METROFOOD will hold a series of free public webinars from May 20 to June 24 focusing on crucial topics relevant to the agrifood sector. The in-depth discussions will be led by educators and researchers from the partner institutes of METROFOOD Reseach Infrastructure, allowing webinar participants to interact in real-time and ask questions. One of the webinars will be presented by Prof. Kourimska, our Vice-Dean for International Affairs and leading food science researcher. The online sessions, totaling sixteen in all, will be conducted exclusively in the English language. METROFOOD webinars offer an opportunity for learning and dialogue not only for research professionals but also for all those working in the sector (companies, professionals, policymakers), providing them with insights into strategies, innovations, and analytical techniques that are significantly transforming the agrifood landscape in recent years.
Thanks to the support from the Metrofood-EPI project, the webinars are completely free of charge and open to all interested parties.
Registration: https://survey.metrofood.eu/index.php/256323?lang=en
www.metrofood.cz / www.metrofood.eu
| Date | Time (CEST) | Topic | Presentation title | Speaker |
| 20-May | 13:00-14:00 | In-Vitro diagnostic technologies | Emerging Molecular Technologies for Food Safety | Irem Abaci, TUBITAK |
| 14:00-15:00 | Food chain traceability | Food chain traceability: problems and challenges | Nives Ogrinc, JSI | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Effects of in vitro digestion on anti-inflammatory activity of herb supplements | Polyphenolic characterization and anti-inflammatory effect of in vitro digested extracts of Echinacea purpurea L. plant parts | Ebru Pelvan Pelitli, TUBITAK | |
| 27-May | 13:00-14:00 | Microbiology | Probiotics and prebiotics as tools for the gut microbiome modulation | Vera Neuzil Bunesova, CZU |
| 14:00-15:00 | Novel food and alternative protein sources | Positive and negative aspects of entomophagy | Lenka Kourimska, CZU | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Cyanotoxins in food | Occurrence of cyanotoxin in Belgian food | Wannes Van Hassel, Sciensano | |
| 03-Jun | 13:00-14:00 | Alternative protein sources | Which unexpected mycotoxins may alternative protein sources contain? | Michael Rychlik, TUM |
| 14:00-15:00 | Risk assessment | Assessing Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in Food | Elena Ungureanu, IBA | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Electronic Research Infrastructure | FAIR data infrastructure | Karl Presser, PMT | |
| 10-Jun | 14:00-15:00 | Accreditation | Measurement Uncertainty | Zorica Arsova Sarafinovska, IJZRSM |
| 15:00-16:00 | Food packaging materials | Challenges in Food Packaging Industry: Environmental impact of packaging waste and novel materials towards sustainability. | Evangelia Vouvoudi, AUTH | |
| 17-Jun | 14:00-15:00 | Omics in nutrition | Multi-omics strategies for nutritional studies | Salvador Fernandez, EUT |
| 15:00-16:00 | NMR analysis for food origin | Food origin detection by NMR profiling: from territorial origin to precision agriculture applications. | Raffaele Lamanna, ENEA | |
| 24-Jun | 13:00-14:00 | Genomic | How can Next-Generation Sequencing help in studying the impact of nutrients and food contaminants on human health. | Luís Vieira and Sandra Copeto, INSA |
| 14:00-15:00 | Chromatographic methods for food quality and authenticity | Chromatographic methods in the control of grape and wine authenticity | Natassa Kalogiouri, AUTH | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Public Health Nutrition | Monitoring trans fatty acids across Europe, measurement of fatty acids, including trans fatty acids, in food | Carla Motta, INSA |
We look forward to your participation!
