FOOD 500/600 and HUNU 531/631: The FNH Graduate Seminar is an important component of graduate training, with objectives and learning outcomes that are unique compared to other graduate courses. Seminar presenters gain experience and confidence in communicating information on complex scientific topics to an audience with a diverse background. In addition, attending the weekly Graduate Seminar provides the opportunity to become informed about and engage in discussions on a variety of topical issues in Food Science and Human Nutrition, many of which are not addressed in other course work. It is also an opportunity to learn about research activities of students throughout the Food Science and Human Nutrition graduate programs.
The Grad Seminar takes place Fridays at 12:30 – 1:30pm.
- COURSE OUTLINE and EXPECTATIONS can be found in the Graduate Seminar Handbook
- Abstract Template
- EVALUATION FORMS: Please fill out the following forms Proposal/Results/PhD Progress, Open Topic, Supplemental Seminar
Presentation Resources
- Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology offers
Instructional Skills Workshops for grad students. Highly recommended but these workshops fill up! Check early for this
year’s schedule and register online. - Seminar Tips from University of Minnesota’s Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology PhD Program (slide presentation)
- How to Give a Good 15 Minute Talk – Keogh Lab, Australian National University
- Giving a Talk – Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of Technical Seminars – F.R. Kschischang, University
of Toronto - Effective Presentations – KU Medical Centre
- PowerPoint Tips
Please submit your abstract two weeks in advance of your presentation date to the appropriate Faculty member:
Email: firstname.lastname@ubc.ca
| Term | Faculty Member Responsible | |
| Food Science | Human Nutrition | |
| Term 1 | Dr. John M. Frostad | Dr. Barbara Stefanska |
| Term 2 | Dr. John M. Frostad | Dr. Barbara Stefanska |
Please note: if you are unable to attend a date that you are assigned to, it is your responsibility to find a replacement/arrange a switch with another student and to update the instructors in charge.
| 2023 Seminar Date | Presenters | Topic | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Elia Castellanos Lopez | Suitability of indigenous S. cerevisiae strains isolated from spontaneous fermentations as wine fermentation starter cultures | Results |
| Sep 29 | Health Canada Group | Population iron status in Canada – results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey 2012 – 2019Folate and Folic Acid Intakes from Food and Supplements: an analysis of the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition | Guest Seminar |
| Oct 6 | Dr. Georgia Middleton | Understanding the family meal across time | Guest Speaker |
| Oct 13 | Prof. Connie Weaver | New Era Nutrition is Leading Us Beyond Essential Nutrients | Guest Seminar |
| Oct 20 | Saba Jalali | Exploring the relationship between Plant-Based Diets and Kidney Stone Risk | Open Topic |
| Oct 27 | Prof. David Wright | GDF15: A Central Node in the Study of Exercise, Nutrition and Pharmacology | Guest Lecture |
| Nov 3 | Oliver Sage | Assessing the Suitability and Acceptability of Nutrition Education Resources on Sugar and Health Among Dietitians | Results |
| Nov 10 | Adrianna Greco | Identifying nutrients and dietary patterns associated with neurodevelopment in toddlers to derive evidence-based dietary guidelines in children | Proposal |
| Nov 17 | |||
| Nov 24 | Amy Tan | Early pregnancy folic acid supplement use and folate status in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) Study |
Progress |
| Dec 1 | Lulu PeiCassandra Sauer | Maternal Choline Status and Infant Neurocognitive DevelopmentAdherence and Acceptability of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation during Pregnancy: A Cluster-Based Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial in Cambodia |
Open TopicProposal |
| — | — | WINTER BREAK | — |
| 2024 Seminar Date | Presenters | Topic | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Valentina Lurye Lindsay Goodridge |
Conversation Cards for Pregnancy: Helping pregnant individuals discuss sensitive topics with their prenatal care providers Eating outside the Binary: Food Insecurity experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming Post-secondary students in Canada | ProposalProposal |
| Jan 19 | Anisha Sandhu Sanaz Mehranfar |
Assessing the usability and acceptability of iCANPlate, a mobile dietary self-monitoring tool aligned with Canada’s Food GuideSocial tie transitions and healthy eating: an examination of the aging population using a gender perspective |
ProposalProposal |
| Jan 26 | Haoxin Ye | Development of novel sensing platforms for the detection of microplastics and nanoplastics in agri-foods | Results |
| Feb 2 | Shelyn Wongso | Characterizing Genes Involved in Phage Resistance in Salmonella Enteritidis | Results |
| Feb 9 | Xiwen Wang | Understanding cellular antioxidant mechanism of commercial coffee cascara extracts with emphasis placed on individual phytochemicals in a cascara matrix | Results |
| Feb 16 | Zoe Lofft
Alice Zhang |
High folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate impact glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in vitro and differentially impact peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression in women during pregnancy
PRMT5-mediated Epigenetic Effects of Phytoestrogens in Maintenance of Cellular Homeostasis |
Progress
Proposal |
| Mar 1 | Noof AlMansoori
Qiuyu Julia Chen |
Dietary Tryptophan Requirements In Healthy Pregnant Females Using The Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation Method
The Health Implication of the Canadian School Meal Program |
Proposal
Open Topic |
| Mar 8 | Taylor Bailey
Alysha Deslippe |
Determining Dietary Lysine Requirements in Healthy Lactating Women Using the Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation Technique
A deep dive into how gender and sport impact adolescents’ dietary habits and why we need to do more. |
Proposal
Progress |
| Mar 15 | Dr. Megan Beetch
Dr. Allison Daniel |
Placental nutrient sensors: A critical link between maternal obesity and offspring metabolic dysfunction
New World Health Organization guidance to tackle wasting and nutritional oedema |
Guest
Guest |
| Mar 22 | Srishty Maggo
Yuexi Ma |
Closed-loop Cell Culture Systems for resource-efficient cultivated meat production
Investigating the Role of SIRT1 in Epigenetic Effects of Dietary Phytoestrogens in |
Open Topic
Results |
| Mar 29 | — | HOLIDAY | — |
| Apr 5 | Andrew Sanders
Olivia Wu |
Understanding protein folding and stability by energy landscape analysis
