day 1 agenda

10th Edition of innovations In FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION (IFHN-2025)
July 14 - 15, 2025 at Vienna, Austria

Day-1 (July 14, 2025)

 Meeting Hall - Karl Kraus+ Siegfried Marcus
08:30-09:00   Registrations 
Moderator: Carola Cappa, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy
09:00-09:20   Welcome Remarks by Moderator
Keynote Talks
Monique Lacroix
INAF, Canada
09:20-09:50 Title:- Cross-Linked Gelatin–Riboflavin-Based Film Incorporated with Essential Oils and Silver Nanoparticle by Gamma: A novel Approach for Extending Shelf-Life of Meat
Shaodong Guo,
Texas A&M University, USA 
09:50-10:20 Title:- An estrogen receptor α-derived peptide improves glucose homeostasis during obesity
Paul Dawson,
Clemson University, USA
10:20-10:50 Title:- PCR quantification of Campylobacter species in chicken feces and ceca contents
Group Photo & Refreshment Break (10:50-11:10)
Technical Session-I 
Session Themes:       Food and Nutritional Science
                                     Nutrition and Health
                                     Traditional & Future Foods
                                     Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production                                   
Session Chairs:    Shaodong Guo, Texas A&M University, USA
                              Lacroix, Monique, INAF, Canada
Claire Domoney,
John Innes Centre,  UK
11:10-11:30 Title:- Utilising genetic variation to enhance nutritional value in pulse crops
Carola Cappa,
Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy
11:30-11:50 Title:- Legume cooking water: from a by-product to a valuable ingredient
Chengming Wang,
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
11:50-12:10 Title:- Effect of low-temperature deodorization on the inhibition of harmful substances in edible oil
Lloyd Baiyegunhi,
University of KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa
12:10-12:30 Title:- Examining the Determinants of Agricultural Innovation: A Case Study of Emerging Sugarcane Farmers in South Africa
Junsong Yang,
BengBu Medical University, China
12:30-12:50 Title:- A  DNA walker-driven SERS-fluorescent  dual-mode aptasensor  based  on optimized  aptamers to detect  Shigella  flexneri
Lunch Break @ Restaurant (12:50-14:00)
Technical Session-II
Session Themes:     Global Nutrition Challenges
                                   Nutrition and Health
                                   Food Security and Challenges
                                   Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production
                                   Functional Foods, Nutrition, Nutraceuticals & Bioactives
Session Chairs:     Claire Domoney, John Innes Centre,  UK
                                Nathalie Scheers, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
                                Joël FLEURENCE, Nantes Université, France
Leili Afsah-Hejri,
 Lakeland University, USA
14:00-14:20 Title:-Hands-On Kits in Food Science Remote Education
Lei Peng,
University of Heidelberg, Germany
14:20-14:40 Title:-  Systemic immune-inflammation states in U.S. adults with seropositivity to infectious pathogens: A nutrient-wide association study
Nathalie Scheers
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
14:40-15:00 Title:- A novel dietary additive for celiacs, E304i/zinc sulphate, inhibits Transglutaminase 2-catalyzed deamidation of gluten and attenuates autoantibody production
Joël FLEURENCE,
Nantes Université, France
15:00-15:20 Title:-Seaweeds: an alternative source of proteins for human nutrition?
Iddo Kan,
The Hebrew University, Israel
15:20-15:40 Title:-The Economics of Food Self-Sufficiency under Limited Resources
Yoshikazu Yuki,
Chiba University Hospital, Japan
15:40-16:00 Title:-Development of Rice-based Oral Vaccine, MucoRice
Refreshment Break (16:00-16:15)
Nur Cebi,
Y?ld?z Technical University, Turkey
16:15-16:35 Title:-Rapid Sensing: Hand-Held and Portable FTIR Applications for On-Site Food Quality Control from Farm to Fork
Naomi Saville,
University College London, Institute for Global Health, UK
16:35-16:55 Title:- Engaging adolescents in citizen science around nutrition, climate hazards and biodiversity in rural Nepal
Bin Jia,
Monash University, Australia
16:55-17:15 Title:- Protein Structure and Functional Differentiation between High-Amylose and Wild-Type Wheat
Tahany Saleh Aldayel,
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
17:15-17:35 Title:- The health benefits of Aloe perryi in vivo and vitro
Pannel Discussions
Closing Ceremony

day 2 agenda

Scientific Program

Day-2 (July 15, 2025)

