FOODInteract Research Team

From 9 to 11 October, our team attended the XVII National Meeting of Food Chemistry at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro in Vila Real, Portugal. This event provided a valuable opportunity for knowledge exchange and the presentation of results from several of our projects. It was an enriching experience for all involved. The topics of FOODInteract team focused on #foodsafety #gut health, #insect allergens, #allergen detection, #allergenicity reduction, #plant food supplement authenticity, #game meat authentication   Below are some pictures of our participation in this important activity. Congratulations to all participants and keep up the good work! 💪

Congratulations on your excellent work! 👏 The Universidade do Porto is represented by 182 researchers and professors on the list of the world's most cited scientists in 2023. This figure comes from the latest update of the "World’s Top 2% Scientists list", which annually ranks the world's most cited scientists in their respective fields, according to SCOPUS, the world's largest database of abstracts and citations of scientific publications. On the list of the most impactful scientists in 2023, four I3A researchers/teachers stand out. Isabel Ferreira, Marcia carvalho, Sara Cunha and Susana Casal are included in this recently updated list of the world's top 2% of scientists. Three of these researchers are also among those who have had the greatest impact throughout their careers. 👩🔬👨🔬  Once again, congratulations to our team! 

FOODInteract Research Team is thrilled to announce that the book Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Acceptance of New Food Products has now been published!  Zita Martins, Marta Silva, Julio Cesar Machado Jr, Isabel Ferreira contributed with a chapter titled "Foods for Diet-related Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Sensory Quality and Consumer Acceptance."

🔝Training incentive - 💻 Registration open - Last days The Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto is organising a training course on "Drug-Plant-Food Interactions" to be held in September 2024. The training, which will take place in a mixed model (face-to-face + online) between 5 and 21 September 2024, will cover the basic concepts of natural products chemistry, phytotherapy and food chemistry, studying the most common interactions between drugs, plants and food. ⏳Applications are open until Friday 12 July and 15 PRR scholarships are available to cover the full tuition fees for eligible candidates (application form required). ➡️ More information on the website: https://lnkd.in/dg5C6KPf *********** 🔝Incentivo à formação - 💻Inscrições abertas – Últimos dias A Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto está a organizar um curso de Formação Contínuo focada no tema “Interações Medicamento-Planta-Alimento”, que terá lugar em Setembro de 2024. A formação, que decorrerá em modelo misto (presencial + online), entre os dias 05 e 21 de setembro/2024, aborda conceitos fundamentais em química de produtos naturais, fitoterapia e química dos alimentos, explorando as interações mais comuns entre medicamentos, plantas e alimentos. ⏳ As inscrições estão abertas até ao dia 12 de julho (sexta-feira) e existem 15 bolsas PRR, que cobrem o valor integral da propina para os candidatos elegíveis (necessário preencher formulário na candidatura). ➡️ Mais informações na página: https://lnkd.in/dg5C6KPf   #UPORTO #formação #icfd2024

🔝 Good news 🔝 Deadline for submission of extended manuscripts Food Research International SPECIAL ISSUE ICFD2024. This special issue will include articles based on presentations given at ICFD2024, where at least one of the authors must have participated in the conference. The deadline for submission of articles for the special issue of Food Research International (Elsevier) dedicated to the 8th International Conference on Food Digestion - ICFD2024, held in Porto, 9-11 April 2024, has been extended. 🔗 Use the link and submit your paper here https://lnkd.in/g8_iTXwj When submitting your VSI manuscript, don't forget to select the name of the special issue: ICFD2024 (by invitation only). 👈 Don't miss this opportunity! 📢 Attention -> new submission deadline: 30 October 2024 🆕 Infogest Isabel Ferreira Miguel Faria Didier Dupont #icfd2024 #food #

