Vitamins and Natural Supplements

Dr. Fiji Antony has been with NMC Specialty Hospital Dubai as the Chief Clinical Dietician for more than 14 years. Earlier she has worked with Ministry of Health Muscat, Sultanate of Oman and also in India. She is practicing as a Clinical Dietitian for more than 19 years. European ESPEN Diploma in Clinical nutrition and metabolism from European society for clinical nutrition and metabolism (ESPEN) is her latest achievement in the year 2016. She has earned her Doctor of Medicine in the year 2005 in Food and Nutrition. Post-Graduation in the year 1999 with First Rank in Food & Nutrition and an ICAR fellow. She has been actively following her profession in three different countries (India, Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates).

She is an active professional in the United Arab Emirates in public media giving radio shows and TV shows, giving guidance to the listeners and viewers. She also conducts workshops and seminars for people in various sectors of the lifestream on Nutrition and Dietetics. She does write articles for various publications too. CME lectures are the ones she is well versed in the field of Enteral, Oral nutrition; Weight Management, DM, Diet during Various life stages, Malnutrition, Food allergy and intolerance, supplementary weaning foods, Special needs children, Renal and Diet for various Cardiac disease conditions. She is a member of: ESPEN, AOADA, ASN and Life Member of IDA, IAPEN.

Bulbin Jose is a Registered Dietitian currently doing her Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition from Bharathiar University Coimbatore, India she completed her M.Phil degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Mother Theresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal India in 2008, she pursued her Master Degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Bharathiar University in 2003 and Bachelor Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from M.G University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She completed her Food Safety Certification course from IGNOU, New Delhi India and she cleared UGC-NET Exam in 2010. She has 15 years working experience as a clinical dietician and lecturer in various multi super specialty hospitals in various countries. Currently, she is working as a Senior Clinical Dietitian in Dubai Health Authority. She published several research papers in scientific peer-reviewed international journals and she is the speaker for various conferences.

Main areas of interests include nutrition research, therapeutic nutrition, public health nutrition, critical care Nutrition, Food Safety. She has several publications and co-author for Cancer Cookery book.

Dana Al-Hamwi, a specialized nutritionist, received her Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Damascus and earned her Master's degree specializing in Human Nutrition from the University of Sheffield in the UK. With a reputation for results in a short time, Dr. Al-Hamwi is a sought-after nutritionist specializing in “real life nutrition”. She is a Member of The British Nutrition Society and in The North American Association for the Study of Obesity. She has been featured on many TV and radio stations throughout the Arab world as well as several magazines. Presentations are a large part of Dr. Al-Hamwi's career; she has given numerous presentations at major medical meetings and institutes. Dr. Al-Hamwi has done a many research and she is proud to announce her partnership with Nestle as an advisor on the Nido brand. She is also working as a Clinical Dietitian for The Emirates Diabetes Society and Dr. Dana Diet Centre at DHCC.

Nutrition Consultation Weight Management Sports Nutrition Cardiovascular Health Diabetes Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Measurement Advanced Body Composition Analyser (Inbody720, FDA accredited medical analyzer) Body Shaping (Beautytek, FDA.and CE of the medical device)

He is a general surgery specialist since 1998. Cited number is 126, H index is 7 and I index is 6. He served as an editorial board member in international journals and a scientific committee member in international conferences. Specialisations: Endocrine surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, oncologic surgery.

Special research interests are endocrine surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, oncologic surgery, bariatric surgery.

He is the founder of "God's Own Food Solution Pvt Ltd" and also the author of “God’s Own Office- How One Man Worked for A Global Giant from His Village in Kerala” published by Penguin Books and released by Shri Oommen Chandy, Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala on October 8th, 2014. Malayalam translation of the best seller got published by Manorama Books and released by Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder of Infosys, in October 2015. He has over 20 years of Sales and Marketing experience in North America, Europe and India with Globally reputed organizations like Microsoft, 3M and Ford. In his last role as the Director, Executive Engagement at Microsoft India; he was responsible for strengthening Microsoft’s relationship with the senior executives of top 200 enterprises in India. JackFruit365,founded by James, is an initiative to create an organized market for Indian Jackfruits, 80 percent of which is reported to be wasted every year. His biggest contribution is the first Glycemic Research on Jackfruits from Kerala through Sydney University Glycemic Index Research Services, which scientifically proved, unripe jackfruit is a better alternate to Rice and Roti to control blood sugar. James also has two patents filed for his pioneering engineering research to make green jackfruit affordable for the masses. ​James's pioneering research helped Kerala government to elevate Jackfruit as its official State fruit.

