May 3, 2011, Beirut Campus
9:30-10:05 Glenn Young, Keynote Speaker, UC Davis
Developing Capacities to Bridge Basic Science to the Development of New
Technologies that Impact Food Safety and Security
10:05-10:40 Marita Cantwell, Keynote Speaker, UC Davis
Postharvest technology Challenges for Vegetables and Fresh-Cut Products.
10:50-11:25 Zeina Kassaify, Keynote Speaker, AUB
Food Safety and Quality in Lebanon
11:25-12:00 Antonio Acedo, Keynote Speaker, Visayas State University, Philippine
Postharvest from the Perspectives
13:15-13:45 Apostolos Angelidis, Keynote Speaker, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greece
Food Safety of Traditional Dairy Products
13:45-14:15 Samuel Bankole, Keynote Speaker, Olabisi Onabanjo, University,
Nigeria
Mycotoxins and Food Safety Problems in Sub Saharan Africa
Session A
Business 903
Food Safety, Security, Microbiology,
Policymaking and Food Industry Challenges in Lebanon
Chair : Glenn Young
14:20-14:30 Raja Tannous, President of LAFST
The Role of the Lebanese Association of Food Scientists and Technologists
14:30-14:40 Atef Idriss & Imtithal Sheet, MEFOSA
Why Food Safety Matters?
14:40-14:50 Maria Khalifeh, Sufra Daymeh
14:50-15:00 Robert Dib, NDU
Quality Investigations in the Lebanese Olive Oil
15:00-15:10 Zahi El-Baba, AlBaba Sweets
Complications in the Implementation of Safety System in Sweet Industry
15:10-15:20 Youssef Massoud, Libanlait
Dairy Industry Challenges
15:20-15:35 Mirieille Serhan Mouawad, UOB
Exploring microbial Ecology of Cheese EcoSystem– A case Study
15:35-15:45 Z. Kassaify, R. Hamzeh, AUB
Plasmid Profile, Antimicrobial and Heat Resistance of Selected
Enterobacteriaseae in Sesame Seed, Tahini and Halaweh
15:45-15:55 R. Ramadan, H. Holail & Z. Olama , BAU
Production of Purification of Cellulase-Free Xylanase by Streptomyces sp. Using
Wheat Bran
15:55-16:05 Caren Jabbour, USJ
Occurrence of Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and Yogourt and the Effect of Lactic acid
Bacteria on Reducing AFM1
16:05-16:15 Imtithal Sheet, BAU
Microbiological quality of Raw Vegetables
16:15-16:25 Mustapha El-Haj, BAU
Environmental Factors Affecting the Microbial Production of Glycerol Using
Date Molasses
16:25– 16:35 Nawal Hakawati, BAU
Environmental Conditions Affecting the Single Cell Protein Production from
Yeast Using Whey
16:35-16:45 Alyaa Hamieh, BAU
Microbial Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate, A Biodegradable Plastic Using
Agro-Industrial Waste Produc
Session B
Faculty Lounge- Irwin Hall
Nutrition and Physiology
Chair : Nadine Zeeni
14:30-15:00 Enikoe Kalley , Medical University, Vienna
New Trends in the Physiology of Vitamin
15:00-15:20 Hala Muhtasib, AUB
Sesquiterpene Lactones from Lebanese Plants: Identification and
Characterization of Antitumor Mechanisms
15:20-15:40 Maya Bassil, LAU
Insulin Resistance of Protein Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
15:40-16:00 Melanie Mattar, AUB
Effect of Lysine and Vitamin B6 Supplementation on Lipid Profile of Male
Subjects with Hypertriglyceridemia
16:00-16:20 Carine Issa, NDU
Following Mediterranean Steps, the Shortest Way to Reach Nutritional Goals:
Evidence from Computer-Generated Personalized Diets.
16:20-16:40 Lamis Jomaa, UOB
Tackling Childhood Obesity Through School Policies in the US: What Role Can
Students Play?
16:40-17:00 Doris Jaalouk, NDU
Prevalence of hypertension and associated lifestyle factors among adolescent
school children in Lebanon.
Workshop
Business 903
17:00-18:30 Marita Cantwell , UC Davis
Successful Postharvest Handling of Vegetables
May 4, 2011 , Byblos Campus
Lectures: Part I
FCC 205
9:10-9:30 Hussein Y. Naim, Switzerland
Use of Viral Vectors for the Development of Vaccines
9:30-9:50 Diana E. Jaalouk, AUB
Differential Phage Display: a Versatile Tool for Target Discovery
9:50-10:10 Marwan El-Sabban, AUB
Functionalized Nanoparticles for Cancer and Stem Cell Therapy
Lectures: Part II
FCC 205
10:30-10:50 Khaled Ghattass, AUB
Preclinical Investigations of the Hypoxia Activated Radiosensitizer DCQ
10:50-11:10 Enikö Kallay, Keynote Speaker, Austria
Vitamin D and Cancer: The New State of the Art
11:10-11:30 Hussein A. Abbas, LAU
p53: a Tumor Suppressor, but a Hematopoiesis Depressor
11:30-11:50 Soha N. Yazbek, AUB
Obesity, is it Grandpa’s Fault?
11:50-12:10 Mohammad Ali M. Hijazi, BAU
Review Article on Genus Matricaria (Chemistry
and Pharmacology)
Lectures: Part III
FCC 205
13:00-13:20 Roy A. Khalaf, LAU
Of Yeast and Men: Virulence, Adhesion and Amyloid Formation
13:20-13:40 Elise Abi Khalil, USJ
Characterization of a New Iron Acquisition System Involved in Bacillus cereus
Virulence
13:40-14:00 Michael Cammer, Keynote Speaker, NYU
Actin Stories Indicative of Two Decades of a Microscopy Renaissance
14:00-16:00
Poster Session & Prizes
Frem Civic Center Multi-Purpose Room FCC 201
16:20-18:20
Microscopy Workshop
Science Building Biology Lab, Sci 307
Michael Cammer (NYU), Marwan El-Sabban (AUB), Mirvat El-Sibai (LAU)