Beyond the Hype - Science, Technology and Innovation in Sustainable Protein Research Conference
Beyond the Hype - Science, Technology and Innovation in Sustainable Protein Research Conference
Program
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration, analytical expo + posters on display |
| 09:00–09:20 | Welcoming remarks |
| 09:20–10:10 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Beyond Photosynthesis: Toward a Water-Constrained, Energy-Driven Paradigm for Food Production | Ellen Stechel, Arizona State University |
| 10:10–10:30 | Blended Meats: An Integrated Approach to Expanding the Alternative-Meat Innovation Toolbox | Nir Goldstein & Anton Slavkin, Good Food Institute, Israel |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| Session 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering | |
| 10:45-11:05 | The Plant Age: Proteins for a Sustainable Future | Oded Shoseyov, Hebrew University |
| 11:05-11:25 | Engineering Edible Bioinks for Bioprinting Cultivated Steaks | Shulamit Levenberg, Technion |
| 11:25-11:45 | Harnessing Microbial Photosynthesis High-Light Robustness Towards Improved Crops | Dvir Harris, Technion |
| Session 2 – Materials, Processing & Food Structure | |
| 11:45-12:05 | Overcoming Rheological and Structural Challenges in the Additive Manufacturing of Proteinaceous Scaffolds | Eyal Zussman, Technion |
| 12:05-12:25 | Biphasic Innovative Soft-matter Design for Alternative Food Applications | Maya Davidovich-Pinhas, Technion |
| 12:25-12:45 | Protein-Driven Materials for Sustainable Food and Health Applications | Luai Khoury, Technion |
| 12:45-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:15-14:00 | Poster Session |
| 12:45-14:00 | Analytical Exposition | Sartorius, Tetra Sense, Bargal, Eisenberg, Waters |
| Session 3 - Food Systems, Nutrition & Sustainability | |
| 14:00-14:45 | FEATURED LECTURE: Transforming Food Production for Sustainability: Microbes to Eat CO2; Humans to Eat Microbes | Ron Milo, Weizmann Institute |
| 14:45-15:05 | Lipids as Functional Materials: Lessons from Dairy for Novel Food Design | Nurit Argov-Argaman, Hebrew University |
| 15:05-15:25 | Consumers’ Habits, Attitudes and Personal Preferences Towards Dairy Alternatives | Kim Penias, Shira Bukchin-Peles, Liat Levontin, Technion |
| 15:25-15:40 | Coffee Break |
| 15:40–16:10 | Academic Panel Discussion Beyond the Hype: What Are the Real Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Protein? | Moderator: Ayelet Baram-Tsabari Panelists: Zvi Hayouka, Ron Milo, Shulamit Levenberg, Avi Shpigelman |
| 16:10-16:25 | Poster flash talks (selected posters) |
| 16:25–16:40 | Poster prizes + closing remarks |
| Poster Number | Title | Presenter Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimizing Pichia pastoris as a fermentation platform for the production of alternative proteins | Paz Shemesh, Technion | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 2 | Nanoparticles Synthesized from Soy Protein for DNA Delivery | Shai Shefer, Volcani Institute | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 3 | Adapting starter cultures for fermentation of plant-based milks using adaptive laboratory evolution | Yuval Abdan, HUJI | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 4 | Optimizing Fermentation of Recombinant β-lactoglobulin Based Dairy Alternatives Through Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Lactic Acid Bacteria | Zoe Dagan, HUJI | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 5 | Using phage assisted continuous evolution to enhance antibacterial RNA-based sequences | Hagai Shechter, Technion | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 6 | Pickering emulsions stabilized by Curcumin/Zein nanoparticles for the delivery of Metarhizium brunneum blastospores | Michael Brichka, Technion | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 7 | Development of Zein protein nanoparticle for Targeted Delivery of Genetic Material and Antifungal Compounds | Moran Bakhash, Volcani Institute | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 8 | Thermally hydrolyzed Bread-waste Conversion to PHBV by Haloferax mediterranei | Mrinal Kashyap, TAU | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 9 | Novel edible bioinks for cultivated meat: Evaluating feasibility and effects on intestinal epithelium | Shlomit David, Technion | 1 – Cellular Agriculture & Bioengineering |
| 10 | Waste-Derived Chitosan–Amino Acid Biopolymers for Structuring and Nutritional Enhancement of Alternative Non-Animal Foods | Elena Serebriannikova, Volcani Institute | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 11 | Characterization of a bigel-based margarine substitute for laminated pastries using beeswax and carnauba wax blends | Emil Eshaya, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 12 | 3D printing of Pea Protein – ĸ-Carrageenan nanoparticles for Edible Pickering Emulsions | Galia Hendel, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 13 | Cryo-EM Structural Insights into Protein Colloidal Assemblies for Sustainable Food Systems | Inbal Ionita, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 14 | Characterization and evaluation of the emulsifying properties of yeast protein for high-oil food matrices | Lea Teguer, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 15 | Effect of high-pressure homogenization on ready-to-eat tahini dressing ,sesame proteins and lignans | Liora Berenshtein, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 16 | Developing alternative protein from yeast grown on a substrate made from corn plant biomass | Neta Segal, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 17 | The effect of lipid incorporation and structural state on pea protein extrudates produced by high-moisture extrusion | Shay Moguiliansky, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 18 | Optimization of Pulsed Electric Field -assisted Soybean Protein Extraction Using Response Surface Modeling | Tharun Kumar, Ariel University | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 19 | Micro- and Nano-sized Janus silica particles for compatibilization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE) polymer blends | Yogapriya Ravi, Technion | 2 - Materials, Processing and Food Structure |
| 20 | Taurine’s Impact on Stability, Colloidal Properties and Proteolytic Breakdown of Whey, Egg & Wheat Proteins | Alon Gozansky, Technion | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 21 | Turning a Problem Into a Solution? Exploring Invasive Jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica) Composition, Functionality And Digestibility As Possible Alternative Protein | Eden Beck, Technion | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 22 | Do Plant Protein Fibrils Survive Digestion? Gastrointestinal Fate of Fibrillar Structures in Processed Gluten-based Foods Across Physiological Digestion Models | Natalia Henkin, Technion | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 23 | Plant Protein-Based Nanoparticles as Sustainable Delivery Platforms for Hydrophobic Bioactive Compounds | Shaked Katzelnick, Technion | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 24 | Environmental impacts of cultivated (lab-based) blue foods | Shira Shabtai, BGU | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 25 | Deciphering the Microbiome of Plant-Based Ready-to-Eat Protein Alternatives | Surya Sukumaran, Volcani Institute | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
| 26 | Pectin-Iron ion-Anthocyanin complex addition to yogurt: Effect on yogurt properties and anthocyanin bioaccessibility | Valeria Weiss, Technion | 3- Food Systems, Nutrition and Sustainability |
