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La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse : n°1/2022 is online
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- Published on 12 May 2022
La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse’s last issue (1/2022) is available on line.
Here is its summary:
Looking for a Biochemistry Group Leader (M/ W)
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- Published on 31 January 2022
Company:
LPS-Biosciences is an innovative Biotech SME established in 2011 with strong expertise in bacterial endotoxins and structural analysis with 40 years of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). The company addresses and meets the endotoxins related needs of the biggest industrial groups in human and animal health, cosmetics, agriculture, and agri-food sectors, through service delivery, production, and partnership R&D.
LPS-Biosciences is also working with academic laboratories to advance research on pathogens and conduct innovative projects in the vaccines and diagnostic domains.
Missions:
As part of the development of our activity in biotechnology and growth of our team, LPS-Biosciences is looking for a scientific manager. Reporting to the head of laboratory, you will be managing a team of technicians working for our clients. This will include planning and execution of research projects, quality control management, as well as budget of your team. To do this, you will accomplish the following tasks:
• Scientific responsibility of your team (manipulations, customer relationship, reports)
• Management of your team (security, organization, animation, training)
• Quality management (customer focus, standardization, feedback)
• Project management (project planning, tracking of time planned and carried out)
• Track costs associated with your missions (orders, budget, fundraising).
Required profile
Young PhD in analytical biochemistry having a first experience of at least 2 years postdoctoral or company, and willing to manage a team.
- Desired technical skills
Experience in analytical Biochemistry: Structures of lipids, polysaccharides, LPS.
Structural characterization by chromatography, Mass Spectrometry (MALDI) and NMR
Tests (colorimetric, spectroscopy)
Purification through different techniques of chromatography and electrophoresis.
Manipulation of solvents, chemicals.
- Desired behavioral skills:
Motivation for the team management, independence, good organization, seriousness and professionalism
Customer orientation
Commitment toward results and profitability
Excellent communication, oral and written, in French and English
Contributing to team spirit and good interpersonal skills
Contract:
•Permanent position to be filled as soon as possible
•Place: Orsay in Essonne (91) France, near Paris, accessible by RER B and national road 118
Please send CV and cover letter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2021 Chevreul Medal: Prof. Robert Gibson awarded
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- Published on 07 November 2021
Each year since 1963, SFEL is rewarding an eminent researcher for his work in the world of lipids by conferring on him or her the CHEVREUL Medal in remembrance of the founder of lipochemical research, Michel Eugène CHEVREUL. In 2021, Pr Robert (Bob) Gibson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Adelaide, and Honorary Principal Research Fellow at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), was honored with the CHEVREUL Medal.
His conference is available online at:
An article was published in OCL's journal:
https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2021/01/ocl210034s.pdf
Summary RISG N°3/2021
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- Published on 22 October 2021
RISG’s latest issue is published (RISG = La Rivista Italiana Delle Sostanze Grasse). Papers are published in open access and available through the following link:
https://www.innovhub-ssi.it/media/pubblicazioni/risg-rivista-italiana-sostanze-grasse.kl
Here is the summary:
- Proposal for a fast method to determine routinely 15 plasticisers in olive oil by liquid extraction and Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Heated Electro Spray Ionisation High Resolution Mass-Spectrometry (Orbitrap) analysis
M. Amelio, M. Gandalini - Effect of oil type and concentration on solid fat contents and rheological properties of watery oleogels
H. Pehlivanoglu, A. Akcicek, A.M. Can, S. Karasu, M. Demirci, M.T. Yilmaz - Determination of fatty acid, tocopherol content and total phenol of nine selected Chinese walnut genotypes
Ö.F. Bilgin, Ş.H. Attar, A. Paizila, Feng Liu, Yonghong Gong, S. Kafkas, E. Kafkas - Fatty acids, sterols and triglycerides composition of cold pressed oil from pomegranate seeds
O. Kola, E. Parildi, M.R. Akkaya, B. Devrim Özcan, E. Mamur, B. Türker - The effects of processing methods on polyphenol content of some Turkish black table olives
Ş. Irmak - Short note - Assessment on seed oil percentage and physicochemical properties of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
B.A. Osae, Shi Liu, S. Amanullah, Peng Gao, Chao Fan, Yan Wan, Shuang Pei, Feishi Luan - Nota breve - Il nuovo Regolamento UE 1322 sui tenori massimi di 3-MCPD, relativi esteri e glicidil esteri degli acidi grassi
S. Tagliabue, D. Baglio - Notiziario
Libri, Congressi, Novità in OCL
Conference on Lipid Droplets & Oleosomes: December 2-3, Strasbourg, France
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- Published on 21 October 2021
The 2nd International Conference on Lipid Droplets & Oleosomes will take place on December the 2nd and 3rd, 2021, in Strasbourg, France.
The Conference will combine the most recent scientific developments in the areas of biology, food/soft matter, and oleosome ingredient development. It will provide a unique opportunity for experts from academia, the ingredient industry, and the wider food industry to interact and apply their knowledge and latest research findings to the design and manufacture of novel, multifunctional and sustainable fat ingredients.
More information on keynote talks can be found on the dedicated internet website: https://lipiddropletsoleosomes.org/ where abstracts can be submitted until November the 4th 2021 on the following topics:
- Composition and imaging of Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes
- Recovering Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes for industrial applications
- Dynamic mobilization, hydrolysis, and digestion of Lipid Droplets and Oleosome
- Designer materials with Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes
The meeting will be hosted at the CIARUS conference center, which is close to the historical center of Strasbourg and to the central railway station.
