Seminar abstract The major source of dietary fibre is plant cell walls, which are not digested in the stomach and small intestine and are available for fermentation in the large intestine. Plant cell walls are complex, usually made up of pectins and hemicelluloses within a cellulose network. The fermentation of plant cell walls by gut microbiota is also complex, so...
Tracing the origin of Native Seed/SEARCH across political, social, organisational and cultural geographies. https://seedscience2021.com.au/ ABSTRACT: Native Seed/SEARCH (NS/S) is a seed bank and non-profit organization located in Tucson, Arizona. The mission of Native Seed/SEARCH is dedicated to conserving the seeds of arid-adapted crops native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico for the purposes of preserving crop diversity, enhancing...
Theme 4: Seeds in culture and society TOPIC: Resolving the legal uncertainty created by the Nagoya Protocol Brad Sherman is a Professor of Law at The University of Queensland. Professor Sherman’s previous academic positions include posts at Griffith University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Cambridge. His research expertise encompasses many aspects of intellectual property law, with...
Background The ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods (ARC ITTC UAF) is guided by a set of policies to undertake research on native plant materials collected from, or by, Indigenous partners. The overall goal of these policies is to guide and help the Training Centre researchers and Indigenous partners to address a range of ethical and legal...
Saskia Urlass presents: 50 Smells of Seaweed Unlocking the secrets of aroma to enhance seaweed consumption in the Western world Seminar details: Date: Friday 10 September 2021 Time: 12.00–1.00 pm AEDT (Sydney, Australia time. If you are joining from another part of the world, please calculate your corresponding local time) Venue: Via Zoom. To join, click this link or use the...
Enabling plant research seminar For researchers, by researchers. This workshop will consist of a diverse panel sharing the latest updates on their research work and collaboration enabled by UQ's Research Infrastructure. Directors from relevant research platforms will also be on hand to share what novel technologies, capabilities and support is available to researchers working in the plants and agriculture space....
The team from Uniquely Australian Foods is honoured to have formed a connection with Dr Andrew Pengelly, Indigenous Plants for Health Association President. Dr Pengelly has extensive knowledge and experience working in the field and as a university lecturer in medicinal native Australian Plants. Dr Pengelly will spend a day with the Uniquely Australian Foods team in a bush setting,...
Join us in person at our new Elkhorn building in Long Pocket, for an International Foods Feast Celebration! Celebrate our exciting start in the new building.
Friday, 1st October 2021, 1:30 - 2:30 pm Room 206, level 2, Elkhorn Building 1024, Long Pocket Zoom link: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82576048305 Presented by: Maral Seididamyeh, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences Advisory team: Prof. Yasmina Sultanbawa, Dr. Ram Mereddy, Dr. Michael Netzel About this seminar Innovative preservation technologies with the aid of natural compounds and ability to reduce the growth...
Dr Heather Smyth Heather Smyth is a flavour chemist and sensory scientist from the University of Queensland, who has been working with premium food-and-beverage products for more than 15 years. With a background in wine-flavour chemistry, her expertise is in understanding consumer enjoyment of foods and beverages in terms of sensory properties and composition. Heather has a special interest in...
Joint DAF, QAAFI & CSIRO food science seminar series Coopers Plains. Bunya nut as a versatile gluten-free source for flour production Presenter: Jaqueline Moura Nadolny, PhD student, School of Chemical Engineering, ARC ITTC for Uniquely Australian Foods, The University of Queensland. Summary: Bunya nuts, the seeds of Araucaria bidwillii, are native to South-East Queensland. In contrast to most other nut varieties, they are low...
Sensory Evaluation Workshop Two-day sensory evaluation workshop to provide HDR students a solid introduction to sensory evaluation, principles and practices. You need to commit to both days. It will be an interactive worksho0p with tastings, discussion sessions and practical examples. Held in-person at Elkhorn. This workshop is essential for students who are planning sensory experiments as part of their PhD....