VFS Seminars 2021 spring

Viikki Food Science seminars in spring 2021 

February 25th, at 15:00
Miriam Torres-Miralles, MSc, Doctoral Candidate (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki)
Contribution of High Nature Value farming systems to sustainable livestock production

March 25th, at 15:00
Kamil Piwowarek, PhD, Researcher and lecturer (Department of Food Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland)
Propionic acid bacteria – source of metabolites important for industry. Possibilities of using waste materials for the production of propionic acid, vitamin B12 and trehalose

April 29th, at 15:00
Mari Niva, PhD, Professor of Consumer Studies (Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki)
Towards sustainable food consumption? Practices, change and persistence

May 20th, at 15:00
Xin Huang, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki)
Challenges in gluten analysis and MMM Avepure project

June 10th, at 15:00
Liisa Korkalo, PhD, University Lecturer (Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki)
Preschool-aged children and vegan and vegetarian diets