Special research interest towards Nutrition & Non Communicable Diseases, Reducing Energy Density in Food, Replacing Grains with affordable Greens.

Director of the Territorial Nephrology Department – Cagliari Italy from 20 years. Main veiw researches: new and advanced dialytic techniques; prevention of Chronic Renal diseases by nutritional and pre-dialysis teams. spending review of methodologies and pharmaco economy. From 1998 I was using and improving combined nutritional and tailored dialysis; guidelines of water for dialysis, peritoneal dialysis. Reviewer of international journals: Kidney International, Nephron, Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation, Journal of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Artificial Organs, BMC Nephrology ; Member of Editorial Boarding of Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia, Journal of Nephrology, Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica, Clinical Nephrology.International Journal of Artificial Organs. Member of Italian Society of Nephrology from 1980. Author / co-author of 374 scientific publications and abstracts of Nephrology 68 on med-line.

new and advanced dialytic techniques; prevention of Chronic Renal diseases by nutritional and pre-dialysis teams. spending review of methodologies and pharmaco economy.

Professor Kaj Winther was earlier deeply involved in cardiovascular research and medicine with special reference to thrombosis and haemostasis and worked for a period at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, on the topic “Circadian variation in Myocardial Infraction”. Later in his career he more and more focused on development and clinical testing of herbal remedies and different versions of new foods. His interest in food and herbal remedies is also based on the fact that much prescription medicine including the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID`s) are blamed for serious side effects. As many of our top athletes and more and more of the average population trying to get into a “better shape” is abusing NSAID`s, more attention should be drawn to develop new “pain-killers” without serious side effects. Here some food supplements, herbal remedies and some new foods, might be interesting to future develop – replies Kaj Winther.

Clinical Biochemistry,herbal remedies and their impact on inflammation

Medical doctor specialised in Public Health, PhD in biostatistics and Pharm D, Pr Francois-André Allaert is strongly involved in the field of medical evaluation and especially in the evaluation of health claim. He is managing a human clinical center specifically approved by French health authorities for food supplement and enriched food evaluation. He is also managing the chair for health claim medical evaluation at the burgundy university of Dijon. He is authors of more than 1500 scientific oral communications and publications among which 210 are pubmed referred.

Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Clinical Pharmacology

Teruyoshi Amagai has completed his MD and PhD from University of Tsukuba, Japan and Clinical Practice from the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in UK during 1993 and 1994. He is the Professor of Mukogawa Women’s University since 2007 and has been In-charge of drawing up member, “Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2015), developed by the Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, Japanese Government. He is the Editorial Member, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, academic journal of American Society for Parent and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics

Maria J Esteve is an expert in food analysis. She has studied the effect of non-conventional conservation treatments (electrotechnologies, high pressures and ultrasounds) on physicochemical characteristics, nutrients and bioactive compounds of foods of vegetal origin. In her last project she studies the valorization of residues of the food industry with the extraction by non-conventional techniques of bioactive compounds (phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, carotenes) and colored compounds. She also studies the possible interactions between the compounds as well as their bioaccessibility and the effect that different technologies can have. The effect on the health of the consumer is important but also the interest to reduce the environmental impact has increased, reason why it is looked for sustainable processes.

food analysis

Asuman Gölgeli has specialized in behavioral physiology and neurophysiology in experimental animals. She has developed anxiety and depression models in mice and rats, starvation and obesity models, as well as food addiction models and has conducted research projects in these fields at Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology. Her area of study includes; Evaluation of behavioral parameters , testing of learning and memory, somatic sensations, pain threshold, startle reflex and gender roles in experimental animals.

Evaluation of behavioral parameters, testing of learning and memory, somatic sensations, pain threshold, startle reflex and gender roles in experimental animals.

Fernando Cordido was born in A Coruña, Spain. He qualified in Medicine and Surgery (mark: excellent) and obtained his PhD (summa cum laude) at the Univer¬sity of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in 1980 and 1990, respectively. He made his Specialization in Endocrinology and Nutrition at the Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain during 1982-1985. Since 1986 he works as specialist in endocrinology and nutrition in the Spanish National Health Service, since 1990 at the Hospital A Coruña, Spain. He works as Associate Professor since 1989, as Professor at the University of A Coruña since 1999. During 1992 he was Honorary Visiting Registrar at the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, UK. Presently he is Professor (Full) of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of A Coruña, Spain and Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, books and book chapters. He has received 10 scientific awards. He has received continuous research support as principal investigator over the last 20 years from different agencies.

