Seminars
Joint Research Seminar: Food Chemistry and Food Quality
Organization:
Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science (TUM)
Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry (TUM)
Professorship for Biotechnology of Natural Products (TUM)
Professorship for Functional Phytometabolomics (TUM)
Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB)
Chair of Bioanalytics and Food Analysis (UBT)
Professorship for Food Metabolome (UBT)
Funded by the Graduate Center Weihenstephan
When: Normally every Monday during the semester, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: HS17; only the talks from Bayreuth can be followed exclusively online via ZOOM
Language: English
Registration for non-TUM-LSB-UBT members at: corinna.dawid(at)tum.de
The event offers PhD students, postdocs, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduates of the research groups of the food chemistry and food analysis at TUM, the University of Bayreuth and the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the TUM a platform to present their results in form of lectures. It also opens up the opportunity to learn about the broad spectrum of current research in the field of food chemistry at the Weihenstephan and Kulmbach campuses - from molecular-sensory and methodological aspects to toxicological aspects.
The mutual knowledge of the areas of work and interests as well as the stimulating and uncomplicated atmosphere should foster discussions and cooperations between the various research groups and thus to strengthen the interaction of the food chemistry oriented research groups at the campuses.
In addition, at least once per semester external speakers from research or industry give an exciting overview about research and developments within different food chemistry-related topics.
Workshops 2023
WaterTopCost-Meeting at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM
From March 22 to 24, ten scientists met in a meeting at the Leibniz-LSB@TUM organized by Andreas Dunkel, Dr. Guangjuan Luo, and PD Dr. Martin Steinhaus. One goal of the meeting was to develop further the prototype of a freely available online database that will help analyze sensory off-notes in water. To this end, the database will provide analytical parameters such as retention indices, thresholds, and sensory qualities, among others. Ideally, the information should help to identify problems such as algae infestation or cyanobacteria at an early stage in the future.
In addition, participants at the meeting worked on the development of an interactive flavor wheel. It summarizes taste and odor off-notes in water and their triggering compounds. The tool will be translated into many languages to advance the use of a consistent vocabulary in evaluating water.
Spring School
From Omics to Systems Biology – Research for Food, Nutrition & Health
March 6-10 2023 at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE)
The Spring school is a joint initiative of the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE)and the LSB. It is intended for doctoral students and young researchers of the three institutes to provide an insight into approaches, tools and methods in the field of omics technologies, bioinformatics, metabolic pathways and systems biology.
In addition, the Spring School will also introduce topics of complementary skills including research ethics, data management and graphical abstract design. The joint learning experience of participants of all three institutes will also provide the participants with the opportunity for networking and exchange with young researchers from the other institutes and with the invited experts.
Funded by Joachim Herz Foundation
2nd German workshop on structural predictions of membrane proteins: From ion channels to G-protein coupled receptors
Organizers are: Paolo Carloni (Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University) and
Antonella Di Pizio (Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at TUM)
February 7-8, 2023 - Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Following the successful first workshop in 2019, this meeting aims to bring together German researchers to highlight current challenges and future perspectives for modeling G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels.
In addition, the workshop aims to bridge the gap between the structural dimension of membrane proteins and signaling events. We are very pleased that the workshop is supported by the DFG research group DynIon and also by the RTG2416 MultiSenses - MultiScales.
The workshop is planned as a hybrid event. Registration is free, but required.
For more information, please visit: www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/ias-5/conferences/smsp2