Sustainable Eating in Medical Nutrition Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – A Qualitative Exploration of Professional and Patient Education Resources |
Progress
Results |
| Apr 12 | Celeste Bouchaud | Observation of Family Mealtime: Exploring the association between parental feeding and eating behaviours in parents and children | Proposal |
| 2023 Seminar Date | Presenters | Topic | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Elia Castellanos Lopez | Suitability of indigenous S. cerevisiae strains isolated from spontaneous fermentations as wine fermentation starter cultures | Results |
| Sep 29 | Xanyar Mohammadi Amir Amiri |
Cold plasma as a new technology for dissipation of pesticide residuesRevolutionizing Food Production: Utilization of Two-stage Fermentation for Sustainable Alternative Proteins | Open Topic Open Topic |
| Oct 6 | Sana Bayrami | Master’s Proposal Seminar | Proposal |
| Oct 13 | Prof. Connie Weaver | New Era Nutrition is Leading Us Beyond Essential Nutrients | Guest Seminar |
| Oct 20 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27 | Prof. David Wright | GDF15: A Central Node in the Study of Exercise, Nutrition and Pharmacology | Guest Lecture |
| Nov 3 | Oliver Sage | Assessing the Suitability and Acceptability of Nutrition Education Resources on Sugar and Health Among Dietitians | Results |
| Nov 10 | Lanxin Mo Bowornnan Chantapakul |
Starch-based Pickering Emulsion for Micro-encapsulation of Essential NutrientsCurrent novel methods for rapid and accurate detection of Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni in a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state in food products |
Proposal Open Topic |
| Nov 17 | — | ||
| Nov 24 | — | — | |
| Dec 1 | — | — | |
| — | — | WINTER BREAK | — |
| 2024 Seminar Date | Presenters | Topic | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Danielle Schultze | Bacteriophage resistance development and prevention of non-typhoidal Salmonella in poultry products | Proposal |
| Jan 19 | Song YanBowornnan Chantapakul | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensors for rapid monitoring of plant stress responsesA bacteriophage-based control system for stem gall disease of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) caused by Rhizobium radiobactor | ProposalProgress |
| Jan 26 | Haoxin Ye | Development of novel sensing platforms for the detection of microplastics and nanoplastics in agri-foods | Results |
| Feb 2 | Shelyn Wongso | Characterizing Genes Involved in Phage Resistance in Salmonella Enteritidis | Results |
| Feb 9 | Xiwen Wang | Understanding cellular antioxidant mechanism of commercial coffee cascara extracts with emphasis placed on individual phytochemicals in a cascara matrix | Results |
| Feb 16 | Ewa Majewska | Definition and classification of carcinogens, and occurrence of chemical carcinogens in foods | Guest speaker |
| Mar 1 | Yumeng Liang
Cassidy Ball |
In Vitro Digestion of Carbohydrate-based Fat Replacers
Identifying and Characterizing Bacteriophages to Control Bacterial Blight in Highbush Blueberry Plants |
Proposal
Proposal |
| Mar 8 | Leslie Huynh
Cassandra Klass |
Expression and characterization of a novel, pepsin-like protease derived from cold-adapted yeast
Occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli across a peri-urban setting |
Proposal
Proposal |
| Mar 15 | Tianyi Jin
Karissa Perry |
Multifunctional washing solutions for reducing pesticide residuals and postharvest losses in fresh produce
Examining potential transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria from wild bird populations to organic poultry operations in the Fraser Valley, BC |
Proposal
Proposal |
| Mar 22 | Srishty Maggo
Yuenxi Ma |
Closed-loop Cell Culture Systems for resource-efficient cultivated meat production
Investigating the Role of SIRT1 in Epigenetic Effects of Dietary Phytoestrogens in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells |
Open Topic
Results |
| Mar 29 | — | HOLIDAY | — |
| Apr 5 | Andrew Sanders
Olivia Wu |
Understanding protein folding and stability by energy landscape analysis
Sustainable Eating in Medical Nutrition Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – A Qualitative Exploration of Professional and Patient Education Resources |
Progress
Results |
| Apr 12 | — |
| Seminar Date 2022 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Sep 23 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Sep 30 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 7 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 14 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 21 | HUNU/FOOD | Orientation Seminar | At ANGU 345 |
| Fri Oct 28 | HUNU/FOOD | Dr. James Vercammen | Guest lecture at ANGU 345 |
| Fri Nov 4 | HUNU | Amy Tan | Open topic |
| Fri Nov 4 | HUNU | Zoe Lofft | Open topic |
| Fri Nov 18 | HUNU | Andy Bains | Results Seminar |
| Fri Nov 25 | HUNU | Raihan Hassen | Results seminar |
| Fri Nov 25 | HUNU | Julia Chen | Proposal seminar |
| Fri Dec 2 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Seminar Date 2023 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 13 | HUNU | Alysha Deslippe | Open topic |
| Fri Jan 13 | HUNU | Tony Yang | Results seminar |
| Fri Jan 20 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Jan 27 | HUNU | Olivia Wu | Proposal seminar |
| Fri Jan 27 | HUNU | Lindsay Goodridge | Proposal seminar |
| Fri Feb 3 | HUNU/FOOD | Dr. Sarah Purcell | Guest Lecture on Zoom |
| Fri Feb 10 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Feb 17 | HUNU | Cayla Boycott | Progress seminar |
| Fri Feb 17 | HUNU | Lulu Pei | Proposal seminar |
| Fri Mar 3 | HUNU | Sarah Montgomery | Results seminar |
| Fri Mar 3 | HUNU | Kelsey Cochrane | Results seminar |
| Fri Mar 10 | HUNU | Saba Jalali | Proposal Seminar |
| Fri Mar 10 | HUNU | Alisha Buttar | Proposal Seminar |
| Fri Mar 17 | HUNU | No Seminar this week | |
| Fri Mar 24 | HUNU | Maryam Kheirmand | Results Seminar |
| Fri Mar 24 | HUNU | Yuexi Ma | Proposal seminar |
| Fri Mar 31 | HUNU | Brock Williams | Results seminar |
| Fri Mar 31 | HUNU | Andy Bains | Results seminar |
| Fri Apr 7 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Apr 14 | HUNU | Hadis Mozaffari | Results Seminar |
| Fri Apr 14 | HUNU | Sanaz Mehranfar | Open Topic seminar |
| Seminar Date 2021 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Sep 16 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Sep 23 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Sep 30 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 7 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 14 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Oct 21 | FOOD/HUNU | Orientation Seminar | At ANGU 345 |
