Events

Dr. Jessica Dijkman Coping with food crises in premodern towns-------------Dr. Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns Learning from the futures; Foresight for Agri-food system transformations in Asia and Pacific

Dr. Leslie Lipper How does climate change affect agricultural transformation for poverty reduction? ------------ Dr. Mauro Rizzetto. Animals in the Roman-early medieval transition. From Britannia to England, from Venetia to the Venetian Lagoon

Fractionation technology  

Food production, redistribution, and consumption in the Venetian Lagoon between Antiquity and the Contemporary Era

Dr. Matthew Hannaford. Tracing the history of food systems in eastern Africa: patterns, drivers and implications for food security by----------------- Dr. Maria del Prado García Aparicio. Food waste: from environmental problem to multiple benefits ----------

Genomic strategies to bring innovation in Public health to improve surveillance ------------

Biostimulants.

Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya Coffee and Sustainability: A View from India ------------ Dr. Pierre Purseigle A Food and urban resilience in the era of the Great War ------------

Root biology and agriculture ecological system - Part 2.

Workshop : Coffee Production in India: Problems & Prospects 

Dr. Antonia Matalas The two- or three- step milk revolution -----------Dr. Philippe Hinsinger Root foraging and mining strategies – key strategies for the agroecological transition in a changing climate

It is our pleasure to invite you to the Welcoming Ceremony of the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS).

Role of poplar UDP-glycosyltransferase 72 family in lignification process by Dr. Nassirou MAHAMADOU ADAMOU ------------ Society and Climate in Roman Antiquity: Archaeological and Paleoclimatological Data from Central Italy by Dr. Devi Taelman

   BrIAS Workshop -------- Fermented Foods & Health

Workshop W04 ------------ Radioactive Contamination in Agriculture.

Prof. Pelin Kocatürk Schumacher Biobased fertilizers towards circular economy ------------ Dr. Rajeshwari R. Opportunities and Challenges to Mitigate the Emerging Pathogens exposed to Adaptation against Climate Change

Dr. Marie-Cécile Dupas Tracing the growth of the Global Agri-Food Trade Network: structure and evolution since 1986 ----------Dr. Vicka Versele Lifestyle during the transition to parenthood, need for a multifactorial and family-based approach

Remembering how to live here: Historical and traditional agricultural practices for climate change resilience

Dr. Alex McAlvay Traditional knowledge, cultural ecosystems, and crop diversity for food security in a changing climate.------------ Dr. Jehan Waeytens Does Galleria mellonella really bio-assimilate polyethylene ?

C4FUTURE - Fortifying and Enhancing Resilience in C4 Crops for Current and Future Climate Change Adversities

BrIAS Workshop : Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food History in Egypt: Past and Present

Dr. Ehab ABDULBUR-ALFAKHORY Development of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT) for platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh) in natural waters

Enzyme Promiscuity for the Sustainable Polymer Industry DR. Antonino BiundoDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, Italy

W01 – Root biology and agriculture ecological system-Part I

The workshop is organized in honor of Prof Joseph Dubrovsky, BrIAS fellow.

Prof. Joseph Dubrovsky         Plant Roots: The hidden half of plants: Why to study them? ------------------------------------------- Prof. Mennat-Allah El Dorry     A Taste of History: A Walk through Egyptian Food Archaeology 

'Climate Change & Society Perspectives from Past & Present' International Conference Brussels, June 16-17 June, 2022 Vrije Universiteit Brussel

'The past, present, and future of food, climate, and sustainability' Closing session of BrIAS - The BrIAS Team, Mr. Raschad Al-Khafaji and Dr. Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns

'The long term influence of Imperialism, Colonialism and Acculturation on Agricultural and Dietary change in Africa' - Wednesday 13 April 2022

'Vaccine like alternative method for plant protection: stimulating the innate immune system of plants' by Dr. Marco Zarattini Crop Production and Biostimulation Laboratory Université libre de Bruxelles

'Animal resources and environments in the south-eastern Mediterranean: shaping food production in the Graeco-Roman period' by Mauro Rizzetto ------------------------------------------- 'A system biology approach to redesign root morphology in oilseed rape' by Dr. Claudia Chiodi

'A long term view of changing crops, agriculture and foodways in Northern Sudan.' by Dr. Philippa Ryan ---------------------------------------- 'Gastronomy in the capital of Europe: a very short history.' by Prof. Dr. Em. Peter Scholliers

'From waste to taste' by Mr. Stijn Roovers -------------------------------------- 'MELiSSA, a brief history' by Dr. Christophe Lasseur & Prof. Dr. em . Max Mergeay -------------------------------------- 'Belgian SpaceBakery How to make bread on Mars?' by Dr. ir. Natalie Leys

T16 Nanotechnology in food industry by Dr. Gabriela Berto ---------------------------------------- T17 Genetically engineered microorganisms in food technology by Prof. Dr. Fernando Segato

'Agriculture, risk and resilience strategies among early farmers in the Northwestern Mediterranean' by Dr. Ferran Antolin ---------------------------------------- 'Exploiting the natural variation in the model plant Arabidopsis for improving nutrient usage in crops' by Dr. Taraka Ramji Moturu

W07 – Biostimulation & Plant Protection

Fostering EU food democracy. BrIAS Fellow Professor Dr. Jeroen Candel (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands) ---------------------------------------- System genetics to decipher how plants make sense of multiple environmental cues. BrIAS Fellow Professor Dr. Hatem Rouached (Michigan State University, United States of America)

Traditional gastronomic knowledge: Who cares? By Prof. Dr. Andrea Pieroni University of Gastronomic Sciences

Transformational changes in global and European food systems are urgently needed to increase their resilience to climate change, reduce environmental footprints and improve population health around the world.

How we can leverage ecological niches to help citrus production survive -------------------------------------------------- Developing climate resilient agriculture policies in Southeast Asia, framing today the futures food system.

Prof. Natsuko I. Kobayashi Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo, Japan

Eleven years ago, a powerful earthquake occurred in Japan. It generated a tsunami that hit the nuclear powerplant located a long the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.

Location In person at ULB La Plaine Campus, Salle Solvay, Building NO 5th Floor*