✴ Boas notícias! Parabéns Carolina Mota! 🔝 🔝 Prémio de melhor comunicação oral no painel de Ciências Biológicas na 17º edição do Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto - IJUP 2024, com o trabalho "Invisible dangers on our plates: a critical review of the widespread presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food". Carolina Mota está a desenvolver um trabalho no Laboratório de Bromatologia e Hidrologia no âmbito do mestrado em Toxicologia Analítica, Clínica e Forense da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto com a supervisão da Doutora Ana Margarida Araújo, Professora Doutora Isabel Ferreira e Professora Doutora Marcia carvalho. ******** ✴ Good news! Congratulations Carolina Mota! 🔝 🔝  We are pleased to announce that Carolina Mota has been awarded the prize for the best oral communication in the Biological Sciences panel at the 17th edition of the University of Porto Young Research Meeting – IJUP 2024. Her work entitled "Invisible dangers on our plates: a critical review of the widespread presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food", was selected for this honour.   Carolina Mota is currently engaged in research at the Bromatology and Hydrology Laboratory, as part of her Master's degree in Analytical, Clinical and Forensic Toxicology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto. Carolina is supervised by Doutor Ana Margarida Araújo, Professor Doutor Isabel Ferreira and Professor Doutor Marcia carvalho.

🎯 No suplemento do Jornal Sol de Junho (Caderno País Positivo), poderão encontar, informações sobre dois projetos da equipa FOODInteract Research Team do Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV/REQUIMTE) e Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto inovação na segurança alimentar: implememntação de novas metodologias na avaliação de risco. Confira 👇

On the 14th of May, our team, through Dr Isabel Ferreira, organised the "Managing Diet for Better Health" seminar, which took place in the Chemistry Library of Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto. The topics of the talks were 'Sweet problem. Alternatives to sugar' and 'Food-Drug Interaction'. It was an honour to welcome Professors Dr ZBIGNIEW KREJPCIO and Dr Joanna Suliburska from the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznan University of Life Sciences.

🥁 Food Research International SPECIAL ISSUE ICFD2024   Food Research International (Elsevier) Special Issue dedicated to the 8th International Conference on Food Digestion – ICFD2024, held at Porto, from 9 to 11 April 2024, is now open for submissions here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g8_iTXwj This special issue will feature papers based on presentations at ICFD2024. 📣Submissions are only accepted for research papers in which at least one of the authors participated in ICFD2024. When submitting your VSI manuscript, please select the name of the special issue: ICFD2024 (by invitation only) ✴ Don't miss this opportunity! Submission deadline: 8 July 2024 ⬅ Infogest #icfd2024 #specialissue

✴ What intense few days! ✴ Our team was busy organising and attending the 8th International Conference on Food Digestion (ICFD 2024) from 9 to 11 April. From the inspiring opening ceremony to the thrilling closing, these were days of ideas, collaborations and networking opportunities aplenty. Over 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ scientists came together to explore the frontiers of food digestion. Around 3️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ papers were presented, a huge contribution to our scientific community. ✨ The presentations were exceptional, offering new perspectives and innovative solutions to complex challenges in food digestion. It was particularly inspiring to see the adoption of interdisciplinary approaches, highlighting the collaborative effort needed to push the boundaries of our knowledge. Our sincere thanks to Chair Isabel Ferreira and Co-Chair Miguel Faria and the organising team. Without their work, the event would not have been a success 🎆. 📢 Words are not enough to thank Dr Didier Dupont and Infogest, and all the members of the Scientific Committee who gave their time and expertise to review the abstracts submitted (of which there were many and of excellent quality). Thanks to the speakers for their contributions and to all the participants for their stimulating questions and debates - Anwesha Sarkar, Manuela Pintado, Harjinder Singh, Andrea Gianotti and John Van Camp. 👏 👏 Thanks to our sponsors: H.E.L Group, LIPOLYTECH, Roquette, BIO-CAT Enzymes & Microbials, MiXscience, AnaBio Technologies, ITAU, Elsevier, Universidade do Porto and CruzLab.pt 🥁 A big thank you to all involved! The #ICFD2024 does not end here, you will hear more from us until Poland 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣!!! #congress #FoodDigestion #science #portugal Diventos - Congressos e Eventos