Discovery, Research, and Utilization of Bioactive Compounds: Development of

Healthy and Functional Food Products

32nd International Conference & EXPO of FFC - 20th International Symposium of ASFFBC

October 2nd - October 4th, 2024, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in San Diego, CA, USA (Address: 1646 Front Street, San Diego, California 92101) In-Person and Virtual/Live Online Event

Conference Program

As of September 28th, 2024 we have over 3000 registered attendees (in-person and virtual) at this conference and we are welcoming representatives from over 100 countries. 

Expo Dates and Hours: Wednesday October 2nd,  Thursday October 3rd from 10 am to 4 pm. 

October 2nd, 2024  Local Time (San Diego, California)

Preamble

• 9:00-10:00 – Registration
• 10:00-10:15 – Opening Remarks: Functional Foods Definition, Classification, and Evaluation by FFC - Danik Martirosyan, Conference Chair, PhD, President of Functional Food Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Functional Food Institute, San Diego, CA, USA.
• 10:15-10:45  - Yasuhito Shirai, Ph.D, Dean and Professor, Keynote Speaker, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, KObe, Japan. 67 kDa Laminin receptor works as Vitamin E receptor.

Session 1: GRAS Determination: How U.S. FDA's GRAS Notification Program Works

Session Chair(s):  Ruzanna Sadoyan, PhD (Armenia)

• 10:45-11:10- Danik Martirosyan, PhD, President of Functional Food Center, Dallas, TX, USA, Functional Food Institute, San Diego, CA, USA. GRAS Certification at the Author, Panel, and FDA Levels
• 11:10-11:35 - Debasis Bagchi, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Psychology, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA. An Overview on the regulations of nutraceuticals and functional foods in the United States with a special emphasis on GRAS status

 11:35-11:55 Coffee break

Session 2: Functional Foods for the Management of Chronic Diseases

Session Chair: Alexander Haslberger, PhD, Professor (Austria)

• 11:55-12:20 - Tolu E. Alaba, PhD, PostDoctoral Fellow at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA. Steamed Broccoli Sprouts alleviated Inflammatory Bowel Disease via increased anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and gut protective Metabolites in DSS-mice.
• 12:20-12:45 - Manashi Bagchi, PhD, FACN, Department of Research & Development, Dr. Herbs LLC, Concord, California, USA. Clinical investigation to assess the safety and efficacy of a patented fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seed extract in Type 2 diabetics: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 
• 12:45-13:10 - Qing Li, PhD Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Evaluation of safety and physiological functions of the new functional sugar alcohol threitol.
• 13:10-14:10 –Lunch  Break

Session 3:  Discovery, Sources, Health Benefits, and Safety Aspects of Bioactive Compounds/Molecules

Session Chair(s): Tamami Shirai, PhD (USA)

• 14:10-14:35 - Ruzanna Sadoyan, PhD, General Director, Scientific Center of Agriculture, Etchmiadzin, Armenia. Assessment of quality indicators of different varieties of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) under the conditions of the foothill zone of Armenia.
• 14:35-14:55 - Anush Baghdasaryan, Student, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. Economic implications of functional foods.
• 14:55-15:20 - Jim Hauske, PhD, Sensor Botanicals, La Mesa CA; USA. Sensor botanicals and biopharmaceuticals overview

Session 4: Poster Session 15:20-16:00

• 17:30 - 20:30  Banquet and Tour: Balboa Park, San Diego (Balboa Park features 18 museums on its 1,200-acre property, locally and regionally sourced food, local independent beer, regional wine, craft cocktails, live music and so much more).

