II PhD Seminar on Functional Foods, Bioactives and Human Health

This yearly Seminar is part of the activities of RCCHU Harvard Study Group on Functional Foods, Bioactives and Human Health specially designed for PhD students, together with invited speakers.

Organizers will briefly explain the objectives of the Study Group as well as the RCCHU Harvard research and training opportunities for young researchers. Our invited speaker will be Dr. Rachel Kopec, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University. She will describe her research using model systems and humans in combination with analytical chemistry tools to decipher nutrient-nutrient and nutrient-bioactive interactions. Dr. Kopec’s research group focuses on the interactions that occur with fat-soluble vitamins and phytochemicals such as omega-3 fatty acids, carotenoids, and chlorophylls.

In addition, PhD students will present their recent and ongoing research results.

The goal of our RCCHU Harvard Study Group is to create a community interested in the different aspects related to food and human health.

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Organizers: Montaña Cámara (Professor. Nutrition and Food Science, Complutense University of Madrid); Howard Sesso (Associate Director, Division of Preventive Medicine. Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Harvard Medical School).

Invited Speaker: Rachel Kopec. Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at Ohio State University

Speakers: Siqiong “Rosalie” Zhong. Ohio State University. Erika Niño Vega. Complutense. University of Madrid (UCM, Spain)/ CIMO-IPB (Portugal). Samuel Paterson. Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC-UAM) Spain.Ziqi “Ashley” Li. Ohio State University. Jonata Massao Ueda. Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, Spain)/ CIMO-IPB (Portugal). Costanza Michelini. University of Parma, Italy. Johanne Vermetten. Master student Maastricht University (Campus Venlo, NL)/Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, Spain).

Sponsors: RCC; Functional Foods, Bioactives and Human Health, Study Group at RCCHU; Harvard University; Complutense University of Madrid.