 Meeting Hall - Karl Kraus+ Siegfried Marcus
Moderator: Carola Cappa, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Keynote Talks
Mona Bajaj-Elliott,
University College London, UK
09:00-09:30 Title:-Unravelling the impact of Gut microbial Metabolites on Health
Melha Mellata,
Iowa State University, USA
09:30-10:00 Title:- A gut host-specific bacteria to increase poultry health and productivity
Technical Session-III
Session Themes:     Nutrition and Health
                                   Food Waste Tackling
                                   Traditional & Future Foods
                                   Technologies for Sustainable Farming Systems
Session Chairs:      Melha Mellata, Iowa State University, USA
                                Li Li Zyzak, Eastern Kentucky University, USA
Roos N. van den Wittenboer,
Albert Schweitzer Hospital, The Netherlands
10:00-10:20 Title:- Multimodal prehabilitation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a feasibility study
José Edgar Zapata Montoya,
University of Antioquia, Colombia
10:20-10:40 Title:- Black soldier fly (Hermeia illucens) larvae obtention using fish silage diets 
Oliver Micke,
 Franziskus Hospital, Bielefeld, Germany
10:40-11:00 Title:- Hypomagnesemia: biomarker, relevance, clinical implications
Refreshment Break (11:00-11:15)
Ingrid K Richards Adams,
The Ohio State University, USA
11:15-11:35 Title:- Complementary Feeding: Practices and Lessons Learned from Low-Income Black Mothers with
Infants Aged 6 to 24 Months in the Southeastern United States
Li Li Zyzak, 
Eastern Kentucky University, USA
11:35-11:55 Title:- Investigating the Aroma Differences between Plant-Based Hamburgers and the Traditional Beef Hamburger
Ilkay Elmaci,
Alanya University, Turkey
11:55-12:15 Title:- Production of Water Kefir from Fruit Waste within the Scope of Sustainable Gastronomy Practices
Melha Mellata,
Iowa State University, USA
12:15-12:35 Title:-Controlling the conjugative transmission of plasmids through dietary supplement
Andrea Natolino,
University of Udine, Italy
12:35-12:55 Title:- Biorefinery strategy for winery waste: a multi-step process based on “green” pressurized fluids
Lunch Break @ Restaurant (12:55-14:00)
 Technical Session- IV (14:00-14:30) - Poster Viewing
 Technical Session- V
Session Themes: Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
                                   Green Food Processing & Packaging Technologies
Session Chairs:    Ingrid K Richards Adams, The Ohio State University, USA
                                  Oliver Micke, Franziskus Hospital, Bielefeld, Germany
Anabela Raymundo,
LEAF-Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
14:30-14:50 Title:-Pulsed electric fields as a tool for food processing: non-thermal whey microbial inactivation and extraction of bioactives from microalgae biomass
Isabel Sousa,
LEAF-Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
14:50-15:10 Title:-Pear Pomace: a sidestream from juice production with Bioactive Properties and Therapeutic Benefits
Hana Vaisocherová-Lísalová,
FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
15:10-15:30 Title:- A reusable QCM biosensor with stable antifouling nano-coating for rapid reagent-free on-site detection of bacterial pathogens in food products
Minjun Sun,
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
15:30-15:50 Title:- Quinoa bran polyphenol extract attenuates high-fat diet induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice
Gabriel Lizama Uc,
National Institute of Technology of Mexico/Technological Institute of Merida, Mexico
15:50-16:10 Title:- Kefir more than just fermented milk
Refreshment Break (16:10-16:25)
Pannel Discussions
Closing Ceremony

posters agenda

Posters Session----DAY-2----(14:00-14:30)

Joanna Helen Rees, 
Edith Cowan University, Australia
P-1 Feasibility of co-designed meal box for people with neurological conditions 
Maria Arevalo Villena, 
UCLM, Spain
P-2 Effects of ultrasound, microwave and flash pasteurization on oenological yeast microbiota
Pilar Fernandez-Pacheco Rodríguez, 
UCLM, Spain
P-3 Evaluation of the Bacterial and
Fungal Biofilm of Species of Food
Interest
Pilar Fernandez-Pacheco Rodríguez, 
UCLM, Spain
P-4 Screening of Yeast from Honey for Mead Production
Georgios Psakis
University of Malta, MCAST, Malta
P-5 Harnessing Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Orange Waste Valorization in Malta: From Beverage Enrichment to Potato Sprouting and Microbial Control
Georgios Psakis
University of Malta, MCAST, Malta
P-6 Chemical Composition and
Antimicrobial Activities of Essential
Oil from the Maltese Golden
Samphire (Limbarda crithmoides)
Agostino Sevi & Marzia ALBENZIO, 
University of Foggia, Italy
P-7 Rosmarinus officinalis L., Mentha x piperita L., and Lavandula angustifolia L. essential oils effects in in vitro sheep proliferation and cytokine secretion
Pannel Discussions
Closing Ceremony


Virtual-Scientific Program

DAY-2 (July 15, 2025)

