2011 International Conference on Food Factors

The International Conference on Food Factors 2011 (ICoFF 2011) is providing three kinds of awards to the presenting authors as shown below:

Travel Award

Only available for applicants from developing countries
Applicants need to provide CV (including publication list) and photo with the abstract
Awardees will be notified before the Conference
Registration fee will be reimbursed on-site

Minimum amount of prize: USD 500 per award

Awardees
Full Name	Affiliation	Country	Title of Paper
Pattaramon Mackaman	Institute Of Nutrition	Thailand	EFFECT OF EXTRACTION CONDITION ON CHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF PECTIN FROM KHRUEA-MA-NOI (CYCLEA BARBATA MIERS) LEAVES
Amit Tyagi	Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India	India	LIQUID AND VAPOUR-PHASE ANTICANDIDAL ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED ESSENTIAL OILS
Naoto Tatewaki	Niigata University Of Pharmacy And Applied Life Sciences	Japan	POTENTIATION OF TUMOR GROWTH INHIBITION BY DOXORUBICIN BY SQUALENE IN BALB/C MICE
Qing Feng	Nanjing Medical University	China	REDOX STATUS IS INVOLVED IN CURCUMIN-MEDIATED REGULATION OF UBE1L
Amin Ismail	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia	COCOA AUTOLYSATE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR ITS HEALTH EFFECTS
Noor Hasniza Md Zin	University Of Sydney	Australia	GROWTH LOCATION AND VARIETY EFFECTS ON PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS OF WHEAT GRAINS
Navideh Anarjan Kouchehbagh	Universiti Putera Malaysia	Malaysia	IMPROVING BIOAVAILABILITY OF ASTAXANTHIN VIA DEVELOPMENT OF NANODISPERSION SYSTEM
Shaoyun Wang	Fuzhou University	China	PREPARATION OF ANTIFREEZE PEPTIDES AND RESEARCH ON THE ICE CRYSTAL INHIBITION
Caroline Silva	Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa	Brazil	POLYSACCHARIDES FROM PEACH PULP: STRUCTURE AND IMMUNOSTIMULANT ACTIVITY
Panchita Phuwamongkolwiwat	Hokkaido University	Japan	FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES ENHANCES BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF A FLAVONOID, QUERCETIN-3 GLUCOSIDE, ON INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN RATS
Numphung Rungraung	Institute Of Nutrition, Mahidol University	Thailand	PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF CORN SILK

Young Investigator Award

Applicants should be under age of 40 before 31 December 2011
Applicants need to provide CV (including publication list), extended abstract (2 pages), and photo with the abstract
Awardees will be notified before the Conference
Registration fee will be reimbursed on-site

Amount of prize: USD 500 per award

Awardees
Full Name	Affiliation	Country	Title of Paper
Shiguo Chen	Zhejiang University	China	SELECTIVE MILD ACID HYDROLYSIS OF A NOVEL FUCAN FROM SEA CUCUMBER : PREPARATION AND STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF THE OLIGOSACCHARIDES USING ESI-MS AND NMR, AS WELL AS ANTITHROMBOTIC ACTIVITY
Suengmock Cho	Korea Food Research Institute	South Korea	A NOVEL NEUROLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SEAWEED POLYPHENOLS: PHLOROTANNINS OF THE EDIBLE BROWN SEAWEED ECKLONIA CAVA KJELLMAN INDUCE SLEEP VIA POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATION OF GABAA-BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR
Byung Geun Ha	The University Of Tokyo	Japan	STIMULATORY ACTION OF NEPODIN ON GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND ITS ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC EFFECT
Amit Kesarwani	National Chung Hsing University	Taiwan	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHENOLIC AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN WHITE RICE UNDER CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC CULTIVATION
Amy Hui-Mei Lin	Whistler Ctr For Carbohydrate Res, Purdue Univ	United States	ARE SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSAL Α-GLUCOSIDASES THE FINAL CONTROL POINT OF DIETARY GLUCOSE PRODUCTION FROM STARCHY FOODS?
Toshio Morikawa	Kinki University	Japan	SIMULTANEOUS QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF ACYLATED OLEANANE-TYPE TRITERPENE SAPONINS IN TEA FLOWER, THE FLOWER BUDS OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS, USING HPLC
Rie Mukai	The University Of Tokushima Graduate School	Japan	FLAVONOID DERIVATIVES PREVENT DISUSE MUSCLE ATROPHY
Kohta Ohnishi	Kyoto University	Japan	BOTH SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC PROTEIN MODIFICATIONS BY ZERUMBONE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ITS BIOACTIVITIES
Tomoji Ono	Lion Corporation	Japan	REDUCING EFFECT OF ENTERIC-COATED LACTOFERRIN ON VISCERAL FAT ACCUMULATION IN JAPANESE MEN AND WOMEN WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY AND ITS POSSIBLE MECHANISMS
Shengmin Sang	North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University	United States	BIOTRANSFORMATION OF BLACK TEA POLYPHENOLS IN MICE AND IN HUMAN
Na-Young Song	Seoul National University	South Korea	DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID INHIBITS INSULIN-INDUCED EXPRESSION OF STEROL REGULATORY-ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1 AND CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 VIA UP-REGULATION OF SIRT1 IN HUMAN COLON EPITHELIAL CELLS
Tsuyoshi Tsuduki	Tohoku University	Japan	ANTI-OBESITY EFFECT OF 1-DEOXYNOJIRIMYCIN EXTRACTED FROM MULBERRY
Ka Hing Wong	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong	CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, CELL CYCLE REGULATION AS WELL AS APOPTOSIS-INDUCING EFFECT OF A POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN COMPLEX ISOLATED FROM FRUITING BODIES OF PLEUROTUS TUBER-REGIUM
Yang Ya	Shanghai Ocean University	China	INHIBITION OF LUNG CARCINOMA 95-D CELL PROLIFERATION AND INVASION BY (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-GALLATE DECREASING OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES
Shin Yasuda	Tokai University	Japan	ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY AND INDUCTION OF APOPTOTIC DNA DAMAGE BY HIGHLY-LIPOLYZED GOAT CHEESES ON HL-60 HUMAN LEUKEMIA CELLS