October 3rd, 2024  Local Time (San Diego, California)

Session 5: Functional Food and Health: A Paradigm Shift in Agriculture

Session Chair(s): Debasis Bagchi, PhD, Professor (USA)

• 10:00-10:35 - Julius Oben, PhD, Professor, Keynote Speaker, Department of Biochemistry University of Yaounde 1 Faculty of Science Center Yaounde Cameroon. Cissus quadrangularis (CQR-300®) and Dichrostachys glomerata (Dyglomera®) extracts increase GLP-1 and inhibit DPP-4 in overweight and obese adults
• 10:35-11:05 - Debasis Bagchi, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Psychology, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA. A critical insight into the molecular mechanisms of macular carotenoids with respect to their physicochemical stability, industrial production, targeted tissue delivery and bioavailability
• 11:05-11:35 Tamami Shirai, PhD, Associate Researcher, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. Japanese diet, functional foods, and beyond: Unraveling the secrets of Japanese longevity miracle
• 11:35-12:00 - Nayma Sultana, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology, Colonel Maleque Medical College, Manikganj, Bangladesh. Hepatoprotective effects of metformin alone and In combination with peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.

12:00-12:20 Coffee break

Session Chair(s): Anca Lucau-Danila, PhD, Professor (France)

• 12:20-12:45 - Anca Lucau-Danila, PhD, Associate Professor, BioEcoAgro, University of Lille, Lille, France. Exploring Chicory's role as a functional food in One Health
• 12:45-13:10 - Hui Li, PhD, Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Gycine and serine complementation is effective against serum-resistant bacteria.
• 13:10-13:35 - Esther Nwanna, PhD, College of Veterinary Medicine, Teaching and Research, UC Davis, USA. Bioactive compounds from copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana) as potential antimicrobials against AMR-pathogens causing mastitis in California dairy cattle.
• 13:35-14:00 - Xuanxian Peng, PhD, Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Nutrient metabolites potentiate antibiotic killing.

14:00-15:00 –Lunch Break

Session 7: Research and Development of New Functional Food Products 

Session Chair(s): Hairong Cheng, PhD, Professor (China)

• 15:00-15:25-Alexander Haslberger, PhD, Professor, Special Lecture: University Vienna, Austria. Personalisation in nutrition and in the use of functional foods.
• 15:25-15:50-Anand Swaroop, PhD, Research and Development Department, Cepham Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA. Fenfuro®, furostanolic saponins from Trigonella foenum-graecum, alleviate diet-induced glucose intolerance and hepatic fat accumulation in rats.
• 15:50-16:15-Elizabeth Plourde, PhD, 21st Century Health Consulting, USA. Foods protect from electromagnetic radiation harm.
• 16:15-16:40-Oladayo Apalowo, PhD, Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA. Exploring the role of selenoprotein H on selenium distribution and insulin signaling in aged mice

Session 8: Awards and Certificates

16:40-17:00 In-Person Conference Closing: 

October 4th, 2024 Local Time, (San Diego, California)

Session 9: Virtual Presentations (9:00 AM to 13:30 PM)

Session Chair(s): Danik Martirosyan, PhD (USA)

• 9:00-9:10 Akinori Yanaka, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Dietary sulforaphane mitigates colonic mucosal inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium-treated mice and in human patients with ulcerative colitis.
• 9:10-9:20 Jianan Yan, PhD, Dalian Polytechnic University, China. Scallop male gonad powders improve exercise performance and exert antifatigue effect via alleviating the oxidative stress and modulating inflammatory cytokines in mice.
• 9:20-9:30 Yinan Du, PhD, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China. The effect of heat treatment on the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) roe protein isolates-curcumin interactions and performance of protein hydrogels.
• 9:30-9:40 Zhujun Zhang, MD Student, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China. Gelation and film-forming properties of ternary composite gels constructed by scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) protein hydrolysates, SDS, and polysaccharides.
• 9:40-9:50 Dambar Bahadur Khadka, PhD, Tribhuvan University, Central Department of Food TEchnology, Central Campus of Technology, TU
  Dharan, Nepal. Optimization of Hydrolysis condition and Bio-functional Properties of Whey Protein Hydrolysate Obtained from Ash Gourd (Benincasa hispida) Protease Protease
• 9:50-10:00 Karen Simonyan, PhD, Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Relationships Orbeli Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia. Efficacy and selenium enrichment of Lycium barbarum in hydroponic and soil conditions in the Ararat Valley.
• 10:00-10:10 Irakli Chkhikvishvili, PhD, Bakhutashvili Institute of Medical Biotechnology of Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Effects and medical application of plant-origin polyphenols
• 10:10-10:20 Anahit Hakobjanyan, PhD, Senior Researcher, G.S. Davtyan Institute of Hydroponics Problems, NAS RA, Yerevan, Armenia. Thuja occidentalis and its essential oil in medicine. 
• 10:20-10:30 Laura Alonso Pintre, BSc Student, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), Madrid, Spain. Proteomic identification of potential sources of antioxidant peptides from the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana.
• 10:30-10:40 Anush Vardanyan, PhD, Senior Researcher, G.S. Davtyan Institute of Hydroponics Problems, NAS RA, Armenia. Pharmacochemical investigation of medicinal raw material of Rosmarinus officinalis L. cultivated by clonal micropropagation and hydroponic combined method.
• 10:40-10:50 Zayniddin Muhidinov, PhD, Lead Scientist, Chemistry Institute of the National Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan. Biopolymers composite film with bioactive compounds for food preservation.

