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Radio Academy of Healthy Eating – that’s a wrap

Radio Academy of Healthy Eating aired again! 10 food researchers, 10 broadcasts, 10 social media contests equals 121 minutes of conversations about food and 382 consumers directly engaged in knowledge tests. The second edition of a popular series of radio broadcasts starring scientists from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS  returned with even more facts about food and healthy eating habits than before. 

From August 10 to September 10, every Tuesday and Friday 1:00-2:00 PM, consumers from the region of Warmia and Mazury, Poland got a unique chance to meet with food experts – microbiologists, chemists, biologists and food technlogists, learn facts and curiosities on heatly eating and recognise myths around nutriton.

Can maternal diet influence the health of both her children but also the next generations? What is a TOFI syndrome when it comes to obesity? How can we protect oursleves from pathogenic bacteria in our kitchen? Why is it worth to reach for fish from close breeding systems?  Who flexitarians are? Are you one of them? What role does rasperries play in a fight against liver malfunctions? How to produce natural probiotics yourself? These are just a few topics our researchers elaborated upon in the Radio Academy of Healthy Eating.

Each radio broadast was followed with a knowledge competion on Facebook, ensuring interaction with the audience. In total we ran 10 quizzes and 100 laureates were selected. All the radio podcasts are available as podcasts and can be downloaded here.

 

 

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Maternal obesity and epigenetic and metabolic regulations during… – Ph.D. Sudent

The Lab of Dr Antonio Galvao is recruiting PhD student to undertake in vitro/in vivo work in ovarian function in mouse models for maternal obesity. The escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity is a major burden for our health systems. Obesity leads to long-term health problems, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or infertility. In the lab we use mouse models and/or in vitro systems of ovarian/follicular culture to study the impact of maternal obesity in ovarian function and oocyte biology. The project investigates particularly the impact of altered leptin signalling in the ovary, a major feature of obese mothers, on the establishment of oocyte epigenome and metabolic regulations in both gamete and surrounding granulosa cells throughout folliculogenesis. The present research programme benefits from the close collaboration with the Laboratory of Dr Gavin Kelsey, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK, a world leader in single cell transcriptome and methylome analysis. The appointed student will be responsible for leading his/her own research projects and mainly working closely with other members of the team. The job holder will use mouse and cell based experimental systems to carry out transcriptome, methylome and lipidome analysis. Studies may extend to engineered cell lines to validate new findings. Training in multiomic analysis will be provided through the present network.

This work will lead to important advances in our understanding of the impact of altered leptin signalling in oocyte epigenome establishment, profiling also metabolic and gene expression changes in granulosa cells and other underlying mechanisms.

Person specification (desired skills):

  • MSc in molecular biology, cell signalling or related biological discipline,
  • Basic knowledge on cell signalling studies (desired),
  • Previous experience in mammalian cell culture (desired),
  • Previous experience in gene expression analysis (qPCR, WB, IF & IHC),
  • Able to understand and communicate in the English to a level appropriate for the position,
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team,
  • Excellent organisational skills, with good time management,
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels.

Conditions:

  • Maximum scholarship duration: 4 years,
  • Type of position: PhD scholarship,
  • Position: doctoral student,
  • PhD scholarship: 4 276 PLN per month (~3700 PLN net salary).

Documents to present with the application:

  • Cover letter highlighting the suitability of the candidate to the post (max 2 pages),
  • CV (max 6 pages),
  • One contact reference (one of letters must be from the last supervisor/line manager).

Applications will be accepted until 15st of October 2021 and interviews will be held soon after. For informal questions about the post please contact Dr Galvao (a.galvao@pan.olsztyn.pl).

For more information, please consult: www.pan.olsztyn.pl.

 

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EEA School on Adding Value to Food Side Streams

A third of all food globally is lost and wasted. Recognizing food production side streams as valuable raw materials and finding their new applications in different industries is key to a sustainable use of resources and reduction of food waste. Would you care to help us fight for the future of food? We are searching for motivated and talented students who will join us in a School in Iceland and work with us to transform side streams from wasteful to tasteful. Using personal experience and university backgrounds, 10 candidates from Poland and 10 recruits from Iceland will create new concepts and business ideas on how to valorise side streams and reduce food waste.

In a 10-day course coached by professional tutors from Matís Iceland, University of Iceland and Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research (Poland) the participants will explore the most burning topics related to agri-food side streams. How to control them? How to recognize their value? What is their environmental and social imprint? How to manage better and add value to animal and plant-based raw materials? Exposed to state-of-the art enterprises and top-class experts they will design and develop business models to find the new value in waste. Participants will work in interdisciplinary teams, identifying problems, prototyping viable solutions with a validated value proposition and pitching their projects in front of a panel of professionals.

EEA School in Adding Value to Food Side Streams culminates with a Food Hackathon that will give students the floor to put their new knowledge and skills into work!

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Application and details here.

 

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Radio Academy of Healthy Eating vol. 2

Radio Academy of Healthy Eating in the air again! This is the 2nd edition of a popular series of radio broadcasts starring scientists from the Institutte of Animal Reprouction and Food Research PAS. We are back with a next serving of knolwedge about food and healthy eating habits.

From August 10 to September 10, every Tuesday and Frida 1:00-2:00 PM, you will get a unique Chance to meet with the food research experts – microbiologists, chemists, biologists and food technlogists, who will familiarise you the facts and curiosities on heatly eating and dispel myths around nutriton. The campaign is a part of the EIT Food #AnnualFoodAgenda project.

Can maternal diet influence the health of both her children but also the next generations? What is a TOFI syndrome when it comes to obesity? How can we protect oursleves from pathogenic bacteria in our kitchen? Why is it worth to reach for fish from close breeding systems? Who flexitarians are? Are you one of them? What role does rasperries play in a fight against liver malfunctions? How to produce natural probiotics yourself? These are just a few topics the researchers will elaborate upon in the upcoming #AnnualFoodAgenda campaign.

 

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