Poster Award

No limitation of age and country
Poster file sent by email prior to the October 31 will be appreciated
Awardees will be announced during the Conference
Registration fee will be reimbursed on-site

Amount of prize: USD 500 per award

Awardees
#	Presentation #	Name	Country	Title of Paper
1	P1-397	Yu-Kuo Chen	United States	Effects of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate on high fat/Western-style diet induced obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice
2	P1-377	Takuya Sugahara	Japan	Effect of flaxseed lignin on lipid accumulation in adipocytes
3	P1-371	Ayami Hisanaga	Japan	The selectivity and inhibitory effects of oolong tea theasinensin A on MAP Kinases
4	P1-378	Natthanan Nukitrangsan	Japan	Effect of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb on the expression of obesity-related genes in mice on a high-fat diet
5	P1-367	Kentaro Naito	Japan	Cinnamon bark extract accelerates dermal collagen biosynthesis through the activation of IGF signaling pathway
6	P1-264	Hsiao Chi Wang	Taiwan	Diallyl trisulfide inhibits cell migration and invasion of human melanoma A375 cells via inhibiting integrin/focal adhesion kinase pathway
7	P1-273	Yen-Ling Chen	Taiwan	Evaluation of anti-invasion activity of cis- and trans-cinnamic acid on human lung adenocarcinoma cells
8	P1-293	Noriyuki Kanzaki	Japan	Effect of glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulfate, and quercetin glycoside-containing diet on symptom and cartilage metabolism in subjects with knee pain
9	P1-310	Nam-Kyung Im	South Korea	Inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption by lupeol
10	P1-348	Yen-Chou Kuan	Taiwan	A new immunomodulatory protein from Yun-Zhi (Coriolus versicolor) basidiocarp: Purification and Function on murine B lymphocytes
11	P1-386	Hisashi Matsuda	Japan	Anti-obese effects of tea flower, the flower buds of Camellia sinensis, in mice
12	P1-254	Matsue Hajime	Japan	Isolation and Identification of Thelephantin O and Vialinin A with Anticancer Activity from Thelephora aurantiotincta
13	P1-274	Chia-Jui Weng	Taiwan	Rosmarinic acid, a bioactive compound in Rosmarinus officinalis L., exerts potential anti-invasive activity on human lung adenocarcinoma cells
14	P1-300	Li Juan Chen	China	Pharmacological Properties of Type Ⅱ Collagen from Shark on Oral Tolerance
15	P1-416	Yu-Chun Hsu	Taiwan	Effects of Fucoxanthin Rich-Brown Algae Extract on Expression of KiSS1/GPR54 System in Type 2 Diabetes Rat Model
16	P1-261	Wai Nam Liu	Hong Kong	An investigation on the modulatory effects of conjugated fatty acids on the murine macrophage-like leukemia cells
17	P1-262	Shun Suda	Japan	Identification of novel molecular target of diallyl trisulfide in U937 cells
18	P1-283	Yuta Sugiyama	Japan	Identification of nitric oxide generation-inhibitors of Zizyphus jujuba, and analysis of the molecular mechanisms
19	P1-289	Xiancai Zhong	South Korea	Chemopreventive Effects of Baicalein on Dextran Sulfate Sodium-induced Mouse Colitis and Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms
20	P1-376	Hiroyasu Inoue	Japan	A possible function of essential oil-derived chemicals for prevention of life-style related diseases targeted to COX-2 and PPAR
21	P1-285	Chieh-Han Chung	Taiwan	Comparison of the effects of the Tangeretin and 5-hydroxytangeretin in 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-treated human colorectal carcinoma cell
