wcfn2023-Japan

Registration Time: 09:00-21:00, May 14, 2023; Place: Lobby, 1F, Hyatt Regency Osaka

Opening Ceremony Time: 09:00-09:10, May 15, 2023 (Monday); Place: Sapphire+ Crystal, 2F, Hyatt Regency Osaka

Keynote Forum Time: 09:10-12:10, May 15, 2023 (Monday); Place: Sapphire+ Crystal, 2F, Hyatt Regency Osaka

Moderator	Dr. Hassan M. Heshmati, Consultant and Senior Scientific Advisor, Endocrinology Metabolism Consulting, LLC, USA

09:10-09:15	Moderator’s Introduction
09:15-09:40	Title: Safety and Efficiency in Gene and Cell Therapeutics Manufacturing Prof. Dr. Dr. Rolf G. Werner, University of Tubingen, Germany; PharmaConsulting Suzhou, China
09:40-10:05	Title: Breeding by Selective Introgression: Theory, Practices, and Lessons Learned from Rice Dr. Jianlong Xu, Professor, The Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
10:05-10:30	Title: RB Gene as a Possible Target to Promote Healthy Life Dr. Hoyoku Nishino, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
10:30-10:55	Title: Syringomyelia – From Cause to Treatment Dr. Uwe Max Mauer, Director, Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Germany
10:55-11:20	Title: Food, Gut Microbiome, and Management of Obesity Dr. Hassan M. Heshmati, Consultant and Senior Scientific Advisor, Endocrinology Metabolism Consulting, LLC, USA
11:20-11:45	Title: Wearable Sweat-Sensing Mobile Device for Efficient Healthcare Monitoring Dr. Giovanni De Micheli, Professor & Director, Integrated Systems Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland
11:45-12:10	Title: Ensuring Quality and Safety in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Mr. Harry Shufflebarger, Director, Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute, West Palm Beach, FL, USA Video Speech
WCFN 01: Food and Agricultural Science Time: 09:00-13:05, May 16, 2023 (Tuesday); Place: Yamato B, 5F, Hyatt Regency Osaka

Chair	Dr. Pavel Tlustos, Professor & Head of Department, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Co-chair	Dr. Kouji Kojima, Associate Professor, Sojo University, Japan

09:00-09:05	Chair’s Introduction
09:05-09:30	Title: Effect of the Natural Compound Trans-Resveratrol on Human MCM4 Gene Transcription Dr. Fumiaki Uchiumi, Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
09:30-09:55	Title: Biochar - Soil Amendment Or Organic Fertilizer Dr. Pavel Tlustos, Professor & Head of Department, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
09:55-10:20	Title: Identification of Novel Bioactive Small Molecules for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Dr. Dongmin Liu, Professor, Virginia Tech, USA
10:20-10:45	Title: Food Proteins from Edible Bird`s Nests: Analyze the Halal Process and Nutritional Content in Developed Prebiotic Drink Product Dr. Nazariyah Binti Yahaya, Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
10:45-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:25	Title: Microbial Production of Novel Pigments from Black Rice Anthocyanin Dr. Kouji Kojima, Associate Professor, Sojo University, Japan
11:25-11:50	Title: Exploring the Takeout Food Preferences and Interactions with Demographic Characteristics in China: A Discrete Choice Experiment in Chinese Adults Dr. Shanquan Chen, Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
11:50-12:15	Title: Adsorptive of Acid Red 88, Methylene Blue and Nitrate by Zeolite/Chitosan from Water Dr. Endar Hidayat, Graduate School of Comprehensive and Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan
12:15-12:40	Title: Microbial Community Starters Affect the Profiles of Volatile Compounds in Traditional Chinese Xiaoqu Rice Wine Dr. Rong Xiao, Lecturer, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
12:40-13:05	Title: Behavioral Financial Network: An Agent-Based Approach for the Complexity of Heterogeneous Financial Markets Dr. Talal Al-Sulaiman, Professor, Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company, Saudi Arabia
WCFN 02: Advances in Nutrition Research Time: 14:00-17:15, May 16, 2023 (Tuesday); Place: Yamato B, 5F, Hyatt Regency Osaka

Chair	Dr. Jerome Foucaud, Head of Department, French National Cancer Institute (INCa), France
Co-chair	Dr. Vesela Chalova, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Food Technologies-Plovdiv, Bulgaria

14:00-14:05	Chair’s Introduction
14:05-14:30	Title: Bioactivity of Leaf and Pomace Extracts of Grapevine Cultivars, Belonging to Sardinia Blue Zone Biodiversity, on Colon, Breast and Melanoma Cancer Cell Lines Dr. Antonio Barberis, Researcher, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Italy
14:30-14:55	Title: Nutrition and Cancer: Perception of Risk Factors and Protective Factors Dr. Jerome Foucaud, Head of Department, French National Cancer Institute (INCa), France
14:55-15:20	Title: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Probiotic Strains in Reducing Ethyl Carbamate Dr. Emily Siu Mei Choi, Assistant Professor, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
15:20-15:45	Title: Postbiotic-enriched fermented milks: tracking their biofunctional attributes and gastrointestinal digestion Dr. Farhad Garavand, Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
15:45-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-16:25	Title: Upcycling Industrial Rapeseed Meal, a Source of Proteins, Fibers, and Bioactive Compounds Dr. Vesela Chalova, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Food Technologies-Plovdiv, Bulgaria
16:25-16:50	Title: Chemical Basis of Mineral Character at Olfactory And Gustatory Level in White and Red Wines Dr. Antonio Palacios, Professor, Rioja University, Spain
16:50-17:15	Title: Serum Cotinine as a Predictor of Lipid-Related Indices in Turkish Immigrants with Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Study Dr. Shiryn D. Sukhram, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, CUNY - College of Staten Island, USA
WCFN 03: Video Forum
1	Title: The Synergistic Effect of Using Doxorubicin in Combination with Tanshinone IIA in Treating Drug-Resistant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenograft in Vivo Dr. Shun Wan Chan, Associate Professor, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, China
2	Title: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Traditional Dry Fermented Sausages from Serbia Dr. Snezana Skaljac, Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
3	Title: Use of a Hydrolyzed Rice Formula in the Treatment of Cow's Milk Allergy Dr. Marta Reche, Doctor, Universitary Hospital Infanta Sofia, Spain
4	Title: The Responses of Soil Respiration to Changed Precipitation and Increased Temperature in Desert Grassland in Northern China Dr. Yi Zhang, Associate professor, Xichang University, China