Dear graduate students,<\/p>\n
Thank you to those of you who attended the seminars and\/or lunches with our first candidate for the Assistant\/Associate Professor position in Food Science, Dr. Guodong Zhang.\u00a0 We welcome your feedback!\u00a0 The seminar recordings and confidential assessment form can be found using the following link: https:\/\/canvas.ubc.ca\/enroll\/PD3LEG<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Recordings and forms for upcoming candidates will be posted at this site also.\u00a0 A copy of the advertisement can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n Melanie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0<\/strong>Guodong Zhang,\u00a0<\/strong>Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0Guodong Zhang received his Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Prof. Kirk L. Parkin (2010) and performed postdoctoral research at the University of California-Davis with Prof. Bruce D. Hammock (2010-13). He was an Assistant Professor (2013-2019) and Associate Professor (with tenure, 2019-2021) at the Department of Food Science of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2021, he moved to National University of Singapore (NUS) and he is currently Dean’s Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Food Science & Technology at NUS.\u00a0 Dr. Zhang\u2019s research focuses on the roles of bioactive lipids and environmental compounds on gut microbiota, colonic inflammation, and colon cancer. Since 2013, his independent research has led to >60 publications, including several corresponding-author papers in high-impact journals such as Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications, Cancer Research, PNAS, Redox Biology, and Gut Microbes. His independent research has also led to 2 US patent applications.<\/p>\n He has received Foods Young Investigator Award (2021), Outstanding Young Scientist Award in Honor of Samuel Cate Prescott, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) (2020), and Young Scientist Research Award, American Oil Chemists\u2019 Society (AOCS) (2019).\u00a0 His students have won >30 research awards, including Rising Researcher Award of UMass-Amherst (the highest undergraduate research at UMass), Byron Prize Award for best Ph.D. Dissertation of UMass-Amherst, and Best Postdoctoral Publication Award of Society of Toxicology (SOT).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Research Seminar:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>How to reduce the risks of colonic inflammation and colon cancer?\u00a0 Development of dietary strategies and identification of dietary risk factors<\/em><\/p>\n August 23, 9:30-11:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Food, Nutrition and Health Building<\/strong>, Room\u00a0<\/strong>60<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Teaching Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Food Chemistry \u2013 Water Activity<\/em><\/p>\n August 24, 10:00\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Food, Nutrition and Health Building<\/strong>, Room\u00a0<\/strong>60<\/strong><\/p>\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0<\/strong>Joana Pico Carbajo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wine Research Centre, UBC<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Joana\u00a0Pico obtained her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Valladolid (Spain). She was a postdoctoral scholar\u00a0in the\u00a0Food Engineering department\u00a0at the University of Guelph, and she\u00a0is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Wine Research Center of the University of British Columbia. She has been visiting researcher at the\u00a0University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Fondazione Edmund Mach (Italy), Purdue University (IN,\u00a0USA),\u00a0and\u00a0Plants for Human Health Institute (NC,\u00a0USA).\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Pico’s research is aimed at determining food quality using Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, with a strong focus on the bioactivity and flavor of functional foods.\u00a0She is especially interested in understanding which phenolic compounds are involved in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases with the objective of optimizing food processing conditions that preserve those compounds and maximize the health benefits of foods.\u00a0Dr. Pico has published an invited\u00a0book chapter and\u00a036\u00a0peer-reviewed articles in Food Science\/Food\u00a0Chemistry Q1\u00a0journals, she has been a guest lecturer of FOOD 521 and APBI\u00a0442 at UBC, and\u00a0she was awarded\u00a0as one of the best “mentors of the year” at the UBC-REX mentorship program in 2022.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Research Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Plant dietary bioactives: developing health-promoting foods with a delightful flavor<\/em><\/p>\n September 1, 9:30\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Earth Sciences Building 2012 – 2207 Main Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5Ylfu6gpjIuH9apXlyuL1MsUtMnczKjPR1B<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Water activity and its implications for food safety, sensorial, and nutritional quality<\/em><\/p>\n September 2, 10:00\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Earth Sciences Building 2012 – 2207 Main Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5IldO2orTIoG9VjSQCp9ACFBM5Fv5vPZbhp<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ~~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0<\/strong>Andrea Liceaga<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Food Science, Purdue University<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0Andrea Liceaga is an Associate Professor of Food Science and the Director of the Sensory Evaluation Laboratory at Purdue University. Her research program aims to develop approaches for the application of emerging protein sources, such as insects, novel crops, and agriculture by-products. Her research includes extraction methods, protein structure-function interactions, bioactive peptides, protein allergenicity, sensory evaluation and consumer attitudes towards emerging proteins. Dr. Liceaga earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemical Engineering and Food Processing Management at the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico, and Master of Science in food microbiology and Ph.D. in food chemistry from The University of British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Research Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Unlocking the potential of emerging protein sources: From sustainable ingredients to foods for health<\/em><\/p>\n September 6, 9:30\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Food, Nutrition and Health Building, Room 60<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5AlfuquqDgsE9LHruZO7UKvM_qAvgwKcTZr<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Teaching Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Water activity and its role in manipulating a food system<\/em><\/p>\n September 7, 10:00\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n GEOG 200, 1984 West Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5YsdOqgrjopHNJKIMdKYCc6JDFxK_ysbpW6<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ~~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr.\u00a0<\/strong>Vassilis Kontogiorgos,\u00a0<\/strong>Senior Lecturer in Food Chemistry, The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Vassilis\u00a0Kontogiorgos is a food scientist by training. He received all his degrees in Food Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (BSc and MSc) and the University of Guelph, Canada (PhD).\u00a0 He has worked as an NSERC research fellow at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada) and as a faculty member at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield (UK), before joining the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland (Australia) as a teaching and research academic in food chemistry.\u00a0 Dr. Kontogiorgos’s research interests are focused on food carbohydrate chemistry and food structuring. He is an associate editor of Food Hydrocolloids and Food Biophysics and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Research Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Food Material Science:\u00a0Material\u00a0Characterisation\u00a0and Structure Analysis<\/em><\/p>\n September 8, 9:30\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n Earth Sciences Building 1012 – 2207 Main Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5UpfuGorz0vGNIflI39rIASJ_5kMXRp3ewZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Teaching Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Water Activity<\/em><\/p>\n September 9, 10:00\u201311:00\u00a0am<\/p>\n HEBB 116, 2045 East Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n