Invitation to METROFOOD-EPI Webinars
METROFOOD partners are excited to invite you to the METROFOOD-EPI webinars, featuring a diverse range of topics within the realm of food safety, microbiology, nutrition, and more. Please find the details of the upcoming webinars below:
| Date | Time (CEST) | Topic | Presentation title | Speaker |
| 20 May | 13:00-14:00 | In-Vitro diagnostic technologies | Emerging Molecular Technologies for Food Safety | İrem Abacı, TUBITAK |
| 20 May | 14:00-15:00 | Food chain traceability | Food chain traceability: problems and challenges | Nives Ogrinc, JSI |
| 20 May | 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 |
| 27 May | 14:00-15:00 | Novel food and alternative protein sources | Positive and negative aspects of entomophagy | Lenka Kourimska, CZU |
| 27 May | 15:00-16:00 | Cyanotoxins in food | Occurrence of cyanotoxin in Belgian food | Wannes Van Hassel, Sciensano |
| 3 June | 13:00-14:00 | Alternative protein sources | Which unexpected mycotoxins may alternative protein sources contain? | Michael Rychlik, TUM |
| 3 June | 14:00-15:00 | Risk assessment | Assessing Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in Food | Elena Ungureanu, IBA |
| 3 June | 15:00-16:00 | Electronic Research Infrastructure | FAIR data infrastructure | Karl Presser, PMT |
| 10 June | 14:00-15:00 | Accreditation | Measurement Uncertainty | Zorica Arsova Sarafinovska, |
| 10 June | 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 June | 14:00-15:00 | Omics in nutrition | Multi-omics strategies for nutritional studies | Salvador Fernandez, EUT |
| 17 June | 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 June | 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 |
| 24 June | 14:00-15:00 | Chromatographic methods for food quality and authenticity | Chromatographic methods in the control of grape and wine authenticity | Natassa Kalogiouri, AUTH |
| 24 June | 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 |
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