His main research interest is Pathophysiology of Obesity clinical and experimental. Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary diseases. Growth hormone and ghrelin regulation and actions. Clinical Diabetes.

F. Javier Señoráns is Doctor of Science and has developed its research and teaching career in the field of Science and Food Technology for more than 25 years in different Spanish research centers and the University of Uppsala in Sweden, and since twelve years is Professor in Food Technology of the Autonomous University of Madrid.Currently, Professor Señoráns heads a research group in Food Science of the UAM, specializing in clean extraction processes for new bioactive ingredients and functional food production and healthy lipid modification and design. He is director of projects and research contracts on natural extracts using clean and synthesis of structured lipids and coauthor of more than one hundred international scientific papers technologies.

F. Javier Señoráns Rodríguez research interest is on clean extraction processes for new bioactive ingredients and functional food production and healthy lipid modification and design

Christine Brombach is since 2009 lecturer at the Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. She received a degree in home economics and nutrition from the University of Giessen, Germany and a Master of Science in Nutrition with a major in gerontology from Manhattan, KS, USA. She did her PhD at the University of Giessen, Germany on the topic of “eating behaviour in the life course of women over the age of 65 years”. She was project coordinator of the Nutrition Survey II at the Max Rubner Institute, Karlsruhe in Germany before she moved with her family to Switzerland.

Food Sociology and Human Nutrition

N Arlappa has completed his MD in Community Medicine from NTR University of Medical Sciences, India. He has been working as Nutrition Scientist in the Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India, since 1997. He has 18 years research of experience in the field of Public Health Nutrition and published more than 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He has also published 4 book chapters, completed more than 40 research studies and published more than 250 technical reports. He has attended and presented more than 25 scientific papers in national and international conferences/workshops. He is the Faculty Member for the Courses of MPH (NIE), MSc (Nutrition) and PG Certificate course in Applied Nutrition at NIN and currently working as a Deputy Director.

Public Health Nutrition

Mario Ciampolini directed the Gastroenterology Research Unit, a third level referral center in the department of Pediatrics of the University of Florence (Meyer hospital) for 40 years. He worked at the Cornell University for a joined research with the University of Florence on energy expenditure in children.

Gastroenterology, Initial Hunger, Pediatric Diseases and Nutrition

Guillermo J. Reglero Rada is Doctor in Chemistry (1985). Full Professor of Food Sciences at the University Autonoma de Madrid (1999) and Senior Researcher of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC (on leave). He works in a research group on food and health. He has directed 5 projects of the National Plan of R&D, 3 projects Innpacto and 70 industrial projects in collaboration with companies. Since 2005 he has coordinated a Program of Activities in Technology funded in three calls for the Comunidad de Madrid and composed of groups of 10 research centers and hospitals. He has participated in projects of the EU Framework Program, as well as Consolider and Cenit Ingenio 2010 Programs. Currently he is involved in a project of the Strategic National Consortia Program Research (CIEN). He is author over 200 publications of international impact and 2 licensed patents in exploitation. In 2001 he received the "Archer Daniels" Award from the American Oil Chemists Society and in 2008 the Prize of the Spanish Society of Gastrononía as Best Spanish Researcher in Food Science. Between 1993 and 1994 he worked as Technical of Industrial Projects for Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI). Between 2002 and 2006 he was the Manager of the Food Science and Technology Program of the National Plan of R&D. Between 2005 and 2010 he was a member of the Steering Committee of the UAM-CSIC Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, CIAL. Currently he is the Director of IMDEA Food Institute.

food and health

Federico Mallo is Full Professor of Physiology-Endocrinology at the University of Vigo (UVigo). He leads the group of the Laboratory of Endocrinology of the Centre for Biomedical Research of UVigo, and coordinates the Master of Nutrition and Doctorate of Endocrinology at the University of Vigo, is Delegated Director of the Meixoeiro Nurse School, member of the Galician Health Council and member of the Directors Committee of the Spanish Society for Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN), leading the continuous training program.

Federico Mallo Ferrer main research interest is in Hormone measurement in biological fluids and tissues, Molecular biology, Metabolic cages, High resolution animal imaging, Primary & cell line cell culture, Functional testing of exercise capacities and Anthropometric and nutritional assessment.

