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Summary RISG N°3/2021

RISG’s latest issue is published (RISG = La Rivista Italiana Delle Sostanze Grasse). Papers are published in open access and available through the following link:

https://www.innovhub-ssi.it/media/pubblicazioni/risg-rivista-italiana-sostanze-grasse.kl

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Conference on Lipid Droplets & Oleosomes: December 2-3, Strasbourg, France

The 2nd International Conference on Lipid Droplets & Oleosomes will take place on December the 2nd and 3rd, 2021, in Strasbourg, France.

The Conference will combine the most recent scientific developments in the areas of biology, food/soft matter, and oleosome ingredient development. It will provide a unique opportunity for experts from academia, the ingredient industry, and the wider food industry to interact and apply their knowledge and latest research findings to the design and manufacture of novel, multifunctional and sustainable fat ingredients.

More information on keynote talks can be found on the dedicated internet website: https://lipiddropletsoleosomes.org/ where abstracts can be submitted until November the 4th 2021 on the following topics:

  • Composition and imaging of Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes
  • Recovering Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes for industrial applications
  • Dynamic mobilization, hydrolysis, and digestion of Lipid Droplets and   Oleosome
  • Designer materials with Lipid Droplets and Oleosomes 

The meeting will be hosted at the CIARUS conference center, which is close to the historical center of Strasbourg and to the central railway station.

The conference registration fees are as follows:

  • €400 for a shared twin room,
  • €500 for a single room.

Students will enjoy a 100 euros discount (€300 for a shared twin room and €400 for a single room).

Registration fees include two nights’ stay at the conference center, breakfast and lunch on December the 2nd and 3rd and an invitation to the conference dinner on the evening of December the 2nd. Arrivals at the conference venue are expected on Wednesday December the 1rst, late afternoon.

GERLI International Lipidomics Meeting: registration is opened

Registration for the 16th GERLI International Lipidomics Meeting entitled “Tailored lipids: from synthesis to specific biological functions”, is now opened.

Abstract submission, registration and accommodation at the conference center Meriadek Hotel are now available on-line.

Deadlines for oral presentations are September 8th and September 15th for poster presentations.

The conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis already applies all sanitary rules necessary for such events in the current situation, and is now equipped with a hybrid platform for visioconferences, which will be implemented for those who will not be able to come, this in order to have our full audience.

More informations at: https://www.gerli.com/congres/gerli-16th-lipidomics-meeting-2020-bordeaux-france-3/

Last articles published in RISG 2/2021

Antioxidant Activities of Silver and Iron Nanoparticles of Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus (Boiss) Wagenitz - Pelin TASTAN, Bijen KIVCAK 
 
Effects of natural phenolics and synthetic antioxidants on the oxidative thermal stability of refined and purified sunflower oils - Seyma YILDIZ, Seyma DILMEN, Semra TURAN, Mustafa KIRALAN, Mohamed Fawzy RAMADAN
 
Levels of some heavy metals in fish organs from Egbe Dam, Ekiti State, Nigeria - Habibat Omolara ADUBIARO, Saheed Ayodeji ANIMASHAUN
 
Impact of roasting on oxidation characteristics of less well-known hazelnut cultivar: Turkish hazelnut (Corylus colurna) - Ercan SARICA, Mustafa KIRALAN, Ömer EREN
 
Short note - Flavonoids compositionof Bulgarian wines and estimation of their intake - Silvia TSANOVA-SAVOVA, Ivan GRUEV, Racho RIBAROV
 
Short note - Trans fatty acids content of sweets and appetisers traditionally consumed in Jordan - Khalid M. AL-ISMAIL, Hamed R. TAKRURI, Reema F. TAYYEM, Maher M. AL-DABBAS, Dana N. ABDELRAHIM
 
Short note - Chemical composition and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Chassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites essential oil - Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi Wan SALLEH, Mohd Azlan NAFIAH, Shamsul KHAMIS
 
Short note - Chemical composition and sterol profile of Tunisian Quercus ilex oil - Youkabed ZARROUG, Jazia SRITI, Mouna BOULARES, Jamel MEJRI, Dorra SFAYHI, Ghaith HAMDAOUI, Sondes MA THLOUTHI, Mohamed KHARRAT
 
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GERLI International Lipidomics meeting: September 26-29th, 2021

The current situation of the pandemic and progresses in vaccination at many places led organizers to consider having the GERLI 2021 meeting as initially planned: a face-to-face meeting in Bordeaux, September 26-29th, 2021.

This 16th GERLI International Lipidomics meeting, entitled “Tailored lipids: from synthesis to specific biological functions”, will be one of the first event gathering the lipidomic community ‘live’ again.