22	P1-317	Zhi-Hong Wang	Taiwan	Effects of aqueous extract from Solanum muricatum Ait on fibronectin level and TGF-β gene expression in the kidney of diabetic mice
23	P1-347	Chen-Hao Yeh	Japan	Effects of dietary polyphenols on the development and function of regulatory B cells
24	P1-352	Kazuhiro Misumi	Japan	Effect of dietary rutin on oxidative stress in colonic mucosa-A pilot study using dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental colitis in mice-
25	P1-353	Yu-Ting Cheng	Taiwan	Protective effect of catechin on ketoprofen-induced gastric mucosal injury by up-regulation of Nrf2 in vitro and in vivo
26	P1-372	Sixiang You	Japan	Inhibitory effects and underlying mechanisms of garlic organosulfur compounds on inflammatory mediators
27	P1-388	Junya Ito	Japan	High dietary fat intake during lactation promotes the risk of becoming obesity in the offspring
28	P1-400	Michiko Fujikura	Japan	Anti-allergic effects of the germinated grape seeds extract on ovalbumin-induced allergy model mice
29	P1-421	Bu-Chin Yu	Taiwan	Toona sinensis Roem affects testicular protein expression for sperm functions of rats under oxidative stress
30	P1-373	Pei Ye Choy	South Korea	2α-Hydroxyursolic acid induces Nrf2 activation and heme oxygenase-1 expression in MCF10A human breast epithelial cells: AMPK as a potential target
31	P2-341	Shao-Hua Huang	Taiwan	An improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method for vitamin E and γ-oryzanol analysis in rice
32	P2-351	Shinsuke Hisaka	Japan	Chemical analysis of curcumin and its metabolites using LC/MS/MS
33	P2-369	Jin Wang	China	Comparative study on two raPaid detection methods for
34	P2-335	Mi-Ri Kim	South Korea	Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate on expression of efflux Transporters and cytochromes P450
35	P2-329	Nahoko Shinohara	Japan	Cytotoxic effect of conjugated linolenic acids in plant seed oil
36	P2-336	Hideo Satsu	Japan	Induction of detoxification enzymes by equol via activation of pregnane X receptor in human intestinal epithelial cells
37	P2-310	Mihoko Moto	Japan	Antiobesity effects of milk fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in rats fed with high-fat diet
38	P2-311	Siew Ling Liew	Malaysia	A statistical approach to optimization of a functional pretzel formulation
39	P2-317	Wu Chih-Chung	Taiwan	Gynura bicolor alcohol extracts suppress intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression on human umbilical vein endothelial cells
40	P2-338	Koji Yanae	Japan	The anti-oxidative capacities and absorption rate of various methylated EGCG derivatives
41	P2-352	Wei-Ju Lee	Taiwan	Discrimination of sesame oil blended with soybean oil or canola oil by HPLC-ELSD
42	P2-316	Masahiro Ogawa	Japan	β-Carotene inhibits increases of atrogene expressions in denervated skeletal muscle of mouse
43	P2-320	Yusuke Gondo	Japan	Effect of taurine on gene expression profile in human intestinal Caco-2 cells
44	P2-334	Qin Si	Japan	Gene expression profiling of hepatic metabolic enzymes targeted by baicalein
45	P2-265	Danuta Górecka	Poland	Effect of thermal processing on antioxidant activity of polyphenols of barley and buckwheat groats

The purpose of these awards is to encourage the scientists to attend and present their research findings at the ICoFF 2011 Conference.

The award ceremony will be held at the Conference Banquet or at the Closing Ceremony and the names of the awardees will be shown on ICoFF 2011 website.