"Food Industry Applications for Nutrigenomics Research"

Thursday 23rd August 5.30 - 7.30pm

Our guest speakers for the evening will be:

Dr Ahmed El-Sohemy of the University of Toronto
"Taste variation according to ethnicity"

Dr Ahmed El-Sohemy is Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada, where he established a research programme in gene-diet interactions. Ahmed holds the Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics and is Chair of the Canadian Nutrigenomics Committee of Genome Canada.

Dr Jeremy Hill of Fonterra

"How to link research with the innovation pipeline"

After a PhD in biochemistry from Hull University in 1987, post doctoral research for the New Zealand Dairy Board, UK, and three years at Massey, Jeremy joined the NZ Dairy Research Institute. In 2007 he became Group Director Technology of the Fonterra Research Centre. Jeremy is a director of LactoPharma, a Fonterra joint venture company.

Refreshments will be served before the presentation
 
PLEASE NOTE VENUE:

CONFERENCE ROOM
THE KINGSGATE HOTEL
Fitzherbert Avenue
Palmerston North

Please RSVP before close of business on Friday 17th August to
reception@biocommerce.co.nz