DOF Conference | 听前沿之声，享学术盛宴
本月17-18日，国际“可持续、健康、个性化”研讨会暨2021“复杂食品系统功能传递”国际研讨会在广东以色列理工学院成功举办。这是该会议首次在亚洲举办，通过线上、线下不同模式同步展开。来自中国、美国、加拿大、新西兰、荷兰、以色列、德国等十余个国家的40位学者围绕“保健食品系统、可持续食品系统、个性化食品系统”三大主题分享业界尖端研究。
在17日的开幕式上，本次国际研讨会主席、广以生物技术与食品工程专业Yigal Achmon教授对与会人员表示热烈的欢迎。他介绍道，研讨会将针对“未来食品会在我们生活中扮演什么样的角色”展开讨论。“未来我们也许不需要药物，可以通过个性定制化的食品来代替很多东西。这是一个非常前沿的学术探讨。”
广以常务副校长David Gershoni 教授以线上方式参与这场盛会。“欢迎大家来到汕头、来到广以，与我们共同参与这场学术盛宴。”他表示，这场国际研讨会是涵盖食品科学与工程、生物物理学、应用软物质、食品技术及应用人体营养学等领域的跨学科研讨会，由来自世界各地的学术界、产业界人士以及青年研究者等共同参与。
广以副校长林丹明在开幕式上发表致辞。“本次会议讨论复杂食品系统的功能传递，而汕头作为中国著名的美食之都，以复杂食品系统的味觉及形态传递闻名于世，希望学术界和企业之间能借助这个难得的机会，共同交流，互补互利，未来在食品健康等相关领域结出丰硕的成果。”
广以研究院院长Harold Corke教授在开幕式上介绍了广以生物系的相关情况，包括实验室设备、主要研究方向、跨学科研究中心等。他也借助这个机会招贤纳士，欢迎更多学者加入广以这一高层次、高水平的科研平台。
“这次能在广以举办这场世界级的学术研讨会，显示了世界各地的专家学者对广以的认可和重视。作为一所新兴的大学，广以已经建立起非常完备的生物系，也建设了拥有世界一流水平的实验室。广以的美好前景和未来值得期待！”广以本科生院院长、生物技术与食品工程系主任 Dganit Danino教授通过线上方式为研讨会的顺利举办送来祝福。
汕头高新区管委会副主任黄华广表示，高新区将立足当地基础，采取积极的措施推动创新，在企业和高校之间建立更加紧密的联系。
在为期两天的时间里，广以师生深度参与这场高规格、大规模的国际科研会议。生物系的优秀学生通过海报来展示自己的研究成果，上台演讲分享自己的研究内容。广以生物系的老师们通过这一平台分享自己最新的科研成果，了解相关主题的最新进展，促进国际交流和学术发展。
此次研讨会还加入“中国产业”的主题，学者们结合食品工程方面的理论知识与在中国产业的实践，探讨中国产业的长期发展。
在18日的闭幕式上，本次研讨会主席Yigal Achmon教授向所有与会人员表示诚挚的感谢，并对2023年即将在澳大利亚举办的下一届研讨会充满期待。
From June 17th to 18th, International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems (DOF 2021) was held at GTIIT. This is the first time that the conference comes to the Far East. It was held in hybrid mode – on-site in GTIIT and online as well. 40 scholars from about 12 countries including China, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Israel, Germany, etc. presented the cutting-edge researches focusing on health-forwarding, sustainability-focused, and personalized food systems. It attracted more than 700 people to participate online.
At the opening ceremony on June 17th, Prof. Yigal Achmon, Chairman of the conference from GTIIT Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, gave a warm welcome to the participants. He said the conference focused on the role that food will play in our lives in the future. "We may not need drugs and can replace many things with personalized food in the future. This is a very cutting-edge academic discussion."
Prof. David Gershoni, Vice Chancellor of GTIIT participated the conference online. He said that DOF 2021 was an interdisciplinary symposium about different research areas, including food science and engineering, biophysics, applied soft matter, food technology, applied human nutrition with a diverse plethora of participants, such as academia, industry and young researchers from diverse places around the world.
Prof. Lin Danming, Pro-Vice Chancellor of GTIIT delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. "Shantou is famous for its delicious food in China. I hope the academic community and enterprises can take advantage of this rare opportunity to communicate and achieve in food health and other related fields in the future."
Prof. Harold Corke, Dean for Research gave a brief introduction to GTIIT Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, including laboratory facilities, research areas, interdisciplinary research centers, etc. He also took this opportunity to recruit talents and welcomed more scholars to join the world-class scientific research platform at GTIIT.
"It shows that experts and scholars from all over the world have attached great importance to GTIIT to hold this world-class academic symposium here. As a young university, GTIIT has established a very complete biology department and world-class labs. We all looking forward to the bright future of GTIIT!" Prof. Dganit Danino, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Head of Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, sent her best wishes to the symposium online.
Huang Huaguang, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Shantou High-tech Zone, said that active measures would be taken to promote innovation and build closer ties between enterprises and universities.
During the two days, GTIIT teachers and students participated actively in this high-level and large-scale international conference. Excellent students from Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program presented their research through posters and shared their research achievements on stage. Faculty reported latest progress of related topics, to promote international exchanges and academic development.
A new theme – Chinese Industry was added as one of the sessions, which hoped to apply theoretical knowledge of food engineering into the practice of Chinese industry, promoting the long-term development of food engineering.
At the closing ceremony on the 18th, Prof. Yigal Achmon, the chairman of the conference, expressed his sincere thanks to all participants and expressed his high expectations for the next DOF conference to be held in Australia in 2023.
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