| Fri Oct 28 | FOOD/HUNU | Dr. James Vercammen | Guest Lecture at ANGU 345 |
| Fri Nov 4 | FOOD | Yuritzel Moreno | Proposal |
| Fri Nov 11 | — | No seminar this week (UBC midterm break) | — |
| Fri Nov 18 | FOOD | Xanyar Mohammadi | Proposal |
| Fri Nov 25 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Dec 2 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Seminar Date 2022 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 13 | FOOD | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Jan 20 | FOOD | Thomas Guy | Results |
| Fri Jan 27 | FOOD | Shelyn Wongso | Results |
| Fri Feb 3 | FOOD/HUNU | Dr. Sarah Purcell | Guest Lecture on Zoom |
| Fri Feb 10 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Feb 17 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Feb 24 | — | No seminar this week (UBC midterm break) | — |
| Fri Mar 3 | FOOD | Drew Sanders | Progress |
| Fri Mar 10 | FOOD | Haoxin Ye | Proposal |
| Fri Mar 17 | FOOD | Shrishty Maggo | |
| FOOD | Jiangning Lucy He | Results | |
| Fri Mar 24 | FOOD | Catherine Wong | |
| FOOD | Xiwen Wang | Results | |
| Fri Mar 31 | FOOD | Xanyar Mohammadi | Open topic |
| FOOD | Lennie Cheung | Results | |
| Fri Apr 7 | — | No seminar this week | — |
| Fri Apr 14 | FOOD | Amir Amiri | Proposal |
| FOOD | Charlotte (Lanfang) Shi | Results |
| Seminar Date 2021 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 13 | ALL | Welcome back and intro to new students (Term 2 Coordinators, Crystal Karakochuk and Christine Scaman) |
|
| Wed Jan 20 | FOOD1 | Luyao Ma | Results |
| FOOD2 | Yuran Zhang | Open topic | |
| Wed Jan 27 | FOOD1 | Cassendra Chen | Proposal |
| FOOD2 | Andrew Sanders | Proposal | |
| Wed Feb 03 | ALL | Guest Speaker: Dr. Levente Diosady, Food Engineering, U of Toronto Topic: Process development and scale-up for salt fortification |
|
| Wed Feb 10 | FOOD1 | Amelie Zhang | Proposal |
| FOOD2 | Lennie Cheung | Open topic | |
| Wed Feb 17 | — | No seminar this week (UBC Midterm Break, Feb 16-19) | — |
| Wed Feb 24 | FOOD | Lanxin Mo Understanding the Swelling Behavior of Individual Starch Granules Using ParCS |
Open topic |
| HUNU | Sarah Montgomery (guest) | ||
| Wed Mar 03 | ALL | Guest Speaker: Sarah Turner, PhD Candidate, Vanier Scholar, Azad Lab, U of Manitoba Topic: Breastmilk contribution to infant neurological development |
|
| Wed Mar 10 | HUNU | Kexin Zhang | Results |
| HUNU | Svilena Lazarova | Open topic | |
| Wed Mar 17 | FOOD1 | Marlen Petersen | Results |
| FOOD2 | Maryam Shojaei | Results | |
| HUNU | Adelia Jacobs | Open topic | |
| Wed Mar 24 | FOOD1 | Linda Lu | Results |
| FOOD2 | Yigong Guo | Progress | |
| HUNU1 | Hadis Mozaffari | Proposal | |
| HUNU2 | Cayla Boycott | Proposal | |
| Wed Mar 31 | FOOD | Rocio Silva | Proposal |
| HUNU1 | Katia Caballero | Results | |
| HUNU2 | Abrar Turki | Results | |
| Wed Apr 07 | FOOD1 | Xanyar Mohammadi | Results |
| FOOD2 | Ronit Mandal | Progress | |
| HUNU | Svilena Lazarova | Proposal | |
| Wed Apr 14 | FOOD1 | Cassendra Chen | Open topic |
| FOOD2 | Sara Zamani | Results | |
| HUNU | Svilena Lazarova | Results | |
| Seminar Date 2020 | Attending Group | Presenters | Seminar Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 16 (first seminar date) | ALL | FNH Graduate Seminar faculty: “Welcome and introduction to our new Online FNH Graduate Seminar” | |
| Wed Sep 23 | ALL | Cyprien Lomas and Duncan McHugh, of the LFS Learning Centre: “Giving effective online presentations” | |
| Wed Sep 30 | FOOD1 | Lanxin Mo | Proposal |
| FOOD2 | Marlen Petersen | Open topic | |
| HUNU | No HUNU seminar this week | ||
| Wed Oct 07 | FOOD1 | Alejandro Leiva | Results seminar |
| FOOD2 | Rocio Silva Zamora | Open topic | |
| HUNU | Kexin Zhang | Proposal Seminar | |
| Wed Oct 14 | ALL | Gilonne d’Origny: “Cellular Agriculture: An Introduction”; Andrea Lloyd, Sahan Ranamukha: Innovation UBC & e@UBC information session | |
| Wed Oct 21 | FOOD1 | Linda Lu | Proposal seminar |
| FOOD2 | Ronit Mandal | Open topic | |
| HUNU | No HUNU seminar this week | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | ALL | Brett Finlay: “Microbes and human health” | |
| Wed Nov 04 | FOOD1 | Catherine Wong | Open topic |
| FOOD2 | Sara Zamani | Open topic | |
| HUNU | Alejandra Wiedeman | Guest Seminar | |
| Wed Nov 18 | FOOD1 | Maryam Shojaei | Open topic |
| FOOD2 | Xanyar Mohammadi | Open topic | |
| HUNU | Seri Niimi-Birch | Open Topic Seminar | |
| Wed Nov 25 | FOOD1 | Kaiwen Mu | Results seminar |
| HUNU | Amy Tan | Proposal Seminar | |
| HUNU | Jordie Fischer | Results Seminar | |
| Wed Dec 02 | FOOD1 | Thomas Brenner | Open topic |
| FOOD2 | Yuritzel Moreno | Open topic | |
| HUNU | Kelsey Cochrane | Progress Seminar |
| Seminar Date 2020 | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 08 | 1. Understanding leghemoglobin and its safety in plant-based meats | 1. Yu Tong Linda Lu | Open Topic | Food Science | Shenmiao (Ivy) Li |
| 2. Degradation of mycotoxins using cold plasma at atmospheric pressure | 2. Jingbin Zhang | Open Topic | Food Science | Amelie Huiying Zhang | |
| —CANCELLED— | |||||
| Wed Jan 22 *(3:30) |
1. Is early exposure to cow’s milk-based infant formula associated with the development of cow’s milk allergy in breastfed infants? | 1. Brock Williams | Open Topic | Human Nutrition | Hadis Mozaffari |
| *(4:00) | 2. Effects of vacuum microwave dehydration on the off-flavour intensity and functionality of pea protein | 2. Philip Yen | Results | Food Science | David Mahoney |
| *(4:30) | 3. Changes in egg white protein functionality due to HPP (high pressure processing) | 3. Alejandro Leiva Arrieta | Open Topic | Food Science | Sara Zamani |
| Wed Jan 29 | 1. Epigenetic mechanisms of anti-cancer effects of dietary stilbenoids | 1. Megan Beetch | Results | Human Nutrition | Katia Caballero |
| 2. The effect of low-carbohydrate diets on hemoglobin A1c level in patients with type 2 diabetes | 2. Kexin Zhang | Open Topic | Human Nutrition | Kaitlyn Samson | |
| Wed Feb 05 | 1. Removing off-flavor compounds in pea protein isolate by lactic acid fermentation | 1. Yuan Shi | Results | Food Science | Lanxin Mo |
| 2. Rapid determination of viable but non-culturable Campylobacter jejuni in agri-food products by loop-mediated isothermal amplification coupling propidium monoazide treatment | 2. Marlen Petersen | Proposal | Food Science | Ted Yu | |
| Wed Feb 12 | 1. High-pressure processing as an intervention to alleviate the antigenicity of bovine milk | 1. Ronit Mandal | Open Topic | Food Science | Yu Tong Linda Lu |
| 2. Impact of controlled atmosphere storage and biodegradable starch film on the postharvest quality and shelf-life of six commercial varieties of blueberries grown in British Columbia | 2. Maryam Shojaei | Proposal | Food Science | Jingbin Zhang | |