Dr. Guadalupe Garrido Pastor is Professor of “Exercise Physiology” and “Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids in Sports” at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). She has been teaching and researching at this Institution in the Faculty of Sport Sciences for more than 30 years. She has been a nutritional consultant to high-level athletes in a variety of sports, including Paralympic basketball players. Presently she is involved in a nutrition and physical activity intervention in Madrid, evaluating child growth and development, as well as measuring the relationship between physical activity level, nutritional patterns and body composition.

Nutrition and physical activity intervention, evaluating child growth and development, as well as measuring the relationship between physical activity level, nutritional patterns and body composition.

Kristian Buhring Bonacich is the head of the department of public health in Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception. His basic interest is on sports Medicine, Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics.

Sports Medicine, Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics

Eileen Kennedy is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and was the first Director of USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Kennedy holds an undergraduate degree from Hunter College, two master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Science in Nutrition from Harvard's School of Public Health. Kennedy has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting research and teaching at Tufts, Columbia University, Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, Dr. Kennedy was named president of the "Smart Choices" board. “Smart Choices” is a front of label nutrition benchmarking system, a program whose criteria are based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards.

Assessing the health and nutrition impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; interventions for obesity prevention.

Dr. Neeta Singh has completed his PhD from Oregon State University followed by MBA in International Affairs and is a Registered Dietitian. Dr. Singh serves as Chair of Nutrition Program with School of Methemetics, Science & Engineering at University of Incarnate, San Antonio, Texas. Her initial research was in artificial intelligence applications in areas of food aid distribution. From past 7 years Dr. Singh has is working on various food sustainability projects as means of improving nutritional status among rural population in the Republic of Tanzania. She has presented her work at various international venues, published in books and has been serving as an editorial board memeber of several international journals.

Addressing the Role of Proximal Determinants of Undernutrition, Bukoba Rural, Republic of Tanzania

Beraat Özçelik, after graduation from Ege University in 1990, Food Engineering Department, has gained her Ms and PhD degrees from ITU Food Engineering Department. She worked as visiting scholar at Ohio State University Food Science and Technology Department, for her post-doctorate study. Having a number of scientific national and international publications, her research studies focused on functional foods and nutraceuticals, health effects of bioactive food compounds, nanoencapsulation and bioavailability. To date, she worked as coordinator or researcher in many EU projects, and conducted TUBITAK and other national projects. Having scientific committee memberships in Turkish Food Codex Commitee and some foundations, she has taken place in Editorial Boards of Scientific journals and in organizing committee of international congress. Being a former Head of Food Engineering Department and Rectorate advisor, Prof. Dr. Beraat Özçelik is actively working as Dean of the Faculty.

Research studies focused on functional foods and nutraceuticals, health effects of bioactive food compounds, nanoencapsulation and bioavailability.

Mihalis holds a Personal Chair in Nutrition & Toxicology at the School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK. He has research expertise in the areas of molecular toxicology, molecular & biochemical nutrition and human carcinogenesis as evident by a number of peer-reviewed publications. He serves at the Editorial Board of a number of peer-reviewed journals whereas in the past he has been a Marilyn Gentry Fellow of the American Institute for Cancer Research & World Cancer Research Fund. Finally, he is a recipient of a number of research awards including a Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant and a Nutricia Research Foundation International Training Fellowship.

Molecular toxicology, molecular & biochemical nutrition and human carcinogenesis.

Prof/Dr Jagat R. Kanwar has received his PhD in 1992 from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Before joining Deakin University, Australia, in 2006, he was a Senior Scientist in the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr Kanwar, group leader of the Nanomedicine-Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Biomedical Research has a national and international reputation in investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. Currently, his major field if interest are nanomedicine based delivery systems for therapy/diagnosis, biotechnology, protein engineering of therapeutic proteins and find their mechanism of actions. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Head of Nanomedicine in the Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Biosciences (BioDeakin), Institute for Technology & Research Innovation (ITRI), Deakin University. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals in the field of Biochemistry, Nanobiotechnology, Nanomedicine, Cancer and Immunology. He has authored more than 85 research articles, 12 book chapters and 2 books, and secured more than 10 patents. He is the Member of Editorial Board for 12 international journals and a nominated member of more than 18 national and international societies including American Nano Society and American Society of Nanomedicine.

investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. Currently, his major field if interest are nanomedicine based delivery systems for therapy/diagnosis, biotechnology, protein engineering of therapeutic proteins and find their mechanism of action

Dr. Gaspar Ros Berruezo is Professor of Human Nutrition and Food Science (including Food Safety) at the University of Murcia (UM), serving this Institution for more than 25 years. He has been Post-Doc Fulbright Scholar in 1989-90 at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA as visiting professor. Project leader of the VITALIS Centre for Research in Food Science, Human Nutrition and Health in the Mediterranean area, under construction. Research interest is to functional foods and ingredients, the metabolism to nutritional functionality (including bioavailability and omics) for normal growth and development on infants, and to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases or obesity.

functional foods and ingredients, the metabolism to nutritional functionality (including bioavailability and omics) for normal growth and development on infants, and to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases or obesity.

CPGM Lisette de Groot, Professor of Nutrition and Ageing at the Division of Human Nutrition at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. She was trained in nutrition, physiology and epidemiology at the Wageningen University. With academic posts at several at University departments She Has Gained twenty-five years of research experience in the field of nutrition and health of elderly people, both in nutritional epidemiology (including eg SENECA, Survey in Europe on Nutrition and the Elderly; EURRECA European micronutrient recommendations aligned; HALE; Nuage; Chances) and in intervention studies in old age. Her research interests center around the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health in old age with due attention for nutritional ways to slow down aging related functional decline.

role of nutrition in the maintenance of health in old age with due attention for nutritional ways to slow down aging related functional decline

Francesco Menichini is full Professor in Phytofarmacy at Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy. He has published more than 200 papers in international journals and 115 communications at national and international congress and 6 Chapters in book series. He is referee of several international journals and Institutions.

Phytochemicals, bioactive compouns, antioxidants

Marica Bakovic completed BSc in Chemistry and PhD in Biological Chemistry at the University of Alberta. She received post-doctoral awards from Medical Research Council and Alberta Heritage Foundation. Before coming to the University of Guelph, she worked in the area of molecular and cell biology of lipid metabolism at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta. Currently, she is Professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph. Dr. Bakovic has a long-lasting interest in nutrition and metabolism, especially in the area of regulation of membrane phospholipids, fatty acids, and methyl-group donors.

nutrition and metabolism, especially in the area of regulation of membrane phospholipids, fatty acids, and methyl-group donors

Dr. Alba Naudí has completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in the area of physiology at the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Lleida in 2010. Nowadays, she is professor in the Experimental Medicine Department from the University of Lleida, teaching Nutricionists, Biomedical and Medical students. Her field of research has focused on the study of the aging process and neurodegenerative diseases from the point of view of oxidative stress and how the nutritionals interventions can modulate this process. She has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and has served as a peer reviewer for a number of scientific journals.

Study of the aging process and neurodegenerative diseases from the point of view of oxidative stress and how the nutritionals interventions can modulate this process

