nicolson, PhD, Professor, from the Department of Molecular Pathology, President of Institute for Molecular Medicine, S. Laguna Beach, California, USA (A Nobel Prize nominee - Garth Nicolson is the world's leading authority on cellular medicine, author of more than 600 medical and scientific publications)
Co-chairman: Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD, Founder of Functional Food Center, Research Associate Clinical Professor at Texas Woman’s University, TX, USA
Scientific Committee:
Donald Harn, PhD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Hoyoku Nishino, MD, PhD, Professor, Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
Robert H. Lerman, MD, PhD, Director of Medicine and Extramural Clinical Research, Functional Medicine Research Center, USA
Kenneth Blum, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
Milan Fiala, MD, Research Professor, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Garth Nicolson, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology, President of Institute for Molecular Medicine, S. Laguna Beach, California, USA
Wen-Jun Shen, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Chandan Prasad, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas Woman's University, USA
Tao Wu, PhD, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Alexander B. Niculescu, III, MD, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
International Advisory Committee:
Emma Guns, PhD, Vancouver Prostate Center, Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Christian Garbe, PhD, Managing Director, FIZ Frankfurter Innovationszentrum, Biotechnologie GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Daniela Maria Alves Chaud, MD, Professor, Presbiteriana Mackenzie University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ahmed F El Fouhil, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Research Committee, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Puthepurakkal K.Sasidharan, MD, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Calicut Medical College, Kerala, India
Pathirage Kamal Perera, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, China, and Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gulcin Celep, PhD, Gazi University Industrial Arts Education Faculty, Family and Consumer Sciences Department, Head of Nutrition and Food Technology Division, Turkiye
Luciano Bruno de Carvalho Silva, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
Munshi Younis, MD, Assistant Director, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mercedes G. López. PhD, Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Guanajuato, Mexico
Conference Local Committee:
Sabina A. White, Director of Health and Wellness Program at the University of California Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Julie Miller, University of California Santa Barbara, Conference Services, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Drew Wakefield, Director, Ramada Limited, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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