| Wed Feb 19 | No seminar this week (UBC Reading Week) | ——— | ——— | ——— | |
| Wed Feb 26 | 1. Isolation and characterization of viable but non-culturable Campylobacter jejuni using Raman optical tweezer coupled with a microfluidic platform and single cell transcriptome sequencing | 1. Kaidi Wang | Proposal | Food Science | Kexin Zhang |
| 2. Elucidating the membrane-disrupting and antimicrobial characteristics of the plant specific insert | 2. Lennie Cheung | Proposal | Food Science | Kaiwen Mu | |
| Wed Mar 04 | 1. Application of novel techniques to devise nutritional therapies in patients with glycogen storage disease type I (GSD I) and phenylketonuria (PKU) | 1. Abrar Turki | PhD Progress | Human Nutrition | Kelsey Cochrane |
| 2. How does high-intensity sweetener affect appetite? | 2. Minghuan Xu | Open Topic | Food Science | Maryam Shojaei | |
CANCELLED |
Impact of controlled atmosphere storage and biodegradable starch film on the postharvest quality and shelf-life of six commercial varieties of blueberries grown in British Columbia | Maryam Shojaei | Proposal | Food Science | N/A |
| Wed Mar 11 | 1. Genome-wide association of Listeria monocytogenes adhesion at 8°C | 1. David Mahoney | Results | Food Science | Marlen Petersen |
| 2. Investigation of cheese microflorae for the inhibition of L. monocytogenes growth in soft-ripened cheeses | 2. Justin Falardeau | PhD Progress | Food Science | Xanyar Mohammadi | |
| Wed Mar 18 | 1. Development of novel molecularly imprinting chemosensors for the detection of food chemical hazards | 1. Shaolong Feng | Results | Food Science | Philip Yen |
| 2. Chemistry of sweetness: Does chemoreception affect energy metabolic homeostasis? | 2. Ted Yu | Open Topic | Food Science | Seri Niimi-Burch | |
| Wed Mar 25 | 1. Defining the role of phenolic acids in regulating macrophage redox status | 1. Kaiwen Mu | PhD Progress | Food Science | Tom Brenner |
| 2. Rapid screening strategies for natural products dereplication | 2. Yigong Guo | Open Topic | Food Science | Catherine Wong | |
| Wed Apr 01 | 1. Epigenetic regulation of enhancer regions in breast cancer cells in response to pterostilbene | 1. Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh | Results | Human Nutrition | Amy Tan |
| 2. Identification of natural compounds to reduce the biofilm formation of Campylobacter by quorum sensing quenching | 2. Ivy Shenmiao Li | Results | Food Science | Lennie Cheung | |
| Wed Apr 08 | 1. Pulsed light technology: A novel alternative for limiting SO2 usage in wine industry | 1. Xanyar Mohammadi | Proposal | Food Science | Brock Williams |
| 2. The protective mechanisms of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) against necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants | 2. Amelie Huiying Zhang | Open Topic | Food Science | Yuan Shi | |
| Thur Apr 09 | MINI-SYMPOSIUM – 9:00 am to 12:30 pm (15-min breaks at 10:00 am and 11:15 am) |
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| 9:00 am | 1. The effect of once weekly folic acid supplementation on erythrocyte folate concentrations in women to determine potential to prevent neural tube defects: A randomised controlled dose-finding trial | 1. Kaitlyn Samson | Results | Human Nutrition | |
| 9:30 am | 2. Formation and characterization of legume protein amyloid fibrils | 2. Sara Zamani | Proposal | Food Science | |
| 10:15 am | 3. How can fish consumption and dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affect risk of inflammatory bowel diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis | 3. Hadis Mozaffari | Open Topic | Human Nutrition | |
| 10:45 am | 4. Understanding the swelling behavior of single starch granules by using ParCS for starch gelatinization | 4. Lanxin Mo | Proposal | Food Science | |
| 11:30 am | 5. Intermittent fasting: Effects of time-restricted feeding on lean mass in resistance-training individuals | 5. Jordie Fischer | Open Topic | Human Nutrition | |
| 12:00 noon | 6. Exploring middle-income parents’ perceptions of a school meal program | 6. Seri Niimi-Burch | Proposal | Human Nutrition | |
| Tues May 12 (11:00 am) | Impact of controlled atmosphere storage and biodegradable starch film on the post-harvest quality and shelf-life of six commercial varieties of blueberries grown in British Columbia | Maryam Shojaei | Proposal | Food Science |
| Seminar Date 2019 (FNH 60, 4:00pm) | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sept 18 | Welcome / Orientation to the Course for ALL seminar participants | Seminar course instructors | Introduction | general | N/A |
| Wed Sept 25 | 1. Protein aggregation: From prions to food protein nanofibrils | 1. Dr. Derek Dee | Guest seminar | Food Science | Lennie Cheung |
| 2. Could an optional assignment in a third-year international nutrition course influence students’ civic engagement up to 5 years after course completion? | 2. Dr. Candice Rideout | Guest seminar | Human Nutrition | Brock Williams | |
| Wed Oct 02 | 1. The structural role of disulphide bridges in the Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert, a saposin-like protein | 1. John Dupuis | Results | Food Science | Karen Fong |
| 2. Characterization of bacteriophages as a novel antimicrobial strategy for Salmonella enterica in the poultry industry | 2. Tom Brenner | Proposal | Food Science | Philip Yen | |
| Wed Oct 09 | 1. Fortification of black tea by simultaneous microencapsulation of iron and zinc in whey proteins through spray drying | 1. Alejandro Leiva Arrieta | Proposal | Food Science | Catherine Wong |
| 2. Does probiotic supplementation in healthy term infants contribute to improved development of the microbiota and immune system? | 2. Kelsey Cochrane | Open Topic | Human Nutrition | Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh | |
| Wed Oct 16 | 1. Comparative analysis of Salmonella-infecting bacteriophages and characterization of bacteriophage-host interactions | 1. Karen Fong | Results | Food Science | Luyao Ma |
| 2. Novel additive to enhance the retention of crop sprays | 2. Minghuan Xu | Results | Food Science | David Mahoney | |
| Wed Oct 23 | 1. Epigenetic regulation of enhancer regions in breast cancer cells in response to pterostilbene | 1. Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh | Proposal | Human Nutrition | Abrar Turki |
| 2. Effect of medical foods used in dietary management of patients with propionic acidemia (PROP) | 2. Haneen Saleemani | Results | Human Nutrition | Megan Beetch | |
| Wed Oct 30 | Microencapsulation as a technique for stabilization food bioactive compounds | Dr. Marcin Andrzej Kurek | Guest seminar | Food Science | Minguan Xu, Ronit Mandal |