Özlem Tokuşoğlu (Associate Professor Dr.) was born in Izmir, Turkey, completed her bachelor’s (1992) and master’s (1996) at Ege University in the Department of Chemistry and also completed her PhD from Ege University in the Department of Food Engineering (2001), Izmir, Turkey. She worked as a researcher at Ege University from 1993 to 2001. She professionally officiated at the Food Science and Nutrition Department at the University of Florida-Gainesville, Florida, USA as a research associate during 1999–2000. Dr.Tokuşoğlu has worked on the faculty staff as an assistant professor at Celal Bayar University, Manisa during 2002–2007, Turkey. Tokuşoğlu, is currently also working as associate professor, faculty member in the Department of Food Engineering of Celal Bayar University from 2007 to now. She’ll be full professor at December Tokuşoğlu was a visiting professor at the Food Science and Nutrition Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA during 1999–2000 and at the School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, in the State of Washington, USA during April–May 2010. Her study focusses on food quality control, food chemistry, food safety and toxicology, shelf-life of foods and innovative food processing technologies on foods, beverages, and functional products. Her specific study areas are phenolics, phytochemicals, bioactive antioxidative components, food additives, bioactive lipids, their determinations by instrumental techniques, their effects on quality of food and beverages, oil-fats and functional food technologies and the novel food processing effects on food bioactives, food toxicants, and shelf-life of foods and beverages. Tokuşoğlu has conducted academic research studies, keynote addresses, and academic presentations at Geneva, Switzerland in 1997; Gainesville, Florida, USA in1999; Anaheim–Los Angeles, California, USA in 2002; Sarawak, Malaysia in 2002; Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2003; Szczyrk, Katowice, Poland in 2005; Ghent, Belgium in 2005; Madrid, Spain in 2006; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 2008; Athens, Greece in 2008; Anaheim–Los Angeles, California, USA in 2009; Skopje/Üsküp, The Republic of Macedonia in 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2010; Munich, Germany in 2010; Jamshoro, Sindh-Hyderabad, Pakistan in 2011; New Orleans, Louisana, USA in 2011; Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2011; Natick, Massachusetts, USA in 2011; Damghan, Tehran, Iran in 2011; Osnabrück, Germany in 2011, Otsu, Kyoto, Japan in 2012; Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA in 2013, Las Vegas,Nevada,USA in 2014, SanFrancisco-Albany,California, USA in 2014. She has professional affiliations at Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) in USA and has a professional responsibility with Turkey National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK) as research & consultative board member. As conference chair, she organized and directed the International Congress titled ANPFT2012 (Advanced Nonthermal Processing in Food Technology: Effects on Quality and Shelf-Life of Food and Beverages in 07–10 May 2012 at Kusadasi-Aegean, Turkey (www.anpft2012.org). She served as Organizing Committee Member at 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy Conference in July 2013 at Philedelphia-USA and Co-Chair at Food Technology 2014 Conference (3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Food Processing and Technology) in July 2014 at Las Vegas-USA. She is currently Chair at Food Technology 2015 Conference in August 10-12 at London-UK. Professor Tokuşoğlu is the editorial board member of the International Journal of Food Science and Technology (IJFST) by Wiley Publisher,USA and Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (PJFNS) in Thomson Reuters. Tokuşoğlu has several editorial and reviewer assignments in Science Citation Index (SCI) and international index covered journals. Tokuşoğlu has published a scientific edited book titled Fruit and Cereal Bioactives: Chemistry, Sources and Applications by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA and the book titled Food By-Product Based Functional Food Powders by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA is also in progress. She has many research papers published in peer-reviewed international journals covered by the SCI and by the international index covered journals, international book chapters, international presentations (as oral and posters) presented at international congresses and other organizations. She was the principal administrator and advisor for the theses of four masters’ students; also one doctorate student and one masters’ students are in progress from 2014.

Food Chemistry & Quality Control & Novel Processing & Nutrition Food Bioactives (Food Phenolics, Food Antioxidants, Anticarcinogens, Bioactive Lipids, Food Additives And Toxicology (Carcinogenics , Mycotoxigenics, Allergenics) Innovative Food Technologies (Novel Processing/Hhp/Pef & Functional Food Technologies) Oil & Fats & Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals & New Food Development Advanced Food Analyses & Chromatographic /Analytical Techniques

Talha Müezzinoğlu in 1968 in Akhisar was born. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine in 1991, after graduating in 1999, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine urology expertise in the field Müezzinoğlu in 1997 Prostate Cancer diagnosis and Treatment arranged for rotational Assistant Education scholarship with the first uro started to work . in 2006, Professor in 2011, Professor title received . Laparoscopy, EndoUro and tumor surgery in 2007 for Heildelberg University and uroonchological Robotic Surgery for the year 2012 at Emory University in Atlanta working in the Müezzinoğlu still Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Urology Department, Professor at the roster of academic life continues . Müezzinoğlu married and father of 2 children .