The conference registration fees are as follows:
- €400 for a shared twin room,
- €500 for a single room.
Students will enjoy a 100 euros discount (€300 for a shared twin room and €400 for a single room).
Registration fees include two nights’ stay at the conference center, breakfast and lunch on December the 2nd and 3rd and an invitation to the conference dinner on the evening of December the 2nd. Arrivals at the conference venue are expected on Wednesday December the 1rst, late afternoon.
GERLI International Lipidomics Meeting: registration is opened
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- Published on 08 July 2021
Registration for the 16th GERLI International Lipidomics Meeting entitled “Tailored lipids: from synthesis to specific biological functions”, is now opened.
Abstract submission, registration and accommodation at the conference center Meriadek Hotel are now available on-line.
Deadlines for oral presentations are September 8th and September 15th for poster presentations.
The conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis already applies all sanitary rules necessary for such events in the current situation, and is now equipped with a hybrid platform for visioconferences, which will be implemented for those who will not be able to come, this in order to have our full audience.
More informations at: https://www.gerli.com/congres/gerli-16th-lipidomics-meeting-2020-bordeaux-france-3/
Last articles published in RISG 2/2021
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- Published on 08 July 2021
Antioxidant Activities of Silver and Iron Nanoparticles of Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus (Boiss) Wagenitz - Pelin TASTAN, Bijen KIVCAK
Effects of natural phenolics and synthetic antioxidants on the oxidative thermal stability of refined and purified sunflower oils - Seyma YILDIZ, Seyma DILMEN, Semra TURAN, Mustafa KIRALAN, Mohamed Fawzy RAMADAN
Levels of some heavy metals in fish organs from Egbe Dam, Ekiti State, Nigeria - Habibat Omolara ADUBIARO, Saheed Ayodeji ANIMASHAUN
Impact of roasting on oxidation characteristics of less well-known hazelnut cultivar: Turkish hazelnut (Corylus colurna) - Ercan SARICA, Mustafa KIRALAN, Ömer EREN
Short note - Flavonoids compositionof Bulgarian wines and estimation of their intake - Silvia TSANOVA-SAVOVA, Ivan GRUEV, Racho RIBAROV
Short note - Trans fatty acids content of sweets and appetisers traditionally consumed in Jordan - Khalid M. AL-ISMAIL, Hamed R. TAKRURI, Reema F. TAYYEM, Maher M. AL-DABBAS, Dana N. ABDELRAHIM
Short note - Chemical composition and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Chassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites essential oil - Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi Wan SALLEH, Mohd Azlan NAFIAH, Shamsul KHAMIS
Short note - Chemical composition and sterol profile of Tunisian Quercus ilex oil - Youkabed ZARROUG, Jazia SRITI, Mouna BOULARES, Jamel MEJRI, Dorra SFAYHI, Ghaith HAMDAOUI, Sondes MA THLOUTHI, Mohamed KHARRAT
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GERLI International Lipidomics meeting: September 26-29th, 2021
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- Published on 11 June 2021
The current situation of the pandemic and progresses in vaccination at many places led organizers to consider having the GERLI 2021 meeting as initially planned: a face-to-face meeting in Bordeaux, September 26-29th, 2021.
This 16th GERLI International Lipidomics meeting, entitled “Tailored lipids: from synthesis to specific biological functions”, will be one of the first event gathering the lipidomic community ‘live’ again.
Please visit the dedicated website for further information (https://www.gerli.com/congres/gerli-16th-lipidomics-meeting-2020-bordeaux-france-3/).
Abstract submission, registration and accommodation at the conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis will be available on-line the last week of June.
The conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis already applies all sanitary rules necessary for such events in the current situation, and is now equipped with a hybrid platform for visioconferences, which will be implemented for those who will not be able to come, this in order to have our full audience.
Published in RISG No 1/2021
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- Published on 16 May 2021
RISG’s latest issue is published (RISG = La Rivista Italiana Delle Sostanze Grasse). Papers are published in open access and available through the following link: https://www.innovhub-ssi.it/media/pubblicazioni/risg-rivista-italiana-sostanze-grasse.kl
- Edible films and coatings based on chitosan with essential oils for anti-microbial food packaging application
Balarabe B. ISMAIL, Sirajo F. MOHAMMED, Umar GARBA,Shamsudeen Nassarawa SANUSI
- Correlation and path coefficient study of soybean yield and seed quality traits
Celile Aylin OLUK, Hatice HIZLI, Pinar CUBUKCU, Ahmet Korhan SAHAR
- Volatile components and biological activities of Pulicaria essential oils. (A review)
Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi Wan SALLEH, Hakimi KASSIM, Alene TAWANG
- Nota breve - Analisi dei residui di fitofarmaci mediante UHPLC-MS. Indagine conoscitiva dei prodotti alimentari presenti sul mercato
Emanuela MARCHESE, Paola FUSARI, Pierangela ROVELLINI
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DOAJ Seal awarded to Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids demonstrating “best practice in open access publishing”
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- Published on 29 March 2021
We are pleased to announce that Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids, among 22 other EDP Sciences’ journals, has recently been awarded the DOAJ Seal which “is awarded to journals that demonstrate best practice in open access publishing”. Only around 10% of journals indexed in the DOAJ are awarded the DOAJ Seal, so it is a gratifying mark of recognition of the excellent work Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids is doing.
“There are seven criteria which a journal must meet to be eligible for the DOAJ Seal. These relate to best practice in long term preservation, use of persistent identifiers, discoverability, reuse policies and authors’ rights.” (DOAJ website)
Find out more about the DOAJ Seal here.