| Wed Nov 06 | 1. Validation of Napping®, a rapid descriptive sensory evaluation technique | 1. Philip Yen | Open Topic | Food Science | Tom Brenner |
| 2. Engineering bacteriocins for food applications | 2. David Mahoney | Open Topic | Food Science | Alejandro Leiva Arrieta | |
| Wed Nov 13 | Natural curing vs conventional curing: Is “natural” equal to better? | Shenmiao (Ivy) Li | Open Topic | Food Science | Justin Falardeau |
| Wed Nov 20 | 1. Non-thermal inactivation of lipoxygenase in soybean and soy products | 1. Yuan Shi | Open Topic | Food Science | Kaidi Wang |
| 2. Probing the bacteriophage-Salmonella enterica interaction on fresh produce | 2. Catherine Wong | Proposal | Food Science | Yigong Guo | |
| Wed Nov 27 | 1. Determining antibiotic-resistant profiles and mechanisms of Campylobacter by using microfluidic “lab-on-a-chip” technique and Raman spectroscopy | 1. Luyao Ma | PhD Progress | Food Science | Yuan Shi |
| 2. Assessment of the protein quality of cereal grains in school-aged children | 2. Katia Caballero | PhD Progress | Human Nutrition | Amy Tan | |
| Seminar Date 2019 | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 9 | 1. Effects of vacuum microwave dehydration on the off-flavour intensity, functionality and nutritional properties of pea and soy protein isolates | 1. Philip Yen | Proposal | FOOD | Ivy Li |
| 2. Characterization of Salmonella-infecting bacteriophages isolated from British Columbia, Canada | 2. Karen Fong | PhD progress | FOOD | John Dupuis | |
| Wed Jan 16 | 1. Investigation of soft-ripened cheese microflorae for the inhibition of L. monocytogenes | 1. Justin Falardeau | Proposal | FOOD | Ronit Mandal |
| 2. Is natural folate as effective as synthetic folic acid in maintaining serum and red blood cell folate concentrations during pregnancy? A proof-of-concept pilot study | 2. Kelsey Cochrane | Proposal | HUNU | Haneen Saleemani | |
| Wed Jan 23 | 1. Characterization of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates and their susceptibility to bacteriophages | 1. Yvonne Ma | Results | FOOD | Luyao Ma |
| 2. A natural non-nutritive sweetener and its effects on postprandial glucose control | 2. Katia Caballero de la Pena | Open-topic | HUNU | Shannon Steele | |
| Wed Jan 30 | 1. Role of fructose in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | 1. Haneen Saleemani | Open-topic | HUNU | Fernanda Mujica Coopman |
| 2. Is iron supplementation harmful in populations where iron deficiency is not the cause of anemia? A 12-week randomized controlled trial in Cambodia | 2. Jordie Fischer | Proposal | HUNU | Megan Beetch | |
| Wed Feb 6 | Using lipid-based enhancers to augment transmucosal bioavailability of encapsulated drug delivery systems (nanoemulsions and liposomes) | Yigong Guo | Proposal | FOOD | Kate Shen |
| Wed Feb 13 | 1. Novel additive to enhance the delivery of crop sprays | 1. Minghuan Xu | Proposal | FOOD | Yuan Shi |
| 2. Vitamin D treatment reduces breast cancer cell proliferation and metastatic properties through alterations in glycolytic enzymes and metabolic genes | 2. Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh | Open-topic | HUNU | Kaitlyn Samson | |
| Wed Feb 20 | ——-No Seminar (Reading Week)—— | ||||
| Wed Feb 27 | 1. Re-evaluating folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: A double-blind randomized cross-over trial | 1. Brock Williams | Proposal | HUNU | Abrar Turki |
| 2. Riboflavin deficiency and related health consequences among women of reproductive age | 2. Abeer Aljaadi | Results | HUNU | Justin Falardeau | |
| Wed Mar 6 | 1. Plant-based dietary practices in Canada: Examining definitions, prevalence and determinants of animal source food exclusions in the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition | 1. Mirah Valdes | Results | HUNU | Mohammad Zubair |
| 2. Identification of natural compound to reduce the biofilm formation of Campylobacter by quenching quorum sensing | 2. Ivy Li | Proposal | FOOD | Amy Tan | |
| Wed Mar 13 | 1. The Role of Internalin A and Stress Survival Islet – 1 in Cold Stress Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Listeria monocytogenes | 1. David Mahoney | Proposal | FOOD | Philip Yen |
| 2. The Effect of Untargeted Daily Oral Iron Supplementation on Leukocyte Telomere Length and Mitochondrial DNA Content in Cambodian Women | 2. Shannon Steele | Results | HUNU | Brock Williams | |
| Wed Mar 20 | 1. Characterization of vineyard-associated Saccharomyces sp. and phenolic profiles of Pinot Noir grapes in the Okanagan Valley | 1. Elaine Cheng | Results | FOOD | Anestis Tzadinis |
| 2. Detection and Speciation of Arcobacter Bacteria Using Raman Spectroscopy | 2. Kaidi Wang | Results | FOOD | Catherine Wong | |
| Wed Mar 27 | 1. Prevalence and characterization of Campylobacter isolated from chicken products in metro Vancouver | 1. Anestis Marios Tzanidis | Results | FOOD | Minghuan Xu |
| 2. Early maternal methyl nutrient status and their relationship with anthropometric measurements and DNA methylation of fetal growth and obesity-related genes in the offspring | 2. Fernanda Mujica | Results | HUNU | Mijana Valdes | |
| Wed Apr 3 | 1. Enhancement Of Vitamin B12 Content In Yogurt And Its Effect On The Vitamin B12 Status In Older Adults | 1. Larisse Melo | Results | HUNU | Jordie Fischer |
| 2. Development of Microfluidic Paper-based Analytical Devices for Rapid Detection of Chemical Hazards in Foods | 2. Marti Hua | Results | FOOD | Kaidi Wang | |
| Fri Apr 5 Mini Symposium | 1. Development of Innovative Strategies for the Control of Campylobacter jejuni in Agri-foods | 1. Mohammed Hakeem | Results | FOOD | Yigong Guo |
| 2. L-Carnitine Supplementation in Patients with Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD): Is It Effective? | 2. Abrar Turki | Open-topic | HUNU | Kelsey Cochrane | |
| 3. Numerical modeling, simulation and microbial validation of a continuous pulsed light food processing system | 3. Ronit Mandal | Proposal | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | |
| 4. Removing volatile compound in plant protein isolate by lactic acid fermentation | 4. Yuan Shi | Proposal | FOOD | Kaiwen Mu |
| Seminar Date 2018 | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sept 5 | Welcome to the Course for ALL seminar participants | Seminar course instructors | Introduction | general | N/A |
| Wed Sept 12 | Principles and applications of pulsed electric fields in food science and industry | Dr. Artur Wiktor (guest speaker) | Guest seminar | general | Anestis TzadinisPhilip Yen |
| Wed Sept 19 | Therapeutic benefits of the ketogenic diet | Dr. David Harper (guest speaker) | Guest seminar | general | Shannon SteeleFernanda Mujica Coopman |
| Wed Sept 26 | 1. Development of innovative techniques for food authentication – The last barrier to prevent food fraud | 1. Yaxi | Results seminar | FOOD | Elaine Cheng |
