Research Trends in Food Safety and Security

School of Arts and Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences

Beirut and Byblos, Lebanon
May 3–5, 2011

Program

Objectives

The health and socio-economic impact of issues around food safety and security continue to be major issues faced by society. Finding solutions requires discussion and debate to build a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary and multilevel joint efforts. The conference will provide a forum for experts in academia, industry and policymakers to present their work, interact and share ideas. Outcomes from this conference will include raising the awareness of policymakers and the general public about the implications of these critical issues.

Keynote speakers

• Professor Glenn Young, University of California, Davis
• Professor Montaña Cámara Hurtado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
• Dr. Soghra Begum, California Department of Food and Agriculture
• Professor Marita Cantwell, University of California, Davis
• Professor Antonio Acedo, Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines

Topics

Food Safety Microbiology -- Molecular and Applied Research Topics:

• Food Safety Microbiology
• Food Toxicology
• Postharvest Physiology of fruit and vegetables
• Global Issues for Food Security and Food Safety
• Nutrition and physiology
• Food health benefits
• Antitumor effect of food components

Posters

In addition to the above topics posters session will include:

• Microbiology
• Cell and molecular biology
• Genetics
• Immunology/Virology

Workshops

• Successful Postharvest Handling of Vegetables, by Dr.Marita Cantwell , UC-Davis
• Advances in microscopy in the field of molecular biology, by Dr. Michael Cammer, NYU

Important dates

1. Deadline for abstract Submission : April 25, 2011
2. Notification of acceptance to submitting author: 4 days from the day of submitting the abstract

Abstract

Word document of approximately 300 words.

Registration

On conference sites May 3–5, 2011

Contacts

Address your abstract and questions to:

Ahmad Kabbani
Email: akabbani@lau.edu.lb
Phone: Office 961-1-867099/786456 Ext 1221; Mobile:961-3-041416
Fax(Beirut):01-867098
Address: LAU-Beirut Campus, Natural Science Division, PO Box 13-5053, Beirut, Lebanon

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