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Omega-3 Summit 2018: 29-30 October 2018
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- Published on 17 June 2018
Omega-3 Summit 2018 is confirmed and due on Monday and Tuesday 29 and 30 October 2018, noon-to-noon. The program will bring the latest science, understanding of sustainability and supply as well as strategies for successful implementation in pharma, food and food supplements.
Call for Posters: Researchers are encouraed to submit a Poster Presentation; posters will be presented during breaks and in a session at the end of Day 1. Please send a one-page abstract before September 30, 2018 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Please note the Global Omega-3 Summit 2018 is the follow-up of the successful policy summits of 2011, 2012 and 2013, where six consensus statements were signed and confirmed by all participants. Major objective is disseminating knowledge and understanding of lc-Omega-3s and their effect on nutrition and health, and how to bring these to the market.
The Omega- Summit 2018 will build on the consensus statements and the latest news presented by GOED at the GOED Exchange, and look at four themes:
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Importance of Bioavailability and Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio for health
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Purity, quality management, and contaminant control
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General availability and novel sources
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How to influence policy to adopt the recommendations and how to grow consumer awareness
More informations on http://www.omega3summit.org/
14th GERLI Lipidomics meeting: September 30th-October 3rd, St Maximin-la-Sainte Baume, France
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- Published on 28 May 2018
GERLI is pleased to announce the 14th GERLI Lipidomics meeting, which will be held at St Maximin-la-Sainte Baume, France, from September 30th to October 3rd, 2018. The scientific program of this year will be mostly dedicated to lipid droplets in all states Under the title “Biogenesis and Fate of Lipid Droplets”. GERLI would like to gather researchers from various areas with common interested for lipid droplets, their physical chemistry and metabolism, their association with diseases and various applications in biotechnology, pharmacology and nutrition.
The meeting sessions, accommodations and gala dinner will take place at Hôtel Le Couvent Royal, located in the very nice cloister of St Maximin’s basilica. Situated at the heart of the Provence area, at a short distance from Côte d’Azur / French Riviera, it is considered to be the most beautiful Provencal Gothic-style structure in southeast France. The organizers hope that this unique environment will stimulate scientific discussions and potential collaborations.
The 2018 GERLI meeting will also be a milestone in the history of our association since it was created 40 years ago and launched with a first meeting held at Toulouse in 1978. Do not miss the opportunity to celebrate the GERLI 40th birthday.
More informations on the meeting page on GERLI's new website.
Lipid and Brain IV, “Lipids in Alzheimer disease”: some pictures !
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- Published on 06 February 2018
Lipids & Brain conferences have now become a benchmark in this field of research, the only one in Europe to date, and is backed by all international societies.
In October 2017, SFEL organized in Lorraine University a special Lipid and Brain IV dedicated to “Lipids in Alzheimer disease”. The latest findings in this world growing disease had the objective to assemble the medical community and the scientists and to improve connections, discussions and exchanges between physicians, nutritionists and fundamental scientists, in an attempt to develop prevention and treatments of this human pathology.
During this meeting with attendees coming from 13 countries, the SFEL had decided to honour by the French Chevreul Medal 2017, a scientist who dedicated his carrier to a very original research in this field: Pr Stephen Cunnane (Université Sherbrooke, Canada): “Is ketone production part of the role of Omega3 fatty acids in the brain”.
This meeting was also the first opportunity to have some of the French members of ISSFAL 2022 (Nantes France) scientific committee to meet with the next Issfal President: Richard Bazinet.
You will find the program on SFEL's website (sfel.asso.fr) and the meeting reports later on this year in OCL (ocl-journal.org).
Please find below some pictures presenting speakers, audience, gala dinner at the former Hall of Nancy, and among hot topics: the Chevreul medal attribution to Stephen Cunnane by Philippe Guesnet and our President Michel Linder.
One of the highlights of this meeting was also the “grand public” presentation open to non scientific local population (200 attendees) on Monday evening to inform on characteristics and prevention of Alzheimer disease at the Former Hall of Nancy: Présentation de France Alzheimer by Bertrand Doyette (France) ; « Prévention de la maladie d’Alzheimer : Agir avant de vieillir » by Pr Stephen CUNNANE (Sherbrooke Canada) ; « La maladie d'Alzheimer dans la Cité » by Pr Jean-François DARTIGUES (Bordeaux, France).
SFEL is very grateful to all the sponsors, who made this meeting possible and also to the Mayor of Nancy who provides them, free of charge, the fantastic Town Hall, on Stanislas Square, for the french presentation on Alzheimer disease and for the gala dinner (see pictures).
International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change, 5th and 6th of February 2018, Toulouse (France)
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- Published on 04 December 2017
The International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change is organized in the frame of the SUNRISE project, by INRA Toulouse (Institut National de Recherche en Agronomie) and the French technical center for oilseed crops, grain legumes and fibre crops (Terres Inovia), in collaboration with the International Sunflower Association (ISA), the Association for Promotion of Oilseed Plant Selection (Promosol) and the International Consortium for Sunflower Genomics Resources (ICSG).
The organizing committee will be very pleased to welcome you in the city of Toulouse (France) for the International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change. This symposium will take place in Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques on February 5th and February 6th 2018.
This symposium will be the opportunity for scientists, breeders and producers working on sunflower from all over the world to meet, exchange and reinforce collaboration. The symposium will cover all areas of sunflower and adaptation to climate change research with updates on the most recent developments in all fields. It will be organized in 5 sessions: Genome functioning and diversity, Emergent pests and diseases, Resilience and stability of production, Predicting from local to global scales and Future of sunflower. Our objectives are to have a high scientific level and to promote discussions among participants.
