The Uriach Chair of Nutraceuticals invites you to take part in the conference Functional Foods, Food Supplements, and Nutraceuticals delivered by Dr. Begoña Muguerza.
PROGRAM:
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Presentation of the Uriach Chair of Nutraceuticals
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Relationship between nutrition and health
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Functional foods and their regulation
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Concept of nutraceuticals and food supplements
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Evaluation of functionality
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Case study: collaboration between the Chair and COFT for the evaluation of a nutraceutical’s functionality
Date: Monday, April 26, 2021
Time: 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Place: Online live session via GoToWebinar (only an internet connection and speakers or headphones will be required).
Registration: FREE by clicking HERE (access instructions for the webinar will be sent to the email address provided in the form; please make sure it is entered correctly).
Dr. Begoña Muguerza is Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at Rovira i Virgili University.
She has taken part in 96 research projects, including a total of 47 publicly funded projects and 49 contracts with companies in the agri-food, nutraceutical, or cosmetics sectors. She has served as project leader or principal investigator in 54 of them.
She is co-author of more than 95 articles in high-impact international scientific journals and of 11 patents. She has supervised 8 doctoral theses, 7 of them with international distinction, and 4 recognized with the Extraordinary Award.
She has also served as Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Coordinator of the Official Interuniversity Master’s in Nutrition and Metabolism. She currently leads the Nutrigenomics Research Group and is Director of the Uriach Chair of Nutraceuticals.