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The 5th International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems: Physically-Inspired Approaches from the Nanoscale to the Microscale will be taking place in Haifa, Israel from September 30 – October 3, 2013.

Abstract Submission

Early bird registration is open until July 16^th 2013

The emphasis of this meeting will be on the application of scientific principles towards the rational design and fabrication of healthy, attractive and sustainable foods. The meeting will focus on understanding the basic physical principles behind the co-assembly of food components and their utilization for delivering various functional components, for promoting both health and enjoyment of the consumer.

This meeting is aimed at scientists from various backgrounds, including Food Science, Food Technology, Food Physics, Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Polymer Science and Nanotechnology, as well as food-professionals from food and ingredient companies.

Main Themes:

• Advances in engineering self-assembly: novel molecular architectures and structures for the delivery of food supplements/additives
• Efficacy of bioactive delivery systems in food: programmed release and bioavailability
• Safety and regulation of nutraceutical delivery systems

Visit the website for more information and to submit an abstract

Food & Function is delighted to be supporting this excellent conference.  The aims of the Journal are closely aligned with the Delivery of Functionality conference series, and Food & Function published a special issue containing research presented at the 4^th Symposium in the series, held in Guelph, Canada in 2011. Read the special issue here.

A reminder that the joint winter meeting of the Nutritional Society and the Royal Society of Medicine will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London between the 11th-12th December 2012.  The title of this meeting is “Dietary Strategies for the Management of Cardiovascular Risk“.

Topics that will be presented on during the meeting include dietary guidelines, policy and CVD risk reduction, dietary saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, carbohydrates, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, pre- and pro-biotics, phytochemicals, vitamin D and fruit and vegetables.  The provisional programme and list of speakers can be found on the website. 

To register for this event, please visit the Royal Society of Medicine website, and scroll down to the end of the page.

The 2012 American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Annual Research Conference will be held in Washington, DC at the Capital Hilton Hotel from the 1st-2nd November 2012.  

The conference provides a unique forum to bring together researchers and clinicians for a two-day event dedicated to increasing knowledge, stimulating research and promoting the prevention and treatment of cancer through nutrition, physical activity and weight management.  This year’s conference will specifically focus on the following areas:

• How Does Obesity Contribute to Cancer Risk?
• Transgenerational Effects of Diet: Implications for Cancer Prevention
• Nutrition, Exercise and Bone Health in Cancer Survivorship
• Epigenetic Regulation – MicroRNAs, Diet and Cancer Prevention
• The Food Environment and Food Policy: Implications for Cancer Risk
• Can Food Processing Enhance Cancer Protection?

Full program details and the list of speakers can be found here.

Register for this event now – get Early Bird registration until the 1st October!

For more details regarding hotel and travel – please click here.

The 16th SRRRI Biennial Meeting will be held at Imperial College London, UK, between the 6th-9th September 2012.  This meeting will be a premier forum for the latest advancements in free radical research.

The meeting will include morning plenary lectures, followed by afternoon parallel themed sessions as well as early evening poster presentations.  Symposium 2 on Phytochemicals (Micronutrients) in Redox Signalling (Clore) is being held on the morning of the 6th September and is Chaired by Food & Function Associate Editor Professor Cesar Fraga (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) alongside Professor Helmut Sies (Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany).  Invited speakers include: Professor Young-Joon Surh, Professor Patricia Oteiza, Dr Francisco Villarreal and Professor Jeremy Spencer.

Register for this meeting now, or visit the website for further information.