Thematic Programs

Designing Foods for the Future

Information

Date

Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Saturday, September 21, 2024

Venue

• Thursday, September 19, 2024
  Sakura Hall, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
• Friday, September 20, 2024
  Saturday, September 21, 2024
  Aobayama Commons, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University [Access]

Keynote Speaker

Martha Belury (Ohio State University)

Invited Speakers

Benson Chen (Genome Institute of Singapore A*STAR)
Ya–Ling Chen (Taipei Medical University)
Yi–Tien Chen (Taipei Medical University)
Yi–Fen Chiang (Taipei Medical University)
Ainissya Fitri (National Research and Innovation Agency)
Jahidul Islam (Tohoku University)
Akira Isogai (The University of Tokyo)
Shunji Kato (Tohoku University)
Kai–Wei Liao (Taipei Medical University)
Shin–Ping Lin (Taipei Medical University)
Ya–Tin Lin (Taipei Medical University)
Seiji Mitsuishi (Miyagi University)
Kazue Nagasawa (Tohoku University)
Keita Nishiyama (Tohoku University)
Masaru Ochiai (Kitasato University)
Nobuyuki Okahashi (Osaka University)
Yuan Qiao (Nanyang Technological University)
Stephan Scheurer (Paul–Ehrlich–Institut)
Ryuta Tobe (Tohoku University)
Shinya Wada (Tohoku University)
Mari Yamashita (Tohoku University)

Registration

Registration deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
– Closed

Poster Abstract Submission  [Aug. 19, 2024 Updated]

If you will join the student presentation, please upload your abstract in the form below.
Submission deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
– Closed

Organizers

Haruki Kitazawa (Tohoku University)
Hitoshi Shirakawa (Tohoku University)
Masahiko Harata (Tohoku University)
Tomonori Nochi (Tohoku University)
Nobuyuki Sakai (Tohoku University)
Yuki Takayama (Tohoku University)
Rong–Hong Hsieh (Taipei Medical University)
Suh–Ching Yang (Taipei Medical University)
Julio Villena (CERELA–CONICET)

Abstract  [Sept. 09, 2024 Updated]

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Time Schedule  [Sept. 09, 2024 Updated]

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Venue: Sakura Hall, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University

10:30 – 10:35

Opening Remarks

Teiji Tominaga (President, Tohoku University)

10:35 – 10:40

Mai–Szu Wu (President, Taipei Medical University)

Keynote Speech

10:40 – 12:00

Martha Belury (Ohio State University)

Feeding the Planet and Beyond: How Lessons Learned on Earth will Inform Food Science and Technology for the Future

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

Session 1. The Influence of food on the microbiome and health

13:30 – 14:10

Benson Chen (Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR)

Functional dissection of the gut microbiome for diet–induced metabolic diseases.

14:10 – 14:40

Nobuyuki Okahashi (Osaka University)

Comprehensive analysis of microbial lipidome using untargeted mass spectrometry

14:40 – 15:05

Jahidul Islam (Tohoku University)

Introducing fecal microbiota transplantation for calf diarrhea treatments

15:05 – 15:45

Stephan Scheurer (Paul–Ehrlich–Institut)

Anti–inflammatory and anti–allergic effects of fibers

15:45 – 16:00

Break

Session 2. The utilization of microbes for food production

16:00 – 16:25

Ryuta Tobe (Tohoku University)

Molecular biological analysis of antimicrobial peptides against pathogenic bacteria

16:25 – 16:50

Keita Nishiyama (Tohoku University)

The impact of gut microbial metabolites on host homeostasis

16:50 – 17:30

Yuan Qiao (Nanyang Technological University (NTU))

A chemical biology approach to study the gut microbiota–derived peptidoglycan fragments in hosts

17:30 – 18:00

Julio Villena (CERELA–CONICET)

Modulation of the gut–lung axis by the microbiota and probiotics: impact on the respiratory trained immunity and the resistance to infections

18:00 –20:00

Social Gathering at Sakura Hall 1F

Friday, September 20, 2024

Venue: Aobayama Commons, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University

10:00 – 10:10

Opening remarks

Session 3. Food Safety and security

10:10 – 10:40

Seiji Mitsuishi (Miyagi University)

Food Security: What Should We Consider for Japan's Future in a Changing Global Environment?

10:40 – 11:10

Masaru Ochiai (Kitasato University)

Potential of edible insects as alternative novel food and feed resources

11:10 – 11:50

Kai–Wei Liao (Taipei Medical University)

Risk assessment of dietary exposure to environmental disruptor chemicals and human health

11:50 – 13:30

Lunch Break

Session 4. Approaches based on plant and microorganisms materials.

13:30 – 13:50

Shinya Wada (Tohoku University)

Approaches to understanding and improving photosynthetic robustness

13:50 – 14:20

Akira Isogai (The University of Tokyo)

Preparation and characterization of plant cellulose nanofibers, and their applications as new bionanomaterials to functional and commodity materials

14:20 – 14:40

Shunji Kato (Tohoku University)

What the analysis of triacylglycerol hydroperoxide isomers in foods can reveal

14:40 – 15:20

Shin–Ping Lin (Taipei Medical University)

Novel porous microbial polymer for functional packaging applications

15:20 – 15:40

Break

Session 5. Approaches based on marine materials and its safety

15:40 – 16:00

Kazue Nagasawa (Tohoku University)

Reproductive engineering research in bivalves as sustainable seafood

16:00 – 16:20

Mari Yamashita (Tohoku University)

Biosynthesis and metabolism of the water–soluble marine toxins

16:20 – 17:00

Yi–Tien Chen (Taipei Medical University)

Characterization and detection of allergenic proteins in novel food and seafood

17:00 – 17:10

Closing Remark

17:10 – 18:00

Signing ceremony of the agreement

18:00 – 20:00

Social Gathering (at Buddy's Table)

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Venue: Aobayama Commons, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University

Session 6. Discussions with Junior Researchers

09:20 – 09:30

Opening remarks

09:30 – 09:50

Yi–Fen Chiang (Taipei Medical University)

Targeting Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase as a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Uterine Leiomyoma Progression

09:50 – 10:10

Ainissya Fitri (National Research and Innovation Agency)

The effect of tannin, amino acids, and their combination on the microbiome profile and blood metabolites in calves

10:10 – 10:30

Ya–Ling Chen（Taipei Medical University）

Effect of matcha on cafeteria diet–induced rat model of non–alcoholic fatty liver disease

10:30 – 10:50

Ya–Tin Lin（Taipei Medical University）

From Brain to Metabolism: Exploring Hypothalamic Influences on Metabolic Dysregulation

10:50 – 12:10

Presentations by selected students of “Graduate Program in Food Science”

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00

Poster presentation

15:10 – 15:30

Awarding ceremony & Closing remarks

Co–hosted by

• Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University

In cooperation with

• Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
• International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart (SRIS), Tohoku University
• Taipei Medical University
• CERELA–CONICET, Argentina

In association with

• International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Tohoku University
• Center for Agricultural and Life Sciences using Synchrotron Light (A–Sync), Tohoku University
• Innovation Center for Future Agricultural Production and Food Industry (ICAF), Tohoku University

Poster

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Contact

Tomonori Nochi (Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University)
nochi*tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)