His research interest are Clinical research, Oncology, Neuroscience, Internal Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Gary Stoner is Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in the fields of chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention. He serves as Director of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program in the newly developing Cancer Center. Dr. Stoner received his PhD in microbiology from the University of Michigan in 1970 and became involved in cancer research as a post-doctoral fellow and research scientist at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD). While at UCSD, his research was focused on the development of a mouse model of lung cancer for the identification of environmental carcinogens and for mechanistic studies of lung carcinogenesis. He then joined the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute where he conducted research on the metabolism of tobacco carcinogens in human lung tissues and developed human lung cell culture systems for investigations of carcinogen/oncogene-induced cell transformation. He became involved in chemoprevention research in the early 1980’s while at the Medical College of Ohio, initially investigating the chemopreventive potential of naturally-occurring ellagitannins and isothiocyanates in the rodent lung and esophagus. As an extension of research with ellagic acid, Dr. Stoner’s laboratory developed a “food-based” approach to the prevention of esophagus and colon cancers in rodents and in humans using freeze-dried black raspberries. His research is documented in more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and he has edited several books. Dr. Stoner joined MCW after nearly 20 years at the Ohio State University College of Medicine where he held the positions of Lucius Wing Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and Therapy, Associate Director for Basic Research and Director of the Chemoprevention Program in the Cancer Center, and Chair of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Public Health. In addition, he served as Director of the Laboratory of Cancer Etiology and Chemoprevention in the Arthur James Cancer Hospital and Richard Solove Research Institute. Dr. Stoner has served on several grant and contract review committees including the NIH Chemical Pathology Study Section, the NCI Cancer Biology and Immunology Contract Review Committee, and as Chair of the NIH Chemo/Dietary Prevention Study Section and the American Cancer Society Advisory Committee on Carcinogenesis, Environment and Nutrition. He has also served as President of the Carcinogenesis and Molecular Biology Specialty Sections of the American Society of Toxicology and of the Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology. He has received numerous awards including the NIH MERIT award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award and Honorary Doctorate from Montana State University. He is also a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Chemoprevention of aerodigestive tract cancers with naturally occurring compounds and with berries.

Charles Brennan is a Professor of Food Science at Lincoln University, New Zealand where he is a member of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Brennan's research interests lie in the interface between food science and human nutrition with particular interest in how bio-active ingredients and processing manipulate the nutritional quality of foods in particular the role of plant dietary fibre in manipulating the glycaemic response. Brennan is a graduate of London University, Wye College (BSc in Applied Plant Science) and King's College London (PhD in Food Science and Nutrition). During his career he has also worked at Durham University (UK), Plymouth University (UK) and Massey University (NZ). He currently serves as Editor in chief for the journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences,[2] and International Journal of Food Science & Technology[3] and in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre

Food and Nutrition, Food Quality and Consumer Acceptance, Food Biochemistry

Dr. Qi’s research has focused on the genetic, nutrition, biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetes and the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients. Dr. Qi is the Principal Investigator of two NIH R01 grants. the Principal Investigator of a American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and Co-Principal Investigator of European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) funded lifestyle intervention trial in Chinese women. As Principal Investigator, he is also leading a metabolomic study in two diet intervention trials funded by U.S. – Israel Binational Science Foundation.

Dr. Qi’s research has focused on the genetic, nutrition, biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetes and the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients.

Gabriela Riscuta MD, MS. CNS is a Program Director in the Nutritional Science Research Group at the Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute .In this position she plans, develops, directs, and coordinates extramural research programs in diet, nutrition and cancer as related to cancer prevention. At NCI, Dr. Riscuta‘s role includes the examination of bioactive food components, i.e. essential and non-essential nutrients, as modifiers of cancer risk and tumor behavior. Some of her projects focus on determining how specific genes and/or molecular targets are influenced by bioactive food components. Her activities include grants management, mentoring students and organizing national and international webinars. Dr. Riscuta received a prestigious Merit Award in 2012 from NIH for the creation of a webinar series for physicians, researchers and those involved with research translation to understand the strength and the weakness of the evidence about the health effects of a food/bioactive food components. Dr. Riscuta also teaches Nutrition courses at Montgomery College, Rockville MD, both on campus and online.

Dr. Gabriela Riscuta current research interests are foods and bioactive food components in relation to health, ageing, cancer prevention and immunocompetence. Her current research focuses on health benefits of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, spices , coffee and mushrooms.

Dr. Gultekin is a Gynae Oncologist, an associated Professor and lately a government official, who is actively involved in several leading cancer organizations, such as a council member of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as a board member of the Middle East Cancer Consortium, Black Sea Countries Coalition on Breast and Cervical Carcinoma, Women Against Cervical Cancers (WACC), Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention and Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA). Furthermore, Dr. Gultekin has conducted several Pan-European oncology trials and is engaged in collaboration projects with the World Health Organization (WHO), International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC), American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Society of Clinical Oncologist (ASCO). As a member of the Turkish Society of Gynaecological Oncology, Dr. Gultekin officially represents the society on foreign affairs and urged the recognition of gynaecological oncology as a subspecialty in Turkey. In addition, Dr. Gultekin is a member of the editorial board of several international cancer journals and prominent oncology textbooks, including ESGO's Textbook of Gynaecological Oncology, a young reviewer for the International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer, author of over 70 articles in SCI indexed publications and has been a member of the organizing committee of many international gynecologic cancers conferences held in Turkey, including ESGO's Istanbul Biennial Meeting in 2005