• Coffee Break 10:50-11:00

• 11:00-11:10 Mary Muchiri, PhD, Karatina University, Kenya. Post-fermented tea (Camellia sinensis) beverages: Bioactive compounds, health benefits and future trends in development of functional foods.
• 11:10-11:20 Alexander Plakida, PhD, Professor, Odessa National Medical University, Department of Physical Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Physical Training, Odessa, Ukraine. The effect of an aqueous solution of Chlorella Vulgaris on the composition of the body in healthy people.
• 11:20-11:30 Gayane Martirosyan, PhD, Head of Department Vegetable Seed Production, Ministry of Economy, Armenia. Biochemical composition of Armenian chili pepper varieties for functional food applications.
• 11:30-11:40 Marta Magdalena Majchrzak,  Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), Madrid, Spain. Beneficial effects of simulated orogastric digests from microalga Tetraselmis chuii against Helicobacter pylori infection.
• 11:40-11:50 Knarik Shamilyan, PhD, Yerevan state medical university after Mkhitar Heratsi, Armenia. Discovery of sour cherry fruits antiplatelet activity.
• 11:50-12:00 Irina Chernukha, PhD, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, VM Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems, Moscow, Russia. Does beetroot betanine reduce DNA damage in mouse intestine?
• 12:00-12:10 Norizah Sarbon, PhD, University Malaysia Terengganu,  Terengganu, Malaysia. Purification, identification, and characterization of Angiotensin-I Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide from ultrasound-treated chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) protein hydrolysate with acute toxicity study.
• 12:10-12:20 Vasiliki Lagouri, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer,¹Laboratory of Chemistry-Biochemistry- Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Greece; ²Perrotis College, American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece. Beneficial health effects and polyphenols of Greek pomegranates.
• 12:20-12:30 Alina Buchilina, PhD, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Biomodification of a plant base from cereal flour to produce an alternative fermented drink.
• 12:30-12:40 Gayane Shaboyan, Research Scientist, Laboratory of land Nutrition and Productivity, G.S. Davtyan Institute of Hydroponics Problems, Armenia. The study of several samples of the ICARDA lentil collection in outdoor hydroponics in Ararat Valley and the soil conditions in Gegharkunik Marz, Armenia
• 12:40-12:50 Vladimir Popov, PhD, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacy, Rosbiotech University, Moscow. A prospective randomized comparative placebo-controlled double-blind study in two groups to assess the effect of the use of nutraceutical with Siberian fir terpenes for the biological age.
• 12:50-13:00 Miriam Hagan, MSc., Department of Nutritional Sciences, Howard University, Washington-DC, USA. Seaweed consumption and weight management: Exploring the anti-obesity effects of seaweed vegetables on adults with obesity.
• 13:00-13:10 Carmen Alicia Yáñez Gonzalez, MSi, Chemical Engineer, University of Alicante, Spain. Infant nutrition: Breast milk substitutes and gut-brain axis improved by microalgae.
• 13:10-13:20 Elihud Salazar, Registered Dietitian, CARDIOMED Clinic, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. How the nixtamalization process improves the nutritional value of maize and the importance in the Mexican diet.

Conference Closing : 13:30