FHN Brief – April/May
2009
Dear FHN Members:
Thank you for taking the time in your busy day to read this newsletter, I am in the process of reviewing the "FHN Brief", its content and format and would be grateful if you could send me your feedback as to whether this is the kind of information you are interested in hearing about from FHN; or if you have any suggestions as to content; topics you would like to see or more information on a specific subject please let me know.
Lesley.Swift@bbsrc.ac.uk
Forthcoming
Events
FHN CLUSTER MEETINGS:
| Cluster |
Event
& Venue |
Topic |
| Plants, Food & Health |
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 June 2009 - IFR, Norwich |
Launch of new Cluster & joint meeting with Swedish colleagues |
| PRIMA |
Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25
June 09 - Norwich Bioscience Institutes |
ComBase Workshop |
Launch of NEW "Plants; Food & Health Cluster" - 4-5 June 2009
We are launching a new Cluster entitled "Plants, Food & Health", which will take place at a joint 2-day Seminar, with colleagues from the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK). Topic for the day: “New Approaches to Healthy Foods” - How we can use scientific knowledge to develop new beneficial food products. Please contact Lesley.Swift@bbsrc.ac.uk if you wish to find out more details and attend this event.
More information is available on the FHN website Events page. To reserve a place or find out more details please contact Lesley Swift .
22-24 April - Total Food 2009 Sustainability of the Agri-Food Chain
Total Food 2009 is the third in a series of biennial international conferences which focus on the sustainable exploitation of agri-food co-products and related biomass, thereby helping to minimise waste. The launch of the new "Sustainability in the Food Chain" website took place at this event and is now available at: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/waste
More information on Total Food 2009 including copies of the presentations are available on the website: www.ifr.ac.uk/totalfood2009
Recent
Events Held:
Allergy Cluster Meeting - 25 February 2009,
MRC Offices, London
Topic for the day -"Development of Clinically-Validated Reference Materials”, Notes and Presentations from this meeting will be available shortly on the Members area of the FHN website.
Allergy Cluster Meeting - 4 September 2008,
IFR, Norwich
Topic for the Day – “Quality control materials for allergen analysis in foods". Notes and Presentations from this
meeting are available on the Members area of the Food &
Health Network website,
ComBase Workshop - 12 November 2008, IFR,
Norwich
"ComBase for Risk Assessment" - an intermediate Workshop. More information
on ComBase can be found at : http//www.combase.cc
IFR Keynote Lectures
IFR is planning conferences, seminars and events in 2009 - Details can be found on the Events Page of the IFR
website: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/search/eventlist.
If you are interested in attending or finding out more about
any of the Lectures to be held at IFR listed below please
contact: Dawn.Barrett@bbsrc.ac.uk
The Co-Product Exploitation Cluster is in the process of transforming into a web-based cluster. It will take the form of the "Food Chain Sustainability Special Interest Group Website", which was launched to the outside world at the Total Food Conference on 22-24 April 2009. If you are interested in having a look at what this Cluster Website has to offer it and can be found at: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/waste
Please contact Lesley
Swift if you have any queries regarding F&HN Membership.
If you are interested in joining the Food & Health Network please contact Lesley
Swift
Making
the News
IFR Latest News articles are available via the following link:
http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/latest-news.htm
Mucosal Immunology and Intestinal Microflora European Symposium, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
On 9th June 2009, Norwich Research Park will host a symposium that aims to give postgraduate students working in aspects of gut immunology, host-pathogen interactions within the gut and the use of probiotics the chance to present their work and exchange ideas to an audience of students, postdocs and principal investigators.
http://www.ifr.ac.uk/gutsymposium2009/
On the Origin of Subspecies
Scientists have sequenced over seventy strains of yeast, the greatest number of genomes for any species, helping to bring the small branches of Darwin’s ‘Tree of Life’ into focus. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/news-and-events/latest-news.htm
IFR Science + Innovation
This quarterly publication from IFR provides an overview
of our leading science stories, knowledge transfer and
innovation activities and had replaced IFR News.
Science + Innovation issues available online, at: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/info/Publications/index.htm.
To receive regular print or electronic copy, contact Dawn
Barrett
Conference Facilities
Looking for a New Venue to host your next Science Conference or Meeting?
Look no further, the Conference Facilities at the Norwich BioScience Institutes have everything you could possibly need for your event:
Seating for up to 320 delegates
State-of-the-art AV
Free on site parking
Delicious catering options
A dedicated and experienced team to look after your event needs.
If this sounds tempting then why not call the Conference Office on 01603 255022 for further information. Please quote “New” at the time of enquiry. www.venue-norwich.info.
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