Gynecological Oncology, female cancers, ovarian cancers, cervical cancers, endometrial cancers, BRCA mutations, sentinel lymph nodes, HPV, cancer epidemiology, palliative care, cancer control programs, cancer screening, cancer epidemiology, clinical trials

Dr. Banz's specialization is in Nutrition Physiology, focusing primarily on the relationship amongst the bioactive components of functional foods, health and gene-nutrient interaction. Much of his research is concentrated on the health of soybeans, soybean phytochemicals and synthetic estrogens ranging across a wide spectrum of topics, from basic mechanistic research to applied human studies. Dr. Banz teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Treatment and prevention of obesity and its associated syndromes (metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver, and heart disease). Demonstrated unique anti-diabetic effects of numerous plant extracts (e.g., soybean, milk, flaxseed and ginseng extracts) and synthetic compounds. In preclinical rat models, some of the compounds tested have exhibited efficacy in controlling specific diabetic parameters and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Performing further laboratory and preclinical tests to help determine the efficacy of the most promising plant extracts and synthetic compounds identified.

Omer Kucuk, MD, comes to Winship Cancer Institute from the Karmanos Cancer Center at Wayne State University in Detroit where he was a professor and co-leader of the population sciences and prevention program and member of the genitourinary and head and neck cancer multidisciplinary groups. Before joining the medical staff at Wayne State University, Dr. Kucuk served as professor and researcher at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu.

Nutrition and cancer therapy are Dr. Kucuk's primary research focus. He has published extensively on various nutrients and botanicals alone and in combination with chemotherapy and radiation. Dr. Kucuk has been conducting preclinical and clinical studies with soy isoflavones, lycopene and other nutritional and botanical compounds since 1996. He is investigating the effects of micronutrients and phytochemicals on biomarkers of cell growth, differentiation, metastasis, inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA methylation and gene expression in a variety of cancers. His research also includes clinical studies on the epigenetic effects of botanicals, physical activity and relaxation techniques such as meditation and yoga.

FCNS 483/583: Social Policy, Children, and Families FCNS 484/584: Family Theories Education Ph.D., Northwestern University, Human Development and Social Policy M.A., Wheaton College, Educational Studies B.A., Fort Wayne Bible College, Christian Education Research Interests Mental health services, outcomes, research, and policy Child and family serving systems including mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and education Family dynamics and atypical adolescent development Supervision in human service agencies Child maltreatment and delinquency

Mental health services, outcomes, research, and policy Child and family serving systems including mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and education Family dynamics and atypical adolescent development Supervision in human service agencies Child maltreatment and delinquency

Dr. Qi’s research has focused on the genetic, nutrition, biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetes and the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients. Dr. Qi is the Principal Investigator of two NIH R01 grants. the Principal Investigator of a American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and Co-Principal Investigator of European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) funded lifestyle intervention trial in Chinese women. As Principal Investigator, he is also leading a metabolomic study in two diet intervention trials funded by U.S. – Israel Binational Science Foundation.

Dr. Qi’s research has focused on the genetic, nutrition, biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetes and the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients.

Osama Ibrahim is a highly-experienced Principal Research Scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bioprocessing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients. He is knowledgeable in microbial screening /culture improvement; molecular biology and fermentation research for antibiotics, enzymes, therapeutic proteins, organic acids and food flavors; Biochemistry for metabolic pathways and enzymes kinetics, enzymes immobilization, bioconversion, and Analytical Biochemistry. Dr. Ibrahim was external research liaison for Kraft Foods with Universities for research projects related to molecular biology and microbial screening and holds three bioprocessing patents. In January 2005, he accepted an early retirement offer from Kraft Foods and in the same year he formed his own biotechnology company providing technical and marketing consultation for new startup biotechnology and food companies.

Principal Research Scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bioprocessing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients.

Education Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Exercise Physiology 1999 M.S., University of Pittsburgh, Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition 1994 B.S., Seton Hill College, Dietetics (Coordinated Program) 1988 Dissertation Topic Ergogenic effect of oral creatine monohydrate supplementation on anaerobic exercise performance. Thesis Identification of knowledge and skills required by beginning level dietitians to practice independently and competently in providing metabolic nutrition care.

Sports nutrition Ergogenic aids to enhance exercise performance Efficacy/safety of herbal medicine and antioxidants to preserve quality of life