Greetings,

 

I hope this email finds you well. My name is Setenay Mufti and I am reaching out to you as a graduate student at UBC, and on behalf of the Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Committee at the Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies. The Committee is currently circulating a Call for Papers for this year’s conference, “All things that the black earth feeds: Animals and Humans.” We were wondering if you might be able to circulate this email and the attached flyer to any interested students.

 

The Conference will be held virtually on May 6th-7th, and the deadline for submissions is March 31st. We emphasize graduate work, but accept applications from undergraduate students as well. Further information can be found in the attached flyer.

We would love to feature your students’ work, so please do not hesitate to reach out at this email if you have any questions. Thank you so much!

 

 

Kind regards,

Setenay Mufti

 

 

Lilly Hickox, Kate Minniti, and Setenay Mufti, 

 

Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Co-Chairs

Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies

The University of British Columbia |  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory

 

AIGSC Call for Papers 2022

Mar. 24 – LFS Scholar Series: Dr. Harjinder Singh

Title: Designing Food Structures for Optimal Functionality and Nutrition

Abstract: The challenge of designing foods for health attributes requires a detailed understanding of the interactions of food structures with physiological and behavioral processes occurring during food consumption and digestion. The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is the interface between consumed food and the human body, and the process of food digestion in the GIT is multi-faceted and complex. The mechanisms of food disintegration and consequent absorption of released components in the GIT in relation to food structure remain unclear. This presentation will provide an overview of the approaches used for designing foods for functionality within the GIT, with examples of recent work from our laboratory on the structural changes in natural and fabricated milk based food systems during the digestion process.

Biography:  Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh is the Director of the Riddet Institute (Centre of Research Excellence), Massey University, New Zealand. His research expertise includes dairy science and technology, functional foods, food colloids, structures, and nutrition. He has published over 400 research papers in international journals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology, and has received several international awards, including the Marschall Rhodia International Dairy Science Award, the William C. Haines Dairy Science Award (USA) and the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Science Prize.

March 24th, 4:00 – 5:00 pm PT ​via Zoom (Register in advance for the meeting): https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Ivc-CpqzIoEtbcyBq981HV_FsVeAHv_dBt

 

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