Human Variability in Response to Food and Nutrients: Building the Bridge to Personalised Nutrition – Challenges and Opportunities for Industry, Public Health and Academia

Sydney, Australia
15/05/2019
Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport

BACKGROUND

Population based studies in food and nutrition have been essential in contributing to overall human well-being. However improved understanding of ‘individual human variation’ in nutrient requirements has awaited advancements in nutrigenomics and the mathematical and social sciences. For example, the ‘omics sciences (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics)’ are providing new insight and understanding that can be applied to personalised nutrition with the ambitious objective of one-to-one product design.

This 1-day conference will explore the nature of individual human variation in response to food choice and nutrient intake and how that may initiate a new era of opportunity for personalised nutrition will also be explored.

OBJECTIVES

This 1-day conference aims to:

  • Consider the evidence and nature of variability in human nutrition requirements and metabolic response
  • Review current understanding of variation in the human genome with potential impacts on population and personal nutrition
  • Address the integration of the 'omics sciences' and insights from medical studies which have led to an increased understanding of personalised health
  • Consider the potential implications for consumers and food supply
  • Discuss how the regulatory environment may need to evolve and adapt to the changing world of personalisation
  • Provide the opportunity to engage in discussion around the translation of these recent developments into a new scientific paradigm

FLYER

The flyer is available HERE

PROGRAM 

The program is available HERE

PROGRAM & ABSTRACT BOOKLET

The program & abstract booklet is available HERE

ORGANIZER

ILSI SEA Region Australasia Country Committee

CO-ORGANIZER

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

COLLABORATOR

University of South Australia Business School 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

John Mathers's photo

Prof. John Mathers
Professor
Newcastle University
U.K

Dr. Nathan O'Callaghan's photo_edit

Dr. Nathan O'Callaghan
Leader
Precision Health Future Science Platform
CSIRO Health & Biosecurity
Australia

Dr. Suzan Wopereis photo

Dr. Susan Wopereis
Senior Scientist
TNO
The Netherlands

Dr. Zeevi's photo edit

Dr. David Zeevi
James S. McDonnell Foundation Researcher
The Rockefeller University
USA

Dr. Meera Esvaran photo

Dr. Meera Esvaran
Research Fellow
University of New South Wales
Australia

Prof. David Bishop

Prof. David Bishop
Research Leader
Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Victoria University
Australia

David Cameron-Smith photo

Prof. David Cameron-Smith
Chair in Nutrition
The University of Auckland
New Zealand

Dr. Flavia photo

Dr. Flavia Fayet-Moore
Founder and Director
Nutrition Research Australia

Dr. Femke Hannes's photo

Dr. Femke Hannes
Regional Lead
Nutrition, Science and Advocacy
DSM Nutritional Products Asia Pacific
Singapore

Prof. Sandra Capra

Prof. Sandra Capra
Emeritus Professor of Nutrition
University of Queensland
Australia

Dorothy Mackerras

Dr. Dorothy Mackerras
Chief Public Health Nutrition Advisor
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Australia

BACKGROUND

Population based studies in food and nutrition have been essential in contributing to overall human well-being. However improved understanding of ‘individual human variation’ in nutrient requirements has awaited advancements in nutrigenomics and the mathematical and social sciences. For example, the ‘omics sciences (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics)’ are providing new insight and understanding that can be applied to personalised nutrition with the ambitious objective of one-to-one product design.

This 1-day conference will explore the nature of individual human variation in response to food choice and nutrient intake and how that may initiate a new era of opportunity for personalised nutrition will also be explored.

OBJECTIVES

This 1-day conference aims to:

  • Consider the evidence and nature of variability in human nutrition requirements and metabolic response
  • Review current understanding of variation in the human genome with potential impacts on population and personal nutrition
  • Address the integration of the 'omics sciences' and insights from medical studies which have led to an increased understanding of personalised health
  • Consider the potential implications for consumers and food supply
  • Discuss how the regulatory environment may need to evolve and adapt to the changing world of personalisation
  • Provide the opportunity to engage in discussion around the translation of these recent developments into a new scientific paradigm

FLYER AND PROGRAM

The preliminary flyer and program are available HERE

REGISTRATION

For credit card payment: Register HERE For cheque or electronic fund transfer payment: Please download the registration form HERE

ORGANIZER

ILSI SEA Region Australasia Country Committee

CO-ORGANIZER

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

COLLABORATOR

University of South Australia Business School