| 2. Early maternal methyl nutrient concentrations and their relationship with birth weight in South Asian and European pregnant women | 2. Fernanda Mujica | PhD progress seminar | HUNU | Megan Beetch | |
| Wed Oct 10 | When it isn’t the baby: Maternal factors and false positives in newborn screening | Dr. Graham Sinclair (guest speaker) | Guest seminar | general | Kaitlyn SamsonAmy Tam |
| Wed Oct 17 | A path less traveled: My journey from Kitimat, B.C. to hunting for Salmonella in rural California | Dr. Linda Harris (guest speaker) | Guest seminar | general | Catherine WongKaidi Wang |
| Wed Oct 24 | 1. Does prenatal DHA supplementation improve cognitive outcomes in children? | 1. Shannon Steele | Open-topic seminar | HUNU | Larisse Melo |
| 2. Defining the role of phenolic acids in regulating antioxidant and redox status and influence on intestinal epithelial cell functionality | 2. Kaiwen Mu | Proposal seminar | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | |
| Wed Oct 31 | 1. The effect of seafood in kimchi fermentation | 1. Yvonne Ma | Open-topic seminar | FOOD | Lu Han |
| 2. Vitamin C in alternative treatment of ulcerative colitis: A look at the preclinical evidence | 2. Megan Beetch | Open-topic seminar | HUNU | Kelsey Morgan | |
| Wed Nov 7 | 1. Evolution of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter: A comprehensive study from the laboratory to the environmental microbial community and human microbiota | 1. Luyao Ma | Proposal seminar | FOOD | Kaiwen Mu |
| 2. Antiviral activity of natural extracts against human norovirus surrogates | 2. Elaine Cheng | Open-topic seminar | FOOD | Yigong Guo | |
| Wed Nov 14 | 1. Riboflavin Status and its interaction with Vitamin B-6 in older adult women in Metro Vancouver | 1. Mohammad Saroar Zubair | Results seminar | HUNU | Jordie Fischer |
| 2. The three roles of sodium citrate in Turkevich method | 2. Marti Hua | Open-topic seminar | FOOD | Karen Fong | |
| Wed Nov 21 | 1. Development of molecularly imprinting-sensors for the detection of food chemical hazards | 1. Shaolong Feng | PhD progress seminar | FOOD | Yvonne Ma |
| 2. Does Omega-3 Supplementation Adjunct to Maintenance Treatment Decrease Mood Episode Severity in Bipolar Disorder? | 2. Mirah Valdes | Open-topic seminar | HUNU | Sadaf Harandi-Zadeh | |
| Wed Nov 28 | 1. The use of electrolyzed water to inactivate foodborne pathogens | 1. Anestis Marios Tzanidis | Open-topic seminar | FOOD | Michelle Bex |
| 2. Maternal vitamin B12 status in early pregnancy and its association with birth outcomes and newborn vitamin B12 status | 2. Amy Tan | Results seminar | HUNU | Katia Caballero | |
| Wed Dec 5 | 1. Colonization and bacteriophage control of Salmonella on fresh produce | 1. Catherine Wong | Results seminar | FOOD | Marti Hua |
| 2. Application of DNA-based Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Food Authentication | 2. Kaidi Wang | Open-topic seminar | FOOD | David Mahoney |
| Seminar Date 2018 | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker #1 | Question Asker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3,10,17 | No Seminar this week | |||||
| Wed Jan 24 | 1. Investigating the potential risk of untargeted iron supplementation in Cambodian women | 1. Shannon Steele | Proposal | HUNU | Evan Trofimchuk | Haneen Saleemani |
| 2. Examining school day dietary quality: An analysis of national dietary data from the 2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Surveys (CCHS) |
2. Claire Tugault-Lafleur | PhD Results | HUNU | Anestis Tzanidis | Dalal Qanaq | |
| Wed Jan 31 | 1. Epigenetic mechanisms of anti-cancer effects of dietary stilbenoids | 1. Megan Beetch | PhD Progress | HUNU | Kaidi Wang | Kaitlyn Samson |
| 2. Removal of heavy metals from foods using lactic acid bacteria biosorption | 2. Kaiwen Mu | Supplemental | FOOD | Catherine Wong | Shannon Steele | |
| Wed Feb 7 | 1. Characterizing the stress-response and beer-spoilage potential of Lactobacillus brevis, a common beer spoilage microorganism |
1. Justin Falardeau | Full | FOOD | Mohammed Hakeem | Claire Tugault-Lafleur |
| 2. Prevalence and characterization of Campylobacter isolated from chicken products in metro Vancouver |
2. Anestis Tzanidis | Proposal | FOOD | Jay Martiniuk | Amy Tan | |
| Wed Feb 14 | 1. Detection, speciation and characterization of antibiotic resistance of Arcobacter using Raman spectroscopy |
1. Kaidi Wang | Proposal | FOOD | Elaine Cheng | Abrar Turki |
| 2. Fate and control of Salmonella enterica on tomato and lettuce plants |
2. Catherine Wong | Proposal | FOOD | Luyao Ma | Mirah Valdes | |
| Wed Feb 21 | No Seminar this week (Reading Week) | |||||
| Wed Feb 28 | 1. Surveying Saccharomyces populations and phenolic composition of Pinot Noir grapes in the Okanagan Valley |
1. Elaine Cheng | Proposal | FOOD | Yue Dai | Saroar Zubair |
| 2. Development of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices for rapid detection of chemical hazards in foods | 2. Marti Hua | Proposal | FOOD | John Dupuis | Abeer Aljaadi | |
| Mar 7 | 1. Impact of antimicrobial treatments on sprouting alfalfa seed contaminated with Salmonella enterica |
1. Yue (Cindy) Dai | Results | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | Katia Caballero |
| 2. Weekly folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects: A randomized controlled dose-finding trial |
2. Kaitlyn Samson | Proposal | HUNU | Justin Falardeau | Megan Beetch | |
| Mar 14 | 1. pH dependant membrane binding of the Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert: An in silico study |
1. John Dupuis | PhD Progress | FOOD | Lu Han | Fernanda Mujica |
| 2. Does dairy every day keep hypertension at bay? | 2. Amy Tan | Full | HUNU | Karen Fong | Abrar Turki | |
| Mar 21 | 1. Characterization of verocytotoxigenic E. coli isolates and their susceptibility to bacteriophages |
1. Yvonne Ma | Proposal | FOOD | Marti Hua | Saroar Zubair |
| 2. Detection of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) Escherichia coli and Salmonella cells in fresh produce |
2. Lu Han | Results | FOOD | Kaiwen Mu | Haneen Saleemani | |
| Mar 28 | 1. Locally-produced ready-to-use food as an effective and sustainable option for treating child malnutrition | 1. Larisse Melo | Full | HUNU | Yaxi Hu | Shannon Steele |
| 2. Determining the optimal ratio of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in medical foods for methylamlonic and propionic acidemia (MMA/PROP) |
2. Haneen Saleemani | Proposal | HUNU | Mohammed Hakeem | Kaitlyn Samson | |
| Apr 4 | 1. Quantification of norfloxacin and nitrite in meat using paper-based microfluidic devices | 1. Evan Trofimchuk | Results | FOOD | Yvonne Ma | Amy Tan |
