Events

14 December 2017

Dr David Bolam

Speaker:  Dr David Bolam, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle will present seminar entitled: Exploring the mechanism of nutrient acquisition by prominent members of the human gut microbiota   Jointly Hosted by: Nathalie Juge, Quadram Institute Bioscience and Richard Bowater, Biochemical Society, UEA   Topic...

07 December 2017

Professor Michael Blaut

  Host: Paul Kroon   Abstract: Dietary plant polyphenols such as lignans and flavonoids have been implicated in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and other chronic diseases. Gut bacteria are capable of converting various polyphenols into metabolites that exert biological activity in...

30 November 2017

Dr Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot

Speaker: Dr Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot, University of Clermont Auvergne, will present seminar entitled : Use of in vitro digestion models for an in-depth understanding of food-borne pathogens behaviour in the human GIT and their interactions with probiotics Host: Stephanie Schuller Abstract: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)...

23 November 2017

Dr Jo Goossens

Speaker: Dr Jo Goossens, Senior Partner, ShiftN, will present a seminar entitled Personalised Nutrition – A new paradigm and a possible solution to the complex health and nutrition issues in our society   Host: Paul Finglas   Abstract Our society is bearing a huge...

20 November 2017

Professor Miles Carroll

Speaker: Professor Miles Carroll, Deputy Director, Head of Research, National Infection Service, Public Health England, will present a seminar entitled: Ebola: sequencing, molecular epidemiology, vaccines and survivors   Host: Simon Carding     Biography Miles Carroll joined Public Health England as Deputy Director, Head...

14 November 2017

Professor Nick Thomson

Speaker:  Professor Nick Thomson, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, will present seminar entitled: Demystifying cholera epidemiology using phylogenetic inference and next generation sequencing   Host: Ian Charles     Abstract Cholera is thought by many to be a disease of the Victorian era. However, current...

10 November 2017

Dr Bernard Corfe

Speaker:  Dr Bernard Corfe, University of Sheffield, will present seminar entitled: Dietary prevention of colorectal adenoma recurrence – False starts, fresh insights & future directions Host: Carmen Pin   Abstract Colorectal adenomas are benign lesions which form a critical step in progression to colorectal...

31 October 2017 - 02 November 2017

Total Food 2017

Total Food 2017 will be the 5th in a series of international conferences which focus on the sustainable exploitation of agri-food co-products and related biomass, thereby helping to minimise waste. Under the auspices of the Royal Society of Chemistry (Food Group), this three day...