This conference will allow you to enjoy Toulouse, a charming city in south of France. It is also an important area for sunflower production in France and in Europe.
The organizing committee look forward to seeing you in Toulouse.
Important dates :
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Registration : September 25th, 2017 to the January 15th, 2018
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Deadline for full text paper submission : January 15th, 2018
GERLI meeting Dijon 2017: new deadlines
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- Published on 25 July 2017
The 13th GERLI Lipidomics meeting entitled "Fatty acids and lipopolysaccharide from health to diseases" will held from 23 to 25 October 2017, in Dijon (France). The medieval city of Dijon, capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, is also the gateway to the most prestigious Burgundy vineyards.
This international meeting will be dedicated to fatty acids and lipopolysaccharides, and an open session entitled " emerging topics/open session " will be devoted to recent and emerging data related to other domains of lipids and lipidomics.
The deadline for oral communications has been extended until September the 11th and the early-bird registration until September the 15 th.
For more informations, visit the website: gerlidijon2017.com/
Food Antioxidants and Functional Ingredients - Shelf Life Extension, Nutrition and Health: 13 - 14 November 2017, London
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- Published on 30 June 2017
The SCI featured event entitled « Food Antioxidants and Functional Ingredients - Shelf Life Extension, Nutrition and Health » is scheduled for 13-14 November 2017, at the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), 14/15 Belgrave Square, London. The main theme of this international conference is understanding antioxidants in terms of food processing, nutrition and health, NPD and impacts on shelf life including the challenges and strategies for a new generation of antioxidant phytochemicals.
The conference will be of interest to producers and users of food antioxidants, nutritionists, health authorities, food scientists, phytochemicals researchers, supplement manufacturers and retailers.
The full programme will be announced in due course :
- Sources and mechanistic actions of food antioxidants
- Biological and health effects of dietary antioxidants
- Applications of natural antioxidants in food systems and beverages
- Processing techniques for health positive and value-added ingredients
- Challenges in the commercialisation of novel new antioxidants
- Strategies for developing functional ingredients for ‘personalised’ nutrition
More informations : www.soci.org/Events/
Pulses 2017: 10-13 July 2017, Vancouver, Canada
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- Published on 29 June 2017
The Global Pulse Confederation holds the Global Pulse Convention each year in a different city around the world. The Canadian Special Crops Association holds the Pulse & Special Crops Convention each year in a different Canadian city.
For the first time, the Global Pulse Confederation and the Canadian Special Crops Association are bringing their conventions together for the biggest event the pulse industry has ever seen – Pulses 2017: The Future of Food.
Pulses 2017 will being delegates two and a half days of convention programming and two networking receptions. Much like both individual events, programming will centre on industry issues and advancements as well as the supply and demand outlook for pulse crops in 2017. All plenary and breakout session programming will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
More informations on http://pulses2017.com/
13e GERLI Lipidomics : "Fatty acids and lipopolysaccharides: from health to diseases"
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- Published on 26 June 2017
The 13th GERLI lipidomics meeting will be organized in Dijon 23th to 25th October 2017. During 3 days, it will bring together more than 100 participants coming from different countries. 6 sessions will welcome around 20 plenary lectures - international speakers - and oral communications - intended for young scientists - and about 50 selected posters.
The issue of this 13th edition will be addressed both in plant and mammals through joint sessions. During 2 days, this congress will focus on fatty acids - a topic not been discussed at GERLI meeting since 2008 - and will give an update on the latest advances in cellular detection/signaling, transport, storage, metabolism and related pathophysiological risks (obesity, cancer…). A final session will be
interested in fatty acids related mediators involved in inflammation regulation.
The third day will be dedicated - for the first time at GERLI - to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). LPS or endotoxins are also “lipids” which are pro-inflammatory components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. LPS are amphipathic molecules composed of a polysaccharide part and lipid A, considered as the active moiety. Thus, LPS exhibit properties similar to lipids, particularly their transport via lipoproteins. In the host, LPS can trigger a systemic inflammatory response. This session should concern both scientists and clinicians.
In addition, an open session entitled " emerging topics/open session " will be devoted (see program) to recent and emerging data related to other domains of lipids and lipidomics.
More informations on http://gerlidijon2017.com/
Lipids & Brain IV: Lipids in Alzheimer diseases, Nancy (France), 8-11 October 2017
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- Published on 17 May 2017
Since 2007, the French Society for the Study of Lipids (SFEL), a non-governmental, non-profit scientific society founded in 1943, has organized every 4 years an international conference “Lipids & Brain - Journées Chevreul” with the participation of a range of European scientific associations (2007 DGF ; 2011 Norway L&B ; 2015 SCI).
In 2017, the SFEL is organizing at Lorraine University a special "Lipid and Brain IV" dedicated to “Lipids in Alzheimer disease” with the objective of assembling leading members of the medical and scientific communities to discuss their latest findings and to develop exchanges between physicians, nutritionists and fundamental scientists in order that the prevention and treatment of this human pathology might be rendered more effective. At this conference, the SFEL will honour a scientist who has dedicated his career to a very original research in this field: Pr Stephen Cunnane (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada) by awarding him the French Chevreul Medal 2017.
The event will take place on 8-22 October 2017 in Nancy, France.
More informations https://lipidsandbrain.event.univ-lorraine.fr/
"Sunflower and Climate Change Symposium", Toulouse, France, February 2018
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- Published on 27 February 2017
INRA and Terres Inovia are organizing as a part of the SUNRISE project (SUNflower Resources to Improve Yield Stability in a changing Environment) and in collaboration with ISA, Promosol and the International Consortium of Sunflower Genomic Resources (ICSG), a symposium on the theme of "Sunflower and climate change". It will take place on 5-6 February 2018 at the Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques in Toulouse, France.