| 2. Examining plant-based dietary patterns in Canada: Definitions, characteristics, and dietary quality in a population-representative study |
2. Mirah Valdes | Proposal | HUNU | Yue Dai | Larisse Melo |
| 2017W Term 1 Schedule | ||||||
| Seminar Date (2018) | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker #1 | Question Asker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 06 | Welcome to the Course for ALL seminar participants | Seminar course instructors | Introduction | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed Sep 13 | 1. Epigenetic effects of berry polyphenols on oncogenic signalling in cancer | Dr Barbara Stefanska | Guest Speaker | HUNU | Huihui Chen | Abeer Aljaadi |
| 2. Novel processing approaches for enhancing food quality | Dr Anubhav Pratap Singh | Guest Speaker | FOOD | Elaine Cheng | Katia Caballero | |
| Wed Sep 20 | Characterization and intervention strategies of Campylobacter jejuni persistence and biofilm formation |
Jinson Feng | PhD Results | FOOD | John Dupuis | Fernanda Mujica |
| Wed Sep 27 | 1. Enhancement of vitamin B12 content in yoghurt and its effect on improving vitamin B12 status in older adults | 1. Larisse Melo | Proposal | HUNU | Justin Falardeau | Megan Beetch |
| 2. Removal of heavy metals from foods using lactic acid bacteria biosorption | 2. Kaiwen Mu | Full | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | Dalal Qanaq | |
| Wed Oct 04 | 1. The polyphenol content and antioxident capacity of vegetables grown under organic and conventional production systems | 1. Yue Dai | Full | FOOD | Jinsong Feng | Haneen Saleemani |
| 2. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to investigate a novel gene-nutrient interaction in hypertension | 2. Amy McMahon, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UBC Human Nutrition | Guest Speaker | HUNU | Anestis Tzanidis | Abrar Turki | |
| Wed Oct 11 | Seminar cancelled | |||||
| Wed Oct 18 | 1. Novel food processing technologies for the inactivation of human norovirus in fresh produce | 1. Shaolong Feng | Full | FOOD | Karen Fong | Kaitlyn Samson |
| 2. Detection of genetically modified soybeans using conventional polymerase chain reaction method and innovative body-heat triggered recombinase polymerase amplification method |
2. Lu Han | Full | FOOD | Yue Dai | Larisse Melo | |
| Wed Oct 25 | The future of fishes and fisheries in the changing oceans | Dr. Vicky W. Y. Lam, UBC Institute for Oceans and Fisheries | Guest Speaker | FOOD | Andrew Ferguson | Amy Tan |
| Wed Nov 01 | 1. Profiling the fungal microbiome in Pinot Noir vineyards and spontaneous fermentations at a British Columbian winery | 1. Jay Martiniuk | Results | FOOD | Mohammed Hakeem | Claire Tugault-Lafleur |
| 2. Efficacy of vitamin A supplementation to reduce mortality in young children in low- and middle-income countries | 2. Mohammad Zubair | Full | HUNU | Lu Han | Shannon Steele | |
| Wed Nov 08 | Evidence for long chain omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of breast cancer | Dr. Catherine Field, University of Alberta | Guest Speaker | HUNU | Yaxi Hu | Abrar Turki |
| Wed Nov 15 | 1. Development of innovative techniques for food authentication – The last barrier to prevent food fraud | 1. Yaxi Hu | PhD Proposal | FOOD | Ningjian Liang | Mirah Valdes |
| 2. The importance of zinc for transfusion-dependent patients with b-thalassemia |
2. Kaitlyn Samson | Full | HUNU | Marti Hua | Mohammad Zubair | |
| Wed Nov 22 | 1. Predictors of maternal vitamin B 12 status in early pregnancy and its association with newborn outcomes |
1. Amy Tan | Proposal | HUNU | Luyao Ma | Abeer Aljaadi |
| 2. Species characterization of caviar using morphological, biochemical and molecular-based approaches | 2. Evan Trofimchuk | Full | FOOD | Yvonne Ma | Katia Caballero | |
| Wed Nov 29 | 1. Induction of tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus by sublethal doses of oregano essential oil and its constituent carvacrol: a suspensive outcome |
1. Luyao Ma | Full | FOOD | Jay Martiniuk | Larisse Melo |
| 2. A novel mathematical model for studying antimicrobial interactions against Campylobacter jejuni |
2. Mohammed Hakeem | PhD Progress | FOOD | Kaiwen Mu | Fernanda Mujica | |
| Seminar Date (2017) | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker #1 | Question Asker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 04 | Let them eat dirt: Raising children with their microbes | Dr. Brett Finlay (UBC Peter Wall Distinguished Professor; Michael Smith Labs) | Guest speaker | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed Jan 11 | What do we need to know about copyright? | Peter D James (Intellectual Property & Copyright Services Librarian) | Workshop | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed Jan 18 | Food safety: Advice for the soul | Jeff Farber (University of Guelph) | Guest speaker | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed Jan 25 | 1. Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages for control of Salmonella in fresh produce |
1. Karen Fong | Proposal | FOOD | Evan Trofimchuk | |
| 2. Examining dietary intake over the course of the school day: An analysis of national dietary data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey |
2. Claire Tugault-Lafleur | PhD Progress | HUNU | Kaiwen Mu | ||
| Wed Feb 01 | 1. In Silico insights and elucidation of the membrane binding mechanism of the Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert |
1. John Dupuis | Proposal | FOOD | Abrar Turki | |
| 2. Quantification of antibiotic residues and nitrites in meat using paper-based microfluidic devices | 2. Evan Trofimchuk | Proposal | FOOD | Catherine Wong | Dalal Qanaq | |
| Wed Feb 08 | 1. Detection, validation, and assessment of risks implied by the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of enteric bacterial pathogens in fresh produce |
1. Lu Han | Proposal | FOOD | Justin Falardeau | Claire Tugault-Lafleur |
| 2. Lowering the “hotness”: Microbiological strategies for alcohol reduction in wine | 2. Jonathan (Jay) Martiniuk | Full | FOOD | Jinsong Feng | Mohammad Zubair | |
| Wed Feb 15 | 1. Assessment of the protein quality of cereal grains in school-aged children | 1. Katia Caballero | Proposal | HUNU | Andrew Ferguson | |
| 2. Application of novel techniques to devise nutritional therapies in patients with glycogen storage disease type I | 2. Abrar Turki | Proposal | HUNU | Jonathan Martiniuk | Fernanda Mujica | |
| Wed Feb 22 | NO SEMINAR (Reading Week) | |||||
| Wed Mar 01 | 1. Use of essential oils to reduce Aspergillus niger growth |
1. Catherine Wong | Full | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | Amy Tan |
