Call for Abstracts
The 3rd Workshop on
Food Matrix Microstructure and Gut Health
8-11 February, 2016
Rama Gardens Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2015
Under the Researcher Links scheme offered within the Newton Fund, the British Council
and the Thailand Research Fund will be holding a workshop on the above theme in
Bangkok on 8-11 February 2016. The workshop is being coordinated by Kasetsart
University and University of Manchester and will have contributions from other leading
researchers. We are now inviting Early Career Researchers from the UK and Thailand
to apply to attend this workshop. All travel and accommodation expenses will be
covered by the Researcher Links programme. The application form, with more details
on the initiative, is attached and should be sent to parichat.h@ku.ac.th before the
deadline of 30 September 2015.
The four-day conference is intended for early-career researchers in Thai and UK
academic institutions (Post-Docs and within the first 10 years of their career). The
conference will provide participants with workshop-style feedback on their papers, offer
career guidance by senior researchers in the field and facilitate the building of Thai-UK
research collaborations. The keynote lectures will be given by 6 internationally reputed
researchers from UK and Thailand. These mentors will share their experience and
knowledge and remain in contact with the early career researchers after the workshop
has finished to share networks and contacts.
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Mentors
Professor Clare Mills
Professor of Allergy
Manchester Institute of
Biotechnology
University of Manchester, UK
Professor Pete Wilde
Research Leader, Food
Structure in the
Gastrointestinal Tract
Institute of Food Research
Norwich Research Park, UK
Associate Professor
Parichat Hongsprabhas
Department of Food Science
and Technology
Faculty of Agro-Industry
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Professor Sakamon
Devahastin
Department of Food
Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
King Mongkut’s University of
Technology Thonburi,
Thailand
Associate Professor
Anne McCartney
Associate Professor
Sunee Nitisinprasert
Department of Food and
Nutritional Sciences
School of Chemistry, Food &
Pharmacy
University of Reading, UK
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Agro-Industry
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Topics
We welcome empirical and conceptual abstracts from early-career researchers.
Potential topics include following areas:
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Food structure : from food processing to gastro-intestinal tract
Food and health
Proteomic and metabolomic in gut health
Regulatory issues on health and functional foods
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Schedule
Mon 8 Feb 2016 
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Newton Fund-Thailand Collaboration
Existing collaborations and updates on Thai-UK Partners
in Science on Food Production for Nutrition Security:
Food Matrix Microstructure and Gut Health
Oral/Poster presentation
Tue 9 Feb 2016
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Oral/Poster Presentation & Discussion
Wed 10 Feb
2016
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Oral/Poster Presentation & Discussion
Thur 11 Feb
2016
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Site visit: NSTDA and Thailand Science Park under
TSP-Kasetsart University Food Innovation Network (FIN)
Wrap-up
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Application
Applicants are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words that addresses
the following headings: Objective, Method, Expected Findings, and Contribution. Double
blind selection will be based on abstract quality and relevance to the conference theme.
Please send your application via email to:
Dr. Parichat Hongsprabhas
Email: parichat.h@ku.ac.th
Please submit your abstract by 30 September 2015
Applicants will be notified by 15 October 2015
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Grants
With the kind support of the Thailand Research Fund and British Council, under the
Newton Fund, the following grants are available:
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The conference is limited to a maximum of 24 outstanding young scholars from
the UK and Thailand : free accommodation at a 4-STAR hotel in Bangkok and
FULL coverage of the conference expenses.
12 UK travel grants: up to 50,000 THB (1000 GBP) to contribute to your economy
flight costs from the UK to Bangkok
12 Thai travel grants: up to 7,500 THB to contribute to your economy flight cost
and/or transportation to Bangkok
To apply for any of these grants, please fill in the form below.
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Application Form:
3rd
The
Workshop on Food Matrix Microstructure and Gut Health
8-11 February 2016, Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
1. Applicant
Name and title
Gender (to monitor statistic
participation – this will not
be considered during
assessment)
Position and institution
Postal address
Email
Phone number
Brief CV (academic career,
publications, markers of
esteem, and any other
relevant information) – no
more than ½ page of A4
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Abstract - Please give a summary of your area of research (no more than 400 words)
Title
Author(s)
Affiliation(s)
Introduction and Objective(s)
Methods
Results
Conclusion
3. Please describe your motivation to attend the workshop and how the workshop
matches your professional development needs
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4. Please describe the expected impact of your participation to the workshop on
your personal and professional development, including your ability to work on an
international level
5. Please indicate how you will disseminate the outcomes of the workshops and
the new knowledge/skills you have acquired
6. Workshops will take place in English as standard. Please indicate your ability
to work and communicate in English (Note, translators may be provided if
necessary)
Native speaker
Good
Excellent
Need support
7. Please use this space to give any additional information that you feel is
relevant for the application.
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