Please visit the dedicated website for further information (https://www.gerli.com/congres/gerli-16th-lipidomics-meeting-2020-bordeaux-france-3/).

Abstract submission, registration and accommodation at the conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis will be available on-line the last week of June.

The conference center Meriadek Hotel Ibis already applies all sanitary rules necessary for such events in the current situation, and is now equipped with a hybrid platform for visioconferences, which will be implemented for those who will not be able to come, this in order to have our full audience.

Published in RISG No 1/2021

RISG’s latest issue is published (RISG = La Rivista Italiana Delle Sostanze Grasse). Papers are published in open access and available through the following link: https://www.innovhub-ssi.it/media/pubblicazioni/risg-rivista-italiana-sostanze-grasse.kl

SUMMARY:

- Controllo fitosanitario e qualità degli oli di oliva in areale invaso da Bactrocera oleae

Lucia GIANSANTE, Paolo DEL RE, Fabio PIETRANGELI, Luciano POLLASTRI, Luciana DI GIACINTO

- Application of Fourier Transform Mid-Infra-Red Attenuated Total Reflectance (FT-MIR-ATR) for the authentication of Maltese extra virgin olive oil

Frederick LIA, Marion ZAMMIT MANGION, Claude FARRUGIA

- Edible films and coatings based on chitosan with essential oils for anti-microbial food packaging application

Balarabe B. ISMAIL, Sirajo F. MOHAMMED, Umar GARBA,Shamsudeen Nassarawa SANUSI

- Correlation and path coefficient study of soybean yield and seed quality traits

Celile Aylin OLUK, Hatice HIZLI, Pinar CUBUKCU, Ahmet Korhan SAHAR

- Volatile components and biological activities of Pulicaria essential oils. (A review)

Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi Wan SALLEH, Hakimi KASSIM, Alene TAWANG

- Nota breve - Analisi dei residui di fitofarmaci mediante UHPLC-MS. Indagine conoscitiva dei prodotti alimentari presenti sul mercato

Emanuela MARCHESE, Paola FUSARI, Pierangela ROVELLINI

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DOAJ Seal awarded to Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids demonstrating “best practice in open access publishing”

We are pleased to announce that Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids, among 22 other EDP Sciences’ journals, has recently been awarded the DOAJ Seal which “is awarded to journals that demonstrate best practice in open access publishing”. Only around 10% of journals indexed in the DOAJ are awarded the DOAJ Seal, so it is a gratifying mark of recognition of the excellent work Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids is doing.

“There are seven criteria which a journal must meet to be eligible for the DOAJ Seal. These relate to best practice in long term preservation, use of persistent identifiers, discoverability, reuse policies and authors’ rights.” (DOAJ website)

Find out more about the DOAJ Seal here.

Webinar: Updates to the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis pathway (Pr Richard Bazinet)

On thursday the 18th of March, ISSFAL proposed a webinar presented by Professor Richard Bazinet on Updates to the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis pathway.ISSFAL's next webinar will be on 21 April at 14:00 GMT. Registration and details will be announced soon.

Please note Pr. Bazinet's webinar has been posted to the ISSFAL Website and will be available for 30 days publicly. ISSFAL's webinars for January and February are also posted there but will be moved to the Members Only section a little after mi-March. If you consider joining the Society, just click ont that link; once at ISSFAL's membership page, click on the Member Type and fill out your information. 
Please note ISSFAL's 2021 Congress is scheduled for 10-14 May and registration is currently open. Discounts for this event as well as next year's Congress in Nantes, France are extended to Members. Please note, ISSFAL also encourage students to join the Society and have additional discounts for membership and Congress registration.

 

20th International sunflower conference: Postponed

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference has  been postponed.
The new date is 20-23 June, 2022
http://www.isc2020.com

Lipids Ωnline 2021 : a new webinar series from ISSFAL

Kicking off on January 20, 2021, ISSFAL will host monthly webinars on the third Wednesday of each month. The webinar series, entitled: Lipids Ωnline will be available to anyone with an interest in the objectives of ISSFAL and more importantly for you, is that is free to all.

Pre-registration will be required for each webinar. Registration will open in early January 2021 for our first webinar: MCT, Ketones and Brain Aging presented by Professor Stephen Cunnane, University of Sherbrooke, Canada. Attendees will have the opportunity to chat live with presenters as well as more formal Q&A. More details about our launch webinar are below. Webinars will cover a variety leading science related to dietary fats, oils and lipids. Because our presenters will be international in nature, times will vary for this offering on the third Wednesday of each month.

Once a webinar is completed, registration and other speaker details will open for the next month’s webinar. The remainder of the program for the first 6 months is being finalized and will be circulated also in early-January 2021.