| 2. Molecularly imprinted polymers-based colorimetric-SERS dual biosensor for the detection of atrazine in foods | 2. Bowen Zhao | Results | FOOD | John Dupuis | Larissé Melo | |
| Wed Mar 08 | 1. Transcriptome profiling of Salmonella enterica on sprouting alfalfa seeds during post-sanitation recovery |
1. Yue (Cindy) Dai | Proposal | FOOD | Lu Han | Jennifer Ho |
| 2. Investigating factors contributing to the survival of Salmonella enterica on mini cucumbers |
2. Huihui (Hannah) Chen | Results | FOOD | Bowen Zhao | ||
| Wed Mar 15 | Riboflavin status among women of childbearing age living in Metro Vancouver, Kuala Lumpur and Adelaide | Abeer Aljaadi | PhD Progress | HUNU | Patricia Hingston | Karen Fong |
| Wed Mar 22 | 1. Identification of predictors of vitamin B12 status in South Asian pregnant women in Metro Vancouver | 1. Mohammad Saroar Zubair | Proposal | HUNU | Yaxi Hu | Katia Caballero |
| 2. Elucidation of novel physiological and genetic elements associated with the cold adaptability and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in the food processing continuum |
2. Patricia Hingston | PhD Results | FOOD | Mohammed Hakeem | ||
| Wed Mar 29 | 1. Associations of maternal folate and vitamin B12 concentrations with birthweight and gestational age | 1. Dalal Qanaq | Results | HUNU | Huihui Chen | Brenda Ng |
| 2. The annotation of novel ORFs of a wine strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Chardonnay fermentation: A transcriptomic and proteomic approach |
2. Andrew Ferguson | Results | FOOD | Ningjian Liang | ||
| Fri Apr 07 | Mini-Conference | |||||
| 9:00-9:20am | –coffee, tea, pastries and fruit served outside of FNH 60– | |||||
| 9:20-10:10 | Persistent financial hardship and excess weight gain in the Whitehall II study: Reconsidering the economic drivers of obesity and the role of health behaviours |
Dr. Annalijn Conklin | Guest speaker | General | N/A | N/A |
| 10:10-10:40 | Early exposure to high maternal methyl nutrient concentrations and its relationship with DNA methylation of obesity-related genes in the offspring |
Fernanda Mujica | PhD Proposal | HUNU | N/A | N/A |
| 10:40-10:50 | –break– | |||||
| 10:50-11:30 | Chlorogenic acid isomers ameliorate IFNg/PMA induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and monolayer integrity reduction in intestinal Caco-2 cells via activation of Nrf2 signaling and suppression of MAPK signalin g |
Ningjian Liang | PhD Results | FOOD | N/A | N/A |
| 11:30-12:00 | Perspectives of accessing and providing nutrition care in a rural First Nation community: Results from a collaborative, qualitative case study |
Rebecca Mercer | Results | HUNU | N/A | N/A |
| 12:00-12:15 | — debriefing session for student presenters– |
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| 12:15 | — LUNCH in FNH 200 lunchroom– |
| Seminar Date | Topic | Presenter | Seminar Type | Subject | Question Asker #1 | Question Asker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. Sept.07 | Welcome to the Course for ALL seminar participants | Seminar course instructors | Introduction | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed. Sept.14 | Workshop: More Next Level Presentations: Where do we go from here? | LFS Learning Centre (Cyprien & Duncan) | Guest speaker / Workshop | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed. Sept.21 | 1. Biomimetic molecularly imprinted polymers: a new quorum sensing capturing agent to prevent bacterial biofilm formation | 1. Luyao Ma | Results | FOOD | Yongting Chen | Abeer Aljaadi |
| 2. Obesity and vitamin D deficiency | 2. Dalal Qanaq | Supplemental | HUNU | Huihui Chen | Aviva Rappaport | |
| Wed. Sept 28 | — No Seminar — | |||||
| Wed. Oct.05 | 1. Influence of reactants and the food matrix on chemical and biological properties of Maillard Reaction products generated in low moisture models |
1. Yongting Chen | Results | FOOD | Justin Falardeau | Crystal Karakochuk |
| 2. The role of food scientists combating food loss | 2. Gracia Windiasti, Yaxi Hu and Jenny Tian | Video | FOOD | N/A | N/A | |
| Wed. Oct.12 | 1. Edible insects: A viable approach to improving the nutritional status of infants and young children in low-income countries? |
1. Crystal Karakochuk | Full | HUNU | Jinsong Feng | Jennifer Ho |
| 2. Occurrence and potential predictors of foodborne pathogens in irrigation water used by produce farms in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada |
2. Justin Falardeau | Results | FOOD | Shaolong Feng | Claire Tugault-Lafleur | |
| Wed. Oct.19 | 1. UVC-LED: A novel technology to inactivate pathogens in water and foods | Gracia Windiasti | Full | FOOD | Jay Martiniuk | Abrar Turki |
| 2. Debates on atrazine as an endocrine disruptor | 2. Bowen Zhao | Supplemental | FOOD | Andrew Ferguson | Saroar Zubair | |
| Wed. Oct.26 | 1. Processing techniques for ensuring the safety of raw almonds | 1. Yaxi Hu | Full | FOOD | Karen Fong | Dalal Qanaq |
| 2. Acrylamide reduction in potato-based products and biscuits by using asparaginase | 2. Huihui Chen | Full | FOOD | Gracia Windiasti | Katia Caballero | |
| Wed. Nov.02 | 1. Can vitamin D supplementation reduce blood pressure? | 1. Abeer Aljaadi | Full | HUNU | Yaxi Hu | Fernanda Mujica |
| 2. Molecular-based principles for the elucidation of stress, injury, and inactivation of Campylobacter jejuni by synergistic antimicrobial treatment |
2. Mohammed Hakeem | Proposal | FOOD | Lu Han | Abrar Turki | |
| Wed. Nov.09 | The Canadian regulatory landscape of natural health products: Opportunities and challenges for academic-industry interactions in research and product development |
Dr Michael Z. C. Li | Guest Speaker | General | N/A | N/A |
| Wed. Nov.16 | 1. Investigating synergistic antimicrobial effect if carvacrol and zinc oxide nanoparticles against Campylobacter jejuni |
1. Gracia Windiasti | Results | FOOD | John Dupuis | Jennifer Ho |
| 2. Lutein supplementation- A potential strategy to prevent diabetic retinopathy progression? | 2. Fernanda Mujica | Full | HUNU | Jenny Tian | Abeer Aljaadi | |
| Wed. Nov.23 | 1. Edible pulses: Effects of processing on the nutritional value and anti-nutritional compounds – What’s pulse-able? | 1. Jenny Tian | Full | FOOD | Mohammed Hakeem | Ellie Holmes |
| 2. Food insecurity in Vancouver: Pilot findings from a mixed methods study with food bank members | 2. Ellie Holmes | Results | HUNU | Bowen Zhao | Saroar Zubair | |
| Wed. Nov.30 | 1. Is meat ticking you off? Tick induced mammalian meat allergy | 1. Rebecca Mercer | Full | FOOD | Patricia Hingston | Katia Caballero |
| 2. Mechanism of interaction between Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert with phospholipid lipid membranes using NMR spectroscopy |
2. Jenny Tian | Results | FOOD | Yue Dai | Rebecca Mercer |