Virtual Presentations (Time Zone: CET)
Naomi K.Fitzpatrick
La Trobe University, Australia
10:00-10:20 Assessing electronic device use behaviours in healthy adults: development and evaluation of a novel tool
Hong-Jhang Chen,
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
10:20-10:40 From Waste to Wellness: Sustainable Functional Food Development from Coffee Husk through Untargeted Metabolomics and AI-Driven Identification of Bioactive Compounds
Siti Farah Md Tohid, 
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
10:40-11:00 Chemical probe as potential detector of porcine protein/peptide in meat-based products
Shahram Naghizadeh Raeisi, 
R&D Director at Kalleh dairy Company, Iran
11:00-11:20 The production of polymerized whey protein and its application in Low-calorie high protein ice cream
Antonella Maugliani
Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy
11:20-11:40 Characterization of food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) surveys for pregnant women and the general population in home settings in high-income countries: a rapid review and a scoping review
Clara Vitaggio,
University of Palermo, Italy
11:40-12:00 Effect of cold pre-fermentation maceration, use of pectolytic enzyme and sur lies élevage on the chemical and sensory properties of Catarratto wines
Eda Parlak, 
Toros University, TURKEY
12:00-12:20 Polyphenols and their effects on sports performance
Maria Sofia Molonia, 
University of Messina, Italy
12:20-12:40 Sustainable Valorization of Cynara cardunculus L. Leaf by-products as a Preventive Strategy to Counteract in vitro Adipocyte Dysfunction
Rossella Vadala, 
University of Messina, Italy
12:40-13:00 Bio-Fortification of fish fillets with artichoke by-product extract: impact of nutritional value, antioxidant capacity, and shelf-life
Maria Merlino,
University of Messina, Italy
13:00-13:20 Exploring the Volatile Profile and Sensory Properties of Melaleuca Quinquenervia Essential Oil from Madagascar: A Potential Natural Food Flavoring
Valentina Niccolucci,
University of Siena, Italy
13:20-13:40 Milk and sustainability: assessing environmental impacts and nutritional benefits through nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (n-LCA)
Adineh Tajmousavilangerudi,
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
13:40-14:00 Water Kefir Starters Create Functional Dairy-Like Plant-Based Beverage
Federica Turrini,
University of Genoa, Italy
14:00-14:20 Advancing sustainable practices in fishery side stream utilization: from by-products to valuable resources
Federica Litrenta,
University of Messina, Italy
14:20-14:40 Alternative Sicilian cheeses: identification of markers by a chemometric approach
Elena Orlo,
 
University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
14:40-15:00 Natural Methoxyphenols as Dual-Action Agents for Food Safety and Shelf-Life Enhancement
Lucia Maddaloni,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
15:00-15:20 Biogenic amines in food: new approaches for ensuring food quality and safety
Giuseppa Renata Mangano,
University of Palermo, Italy
15:20-15:40 Reduction of drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction in people with subclinical dysregulated eating behaviors after intermittent theta burst stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Ivo Doskocil,
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
15:40-16:00 Thermal Processing of Sardines and Sprats Alters Intestinal Permeability and Nitric Oxide Production in Co-Culture Models
Darlene Cavalheiro,
Santa Catarina State University, Brazil
16:00-16:20 Extraction of bioactive compounds from vitex megapotamica: a study and selection of variables
Dao Thi Anh Phan, 
Ho Chi Minh city University of Technology and Education, Vietnam
16:20-:16:40 Coffee Sediment - A Multidimensional Perspective on Sustainable Development of Food By-products
Bala Munipalli,
Mayo Clinic, USA
16:40-17:00 Lifestyle Medicine Updates: Recent Articles in Nutrition
Prof. Milli Gupta,
University of Calgary, Canada
17:00-17:20 Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Food injury in the pathogenesis of this rapidly rising disorder
Janine Higgins,
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
17:20-17:40 Adult’s free-living eating environments documented using an electronic passive capture food intake device
Mary Blackburn,
 University of California, Davis, USA
17:40-18:00 Social justice in human nutrition research
Laura A. Kresty,
University of Michigan, USA
18:00-18:20 Prebiotic proanthocyanidins inhibit bile reflux-induced esophageal adenocarcinoma through reshaping the microbiome-metabolome axis
Prof. Catia Sternini,
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA, USA
18:20-18:50 Keynote Talk:- Gut bitter taste receptors as sensors of luminal content
Mahtab Jafari,
 UCI Center for Healthspan Sciences University of California, USA
18:50-19:10 The Impact of Rhodiola rosea on Healthspan Across Species: The Importance of Sustainable Agriculture, Quality, and Scientific Research
Jeffrey Pittman ll
The University of Mississippi,
USA
19:10-19:30 Robot chefs in a casual kitchen: The influence of kitchen type and food quality on consumer behavior
Closing Ceremony

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