Program

8:30 Registration

9:00 General introduction: Malta Polyphenols 2009, challenge and perspective?

Dr. Marvin Edeas, President of the International Society of Antioxydant in Nutrition and Health (ISANH), Paris, France

Session 1:

Polyphenols and prevention of chronic diseases

9:30 Last advances in polyphenols properties and their effects on human health

Pr. Francesco Visioli, Research Director Group « Micronutriments and cardiovascular diseases », Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

10:00 Mechanism of action of dietary polyphenols: The cardiovascular example.

Pr. Michael Aviram, Head of Lipid Research Laboratory, Rappaport Technion Faculty of Medicine, Legacy Heritage Clinical Reserarch Institute and Department of Laboratory Medecine at Rambam, Haifa, Israël

10:30 Coffee and Tea Break- Poster Session

Session 2:

Bioavailability of polyphenols - Update and controversies

11:00 Bioavailability of polyphenols: Status and controversies

Dr. Massimo D’Archivio, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

11:30 Biomarkers of the intake of dietary polyphenols

Pr. Vincenzo Fogliano, Dep. of Food Science, University of Napoli Frederico II, Italy.

12:00 Hot discussion: Polyphenols bioavailability and bioefficacy in 2009

12h30 Lunch and Poster Session

14:00 Targeting Mitochondria by new polyphenols derivatives: An exciting challenge

Pr. Mario Zoratti, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy

Session 3:

Metabolomics and polyphenols

14:30  Measurement of dietary exposure: a challenging problem which may be overcome thanks to metabolomics

Dr. Gaëlle Favé, Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

Session 4:

Innovations and Applications in polyphenols in food and health industries

15:00 Resveratrol: from antioxidant to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical

Pr. Cristina Andres-Lacueva, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

15:30 Coffee and Tea Break- Poster Session

16:00 Curcumin: Recent advances in clinical applications

Pr. Catalina Alarcon De la Lastra, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

16:30 Short oral presentations

·     AMADEOX Method: Combination of various techniques to distinguish stiochiometric and anticatalytic activities of antioxidant molecules or natural extracts on the neutrophil inflammatory response

      Mr Thierry Franck, Researcher, Center for Oxygen R&D, University of Liege, Belgium

·     Polyphenols and Betalains from Beet Root by-Products

Pr Jasna Canadanovic-Brunet, Professor, Faculty of Technology, Serbia

·     Cranberry Proanthocyanidins assay

Mr Claude Inisan, Doctor, Diana Naturals, France

·     Lifenol: a hops extract for alleviating menopausal discomforts

Mr Alvin Ibarra, Naturex, USA

·     Effects of Coffee and its components in a rat model of NASH

Dr Paola Vitaglione, Food Researcher, University of Napoli, Italy

Olive Leaf (Olea europaea L.) polyphenols: as a multifunctional bioactive compounds

Dr Dilek Yalcin, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey

17:30  End of the first day

19:00  Gala Dinners - Pick up from the hotel -

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